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SALT LAKE CITY UTAH paURSDAY JAKUAHY 18 1900

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TWENTy NUMBER 229

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HJOWOF MillS

jjrs OMelfefleys Strange Conduct Causes Officers-

to Watch Her Closely

Insanity Experts Declare Mills Was Insane Prosecution

Refuses Mrs Mills as a Witness

VICTIM

PURSUES MILLS WIFE

to Call

n a mild and uppedn ng many persons t the

yesterday It 18 feare-di strain to wfcicfc Mrsvho ha with deep in

inntii every movement andwry word of this case

rrves haft been wroughtlraking point will impel

ild outburstyesterday afternoon one

riff and sometimes two sa-ti tht court room ready touiid he break forth Capme defendant in the case

urte distance from hertui iey feared that

ibjct of aa attackiut onary measures are

iros unusual ao U ns ofM rej during the loon re

Kty She lesarned Mrsthe dty and county buiid

iiiy morning raaxiy to beiteess If need i Judgre-

ai so during the triali by a duke to see Mr-

st her or for some other-s o Vielveney followed her

Mis MUtsf fathtr Mrhtr trother had taken her

sheriffs office by the backrid g itng around by thene vvalked rapidly down

Hii si rest to avoKl peopleMiTf crowded street They

fast and suppo l thati apetl the newspaier men

r who mignt know the omaninsert this tragedy rut Mrsv was ratching and the fol

trio town Fourth SouthPI trytag to catch up-

did walk thatgnjjs

not K tie far before the fan and daughter noticed

v s trying to reach tfctm andI faster They turned

hoping that she wouldon she came Mrs Mule

rn d She feared anotheras convinced that Mrs

was kmg her The twoj iime uneasgr and in order

for any emergency Mrh f it her dropped befeind He

d Mrs OMeiveney watchsely

Trouble Was Taared-Mriey who knew Ute parties by

i H ho was solD home to lunchk i y the peculiarappearance

Mrs haduned on Mrs Mffls in a

manner saidhe Ir tl The brother and sis

i urnn Third South streetMelveney followed them

i uj West Temple and still-s behind

that site wasaanger of her Ate andui inking for a pjace In

might hide A they aph Eagle block where Judge

hiH offices they determinedwhich they did Whenws safely inside she was

i nh Judge Powers eonlater from Sec-

t saw Mrsk and forth in front of theti building and anxiouslyii the windows of his ofu five or teninitiates et-

n went to the K nyon-

irn to the court room forsession she was as has

y closely watched Cap-s moved away rom tilt

occupied near her dugdays in court He wasRev Jacob Mills hta

1 Howelto were betweenPerry sat just behind

y all fae afternoon Duetime Deputy McDuf-

fnd later Deputy Coraby the long table

w Chiefimse deputies didntabout their andnet attention but they

y to act IB ease of awere examined yerterand Pike the insanity

Han and his JoPutnam to-w experts who bad

was Insane at the amaha h showed evwyantty Rut at

ueoeasraL Dr Givensof Captain Mills

vas quite Interestingi toe as aa

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examplethat tbe Inaaaetemperament bv trt J eciar hint to teflteapplied in asrlums

Some Insanity 3tetsThe defendant took a neat iiiont

of the jury box and tfce dottertug bin leg above the knee so that lieheM it tightly struck the kneeAs he did so Mills foot slot Carwa d-

Invotujutartly He preMed on tte batfc-of Mills band and the pahn bulged oakremarkably Toeee said Dr OHvenewere proofs of the extreme nervoffiimjin-nkboming predisposition to inMtnttyWhen Judge Powers asked his oatBtanin reply to thtstoypotheitlcaa question of8008 words read Tuesday afternoon he

that in view of these dreamstatus he would consider Mills insaaft

Dr Pike to wtoom the same ques enwas read the question requiring for yminutes answered at Hs conclusionthat MHla was insane

Judge Powers will recall Jailer Themas this morning and that will clcaetile case Mrs Mills will not be pteccdon the stand for the defense does notire to humiliate her When she oatsecluded hi the sheriffs private offio-yeefterday morning she did notttrKken by the tragody In tart MrsMIll is quite a healthy tooking womanthough a little sallow She scctnu ro-bust and even a ftttie fat She wasdr rsf i modeatiy and wore glasses saida vt u he is a large woman bat islarger the average prob-ably 160 rounds

Judge Powers PositionJudge Powers holds that it is no nee

esaa ry for him to prove the ot Or d-

fikwient whioh can only be proved byMrs Milts confession on the stand butthat he need only show that Mills be-lieved the defilement had occurred Badhad good grounds for so believing inorder to be justified in Idling OMeJ

in the heat of passionThe witnesses to be called by the

ucion in are Dr J CS King as an insanity expect JutSilver and WilHam Leattwr aoKMbrswho raw Mills in honolulu MistClark the school teacher withMJMP went to church William J

who is believed to be a ratsoldier Attorney Parley WH

te Ufy Mills vfll ffiS M Riddle ppoaetetrasB ofDetective Sheet and CMef ofHilttm He was going to eali 1 Xand Joseph but J o wJSfrustrated him by catling them Him-self

Dr Qirins ContinuesDr John W Givins continuing his

tastimony said that in his opinion atthe time of the killing Mills had notsufficient mental capacity and mentalcontrol to be able to distinguish be-tween right and wrong that he wasat the time incapable of governinghimself and controlling his acts as toJ C OMeveney that he was not re-sponsible mentally for what he wasdoing He had made an examinationof the defendant some time betweenthe holidays be thought about Dec SO

inquired of him his history and made apersonal examination of him He foundhis temperature at that time 100 andhis pulse 106 The normal temperatureto 98 and his pulse normally would i

have been 75 or WHe found all his reflexes greatly ex

aggerated The deductions that he-

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ASSERTION MADE BYSENATOR PETTMREW-

Cansor Iiip MeKii-ileys Jtolifical Ambitions

Hoars Drag Net Resolution CallingPor Information Regarding theConduct of the War in the Philippines Passes thesion on Proposition to Inquire IntoSeizure o American Elcmr ByBritish Warships

W sftln0tOR Jan agreementwas easUy reached in the senate to-

day to tte final vote on the pend-ing WH flxtae gold as the standard ofvatoe fH the Halted States on Feb 16

Alter sarscai days of debate the drag-net reBohttion regarding the conductof the Philippine war was adopted Itwas introduced by Mr Hoar Mesalid practteaHy was adopted as a sub-stitute for reaotutione of a ehnNar butlaso extended character offered by MrPetttgrew and Mr Lodge Beyond avigorous speech by Mr Pettigrew theresolution aroused no debate as it te-wfttim the discretion of the presidentto send OK not send any of the infomation required

The resalotioa offered by Mr HaleMe ae to the mInute of flour by the

BritWh aotiMrities was adopted butonly after a spirited debate and afterthe resolution had been materiallyamended Mr Davis ehairjuan of thecommittee OH foreign relations made-a harp aU ek the butwithdrew sis Objections after it hadbeen amended

Mr TeWler 38 Rep cole addreseeathe senate upon the financial bill antiwill continue Ms speech tomorrow

Philippine Inquiry-At the codtfuaion of routine business

today the neoliitfoii oL inquiry introdaeetLby Mr and amended byVr Lod e for general infbr-sMtiott reiearrltBg the conduct of theinsurnecUoa ta the Phttipptnes waslaM e fof senate

K Mr Pef pjpir D said he dethe senate upon the

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iy imMter Jie declared ftiathe had recet information since thetttn dueU R Ms resolution that asMIred the facts be had asserted

The blood of every soldier saidhe who has fallen since the war

is on the bands of the administra-tion The blood of the sixty sokMerboys of South Dakota alto lost theirlives after being conscripted into anunwitting service aSter their terms had

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The Face Terrible Fiie

Enemy Taken Surprisnd Resistvancehe

Iwndoni Jan 18 Tho TimesItehes the following dispatchesSpearmans Farm Sated Jan 17p m The force marched

Jan 10 Lord Dundonalddashing movement occupied tliabove Petgitsters Drift iifteefwest of Colenso taking tlieBoefeetly by surprise

The same evening the infantek we L General Lyttl tons tecrossed the river yesterday and 1

shelled the Boers beyond withItzera

General Warrens force Iscrossing Trichardte Drift fiveabove He is not opposed altheugBoors are hdldlng a poeitton i

from the river 5

The other morning papers awith extra editionpatch from Spearmans FaunTImes The Dally Tslsgraahgsays

Shelled Boer Position iI am permitted to tvlre frommans Fm that General

yesterday ferried and forded PetglDrift and seized with little onpra line of low ridges a mile fromDuring the night a howitzer IT

was carried across fromAHce near Swartzkop navalhowitzers effectively shelled theposition which is strong

General Varren ateo today CMthe Tugela six miles farther towest near Wagon Drift with all ain face of a hot and heavy fire i

Boer cannon and rifles hafooted a most satisfactory lodge

spondent under date of

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Jan 18 The Standardlisliea the following dispatch fromdysmith dated fan 6 by way ofJan 17 The emy today made a-ttermined s fort to capture twa 5J

yas SHRWil M g rtticjtbro Tine

of tha town Caesars was heldby the first battalion of the Manchester rment

The position was separated fromthat of the Poers by a ravine In theearly hows of the morning under-cover of darkness the Heidelberg com-mando sQceeded In our pickota making their way through thethorn bush and reaching the foot of theslope at 330 The alarm was raised by

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Special to The HeraldLogan Jan efforts of Post

master General Smith to shield theMoKlnley administration from blamein the Orson Smith matter appearspositivedy ludicrous to people in Lo-gan Republican and Damooratie alikefor there are but few here that do notbelieve that the was fullyadvised of Orson Smiths standingwhen he appointed him As a mattorof fact Congressman Roberta haswithin his power if he elects to usethem the means of positively estab-lishing this foot to the Investigatingcommittee and thus making good thecharges he made on the floor of thohovse

There are people here who having-no desire to enter the controversy haveoffered no what they knowconcerning but if put uponthe witness stand under a subpoenathey wot d reveal some startling

The postmaster general asserts thatno papers mentioning Smiths quaideation wero filed with the department j

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word oZthe matter

two miles further on toward SproenlopA special dispatch from Spearmans

17 saysish column moved to Spearmans Farmbeyond Springfield en Jan 11 The

in crossing the swollen riverwere great the wagons being quitesevered

How Advance HadeA dispatch to the Daily News from

Spearmans Farm describes Lord Dundonaklte advance to Swartzkop hillcommanding Pefegleters Drift antisays

General LyttletonS brigade wasWAIt te hold a position on SwartzkopMH Leaving a strong body to best

sad at Springfield our whole force ad-vanced without delay The ferry pontat was on the further bankof the Tugela add in order to bringft to our side Lieutenant Carlisle andJive men of the South African lighthorse swam across the river andbrought it over

four days belt on the southSTO of the Tugds our advance uiuth-ward began on Tuesday Jan 16 Gen-eral Lyttletons brigade thedfrift that evening andon our right

Warrene division hasmade an attack upon the enemys leftflank The column is now crossing theriver

The Pietermaritzburg correspondentof the Daily Mail telegraphing lateWednesday evening Jan 17 saysArrivals from Esbwort report that

there was fight on tile Tugeta to-day The result is not know here

Farm dated Jan The Brit

and General Htldeyards bet

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our sentries but before the full extentof the danger could he realized the outlying sangars had been rushed and

tenders slainI On hearing the firing two companlecjfC the Gordon went to the

ace of the Manchesters At firsttADtrght cttiat the Boera were

ttseir mhrace was cnseKed by thesteady of our fnfantry said the

tire of an automatic gunIt was not quite evident that thecamp was beta assailed on the left

Sank and on the front By daybreakj reinforcements of Gordon Highlandersand of the rifle brigade had been hurried up to the flghtm line LieutenantColosd Dick Conynghanff who wasleading the Gordons out of camp fellmortally wounded being hit by a straybullet while still close to the town TheFiftythird battery of field artillerytukkff Major Abdy crossed the Klipriver and shelled the ridge and reversecCope of the front position where theenemy WEre lying among the thornbuoies

The shrapnel which flew over ourheads did terrible execution It effactually held the Boers in check andrendered it impossible for them toreinforcements to their men throughthe ravine

The enemy throughout withthe most stubborn courage be nff evideafly determined to take the camp ordie In the attempt Their sixInch gunon Umbulwaaa mountain and its sinailer satcrMten threw more than 100 shellsat Abdys battery and at the troops onthe hill Our troops however were notlees gallant and resolved and the enemy wUi pressed back top by step untilat those who were left brokeand fled in utter disorder

A terrific storm of rain and hailaccompanied by peals of thunder hadburst over the camp during the fightIng This served to swell the streamsInto raging torrents In their efforts

numbers of the enemy flungthemselves into the current and wereswept wy The struggle In this part

f the fleld was now ended and thefinale was R terrific all alongthe line the crash of which almostdrowned the incessant thunder above

Meanwhile a more exciting contestwas In program in the direction ofWagon hill At 2 oclock a stormingparty furnished by the Harrismithcommando crept slowly and cautiouslyalong a donga in the valley Which di-vides our posts from their camp Afew well aimed rifle shots killed ourpickets

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The Claims Made in the Orson Smith Case Are Ridiculed atLogan

IHEPRESIDENT

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until after the latters appointmentwhich he says occurred on Nwv 18-

There Is in at least one letterwhich I saw today and which is dated-at the executive mansion 41887 and Is an acknowledgment thepresidents secretary of tile receIPt ofa protest against Smith which protestthe letter states h d been flied with thepoetofflce department

Then the aworn protest circulated byB W Nelson of this city and bymany citizens was received by the department before Smiths confirmationand this lad to a fight over the confirmation which upon the authorityof a western senator was settled byFrank Cannons assertion that OrsonSmith was not an active poiygamietOf course we could not refuse t take

the word of a colleague is the explan-ation that title senator gives of thematter The proof of all this and muchmore is here in Logan and coulddoubtless be secured if properly lookedafter

On Nov

Livestock Convention WillCome Here

DELEGATES IN EAYOBOF UTAH METROPOLIS

Idaho Landing Strength to Sis-

ter State

Already 400 of the 680

at Port Worth Have Expssed a Preference For This CityTexas is Unanimous in our Favor

Utah Delegates Making HardFight Against the Leasing PlanSpeeches By Salt Lakers

Special to The HemldFort Worth Tex Jan 17 The sons

of Utah at the meeting of the NationalLivestock association have their coatsoff They have two big jobs on handOne is to pack tha next convention toSalt Lake the other is to theadoption of a resolution favoring theleasing of grazing lands They haveformed a combination with Idahowhich has ninetytwo votes on boththese questions and streAgth is beingadded to the combination hourly MrLeary one of the most active members-of the Utah delegation said tonight

I believe we have over 400 of the 690votes in the convention In favor ofSalt Lake as the next meeting place-I believe Texas will give us her entirevote We have a combination that ishard to beat and in my Judgment onlya miracle can prevent the con-vention going to Salt Lake

This afternoon the big fight on theleasing question was raised and dcussed during the greater part of isession Most of the speeches he obeen against leasing The questionarose a resolution favoring the leas-ing plea

Against Leasing PropositionA substitute was presented by

Mackay of Salt Lake against leasingsnd the argument wan on it under thefiveminute rule Maokay Callisterand Moyle of the Utah detonation wereamong those who spoke against theleasing proposal Mr Mackay pleadedfor the snail stock owners who wcaddbe forced out of business under anyleasing ptaa Corporations would se-cure control of the ranges and add an-other item to the long list of unholymoney comoinattone of wealth placeanother finger on trust Hand which

InaUr chokhas fko life out of theotftteasing scheme

Mr Moyle urged action stf the conveation that would place the stockmenin position to get possible re-sults in case the question had to bemet He urged the stockmen to

a provisional committee to takethe matter up at Washington and se-cure the most favorable conditions pos-sible He was of the opinion that con-gress would pus a leasing law Theargument will be continued in themorning

Texas Keeps OutThe Texas delegates indicate a wil-

lingness tokeep out of this fight in-asmuch as all the range landsstate are already leased by the stockmen If Texas keeps hands off it Issafe to say that the substitutes will beadopted

The committee named to draft asketch of the land leasing bill to be prosented to congress in case the convention endorses the scheme held a meet-ing tonight The majority adopted adraft which provides for division ofrange land into three classes Firstland with and water noperson or corporation to lease over5000 acres Second land with grasp andno water limit 75000 acres Third landwithout good grass and without watersupply lava land etc limit 100000acres

Fix Their Own MaximumThe draft provides that Utah and

Idaho be allowed to fix their own max-imum for the land owing to the vastamount of arid lands therein this tobe done by congressional representa-tion of those states-

J D Wood of Idaho and Mr Smithof Utah minority of the committeewill put in a minority report in casethe leasing plan gone through

Tonight the dcdogatos are beiiw en-tertained by an illuminated parade bythe Mystic Shrine of Bovino and agrand ball C F Wantland of UtahIs here fighting for tha leasing plan Heproposes a local option arrangement

Is News at ParisParis Jan statement in the

London Morning Post that the Wash-ington administration has received letters from France Germany Great Britala and Russia demanding knowledge-of the intentions of the United States-as to the open door In China and thefuture of the Philippines was news tothe foreign office officials here Theysay it was the first time they had heard-of any such action

Dewey to Attend Mardi GrasNew Orleans Jan 17 A telegram

has been received from CongressmanMeyer to the effect that Admiral Deweywill attend Mardi Gras with his wifeon Feb 21

THE HERALD BULLETIN

PAGE ONEPsttigrevi Scores MoKinleySalt liaks te Get Convention

PAGE TWOTo Drop Charges Against GageNew Ped aa Building

PAGE THRBBBoise Official fo Jail

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EditorialPAGE FIVEWeather is FreakishReport of Auditor

PAGSJ sixDalyWest Increases ltd DividendMining Stock Market

Sanatoria InvestigationPAGE SBSVBN

Financial and CommercialPAGE EIGHT

Will Vote SaturdaySugar ScarsHelen Goulds Gil

SALT LAKf

MEETING

Representa-

ap-point

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Majority Will Report That He is a Citizen But That

Ht is Guilty of Polygamy

Postmaster Graham May Be Removed the Day theHouse1

Excludes the Utah Congressman

ROBERTS WilL CARRY

Special tot The HeraldWashington D C Jan Representative Roberta was seev el the

Notwlthecandins the decicCoit reached in the special committee to-

f day I am still confident that I shall be successful I fullY expect to bef sworn in as a member of congress and to retain my seat after being f4 sworn in My confidence is due to the fact that it to bettered the mem 4+ bera of the house desire to do justioe said I am certain L

+ jus they cannot taft to seat me and to retain me te marI have not yet consideredwhat course I shall take in tte event that

the House ultimately votes against ma but I shaM certainly eanry myf battle for recognition as the duly elected representative owft Utah J

to the last possible limit If this mesas carrying my case to tike courtsI shaJl oo so

The people of Utah skated me to congress I owe ft to thosai to As4 my utmost to see that ray tights are established whether It be by votefr of the houe or otherwise

THE COM 1ITTEE DECIDES

THAT ROBERTS MUST GOI

tt INTO TIff COURTS

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SpedaJ to The Heralditogton Jan 17 reportmatter of the Roberts investiga-

te will be made on Saturday TheT report will recpmmend bis e

and wiH probably be accentcntminority report in which Repre

eemmtivcH LtUMIeld and De Annond-ai perhaps Mien will join will favor

being sworn In The committeevttlrd today en eanclusions-

Tlfcere was a unanimous vote on sev-eral propositions The committee

without dissent that Rcfberts isI citizen of the United States andbe is guilty of polygamy Tfte-

is of the minority of the 0e aWalthough favoring his Ite gbelieve that he should beL c

after readying the oath OB theground that Is a polygamist

It is the purpose of Chairman Tayieirto bring the matter before the Iwassnext week and to devote about twodays to the consideration of the reportThere will probably be a great many

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Siwelsi to The HeraldWashington Jan 17 The house corn

mktee on postofSces and post roadswill tomorrow reissue the Investigation-of the cases of tile alleged poiygamouspostmasters of Utah It is said thatthe postmaster general will be sum

as a witness but in view ofhis letter to Chairman Loud there issmall occasion for his offering testi-mony It is reported in administrationdrelte that Postmaster Graham ofProvo will be sunwnarHy removed the

that the Roberts case is votedonIn the house

The postmaster generals suggestionin his note to Loud that he ought not toact on cases like that of Smith in

of trial presents a startlingto the violation of this rule by

tHe house itself in ttfie RobertsBut the difference In treatment is not

aH surprising It has been knownfrom the first that there would be onlyone side to the question of polygamy aoprnted in congress and that was thenegative one

The removal of Graham will be made i

con-trast

ad-vance

speeches on the case a huce ntmbetfagainst Rooertf and a few notable onestor him

Under all the circomaeuwes thereseems to be little doubt that the finalvote will be against him although hewill receive a much larger vote nowthan h had in his favor on the firstvote in the taouse If an unprejudicedvote cootd be had in the house MrRoberts would certainly oaaelye exten-sive support perhaps even toretain his But while it is certainthat his case is now much strongertaaa ft was at the beginning of

of congress many of the eondttJMS then ting still govern andit ft safe prediction that a consider

y of the house will vj

Roberts is personallymuch stronger than he was at the be

tos of the flSBBkm and many ofwho will cast iheir votta in

opposition to him will dolt with muchmisgiving

the-se

very unwillingly for the administrationwould gladly retain him In office ifpossible But no other course beingopen under the circumstances Grahamwill walk the plank next week

Much sympathy is expressed amongthe members of the house for Robertswho is regarded as a victim of circum-stances rather than a personal offender even by the men who are fully pre-pared to vote against him There isalready much dissuasion as to his pos-sible successor and many members ofthe house express the belief that JudgeWilliam H King will be returned

The present Utah congressman haslost none of the magnificent pluck hehas shown from the beginning of thiscontest and is tonight as confidentthat the result will be in his favor as heis that Ids cause is just No man ever

any case more valiantly andbrilnaatly than B H Roberts hasfought his own and it is not overstatics the matter to say that he laswon the personal admiratiea of thevery members of the committee whotoday by majority rote decHtei againsthis eJanuB

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Washington Jan IT The special j

of time represeatalives to Investigate the case of Brig-ham H Roberts of Utah tsoay reacheda flea conclusion On the polygamousstatue of Mr Roberts the committee j

was unanimous and agreed to upon aformal statement of facts On the j

of procedure to be adopted thecommittee was divided

The majority consisting of all thmembers except Lltttefield of Maineand Ie Armond of Missouri favoreexclusion at the outset Messrs Littlefield and De Armond Will make a min-ority report favorable to seating Rob-erts on his prima fade rights and thenexpelling him The statement of factsfound by the committee is as fouows

Wit find that B H Roberts waselected as a representative to the Fiftysixth congress from the state of Utahand was at the date of his electionalwve the age of 35 years that he hadbeen for more than seven years a naturalised citizen of the United Statesand was an inhabitant of the state ofUtah j

His First WifeWe further find that about toTS he I

married Louisa Smith first andlawful wife with whom he has everslnc ived as such and who since theirmarriage has borne him six children

lESS he married as his pluralvrtStt Celia Dibble with whom he has

lived as such and who sincesudh marriage has borne him six childraft of which the last were twinsbOntAug 11 1897 j

That some years after his mar-riage to Celia Dibble he contracted an

plural marriage with Margaret CShlup with whom he ever

in the habit and repute of mar i

Your committee is unable to fix theexact date of this marriage It doesnot appear that he held her out as hisWife before Jan 1 1397 or that before

he held him riut as her huthat before that date they

wer reputed to be husband and wifeNot Denied By Them

That these facts were generallyin Utah publicly eharge

against him during his campain for

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evQrnince

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election and were not denied by himThat the testimony beating on thosefacts was taken in the presence of MrRoberts and that he fully crossexamtoed the witnesses but declined to placehimself on the witness stand

The culminating session of the com-mittee today followed many prolongedexecutive sessions which left no doubt-as to the attitude of the several

with the exception of Mr Mien ofIndiana who had been out of the cityHe returned today and it was determined to bring the matter to a directissue Accordingly when the commit-tee met Mr McPherson of Iowa offereda resolution for the exclusion of Rob-erts

Right to His SeatMr De Armond immediately pro

posed a substitute recognizing the con-stitutional rights of Roberts to take hisseat on his credentials and providing-for his expulsion

There was no discussion beyond informal remarks A vote was first takenon Mr De Armonds substitute Mr Littlefleld of Maine joining him in theaffirmative and the others voting inopposition The vote was then taken onMr MePhersons motion to exclude re-sulting hs follows

Teas Taylor 0 Freare Morris andMcPherson Republicans Lanham andMlera Democrats

Nays Jttlcfteld Republican De Armood Democrat

Chairman Tayler was autbprized toprepare the majority report It will beready in a few days and the prospects-are the subject will be brought beforethe house early next week

Will Be Minority SeportMr De Armond will submit the view

of He will include thereview of the law covering

about seventy typewritten pages prepared by Mr Lhtlefield The main point-of this is that the hou e cannot add tothe requirements prvided by the con-stitution providing for admission tothe house and that the only constitu-tional remedy is to admit and then ex-pel on the finding of fact

Chairman Taylor says the report olthe committee will be made on Satur-day and the subject will be taken ui inthe house next Tuesday

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