Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-11

~ 80, nom Utah will be heard.
-, was no objection.
,.,.rts Of Utah. Mr.. Speaker l
49,, the document which l now
r., the clcrKa desk be read.
=. ,lsrk rad az follows
.,.,,,r Of citizenship. United States
I, Ameriea. Territory OF Utah Hsi
r,membcred. that ON the 9Th
81, september. In the year Of our
40 thousand eight hundred and
s.,y.two. brigham II. Roberts late
|.,..,,,A In the Kingdom 81 Great
~ "a nr.sent OF Ccntcrvillc. In the
fli,n. aforesnid. appeared In tho
.s,iieiai district court Of the United
w. m and Tor Utah Territory
=. w 8seiled To the said court TO be I'D.
- II bpcomc a citizen OF the United
~. N America. pursuant To the di-
.i'.s and requirements OF the sew
- III Congress In relation there
All the said brigham ~. Roberts,
| ,..,sg thefcupon produced to the court
~ seifenee. made such declaration
~ foundation aud taken such oatha
-, ~ the said acts required, there
IA waa ordered by the said court
y, * said brigham ~. Roberts b.
.I-t,,ei and he was accordingly nd-
..,.i l., Inc nnid court, to be a citi-
= IA m United states Of America,
| I. is,tImouy whereof the seal of tho
II esuft il hprcupon Affixed, this 9Th
al a September. IN the year one
s.ini eirht hundred and eighty-two
.,iis the year ~ our Independence the
:, hunlrrdih and seventh.
i.aii \. G. EMERSON,
\, X. court Clerk,
N Nisrs Of Indiana. Mr.. Speaker
- Do a question of privilege. In
tluiar seats some members were I'M
| ,ranate enough TO be called late ana,
| - only "a few seats were lett, were
nrsIled a. take seats In front New,
fifsia gentlemen who We're moro for
40 Win take the seats they selected
N inns not obscure our view
NJ Speaker. That ~ n question OF
M and gentlemen viii please re-
ers their seats
NJ. Roberts u Utah. Mr.. Speaker.
oetufs Ia me that the question now
M, the House IL a most eNtraordin-
NJ ont. and the discussion has al
rily been remarkable. Already at the
f.fts desk the credentials OF the mcm-
N from ttah have been read. The
Cssiion of his citizenship having been
fiiii anon the floor ~ this House, I
D ughi II proper that the prima fncic
Hliince Of that citizenship should also
' rad.
Sow. mr. following those two docu-
rssls. wish TO submit citation from
| 4 ftoignlied authority relative 20 the
nj q the House In such cases. based
30 rs prcccdcnts for more than a
ll,ird years. rad from "McCrary's
la q Elections chapter 4;
s. 20 Whore two or more persons
fl'm The same office. and whore n
iitlal lnvcatlgatlon iH required To set
o ne contest upon the merits, IL "
VA necessary TO determine which ~
D. Claimants shall be permitted 10
Slalfy and IN exercise the functions ~
q orice pending such investigation.
] De ONCE were TO remain vacant
rfdlng the contest II might frequently
hflen that the greater part ~ the
h1n would expire before IL could be-
I'd and thus the interests of the peo-
might suffer for the want of the
rnife " "a public officer. besides. "
y mefe Institution OF a contest was
deemed suihcicut TO prevent the
hiaung Ia VI the person holding the
aaa credentials. Il IN easy to see that
~ gfeat and serious injustice might
= tlre
j This were the rule. II would only
htasfary Tor an oyll-diaposcd per
- 70 contest the right Of his success
n firL and 10 protract tho contest az
~ a. possible. in order 60 deprive
y after u his ONCE fur NJ least part
me term, And this might be done
Y : contest having little or M merit
hH side. for 4 would be Impossible
ihoovef, In advance OF AN invcAtiga-
w The absence of merit. And. again,
We party holding the ordinary ere
.hl.la to an Office could be kept out OF
v. vmec by the mere institution OF a
lhe organization of u lcgiHla-
30. such, for example, as tho
.s OF Representatives Of the United
mlght be altogether prevented
mauluunE contests against a ma
NV of the members. or. what Is more
Y appfrhendcd, the relative strength
toiileal parties in such "a body
gu b. changed by instituting
a'',s against members OF one
we other Of such mar
These considerations have
u necessary To ADOPT, and
liia'i' t", the rule that the person
@ me ordinary credentials shall
-ilned and allowed 10 act pending
ana until decision can b.
d w gentlemen, that IL the statement
w VINO IL learned IN the law OF
eus, one whose book is authority
~ country. And " IL ~ the rule
~, w liousr VI Representatives In cnsea
alise 10 she dignity OF contest.
wnhlely more should that rule b.
r,a.eu Nhcn onlv mere protest ~
~. skaiAst a member who proHsntH
IL 20 take his oath NJ o1iccg
a, - pruce,d tu the consideration Of
~ .,ses that are supposed TO Justify
Tr,,.u, s gentleman from ohio fMr.
M hllnself comedies to be- an un-
q ~ e,,cedlng, and which my friend
>. Hu,' Mr. Richardson. OF Tonnes
tiso.1- concentrated to be an I'M
IN gn1'l proceeding, The gentle
Gun n ono bases hts charge upon n
''N"il 10 the effect that some
r,s,e Years ago the member frnm Iiinh
G,-al.l guilty to The charge OF "A mis-
dis,inpr The gentleman reemH to h.
st,"us 10 the fact that since the date
y, aleged court record ON this cub.
hrt,s.V nave had two pr, sldentinl ann
90. pioclnlmed that have been an.
hg, l 70 men disqualified under tho I'd
"ii,sais,,fucker act.
hvve,l'. sland-and gentlemen who are
hns y, wlll certainly appreciate the
div We laet-thnt the presumption
le,u,,,,,i Vlhl people Keep the law The
am "a l'h "a that they are Innocent
bsa,t are proven TO be guilty, This
ntsls,,, noNever, win not reach tho
"a. n'n,,v or The sense Of Justice of
nihs,, pas,rlnln upon this floor, ana am
fssanu ,sappnlnled TO ind that the gem
,aysSs' ' ,m Tennessee, In quoting in
~ remark. I refer 10 "A remark
h qgos.a Gentleman from Iowa. who
avis IN the prcsH OF this city az
Inn MAJ unless the member elect
h. ,An,,nah proves his Innocence, that
lthorn vote against him,
eH'' SIR that the practice under