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his own oefeLse aiter MT. bfcn6Eusou 1au
concluded. As occupied . conspicuoas
place Immediately In front Of the clerks
desk. Several legal volumes were piled
up In front Of him and bouquet of car.
nations lay upon his iesk. The most In
tense interest YVES manifested as be arose.
Members crowded about but were com.
PEELED to retire to their SEATS. The gal
leries were hushed. The occupants leaned
over TO listen, eager to lst no word ss-
cape. Mr.. Roberts first sent to the clerks
desk and had read his naturalization
papers. He then began to speak. His
voice was soft aud low, but bis enuncia-
ton was distinct and could be heard to
the farthest corner Ct the hall. As he got
into his argument, however, his voice
grew louder until on several occasions IL
rang cut until the fretted ceiling over
head gave back the echo.
Proceeding, he took up the charge that
Utah had broken her compact with the
United Statss by the election Of an al
legged poly gamous representative. II that
wa, true. he said, then Utah had simply
followed the illustrious example Of the
present national administration.
Il affirm." ssid he. ''that there IL
abundant evidence that objections similar
to those In the present case were pre-
sentsd to the President and the Senate
against the sp pointment of certain
FEDERAL OFFICIALS
in Utah but the objections were waived
aside.''
"Do you mean to say that polygamists
were appointed to federal Office In Titan
Uy the present executivef" queried Mr..
Hopkins, Republican Of Illinois.
"with the knowledge Of the Presi-
dent" added MIR. Grosvsnor, quickly
amid some laughter on the Democratic
side.
"when men were applicants for Federal
offices In Utah." reiterated MIR. Roberts,
Objections were made and affidavits
were tiled both with the President and
Senate, but nevertheless the appoint
ments were made"
"That does not answer my question:"
observed MIR. Hopkins.
Mr. Roberts urged that the case ought
to go to the judiciary COMMITTEES where 1t
could be invest gated. He warned the Re-
publican side that this was serious
question. II the people Of Utah were
guilty of violating the compact with the
Union, what of the President who had
ap pointed TO lite positions In Utah, men
charpeable with the same offenses.
Mr.. Roberts ridiouied the manner In
which the petition favoring his expulsion
mad been procured. In concluding he
denied that the members who voted to
seat him we're voting for polygamy-the
question Of polygamy was settled.
81 hold 1t as an honor" said he, THAT
will be quoted long In Utah as one who
helped to settle that question on the floor
of the constitutional convention. I am
not defending polyaAmy. 1t Is dead"
Mr.. Robsrts concluded By thanking
Mr.. Taylor ami the House for their In
diligence. He was given round Of ap-
piause ~ he took his seat.
Mr.. Dinsmore, Democrat OF Arkansas,
briefly opposed the Taylor resolution.
Mr.. Grosvsnor. Republican Of Ohio, de-
nounced Mr.. Roberts's statement oon-
corning the appointment by the Presidents
of polygamists in Utah as q miserable
subterfuge.
al make the statement said he. land
I defy contradiction, that the President
never knowingly appointed Q polygamist
to Office. As well might one charge that
the President had plunged his stainless
hands In human blood as to charge that
he appointed to public ofi1oe, men guilty
Ill ha nantIa-
man from Utah.
81 charged and reiterate it." said Mr..
Roberts, "that men appointed to office In
Utah were charged before the President
and the Senate with misdsmeanor Of
which 1t 10 charged am guilty"
"were they guilty." inquired MIR. Dali
zsl.
"It does not appear whether they were
guilty." answered MIR. Roberts. "They
were only charged as am charged" APP
plauss on the Democratic side, in which
many people In the gallery Joined.
MIR. Taylor concluded the debate.
"Mr. Roberts," he said. ''had exhibited
q large incapacity to understand Ills (Tay-
lor's) position. his tRoberts's) position or
righteous expression Of their sentiment
Justly founded, however. much misdi-
rected. He did not say Mr.. Roberts was
guilty. But he indicted him upon his
own responsibility. The vote was then
taken. first ON the substitute, which was
defeated SO to 247.
The vote then REQUIRED upon the adop-
ton of Mr.. Taylor's resolution. the roll
being called upon the demand of the Re-
publicans.
The resolution was Adopted 302 to 80.
Those who voted IN the negative were
as follows: Adams. Allen, Mississippi,
Banley, Ball, Brewer. Burleson, Car
mack, Cooper. Davey. De Graafenreid,
Dinsmore, Fitzpatrick, Fleming, Kitchen,
Lentz, Lewis, Mcclellan, Mccullough.
Maddox, Norton. South Carolina, Rhea,
Richardson, Robbins, Alayden. Small,
Snodgrafs, Stephens, Turner, Democrats;
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