Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-29
ROBERTS IN CONGRESS-.
Ablesl Lawyers Say He Cannot be Prevented
frem Taking His Seat.
rwo.rHIaOs VOTE NIGHT tSPtL HIN
arr tIs Violate. the Lsw-rointod Ix-
preston Of Views by toueressntn
Fleming and Lewis.

New York. Dec. ga dispatch to the
iiemid from Washington says
RoproscfgauVc.ciec l'obeTs. the
Mormon congressman from Utah. viii
probably b. confronted upon ihc arrival
10 Washington 60 sake HE s,i.. lu the
tyfiy.sixlh ConrrcFs by a proioai.ou "
expulsion because ~ his oA.E D p'ly4-
amuus practices. Some 90 ihH lbissi
tors tuHuali lawyers 81 3D.. IHurs.
who have Guided 4h.s row celebrated
ease. declare ihcrc Is IuihiiE iu .ho
Conafeuiiou % the United sttes .o
prcveni Mr.. Roberts ffocn hkrT MS
sfli. bu. they utid that she House hy a
twl-th.rds yuse may oNpti him ON zoe
ground siai be II iiv,ng IN vloAt "a u
tn rrncrii laws which severn the
tusfd Stntra
Representative Fleming ~ Georgia.
who b. a ease ssu1I re- - c1nHt .Lsi 1t.ti
Law and familiar with 90 l.ah case.
rlid tat In his opinion Mr.. ltalsr,s had
a. much right 10 take his seH In the
ncN. Congress as Speaker Reed. ~
hive looked ir,o the ease 90 Mr. Rob
cria WOO great care, and ! have cN-
amin he confttutiurul law rrglri.
ING such matters, AMI hnve w. hrsin-
ton w saying that he cams. b. pre-
vcrsed from appearing b. fore the bar n
ne Hour and taking BIZ Ae.s watn
ihH fifty.Hixth C0ugrfts uftfmhles.
While an not uph riipg M1rmorsEm.
Tor utscnpiiug % offend rllygamy IN
any manner, view the subject ftlsn a
purely judicial fsaflposri.
According 10 the oInsiHufta - the
tre'd states. the govern ~ every
aia.s sends ~ the clerk ~ the Hiurs
u Representative tie HFrirs II the
men vicc;ed 30 m,mi,rnip. The rtmcr
o. 4 H O. D.
Huusc and he canrp, b. proven. 4
from taking hls si,s, subs 1uurutly.
hs riFlu - tlg.lrle o,yufl nE the SECS
might be contest nr aifcr h. has tar.
On his scat ari participated by his
prcsfrcc In she deilhsfatiurt % the
" 1.sc h. may be expelled from Con-
Eress by q two-,h,rds vote % dlc duly
qultnsi mcmtara
In an the mcotirgs ari Discussions
irli1 on he luoittr rcpi - the ohjeCt
orr TO Mr.. Roberts ~ mui 10 have rec.
pguizs1 this attfr couaii;gaor1f pro-
vision. hus have based tdfir nTQH' .ion
~ him t1iflv on ,he fact gh'H D. II a
Mormon. af1 therefore they unre h
should not be aimiityd 10 congress.
m MormofiFm Il his o. on" al
doi Mr.. Ficming "hnd the Constitution
of his S9i,e ii.sris Tor that ~ fEioa,
ihs people % thas Nu.o havf a right 90
select HIM ~ ths'r gtpf aenerlvc In
Congress. ! DO no; believe the charge
ih,t he iH a Mormon VIII iuHTferr %
airy marked degree with his political
work. ~ drmarallxc the average Hep
rcsertiriye In ConErtss.
"ff = man has hurried ghrfc wamrn
with rrio consent VI hla Church and la
accordance with the laws II his state.
would 9. be Just and proper Tor him .,
discontinue the support % two ~ the
women-or Of all % ghem-bcctuHe q
number ~ people object q him for shat
rgnfon a. a Representative an Congress-
For ono. I say assurcdly not. " he ala
80 he would be u human brute beneath
che oirGCmpt 81 all honorable men.
My Judgmen; II 1,Ili he viii r"aln his
r,ut."
Representative James Hamilton Low.
g % Washington IL ~ the opinion that
Mr. Roberts cnnrui be- dfulci his rat
In the House % Representative on the
nlsra ground thnt n IL p1iygamlst
and has been iiving With threr or more
wives In rtah, Mr. Lewis IL fimnly
convinced that when Mr. Roberts ap.
pfara al che nrat acrFlun ~ tho unNt
Congress he mus b. allowed . take
thc oath a. a member ~ che House.
III Il p1g Fihe. however" said Mr..
LOWS, chat u contest might b. inail-
tutei on the Er0uri shat by living IN
polyEamy Mr. Rdbcist was dlfqu1ll.
ned from eiegion. juT as a Contest
might BE- rairHl un pAe ground ihni ~
man was n minor when tiHctri o. Con
Frerr. Mr.. Roberts nigh llet De llahlr
10 prosrcufion unicr III Eimunia law
IL he should live with muir ihlu one
wife ln she District ~ Columbia"