Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-06
B. 4. ROBERTS
| IS EXCLUDED.
| "a, 10 Keep Him Out Of Congress
|, Heavy Against Him.
,lRaEO WITHOUT TRIAL
q. p,ve,srla.Iye Makes Powerful
So,,ch IN His Own Behalf.
|ug CASE WAS PREJUDGED.
u.nubIIcau, one silverite. aud
,,,r ,lrb, Democrats Vote
Against His Exclusion

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,u,,r ,lgb, Democrats Vote
Against His Exclusion
v.,slneton. Dec. 5.--After an inter-
y, debate Of three hours, the House
81, by a vote Of 3O2 to 30, adopted
4 ,s.olu,lcn offered by Mr.. Tayler OF
Al ,.serday for the appointment OF
r.s,l committee 10 investigate the
80 asans. Brigham II Roberts
yrmoa Represenia.lye-elect from
Ia
SERIOUSLY the House had rejected a
,.,,em,e resolution offered by Mr..
t4a,ison. the leader OF the minority,
,og Mr. Roberts 10 be sworn ia
i 10 send the whole case TO the ju-
ra7 committee.
ns subaEute resolution, oweyer.
X no means commanded the full DEM
.a,c strength. Only fifty-seven voted
rh OF the thirty who then voted
sslrs the Tayler resolution, all were
rsrsats excep. two, MIR. Loud, a
,x,orna Republican, and Mr.. New
b,i, a sllyerhe from Nevada.
81 The terms OF the resolution, MIR,
i.sus Is not only excluded from all
H-sIpatlon In the proceedings Of the
sss until the committee reports and
4 House passes upon his case, but he
s.nIsi a seat IN the hall. Whether
IS will be Interpreted to deny him adj
tzon within the chamber pending
q ilspositl0n OF his case is yet to be
ksiasd
RICHARDSON SPEAKS.
d the discussion on Roberts.
n Richardson, the minority leader.
t6gsd Mr. Tayler. He did not in
y! he said TO discuss the merits Of
q .ae The question In issue was as
ID yhsiker the Representat.ye-elect
is,srs had a prima facie right TO his
et he was not willing to reject
fgsgniatiye-elect who appeared at
D. tai Of the House with his creien-
as 10 due form. II he was denied ad-
rSIgr a precedent would be created
vkia would rise 20 plague the House
h yias 70 come.
TX only constitutional objectioa
hssi against the member elect related
N is naturalization, and that, Mr..
RhifisOn asserted, would not hold.
b dsfsi the other side to produce
Irgi prsteitni where objection was
hlssi to ihe administration OF the oath
a.sN On Constitutional grounds The
Tcs!eals cited We're made during the
" md We're not 70 be relied on. In
ne days the Constitution was writ
v With the sword. They had all been
n's oyeTuled, after the passions that
lA9ysd The war had subsidized.
w. Richardson declared that the
t1ttV vas In 10 wise bound by his
stj5 He spoke for himself alone.
y vas Wiling 10 say that II the
sAisss against the member elect were
fsit he should favor his expulsion.
hsn Is one thing on which the
l,dican people are a unit" he said
~ hat the American home shall be
fsNtd IN all rs iOvellness, aweei-
~ ana purity, (Applause). But"
= preceded, ~ IS not wise TO permit
y Hsment 20 be warped by public
tinT. To DO so amounts 10 con-
sT,allon without trial"
~ RICHARDSON then brought forward
YEA precedenis in support Of his pc
w The hrst was that OF George
Catnon, who appeared IN the House
pelegate-elect from Utah In 1873
galnon vas Republican. Almost
~-u-ally The same charges now made
SIS Mr. Roberts were made against
Vann0n. He read from the speeches
: Cox Of New York, and other
t-lhshl Democrats who opposed the
-lls OF seat To Mr.. Cannon on the
,-al 'nal L would establish a dan
~ Precedent and produce chaos in
,sIlfe. Those Democrats" said
'ese above party prejudice and
r., " me Constitution ami the
~ Democratic applGuse)
~ 40 cited the case OF RAINY, col
h,puni!can from South Carolina
.T fVf'y-hfth Congress. where the
l-',Iats had Insisted that be should
~ we oath administered to him. He
Vote se'ea The late President James
',,lsld, In support OF his conten-
So gal Where the credentials pre-
-. arg feguar In form there Is no
4, =, u Inc House 70 exclude him.
Z. Ns,hardson read the words OF NJ
! - which concluded: There are
.ii'tsonal objections"
a, =. y. Mere are personal objections IN
NJ ~ + before the House" interposed
~. aver amid laughter and APP
n, ~ personal objections 10 the MEM
~, ~ ~ said Mr.. Richardson: per.
NJ Dsquallhcations only are az.
~, ~ personal objections" shouted n
rs,a.. on The Republican side amid !
i.r,ii.' ,.s.Oasirdson read IRON alleged in.
M |, With Mr.. Dalzell az pennsvI. |
ts,s5, w steele. Of Indiana. and Mr.. |
tse.i y, " illnols, In which they were |
~ Ess W .aIe stated that Mr. Rob-
Q. p,l ~ quilted 10 take the oath upon |
a. m iacie evidence Of his creden. |
~ "A, Dalzell and Mr.. Steele de. |
n, ce Interviews
h n s shn1n asserted that IN lis op,n-
he /, nersea OF inehgibility were |
fs,,,v," a. competent for the House
wv 'hsn now or hereafter.
:, RobERTs' ADDRESS.
i ~, ROBERTS S. himself took the floor in
h eos,, esirnse after Mr.. Richardson
h h., '1leu Tie occupied n consplcu.
=, \. immediately In front OF the
h. 49,, ssM Several legal volumes
I 49, .l ~ In font ana n bona,,et
w r,srsas Jay upon his desk. The
; b az ,e interest was manifested
h u,r. Members crowded about
sis N Volnnelled TO return 10 their
s,uran,a galleries were hushed. The
! y, NJ ,eahed over 10 listen. eager
" srt ~ ~.td escape. Mr.. Roberts
y ts ns ~ we clerks desk, and had
4, n M naturalization papers.
y ~ 80 oSssah to speak. His voice
3 iIs,lnn,,u low, but his enunclatlon
lara y, and in the stiffness could
u Az NJ we iarthest corner Of the
~ INV ~ iol s9t into his argument his
n 4 an ,oudef until on several occa-
3 os.x out until the fret,oa n.u