Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-06
Congress- Will INVESTIGATES RIQlTIOT IyIdRS|
Representative to PluraIIbU0I Il6SS
His Claim to Seat in the Nations M
errcd 10 Committee for Investigation
norty Leader Sounds Note Of
thousand Bills Introduced in One
Insular Afars-Yelow Fever-Ir thesS

second Sc n that li5; & &,
third, that lie a5polyg ami I'll syI Il him thsS
meaning OF the deeisi i'm SOC he supfentaSs
Court he is; Sfneltgi hteHil GGpsnd ~
that statutsi four tttiss tiia * The comp I'D
between u tab - and a HES InltsdS EtESsAsss
mission. Mr.. Tayl ors urge would 81
be better fors the; III ouseS to$sS olaass aissM
Roberts than Ito, eSpef q 81 A the q
authorities, he said Wefe s2g ginsSs iii Il
right Of the House tossxpsI Ssss ME mih er "
for acts done prior toy tions hqssss
matter howvile they va
MINORITY LEA
followed MR. Taylor did nd
tend. he said, to- discuss 1T hes its sot 3
the case. The question: Inc lisa eSysis lasf d
to whether the Represent At lye4electSS
Roberts had n 5prima faGia IL tos hissas
seat He was no III Ing eieat % q
the bar of the House SYitt a hts credehs
tials in due form.a III heSH asS denied adj II
mission a precedenttsWoui bS&crsafedss
which would rise to- plague the9 HoGss 1:
in years to come. He Hing toss
say that II the chnT inst thessS
favor his expulsion 81 IS q q pre- sIsa ONE
thing the American ipepUl Ef NLaS a unit AS$s
upon" said ne, s"eits is q fasSs smsfttaii B
home shall be preserved iii sJal lsftEs1og
ness. sweetness and 81 pUrIt ssssS Il
plause.o $50 81
S:si1i IN HJsapWl nEiSE
Mr. Roberts himself tool 81 hoSs
In his own defense. a ter MI e ehAIsfT
son had concluded. He$occHpIsdS Sonss
shcuous place imme II ately iii "a onEit
the clerk's desk. Several legal mes
were piled Sup In front OF i'm Ind SSaS
bouquet of carnations las a5n S5SiS Shiag.
desk. THE most ntensas sihteTsSt Was5H
manifested as he 81 ar0s efnbe ERA.
crowded about, but ere eondps1ie led It'd 6;
hushed. The ,occupan ts cd DYER &
listen, eager to let no woE xazGape M
Roberts first sen { to The clerk S FdsSkSs
and had read his natural iEat Spnpegss,ss
He then beganitoS spec H. as
soft and low but his zen 1nc iat
heard to the for lies kScpfn sti8a 1
Mr.. Roberts proceed led sTS aY stHSfs
charges against him Hep EsIt I'M siS
Presidents had pr9ci Anne a S ans nSEFys
since his convictions for al I'd al sinsR
lie denied thata.hesss had q
breaker since 1855, s.aJ nd askstf Sg aSgS 4i8S
had not been prnseGItea Nsi stsS s1asqcss
breaker. He referred to- ssas ISSs sas
itation rs aN"conspiracysssss 81 SSii6s
subject to-, the trout at st1i fss + ina ;ssss
Mr.. Roberts dramAticA@ Hss
protection for the III
sovereign state,EHe asked nd fYff laSssss
no favor ne exclaimed I'D tSs iisS 5ffssS
'manded his rights INF ~ ass ID ys5SEsS zfs
such emphasis Snnd feeling Ia AFSsy ifSs 81;
rous and long cont nueds appfa srESE{
ed the speaker III
When Mr.. Robert s, INA ss eS 81 HUG
Newlands {Neyadal sked sss faS IA SS
time be extended e buzz ayitSrssS 2SJh SSfSs
r6 "a
erts balance of$Democra a ts&ss
minutes. Roberts assert led asf EfsS fSxsS3 SO
dental appointmentsS had a fsS III Ef4 SSse
without constderaji on os HUI gs8 sEsSS
poly gamy.
A srATDAIENrsEFTa SSHSH 92S
Mr. Hopkins, ofs iii mo Il
Roberts statement Shs% fd5g dansY sE
appointments. Robers s dsnIS fdssss
appointments had peen notHt
against him.
Mr.. Tayler drew app d usss fYS 9Taf
Ing Roberts more TIM Nh
Roberts read a let err frn fiYS
the SUPREME Court 4 ofei IM 4HsS SES sifff3Sass|
That the present IA DIN aISSs
with VIOLATING tory ayy III
Alr. Roberts closed N ftlr@ AN STa II;
statement thai Iytatl a nSb III l:aIsS
ialth, thata polygarn MIS- ssfsa
issue and that had hsad aaYs
In the sconstitj,t III t4
ting that Issue foravs ssss
CHARGED % WITH ST
MIR. Grosxenor} H. r
Roberts guilty Of issra
In asserting that the Pfssi
nored chargas SiIsy
utah appointment sss AnSf III 3S
claimed that the alan sTs & q s isss sSsss
Prestdens were faI Hsss