The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-28
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| Boise, Ida, Jan. 26-The house this
evening. just before adjournment. was
plunged into an aninated debate on
the joint memorial asking the national
house OF representatives, To seat Hon.
B. H Roberts, cOnsressman-e eject from
| Utah. After the question had been dis
cussed for an hour or more, a motion
to indefinitely postpone the memorial
was carried by vote Of . to q. kill
ing the measure, all parties being di-
vided on it,
None of those who addressed the
house in favor of indefinite postpone
ment of the memorial took a stand on
the merits of the measure. They all
hid their real sentiment on the ques-
tiOn under an objection to cOnsidera-
tion of matter concerning which the
house had no facts before it on which
20 base its judgment. Several of those
who voted to indefinitely postpone,
stated they would have taken the same
action on a memorial praying that Rob
ertS be not seated.
Averitt, leader Of the majority on
the floor, who presented Roberts me-
mortal, vigorously advocated its adOp-
ton. He stated the judiciary of Utah
y
was it, ne asked. that Roberts had not
been prosecuted in the cOurJs2 Why
hC@ he enemies of this man waited un-
had been exalted to high official
p N to maiign him? IN answer TO
his own questions. AYeTitt charged that
the anti-RobertS move was purely pO-
litical a damnable attempt to steal a
seat in congress from high-minded
man, a man of p-e-eminent ability and
a 3taunch Democrat. The Idaho legis-
lature should raise its voice against
this attempted injustice.
AVeritt eXcOriated the Salt Lake Tri-
bune for the stand it had taken in the
matter.
A MORAL QUESTION.
Redwine. Democrat. of Fremont
county spoke at some length in favor
of indefinitely pOsrpOning the memorial.
He did not view the fight against Rob
ertS as a political one. 1t was moral
question. He would not attempt to
prejudge the case, and he was opposed
to the house, which knew nothing of
the facts, prOciaiming him innocent. he
believed the national house would set
tie the question fairly.
''AS a man. as o Democrat. standing
with Mr.. Roberts on all questions of
national Importance continued Red
wine. Il cannot, without the facts be
cence of this man, charged as he is,
with a most infamous crime.
TRIBUTE FROM \ MORMON.
Osmond. a member Of the Mormon
church, in favOring the memorial, pre-
sented a glowing tribute TO Roberts
sterling character and matchless abil-
ity. He urged that the feeling Of
friendliness between Idaho and Utah
should be fCstered. Those pleasant re-
Iations should not be disturbed by
radical action. The Mormon people, he
said, had kept faith with the United
States, and he knew the leaders of that
church always advised strict Cbserv-
ance of the laws of the land.
The detailed vote on the motion to in
definitely postpone was as follows:
Ayes-Mrs Campbell, COnant, Dag
gett Dilatush. Ericsson. French. Hall,
Hulse. Hanlon, JOhnesSe. Kingsley,
Madden, Murray, MUlkey. McBee. Mel
son. Osborn, Patterson, Redwine,
Smith. Stanton, Mrs. Wright.-22.
Nays-Averett. Adams. Beudette,
Egan. Ellsworth. Fisher. Glahe. Hyde.
Jones, Miller, Moody Mrs. Noble, Mich
alison. OsmOnd, Peterson, Reynolds.
Stark, Thatcher, Valentine, Speaker
Evans-21.
Present. but refusing to vote-Ar-
buckle. Hess. Lynes, MunsOn.
Absent-Stephens-
LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS.
stark's bill to authorize the payment
of taxes in county warrants was killed
in committee of the whole.
Both the house and senate killed the
Populist initiative and referendum
amendment to the constitution.
The enemies of the anti-gambling bill
in the senate took snap Judgment to-
day by adjourning over until Monday
while two of the senators favorable to
the bill were temporarily absent from
the chamber This was done in order
to give Senator FOgg time to reach the
city before the bill comes up for final
action. He is expected to break the
deadlock by voting against the bill. IL
he does and present conditions relative
to the bill continue, it will never be-
come a law.