The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-29
ROBERTS SEAT IS
DECLARED VACANT
The House Adopted the Ma
jority Committees S. Re-
port on Matter
UTAH MAN WAS PRESENT I
Fifty Members of House Were Will
ing To Admit the Mormon with
the Understanding That
He Was Then To Be
Expelled.

Washington. January 25.-The case Of
Brigham II. Roberts. the Mormon repre-
septative-elect from Utah which had
occupied SO much Of he attention OF the
house since the assembling Of congress,
was decided today by the adoption Of a
resolution to exclude him by vo-e Of eGS
to 30. The exac- language of the rcsolu-
ton was as follows.
THAT under the facts and circum-
stances of thc ease Brigham III. Roberts
reprcsentatJN c-elcct tr3m the state o.
Utah. ought not to have or hold a seat
IL the house of representatives.. and that
the seat to which ne was elected Is mere
by declared vacant
The amendment to exTel Mr.. Roberts
without seating him offered by Mr. Lacey
was ruled out on a point Of order. and
the house only voted upon the resolution
Of the majority and minority of the COM
mttee The latter 20 seat and then eN-
Iel Mr.. Roberts was defeated 81 to pa
An analysis of this vote shows that 10
republicans. = democrats and populists
Vcted against it and u democrats, re-
publicans > populists and silver repub-
licans voted for IL.
The majority resoutiOns-to exclude
Mr. Roberts and declare the seat vacant
we're adopted. 26S 20 3d. The affirmative
vote was divided as follows; Republic
ans. it,; democrats. 80. populists, 4, while
tie negative vote was. Democrats, Al;
silver republicans. 2; pcpulists. J.
Score of Speakers Heard.
There were g. score of speakers today.
Mr.. Roberts Wss pre- cut throughout ;he
dav, aud tniy Ief. ,usll ~ or the re-
suit of the iast vote lk3d been announced
As he did so NJ save out statement
lustifyius his retention of his plural
wives on the ground that mis- moral obli-
CATION was more binding upon ms con-
science than the technical obedience to
statutory law and saying that there was
little excuse for the extraordinary efforts
To crush "a system already abandoned and
practically dead lie SAYS he was a mar
tyr 10 a spasm Of prejudice. lie would
not he said. tempt to run for congress
gain. although he would go back home
with a light heart confident OF the future
Mr.. Talbert. Of South Carolina. said
that in a case Of such abnormal and de-
Hant immortality tcchnicalities should not
weigh Representing the constituency he
di Z. he said. he should vote against Rob
orts. first, last and an the time.
Mr. Adauson. of Georgia, said violation
Of the statute against unlawful cohabita-
ton entitled the offender 10 membership
ir the pcnitentiary rather than the house
of Representatives.
Mr. Grosvenor. Of Ohio. supported the
views of the majority in favor of eX-
clusion.
Mr. Morris. of Minnesota. a member Of
the special committee which investigated
''o H''oi - &C., cur ",' 9's''
majority report advocated lts 'uopsIon
IN Am hour Spee'h II the CONSTITUTIONAL
d'AhicttlohS '"".d ppt hc ddded TO- sald
De. the house would he cofnpellHi 20 dd-
nit a drivelinS idiot base traitor or a
r,G-handcd murderer. The supreme
court had held that rolySamY was not a
religions tenet
DeArmond Favored Minority.
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how ne nhils. MI DeNrmond scored
those who had unnecessarily abused Mr.
Roberts. lie would scorn as beneath him
and beneath con 'mpt an effort 20 evoke
applause by denuhciuton.
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ahuSe WuieH i'P'"'S He'V"er ap'i'I nor
courage.
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pate IN oehall OF Tue majority resolu-
tons. II sad We are not mere To I'M
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