Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-07
THE ROBERTS CASE.
SEVERAL PHASES or TT ESPECIAL
Ly INTERESTING.
THE COMMITTEE NAY MEYER REPORT.
There Are Preeeaents for s"ch
Course of observation-disclosures HeP-
r..eu,atives Present Tuesday voted
for the Tayicr RESOLUTIONS.

WASHINGTON. u. C.. December y
fsrociai l--yne;e are several phases OF
r. Roberts controversy that are NOT
without interest. The vote on the hich-
ardSon substitute for, or amendment 70
the Tayler resolution. disclosed tnat the
minority leader OF the House was onS
so in name. lie could only muster my
nine votes in favor Of his substitute
tboneh the fun strength OF the Demo
cratic minority Is lc2. This IS inoepehSep'
OF the seven Populist votes and the three
Slverite votes. which were eXlee'eu ~
support the minority.
This substitute briefly stated. was tha'
Roberts should first be sworn In. ana the
charges preferred against him afterwards
Investigated.
WILL THERE BE 4 REPORT2
This brings I'd the question, now being
discussed. whether the committee OF nine
appointed to investigate the charges wiii
ever file a report. There are grave douD's
In the minds OF many whether such
committee can DO made TO report us
findings. even If Il should decline 10 &C.
and should let the Roberts case dle
'abornin'" There are legislative prece-
dents for such n proceeding. This course
OF action on the pant OF the committee
would be most gratifying 10 the opponents
Of the Utah representative, for II would
practically mean that he had BEEN hKn-
ratively speaking. Kicked out OF congress
without n hearing. The developments OF
time will show whether these apprehen-
sions on The part OF Roberts's supporters
are well founded
THE VIRGINIA VOTE.
The Virginia delegation. or, rather,
those members OF it who were present
yesterday. voted FOR the Tayler resoiu-
Lamb Otev, Rixcv, Rhea. and Quarlcs
Judge Rhea. OF Virginia. Is wrongly
quoted in the published reports to-day as
voting with the minority. lie voted with
The other members from the state for
the Tayler resolution. 10 was Ropresen-
tatiye Rhea, OF Kentucky, who voted
against the Taylcr resolution. and this
is the vote which has been enormously
credited TO Judge Rhea. Of. Virginia.
POLITICS OF THE CASE.
The political features OF the case may
yet be made the subject Of debate. The
emphatic declarations of the Utah repre-
sentative. when making plea I'm his own
defence that tle President had appoint
cd TO Federal positions residents OF Utah
against whom charges had been prefer
red that they were pr0cticing pOlygamy
opens mp a Held OF investigation that the
Democrats may not Dee tardy in exploring
This statement. while made In good faith
by the Utah representative. 70 doubt IN
jurod his chances Of Keeping his seat.
for IL brought the champion Of the adj
ministraton. General Gr0syenOr, Of Ohio.
10 his feet, and for a few moments he
made IL decidedly warm for tho Utan
congressman.
The Democrats. through Congressman
Lcntz, Of Ohio, intimnted that such am
a.
81 It proved nothing more, 70 would estab-
l.sh the fact. # the charges are proved,
that the administration and its support
ers. while willing TO appoint MormOns
TO executive positions, where they could
influence the votes OF tho people In sup
port Of Republican doctrines. were UNI
willing 10 give a representative of that
Same iced. who was a Democrat, q
place IN the legislative halls of the ma
ton.
PERSONAL.
Mrs G. W. Westbury, Of Richmond, IS
IN the city. visiting the family of Mr.. a.
Reed, general agent OF the Atiantic-Coast
Line. on G street.
Captain O. T.. Edwards. Of Norfolk. is
here to attend a meeting OF the National
Pilot Association, TO be held at the
metropolitan Hotel tomorrow
j. w. Cauda and wife, OF Glover, va;
T. W. Horton. of Leesburg, Va. y. :.
Baker, Harry Marks. Thomas n. Walker.
OF Richmond. and Mr.. vs.. T. Grant. of
Grantland, Va. are at the Metropolitan.
POSTAL.
Richard II. Saunders has been appoint
cd a fourth class postmaster at Cleopus,
Nanscmond county, Va.
The following postmasters have been
commissioned: Mary NJ. Watts, Elmeira,
Va: John II. Whitehurst, Napoleon. Va;
Leslie B. Roddcn, Rodden, Va; Narsenia
a. Walden, Haywood, y. G..