The San Francisco call., 1899-12-08

VT TASHINGTON. Dec. brigham
N 4 II Roberts of Utah, who was
AHf not allowed to be sworn in as
" " Representative in Congress OF
that State has issued an au-
dress to the American people. 1t coh'a'iiS
much that was said by Roberts on the
floor OF the House and by Richardson:
y,bo onnosed the resolution of Taylor of
Ohio After reviewing the facts ana prO-
ceedings resulting in the appointments Oh
the committee he says:
The member from Utah is not allowed 10 tahe
the oath Of his office and couiIltteS Ill, ~
pointed to try him as TO his alleged e SH,,s -
rranted than was asked at least more til"l
was asked upon the floor OF this house; - ~. =
hostile committee has been 1ppott.''r ,,,ie mn en-
into the case. Its membership y ma ~ ,,as,bed
tirelv Of those who voted 10 adopt the iletive @ y,
OF procedure. Not enc VINO No'sa ssst conn
WAS allowed ind a place upon 1'''s .'sst.,,,,,at
n,1,tae ana n the creation Of such a tribuhei
Tor such a purpose be allowed there is no rea- Ca
son why the committee should not be u,auv uP
OF members uf one political falth-i 'ie N@
jority may do II pleases about thau ,h,,L
/ ask the American people TO stop anu ,tres ,,,,'a'
what that may mean TO this country IN tiS t.niSs
Of high political excitement ana party s'i''e
and passion. a.. t1orsa may
minority, or even biotted out OF existence
2-The representation to which STATE Is sn
titled TO the floor OF the House MAJ I,o,h
MED 20 it-as in this Utah case-tor any Iehstn
81 time this committee may elect TO deny II
such representation. Suppose that IN TINS case
the committee shall see proper 10 proceeu VIII
reasonable expedition TO consider tAe ques'io9LIa
Involved but what IS there 10 hinder oeIaElHs
its action under one preteNt or another as iohs
as il pleases? IL may take week. Iaohtn OF
a year 70 make its Investigations tot II -
authorized To send Tor papers ana pelsons, 70
examine witnesses and IS not even lnsttuS1Tu
TO report at as early n date as possible. II
can prolong its Investigation for two years hs
we'll as a month. or n year II i 50 elects anu
meantime deny to a state representation anu
nav defeat altogether the expressed viii OF a
people Of a state as - their ee eheiCe H., U'
REPRESENTATIVE II the present Republican
House can thus deprive Utah OF her represth-
tation there Is no reason why X coulu hpt uehs
Virginia hers. even though she mas ten itepte-
sentatiVes for ten Representatives as easily
as one cnn be turned away from the bar OF the
House and one state well as another II
hare majority in the House chooses 70 nave II
so And II the present Republican House can
80 mis- I'm the case of Utah or Virginia there
is no reason why the next Democratic House
could not proceed in Ike manner Win repre-
scntntives from Republican states under this
new and Unprecedented rule OF procedure.
3-This new precedent also strikes Gown Inc
corstitutlunal guarantee Of right OF one ac-
cused OF "a crime 10 speedy and public trial
by an irnparfial Jury Of the state wherein the
crime shall have been committed. The PROPOSE
grcss bv the presentation ~ records 81 conVic-
tion OF crime before courts before when nave
been found guilty under the due forms OF law
The proposition is TO try me before the com
rnIttre OF the House. 10 send Tor persons and
tspers and witnesses 10 ascertain my gullt OF
innocence OF an alleged misdemeanor reported
TO have been committed In Utah II VIII he