Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-23

.. ,,,5eiatcl Press on sunday last
$50 /, the country the synopsis
~. ,,,lels written by Congressman u.
y pobefts Cor the Sow York Times
- subiished In that Journal on that
=. Inc article In question Is n re-
:. .sA statement u facts concerning
a. ,,stroversy occasioncd by Mr.. Rob
-, .,setlon and IL published In full
1, "A, "News" for the Information Of
\, nader. It l. us follows'
INTRODUCTORY.
~. engaged In working up a pub
n .sumeni against the representa-
4. fro,n Utah demand N the House ~
p.,v,snia,iycs either that he be- not
.,.,,t 40 take his seat. 90 which II ~
-i.tf-I that h. was Legally elected,
7. ,fisr being admitted. that h. be
.,,.1sl That the House can do either
sti,1a two thlnKu u extremely doubt
N 10 refuse representative his scat
80 H. has been legally elected 40
go tharrol in the election returns,
= 5niest made by opposing candidates
\. h. affcs. aud 1t IL admitted that
Il. fsrfesentatlVc Possesses All the
s.,HHdstinns prescribed BY the Consti-
,fsn % ihr United Stntoa-is a pro.
oilag utterly without precedent and
lfs,thcr % absurd a. TO be out Of the
gstIfan. A. Go the proposition 10 eN-
\. ~. member from Utah after seat
ffh.m. while u u conceded that the
.f.,o.ients q tho House are not alto
flassr HARMONIOUS on the subject ~
,f,g't.dn ui mamhnrH, ID la perfectly
~ % say that lt never yet has cN-
tsgsl ! member fur an alleged defect
4 moral character The clause ~ the
cissuiutlon that grants to the House
a. plWer ~ eNpci member n ~ fol-
M Each house may determine the
nv " i'a proceedings. punish itH
ssabsr Tor dlaorderly behavior and.
IN he occurrence u twU-thirdH. cN-
n member" May punish him for
rhlt' For dlHorlerly conduct. May
strtI him Tor What7 Evidently for dis
Cisfly conduct ~ more aggravated
ili By which the house Is disturbed.
" business Interrupted. or H. dignity
CT l1n0f llfflnrvd, Certainly not for
A. Alleged misdemennor which, n COM
riirl al OIL. was committed before the
pi MEMBERS election. was well known
o BIZ constituents, was charged against
n during the campaign IN which he
va elected and punishable under the
Tvs N the state from which he comes.
ih.nk those Who are at the bottom 10
o. present. agitation TO encompass the
trg|ilou " the member from Utah are
llife o. the weakness Of their posi-
90 from a leFil standpoint. and hence
Or seeking BY an the means their In
rtl.y can invent 10 induce the House
ts'pfcs1niatlvcH ia act without regard
? r'gsteniH Dr the legal rights iuVolv-
u ar4 10 that end they have started
tnatf some NJ the churchou and other
RADIUS societies the present agitation
- only against tho member from
luh but against the whole Mormon
lNi!e I have mo- fear. however that
" House VIII act without regard Co
y, Presidents established or my legal
iilH Nor do I believe the membcrs
q lA' House Will BE- much influenced by
", e'lin0r m fcclurlnu religious SO
o'lt', for The reason. first that II ~ ~
llVff clearly outside the sphere Of the
llthes nnd, second. because the
Nltf agitation r. based upon miarcpru-
s'tnuon " facts and absolute false
20 And 10 many weli-meauing pep-
ana Christian ministers. outside OF
ll afr mlsltd by the falsehooda OF
,.s7 AZ lhr bottom ~ the rellgio.pollt-
~ sehrne On unscat utAh'a represent
.llNt and thus defeat the expressed
aW me people NJ a sovereign state.
NV OUT some uf the false charges on
'a'h me afltatlon IN based;