Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-29

Utah. Is to be considered at a confer
enco Of Republican leaders to be held
Friday In the room Of the committee
Of Interstate and foreign commerce
This conference has been called by
Representative Hepburn. Of Iowa, who
has devoted considerable attention to
the case. Among those who will pnrti-
Cipate viii be Representatives Payne
Of New York. Dalzell Of Pcnnslyynnin.
Urusvcnor and Taylor Of ohio. MIR.
Taylor was the chairman Of the COM
mittec on elections In the last Congress.
a. which were referred all the petitions
ana protests against the seating vi Mr..
liuhertA received before the adjourn
mcut In March. At the request u Mr..
henderson h. has been making q care
ful study ~ the case and NJ presidents.
lie IL not willing to discuss II IN any
way. however. at this stage 0f the pro-
ccrdingn.
Former Speaker Carlisle and Mr..
Harry II. Smith. the parliamentary cX-
pert. two ~ the counsel retained to
represent the opposition to seating Mr..
Roberts. win present the result " their
lnycste1tlons ~ 10 prccedcnts ~ Fri
days conference. Mr.. Smith has made
a careful and exhaustive study OF all
the prccedcnta since the foundation "
the government II has resulted In his
reaching the conclusion that Mr.. Rob
crts must be sworn IN on his certificate
~ election. and that he can only be- I'M
seated By resolution Of expulsion un-
der the constitutional power " the
House 60 cxpci "a member by q two
thirds vote. Sir. Smith has found that
there are In all sixty cases on record
In which attempts have been made 60
prevent the s,vcarlng-in ~ representa-
tives-clect. and that the attempt has
failed IN every case In which there was
a ..Ha. o.. Us..H. asHlH
~ the seat
AIR. Carlisle IL expected In Washing.
ton tomorrow. lie VIII Dee accompanied
by President Strong ana Secretary Toll
man " the league for social service,
which u the organization which has on
gagged the counsel 10 present the ease
against Mr Roberts. Miss Helen
Could has supplied this league with the
sincws N war which have enabled II tn
employ such an array " high-priced
counsel 49, has been engaged. In uddi-
tiun to Mr.. Carlisle ana Sir. Smith for
mcr scnatorEdmunds has been retained
aud rethincrs have been offered to for
mcr President llaftifon and former
Speaker Reed, sir Reed was forced To-
decline. owing to the pressure Of other
business. Mr.. Harrison has not yet been
finally heard from.
Representative Gnlusha \. Grow, of
Pennsylvania. the oldest member of tho
House. former speaker Of that body
and one OF the best Informed mon on
parliamentary ptccedenta In the United
states, said today
"1f there il sufficient reason 10 exc
pei a member from the House. the same
reasons. provided they exist when "a
mptnher-clcct appears to be- sworn In,
would Justify the House In refusing To
permit him to take his seat. The
House H. under the Constitution. the
..f.. NtNss.. - shst Qualifications Af lfa
members
Representative bailey. ~ Texas, ar
rived here tonight. and says II u per-
fcctly clear To his mind that the swear
Ing In Of MIR. Roberts cannot be legally
prevented. In View ~ the fact that no
comes to Congress with the proper cre-
dentials and without contest formally
made against him"
SENATOR EDMuNDs's VIEW.
New York. Nov. sg.-Former Senator
Edmunds. discussing the constitution.
al rights of brigham II. Roberts, Of
Utah. In "a statement to the Herald,
said.
'Thc Constitution Axes and describes
the qualifications necessary for a meme
Der Of the House OF Representative
| think the House has no constitutional
right TO add others. either affirmative
~ or negatively. and. therefore. think
that II Mr., Roberts was teEuhfly eject
cd, and uf the requisite asc. resided In
tile state 81 Utah, and " willing to
take the oath prescribed by the Con-
siitutlon. the House has no right TO re-
fuse to allow him 20 be sworn In.
at II more dangerous to the rights
and liberties OF the people FOR the
House To set up standards OF ndmis-
sion no. prescribed by the Constltu-
tlon than TO hdmit to be sworn any
person whom the people Of state
choose to elect. That done the cnnsti-
tuition has itself provided FOR the House
Kidding Itself Of any member who, up
ON It's own conscience. Il believes Tor
any reason ought not To continue
therein"