Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-23

.. Au5elatc1 Press on Sunday last
- q, the country the synopsis
". article written by Congressman H.
n psbefts for the New York Times
=, subllshed In that Journal on that
\. Tbs article In question l. re-
=, ,sd statement u facts concerning
y. ,,strovcrsy occasioncd by Mr.. Rob
-, ,lsctlon and Is published In fun
1, "A. "Ncws" for the information Of
+, r.iefs. It IL as follows;
INTRODUCTORY.
-,.s engaged In working up a pub
A. ,,stlment against the representa-
a.. irpfn Utah demand of the House N
representatives either that he be- not
,8uei 10 take his seat. 10 which u u
.in.tirl that be- was legally elected,
4 tftsr being admitted, that he De
,,,slsi That the House can do either
Stiffs tNu things ls extremely doubt
IN To refuse "a representative MS scat
shsn h. has bcen legally elected no
hlsi charged m the election returns
Z, rgstsft made by opposing candidates
2 me NIIN|fH NNAA " ~ AHANtAAhNA AAANhN
Il, ffpfesautatlVp Possesses all the
sstHsi.tl prescribed by the Consti-
,l.r Of the United Stntea--is a pro-
oli.ag utterly without precedent and
fffithsr sl absurd a. 10 be out Of the
1.lIf|sn A. t. the proposition 10 cN-
!. be member from Utah after seat
I'd bin. while u " conceded that the
.fItadeuis q tho House are not alto
ffssf harmonious on the subject ~
suaIt1n oi members, IL n perfectly
~. b. ray that 10 nHycr yet has cN-
fUfi a member for an alleged defect
a Hdal character. The clause ~ the
csfutuiidn that grants to the House
q nJatf 10 svuol n member IN uH fol.
III Each house may determine the
~ VI i'a proceedings, punish ~
lsllsu Tor dIaorderly behavior. and
~ ths occurrence % two.thirda. eN-
y a member" May punish him for
1nil For dlaorderly conduct. May
sifsi him Tor Whnt7 Evidently for dis
Clifly conduct ~ u more aggravated
Ia By which the house Is disturbed.
" taiIness interrupted, or Its dignity
q honor lnffingrd, Certainly not for
A. Alleged misdcmcanor which, n COM
r'iitl Al oil, was committed before the
uh Members election. was well known
~ NH NNNHAllNNNANf was NNlhfhNI NNANllNA
IN during the campaign In which he
va elected ana punishable under the
Au q the state from which he comes
mink those who are at the bottom %
o. rftstni agitation TO encompass the
tra'f0n N the member from Utah are
liifa u the weakness OF their posi-.
ga from a legal standpoint. and hence
Or seeking BY an the means their In
Itl|V can Invent 10 induce the House
tkpfasniatlvcs TO act without regard
O. r1uetentH ur the legal rights iuVolv.
II and 20 that end they have started
tatf some NJ the churches and other
rlclla societies the present agitation
otY against the member from
van. but against the whole Mormon
~. have mo- fear. however. that
~ House Will act without regard Co
~ pfocedcHta established or my legal
ii.n Nor do I believe the members
NJ House will b. much influenced by
", eainQr m fectnrlnn religious Hu-
e'lfi. Tor The reason. first. that 10 ~ "a
liiff clearly outside the sphere Of the
tiithes nnd, second. because the
VIZ agitation n based upon misropru-
iaugn " facts and absolute false
- Ati no many weli-mcanlng pep-
thl christian ministers. outside OF
Al are mlslsd by the fnlsehooda Of
lil's Al lhr bottom NJ the rellglo-poilt.
ny. n. s'hrine io unscat utaha represent
.H't ana thus defeat the expressed
w v We people NJ q sovereign state.
m out some of the false charges on
'''h 'he agitation IN based;