Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-12-07

of this House
Privilege? Did say, sir? am not ask
ing any privilege in this House. l am not
asking any favor of the members OF this
House. Under the shadow of tho consti-
tuition Of the United States / merely de-
mand for myself and for the people of my
| state. the protection that is due to us and
it is demand and it Is asking no favor.
| applause on the democratic. side and in
| the galler'es)
| Mr.. Roberts next called attention to the
| precedent in the Forty-Third Congress- in
| the case of Mr.. Cannon. adding:
| II can add nothing to the force of that
gentleman'S remarks except this. that i'm
the case of Mr. Cannon the House was
dealing with an ex-delegate of the terri
| tory, not the representative of the people
Of a sovereign State. They were dealing
| with a delegate who was created 10y
statute passed by the Congress OF the Uni
ted States. And throughout the discussion
it was alleged as a reason for taking eX-
ceptlons to him that they could do 50 be-
cause he was unprotected by the provis-
ions of the constitution And yet, sir, not
withstanding he was but a creation of law
still they admitted him as a member upon
the floor of the House.
ut is to be remarked in this connection
that strange to say, the course Of nature
was not disturbed. Notwithstanding an
alleged polygamist was permitted by the
vote of republican Congress to remain
on the floor of this House it did not trans
pire. as it is said it did transpiro in an
Gent Rome a little ere the mighty julius
shao,nd dc,d did NOT etand and qibher in
tho stroots ~ Pop,e wv Gil. tho ,,,i,l
was not darkened nor was the moon turn
od 70 blood Actually sir the rain contin-
ned to fall upon the just and the unjust
alike. daughter and applause)
| "Gentleuson, of the democratic party
some few of whom may perhaps tremhle
- little at the thunderous objection that
has hem presented as pretending to voice
the sentiment of the country upon this
subject want to call your attention to
another thing, and that is that notwtn-
standing a republican Congress sclted this
man, yet the republican party really sur
vived its action. Uaughtcr). Why, it is
true to-day, that | believe gentlemen of
the majority that it could survive even if
it should scat the present representative
from the State of Utah"
Proceeding, he took up the charge that
Utah had broken her compact with the
United States by the election Of an allcs-
ed poygamous representative If that
was true, he said then Utah had simply
e followed the illustrious example of the
{ present national administration. II af-
t firm" said he that there is abundant
q evidence that objections similar to those
in the present case were presented to the
+. President and the Senate against the APP
IL pointment OF certain federal officials in
d Utah, but the objections We're waived
aside"
Is do YOU mean to say that polygamgsts
1t were appointed to federal Office in titan
: by tho present eXeCutive?" queried Mr.
g HOPKINS rep, of Illinois
n "With the knowledge of the President
y added Mr.. Grosvenor quickly. amid some
n laughter on the democratic side. "N hen
men were applicants for federal offices q
J. Utah" reiterated Mr.. Roberts, COLLECTIONS
e were made and afIidavits were fled both
ID with the President and the Senate hut
1t nevertheless the appointments were
l. made"
ii "'That does not answer my question, "
It observed Mr.. HOPKINS
&c Mr. Roberts urged that the case ought
to go to the judiciary committee where
" it could be investigated He walucd the
y republican side that this was serious
= question. If the people OF Utah wore
i guilty of violating the compact with the
is Union, what of the President, who haC
appointed to life positions in Utah m,r
d chargcab,c with the same offensos?
10 Mr. Roberts rdiculod the manner ir
l. vhich the petition favoring his expulsion
# had been procured In concluding he de-
b ried that the members VINO voted to seat
Il him would be voting for polygamy The
r. question of polvgamv was settled
o Il hold it as an honor said ne. that
TT it viii, be quoted long in Utah as one who
% holped to settle that question on the fool
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