Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-11
fu Text Of His Speech Made on the Floor of the House
as Reported in the Congressional Record.
bu Firm and Dgned
lie Spokepceden and Law
Ched-Argumes in Favor Resolution

this conspiracy propose-to crowd this
question TO "a settlement by majority
vote. Tor the reason that they are fear
ful that N the matter should be pro-
cccdcd with la the regular way. under
% RESOLUTION to cNpcl the member from
Utah. thoys could not marshal the
necessary two-thirds vote to accom-
pilsh that purpose.
understand, slr. that those immuni-
tics arn not given Tor the bonsnt Of the
Individual members. They are giVun
rather a. protection to hts cunatltu-
cncy. who are entitled to his services
aH their representative, Aud. there
fore. I Invoke the projection that u
given to the constituency u a rpNcfoiEn
state against the proceedings that are
Instituted hero To- deprive me II the
privilege Of being sworn In az "a mem.
Der OF this House. Privilege, did
say ! DO not mean that. ! am rot
asking any privilege In this House.
am not begging any favor % the mom-
hers Of this House. Undcr the shadow
OF the Constitution Of the United
States. / demand. both for myself and
Tor the people OF my State. the protec-
tlon that IL due TO ua. II IL q demand
that ! make and not a favor that ask.
Applause on the Democratic side and
In the gnllcrlca.l
The Speaker. order must b. main
talncd In the House and In the galleries.
SIR Roberts ~ Utah. call atton-
ton to one or tVo. at least, OF the pre-
ccdenH that have been referred to by
gentlemen ON both sides ot this cham
Der. In thu ease Of Boyd winchester
ana John 81. Rice, while 10 " conceded
that the charges made against them
were nlmsy ones. yet those who made
them were at least able 10 say that
they made them upon the fact OF an
Indictment nmulurt these gentlemen for
high treason.
The member from ohio IMr Taylcrl
has no Indictment against me Ia his
possession upon which 20 base his OBJ
lcctiuns tn my taklng my oath ~ Office.
/ take u there ~ n wonderful difference
between nhjeCting 20 member because
an indictment il In hand charging trca-
son and an objection based upon cer-
tain aiiidayits ~ somebody OF other cN-
pressing the belief that "a member II
guilty of a misdcmcanor.
call attention TO the precedent cited
by the gentleman from Tennessee
lMr Richardsonl ia the Fory-third
Congress. the case OF Mr. Cannon. 1
can add nothing To the force OF that
gUnuymnn'a argument except to say
that IN the ease OF Mr., Cannon the
House was dealing with a Delegate
from u territory not the representative
~ the people ~ a sovereign state.
~ created by statute passed by the
Congress OF the United States. and
throughout the discussion u was al
legged that the reason Tor taking eNcop-
tiuna to him was that they could do 80
bocauae he was unprotected ~ the
provisions of the Constitution. and yet
SIR Notwithstanding he was but a
delegate. sim the objection 10 his tax
Ing the oath was tabled and he was
permitted 10 enjoy all the privileges OF
delegate.
II l. to be remarked. sir. In this con-
uoctlon, and gentlemen may be artou-
ishcd at 10, that tho course OF nature
was not disturbed by this action 81 a
Republican Congress. Notwithstanding
an alleged pulygamiat was permitted
To- ROMAN upon the floor OF this House,
II dld not trnnHpirc, aa u b. fuii to
have tranapired In ancient Rome u lit
tie ere the mighty Julius fcll-tho
graves stood not tcnnntloss The
ahcotcd dead did not stand and glbbor
In tho streets of Rome. The sun was
not darkencd nor was the moon turned
to blood Actually. sir, the rain cou-
tlnucd Co fnil upon the Just aud the
unjust alike. Laughter and APP
plauro.l
Gentlemen Of the Democratic party.
some few Of whom may perhaps
trrmblc q little at the monster petition
that II 10 be presented TO the House,
pretending to voice the sentiment OF
the country upon the case Of the mcm-
Der from Utah, l want to call your at
tcntlon TO another thing, and that IL
that Notwithstanding a Republican
Congress seated Cannon, yet the Re-
publican party really survived It, ac-
tlon. tLaushtor.l Why, II IL here to-
day. and I believe, gentlemen OF the
majority, that II could survive even N
II should seat the present Representa-
tive from the State OF Utah now.
desire now. sir, Ia call attention.
The speaker. The thirty minutua
given to the gentleman have expired.
Nit, Roberts OF Utah. | am sorry.
MIR. Ncwlnnds. ! ask unanimouse
consent that the gentleman be allowed
TO conclude his remarks.
Mr.. Boutelle Of Maine. hope the
claimant viii be given time enough
TO ~ least attempt TO make some an
swrr. II he has any. IN the Indictment
brought against hin by the people OF
the United states.
r. Speaker. The chair will say for
the Information of the gentleman from
Tennessee lMr. Richardsonl that but
ten minutes Of his time rCmaina, and
thirty-sevcn minutes OF the time OF the
geutlcman from Ohio INF. Tnylvrl,
Mr.. Richardson. How much time re-
mains 10 this side
The Sneaker. Ten minutes,
MIR. NrWlands. AIR speaker ! ask
unanimous consent that the gentleman
from Utah lAlr, Rohertsl be allowed To
conclude his rcmarka ana that the time
fixed Tor the debate be extended to that
amount.
Mr.. Taylsr OF Ohio object to that.
Mr.. Speaker. There was an hour and
hglf given 20 that side. They can
use Il ~ they VIII
The Speaker. What " the pleasure
Of the gentleman from Tcnncsseog
Mr.. Richardson. ] think | only used
fnrty-nyc miuutes, and I gnvc the gem
telman from Utah thirty minutes
which would leave fifteen minutes.
The Sneaker The gentleman from
Tennessee used hfty minutes.
Mr.. Richardson. Then, Mr. Speaker.
after consultation with gentlemen here
20 whom I had agreed 10 Yield time.
they now prefer not Co take II and urc
perfectly willing to surrender that time
10 the gentleman from Utah. and give
him the remainder OF the time.
The Speaker, The gentleman from
Utah has ten minutea. Applause on
the Democratic sidc1
Mr.. Roberts of Utah. Mr.. Speaker.
I viii refer briefly to the Whittemorc
case, from South Carolina. cited here
IN point. There Is one thing connected
with thut which II not made apparent
by those who have referred 90 10, and
that Is that this geutlnman from South
Carolina was expelled from tho Com