Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-26
CONGRESS- WON'T
HAVE ROBERTS
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committee with forty minutes speech
The argument of the majority that
the method of turning Mr.. Roberts out
mattered not, was the argument of
Judge Lynch. When he decided that a
man should be hung he also said IL
was immaterial how he was hung.
MIR, DeArmond scored those who Ind
unnecessarily abused Mr.. Roberts. He
would scorn as beneath him and he
meath contempt an effort to evoke an
plause by denunciation. But let it be
not understood by some carping critic
mat he favored polygamy. '.I oppose
H. scorn It," said he. but l do not
reel 1t necessary in order to show how
good i am, how I love motherhood and
chastity to lend myself to cheap abuse.
which requires neither ability nor
courage" This utterance drew forth
a round of applause.
AN ELOQUENT CONCLUSION.
MIR. Lanham. of Texas. closed the de-
bate in behalf of the majority resolu
lions. He said we are not here to i'm
pose moral or religious tests. We arf
cneerful to accord to the people of Utah
all inc privileges and immunities of
citizens OF sovereign States. They NAV
eject whomsoever they will, Mormon O,
semitic. but he must not be n poly-
gamist.
- SiieIl VI the affairs ana hroSideS
OF our common land-the roof trees NJ
American homes-the holy estate of
matrimony," he said, land the socred
anu inviolable associations of the fam
i'y circles. with solemn regard for the
constitution of my country and the dig
nlty or the popular branch of its legis-
lature-with q decent respect to Tho
opinions OF mankind-and the fonr ~
t Mon oelore my eyes, declare my be-
iiel that Brigham Fl. Roberts ought
not, FOR one instant of time bc nd
mtted to Membership in this House Of
Representatives"
OFFERED AND wIrHDRAwN
MIR. Lacey Republican, offered an
amendment to the majority reso,,tio, u'
providing for the expulsion of Mr.. Rob,
erts.
10 this Mr. Tayler made the point of
order that the amendment was NOT eer-
name. nv sc
The Speaker sustained the point OF
order. on the ground that the original
proposition only required a majority
vote. while. IL the amendment were
vote. '''' us
The Republicans applauded tho
Speakers ruling.
Mr. Lacey appealed from the deci-
sion of the chair.
Mr.. Tayler moved to lay that mo-
ton upon the table.
While the vote on the latter motion
was being taken, it being apparent that
IL would carry by II large majority. Mr..
Lacey Withdrew the appeal. The first
vote was then taken upon the adoption
OF the minority resolutions to scat and
then eNpel Mr.. Roberts. There was no
effort to pair the absent Republicans
and Democrats
MINORITY DEFEATED.
The minority resolutions-to seat and
eSpel MIR. Roberts-werc Geteatcd-Sl to
PA.
The following members voted for The
minority resolutions: Atkinson. Allen
(kansas), Allen (AIississlppD, Atwater,
Bailey tTexas), Ball. Bankhead. Ear
tholdt, Bartlett. Bell. Brewer, Brous-
sard (Louisiana). Burleson. Catchings.
Chanler, Clayton Gala bama). Cooney,
Cooper (TeXas), DcArmond, DeGaffcn-
reid, Densmore. Elliott, Epes, Fitzger-
aid (New York;, Gayle, Gordon. Green
(Pennsylvania). GrIggs( Lousana).
Hay, Howard. Jenkins. Johnston. Jones
(Virgnia). Kahn. I<itchin, Lester,
KluttZ Levy, Lewis. Lit;lcficld, Living
ston, Lloyd, Loud, Mccall. Mcclellan.
McCulloch. Maddox. May. Meckison,
%hNS u tLOuiSioiist)' -NtWisiluS.r -NoI lOU
(Ohio), Norton (South Caroina), Otey,
Polk, Quarles. Ransdell. Rhea Oxen
tucky), Richardson. Ridgeley. Richard
son, Robbins. Robertson Lousiana).
Rucker. Rupert. Ryan (New York;,
Ryan (Pennsylvania), Scudccr, Sims,
Slayden. Small. Smith (Kentucky),
Stephens (TeXas). Swanson.
Turner, Underwood. Van Diver
Wheeler (Kentucky). Wilson Udaho).
Young (Virgina).
THE MAJORITY VOTE.
The majority resolutions to exclude
him were then adopted-27S to so. The
announcement was greeted with cheers.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas -. Acheson. Adams. Allen
(Maine). Atwater. Babcock. Bailey
Kansas), Baker. Barber, Barham. Bar
ney. Bartholdt, Benton, Bishop, Bore
ing, Boutell (Illinois), Bowersock
Bradley (Ncw York;. Brantley (Geor-
gia), Breazeale, Bremen (Ohio), Brick
Brosius, Brown. Browniow, Brundidge
Bull. Burke (South Dakota), Burke
(Texas), Burliitt, Burleigh, Burnett
Burton, Butler, Calderhead, Caldwell
Cannon, Cabron, Chickering. Clark
(MissourD. Clayton (New York;, Cock
ran (MssourD, Cochran New York;
Cornell, Cooney, Coo2er (Wisconsin)
Coriiss Cousins. Cowherd. Cox, Craw-
ford Cromer. Crowley. Crumn. Crum-
packer, Cummings, Curtis. Dahle, DAILY
Dalzell. Davenport (SamueD. Daven-
port (Stanley), Davidson. Davis. Day
ton. Devries, Denny. Dick. Dollver
Dougherty, Dovener. briggs (New
York;, Driscoll. Eddy, Emerson. Epes.
Esch. Faris, Finley. Fitzgerald MAS
sachusetts) Fletcher. Fordney, Foss
Foster. Fowler. Freer. Gaines. Gamble
Gardner (Michigan). Gardner (New
Jersey. CASTOR. Gibson. Gilbert, Gill,
Gillet (New York;. Gillett (Massachu-