Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-25
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Exclusion Resolution Say
me Up il This Form
tute Offered by Richardson
hen Investigate Roberts
Naturalization Papers All
Three Hours Debate Ellis
ids law In 1859 rendered him In
by the eighth section of that
acond' that II, since guilty OF
my. he Is still Ineligible under
4; that II a polygamist within The
" Of the decision OF the Supreme
he Is Ineligible, independent OF
atute. further. that the compact
IN Utah and the United States
the House In refusing him adj
..
'ayler urged that Il would be bet
the House TO exclude Mr.. Rob-
an to eNpel him. All the author
e said, were against the right OF
use TO eXpel member for ACTS
rior TO his election, no matter
lie they might be.
SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION.
esolution BY Mr.. Richardson was
pws:
sreas, Brigham H. Roberts, from
te Of Utah. has presented a GER
OF election In due and proper
as a representative from said
therefore,
resolved. that without express
Y opinion as 70 the right or pro-
OF his retaining his seat IN adj
n any proper investigation there
said Brigham II. Roberts is en-
BE- sworn In as member OF
)use upon his prima faoie case.
)lVed further that when sworn
credentials and all the papers In
. 10 his right 20 retain his seat
erred TO the committee on the
~, with instructions TO report
at the earliest practicable mo-
TAYLER's ADDRESS.
Tayler spoke In favor Of the
"a VI his own resolution. He
not urge It's adoption, he said,
not prompted by a high sense
+. The Constitution was consist
continued, II Il was contender
9 limitations Il Imposed were not
ided to. The power OF Congress
the claimant at the door, he
l. was clear.
inellgibiiity created by conyic-
crime was a power inherent In
nent, irrespective Of the Consti-
he cited several cases 70 show
punishment for crime, the
ure had ample authority to dis
a man from holding office
Mr.. Tayler began 10 speak.
berts left the seat he had been
ne and took a seat near the main
here be could hear with greater
Throughout Mr. Taylers re-
he sat facing his acuser, except
le turned 70 his desk 10 take
the points TO which he desired
\.
nulng Mr., Tayler read a decis-
he supreme court defining poly
which stated irres-ectiyc Of
? a man had contracted a plu-
riage after the passage OF the
as Act and irrespective OF
he had since cOhabited with a
wife, he was guilty Of polygamy
TIL maintained the relation OF
TO more than one wife,
ring aLain 10 the two proclom1-
z amnesty he argued that the
was In no better position than
q have been had no such proc
n been issued. But higher
civil law was a law Of ciyiliza-
Itch demanded that one so faint
ia be excluded. For opposing
Ter law a member was answer
y TO his conscience, his country
constituents. There were pre-
for such an appeal 10 the higher
ed the case Of Whittemore, who
N guilty Of selling cadetshlps
o, upon his appearance at the
he House, was rejected as unht
the House. The power and the
ere inherent said Mr.. Tayler
only a question Of propriety, OK
and Of precedent. In all %
estigation and study Of prece-
ir. Tayler said he had failed 10
ingle case where the House had
ed 10 assert upon proper oc-
Is right 20 halt a member at
when his qualifications for a
re questioned. He quoted ex-
y from "McCreary on elections
ort Of his argument. He re-
the cases Of Proctor Knott,
inchester and John NJ. Rice, Of
~, who had been stopped at the
the House on the ground that
re disqualified because they had
loyal.
are told" said Mr.. Tayler in
on. his voice ringing out clear
i we are about 10 create an
y precedent. Why. Mr. Speaker,
doing this In the open guze of
iole world. not I'm q cl0istered
We are the servants o. the peo-
owered 20 90 the right az We
The public eye Is upon Us. the
0nscionce quickens us. In that
we can do no wrong II We do
X H."
lyler's concluding words were
with a storm OF applause both
3 noor ana the galleries.
Democrats, however, Joined In
ause.
r, ROBERTS SPEAKS.
$ began speaking in his own
I $50 o'clock. Representative
son yielded him twenty min
r. Roberts first presented his
cation papers which had been
cd.
Ike IN a high key. and with evi-
agitation.
said two Presidents had pro-
amnesty since his conviction
sdemeanor lie denied that he
! a lawbreaker since 1889, and
by he had not been prosecuted
breaker. lie referred to the
agitation as q conspiracy 10