Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-06

MED the interviews. MIR. Cannon as
serted that in his opinion If charges of
We're made it was compe-
tent for the house to receive them now
or hereafter.
UTAH MAN IN HIS OWN BEHALF.
MIR. Roberts took the floor in his own
defense after Mr.. Richardson had con-
Icluded. Members crowde ed about as he
arose, but We're compelled to return to
their seats The galleries We're hushed.
The occupants leaned over to listen
eager to let no word escape
MIR. Roberts began by sending to the
clerks desk and having read copy of
his naturalization papers, in order, as
he said, that all the documents in this
extraordinary case should be before the
house. He than read a paragraph from
.McCreary on Elections containing q
general caution against hasty proceed
ure in election contests. He contnued:
Now, gentlemen, that is the state
ment of one whose book has AUTHORITY
in this country. If it is the rule of the
house in cases that arise TO the dignity
of a contest, how Infinitely more should
that rule be observed when only a mere
protest is made against a member who
presents himself To take the oath of
Office.
Il next proceed to the consideration
of the charges that are supposed to
Justify what the gentleman from Ohio
eAIr. Taylor9 himself comedies to be an
unusual proceeding, and which my
friend on this side CNIr. Richardson, OF
Tennessee) has demons trated to be an
unprecedented proceeding. The gentle
man from Ohio bases his charges upon
a court record, that some twelve years
ago in the midst of our conflict in the
then territory of Utah, over the subject
of pplyganly pleaded guilty to a
charge OF misdemeanor. The gentleman
seems 10 be obliNious to the fact thar
since the date of his court record on
this subieel we have had two presiden-
tial annssties proclaimed that have
sheen applied to men disqualified by tn
tsdlnunas act | understand
genistleli Who We're lawyers TO admit
this faei, and they Will certainly APP
preciate ihe cost of i'll.
The gentleman from Ohio has no
court rseord to show that | was ever
arraigned or condemned of crime What
saevei since the PRONUNCIATION of III
AMNESTY proclamation of the president
of tlle tIissted states. The gentlenla
seems also 10 forget the fact that SIND
The confession of that misdeneanor u
which he hasreferred there Was nasss
~ congress an enabling act authoriz-
ing the people of the state of Utah IL
form state government. That en-
abIing act also had a provision In ii
| that qualified all citizens within the
limits OF the territory TO become citi-
lzens of the United States, and it Wa
par eulafly framed To remove the dis
qualitieations and disabilities whicl
had been created by the Edmunds
Fucker law.
The gentleman seems TO forget ais
that the : tate constitution Of Utah was
satisfactory to the president and H..
a4lyisels and Utah has been admitted
AZ a state into the union and has takeal
! lsp9n itself the re- possibilities Of a SOY
sfeign state. declaring under its con-
situation who Of the people residing
Hts borlers shall exercise the eiectiy,
fpancillS,. ana be qtaiified for office az
Eeitizens OF that great cnrlnonwea,
The second charge which ls s,,,,-
posed 70 50 70 the question Of eligibility
lAof he member from Utah. is that upau
/ siti5dasslt ant. other papers In dllis pos
session the gentisman from Ohio SAWS
fftat eyer since 1888 J. have been a per-
r, N.