The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-04
OF UTAH
Is the Theme Of Conversation In the
National Capital.
WILL OBJECT TO HIM.
The Speaker will Ask Him to Step
Aside.
The DEMOCRATS OPPOSE THE PLAN
As It WIN Establish q Bad Precedent 10 the
Affairs Of Congress.
THE FINANCIAL BILL WILL BE RAILRoADED
1t VIII BE Discussed and Passed
without Reference 10 "a Commit
tce-Forccast In the senate.
Especial to The Post. J


Washington. December 3.--Thc Roberts
case is the absorbing topic of CONVERSE
tion tonight at the capital. Expansion,
Cuba. the Nicaragua canal, currency re-
form and the score or more OF subjects
in the public eye, have, for the nonce.
that there will be an enormous crowd in
attendance at the opening session tomor-
row. Every inch Of gallery space has been
reserved for the families Of representa-
lives aud their friends. The tickets have
been apportoned among the members, who
sired cards of admission. Roberts has
been given his share-fivo tickets.
The course to DO taken by the demo-
Gratis In this case was partially decided
today. II is proposed when Mr.. Tsylor of
Ohio objects to administering the oath to
him' to stand aside, to appeal from the
decision of the chair. This motion will
probably be put by Mr.. Richardson.
vote on the question will then be forced
Immediately, for Mr.. Taylor will move to
table that motion. Such 4 motion Is not
debatable and a ro! call Will be ordered
II demanded by one-tifth Of the members.
as II probably will be. l. Is expected by
the democratic leaders that the minority
will vote against laying the appeal on the
table, but this lis not certain.
Tonight at the Riggs house conference
-.
ance was very small, SO that no line upon
tho probable course of action Of the DEM
ocrats could be arrived at. Representative
Bailey, who proposed the plan of action
OF appealing from tho decision of the
chair realizes that by voting against
tabling the appeal tho democrats will be
lput in the attitude of supporting Roberts
This. ho admits, will place them in false
attitude. for II is simply the desire of the
1 democrats 10 oppose what they believe
TO be n had precedent by setting aside a
member elect whose Gals are adj
mtted TO be as good as those OF any of
his colleagues. They viii vote, too, with
out being able TO state their reasons for
so doing unless there be an agreement
which Is improba ble--for brief state
ment On eaei side
1t is matter Of impossibility to pre-
dict what will be the Developments when
Roberts will be asked to stand aside. For
mer Senator Carlisle, one of the attorneys
for the League of Social Science, speat
considerable time this evening Mt the
1 tlg TT,
he could see not to vote against laying
| the appeal on the table. He also busted
himself trying to discover the source of
the report that some democrat would OBJ
ject to the administration Of the oath to
Representatlye-elect Powers OF Vermont,
who presided at the republican confer
ence that decided to object TO Roberts
being sworn In.
Mr.. Carlisle tried To impress those dem
ocrats who were polite enough to give him
a hearing with the fact that In voting to
support the appeal they were disgracing
the party and he urged them not to do so
and try aud dssuade others from adopt
ing such a course OF action.
II the members should vote on strictly
party lines the vote on Roberts will stand
as follows: Republicans, 1856, demo rats
1853; populists. 8; slverltes, .. AS minority
parties as a rule vote as unit, this would
give the supporters OF the motion TO table
the appeal a majority Of IA, and Roberts
would have to step aside,
Washington, December 3.--Corsiderablo
diversity OF opinion exists among tho dam
ocratic members OF the house as TO the
best policy TO be followed by the party
Tomorrow when tho republicans obJest
/ TO the administering OF the oath OF office
to Representative Roberts, the Mormon
member ELECT from Utah. The dem Gratis
have not yet conferred on the matter, but
some understanding may be arrived at
tomorrow before the house mes's, Some
OF the leaders this evening said that 70
/. refuse to permit q member-e,cet to DO
sworn In will establish q dangerous pre-
| cedent and interfere with his constitution
al rights. They think, therefore, that he
should be permitted to fake the oath OF
office and the matter OF his eligibility
then he determined by q COMMITTEES OF the
honss appointed for that purpose. This
| is the opinion OF Representative Bailey OF
Texas and II Is said tonight that he VIII
| ask that Mr.. Roberts be sworn In, but al
! the same time will declare that this does
not commit him TO the {right 10 SIT a. 4
member. Other democrats believe that a.
| matter OF policy no objection should be
| raised to the rlan Of procedure dtterminst
| on by the republicans. An objection 70
| thes rrpubliear plan Of procedure al Tbs