Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-05


Washington. ID. C.. Dec. s.-Housc 10
now eonsldcring Roberts casc Tayicr.
OF Ohio. and Richardson. Of Tennessee,
agreed that debate should run for three
hours. one and a half on each side.
Representative Richardson, minority
leader. offered u substitute 10 Tayler's
resolution Of yesterday. allowing Mr..
Roberts 10 be sworn. aud then refer the
whole matter 10 the judiciary commits
tee. but II Ia believed that the Tayicr
resolution will paas the House.
Mr.. Roberts IL very hopeful Of anc-
cess. ana any one can soc that the cen
tment - adverse TO him on yesterday
In on tho wanc today Around the cor
ridors members who are forced 10 vote
for the resolution are saying that they
believe Just the opposite. and are sorry
that the matter was ever spoken OF
until Nj. Roberts was seated.
II the resolution passes. Mr.. Roberts
will not b. allowed to participate In the
proceedings OF the HOUSE until the com
mittcc makes its report.
Mr.. Roberts will follow Taylor In tho
debate.
Up to this hour q p. M. there has
been nothing Of especial interest In the
case. Taylcr spoke for one hour In sup
port OF his resolution. when Mr.. Rich
nrdBon took the floor. He Is now speak,
Ing. while the House listens attentlveiy.
The galleries arc well filled. women
prspondernting. II IL notable that many
women are heard TO express sympathy
for Mr., Roberts.
The bitter crusade bcing made by
anti-Robcrts papers tends to create this
sympathy.
Many members are seen to shake Mr..
Roberts'r hand. and he has apparently
made very favorable impression.
Washington. Dee. b.-The galleries Of
the House today were Amos, as crowd
cd rs on yesterday. the debate on tho
Roberts case being the attraction The
reading OF the Presidents message. us
ually great attraction. was completely
overahadowed by the universal Interest
In the disposition u the ease u the
Mormon" representative from Utah.
The fact that ,hrcc-fourths Of the spec
iaiora In the galleries were women was
particularly noticeable and was tangl-
bic manifestation OF the Interest Of the
fair sex In the result
Mr.. Roberts himself entered The hall
about ii;i0 a. M. and Immediately be-
came the exposure Of all eyes. just be-
fore the House convened he took the
seat he selected yesterday on the ex-
IRENE right OF the Democratic side.
No nrranE, N,nts as to the time TO be
made available Tor debate upon the res
olution had been reached before the
House assembled.
At ~ O'Clock Speaker Henderson
called the members to order All arose
In their places. MIR, Roberts Included.
and stood with bowed heads while the
chaplain delivered his invocation
After the reading " the journal had
been concluded. Mr.. Cannon from the
committee appointed yesterday to wait
upon the President. reported that the
President would communicate In writ
Ing. Immediately thereafter Major Pru-
den. the Presidents executive eefk.
announced the message. and II was at
once laid before the House.
The members listened at,enIlyeH to
the reading.
II was not expected that the reading
Of the President message would be
concluded before o'clock In the House.
and that the Roberts ease would come
up Immediately afterward,
An agreement was reached by which
each side shall have an hour ana
half and out Of this time half hour
shall be allowed TO MIR. Roberts to
make u personal defense against The
charges.
lie had his original certificate OF
naturalization, which eminent lawyers
OF the House who have examined 1t,
pronounce as genuine and regular II Is
believed the charge that Mr. Rose,n
was not legally nuturalizci cannot h,lu.
II developed that Mr. Roberts nlme
was not ON the Official roll call 81 NE
House. so that In case u u N9le or
other action by the House he would not
be u participant.
This was IN accord with Nl pfece-
dents. Representative lslchnrdson. the
Democratic tlnor leader. said that no
exception could be taken to this pro-
ccdurc.
The reading of the message consumed
two and onc-hnlf hours and az the con-
clualon the Republicans gave II
hearty round Of applause. a.,
The Speaker then laid befof" nc
House Mr. Taylcr's resolution to ftier
the Roberts case IN accordanci win 'hc
agreement OF yesterday,
a resolution was offered by Mr.. Rleh-
ardson. providing that NJ, HoOtIts
should be sworn IN pending m lnI,su-
cation OF his case which an1hli DC
made by the committee on judiciary,
Mr. Taylor contended nrs mat NJ.
Roberto conviction OF Violations OF 'he