Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-04
House Committee Resumed Its Ses-
sions Today.
ATTEMPT TO DISCREDIF WITNESSES
Mr. Schroeder's Argument Against
Admission.
CIT1ZENSuI IMPAIRED

~ iNFaI4 . iiAN tSAI SdllUS committee
the House resumed its sessions this morn
ing in the room OF the committee on cleo
tions, Chairman Tayler presiding. Mr. Rob
erts was present in person. and before the
hearing commenced Senator Rawlius OF
Utah came in and took seat beside Mr.,
| Roberts.
| Ex-senator Carlisle, who WAS 10 have
submitted an argument today as counsel
| against Mr.. Roberts, was prevented from
attending by a bad cold.
AT the outset today Chairman Tayl,r said
| Mr.. Roberts had declined to admit the
testimony which had been forwarded by an
absent witness. This matter will Il, take.
| up later.
Attempt to Discrcdit Witnes.cs
Mr. Roberts read to the commi,t,. =
newspaper card from Thos. j. Brandon. -
former witness. dateu last November. d,.rl,-
ing having given information in III. Rob-
erts case, when. IN fact, Mr. Brandon had
made attidavits in the case during m. pre-
NlouS FEBRUARY. This, Mr.. Roberts held
| was evidence Of the witnesses unrrlfahrfty
He also attempted to impearh Tho t11Isf
worthlness Of another witness, MIR. Nc
baheis' ny presenting a telegram. hut IL
maS not ADMITTED by tEe committee ds bear
ing upon the testimony
1t was agreed between all nortias .lr ;s..,,..
that Mr.. Roberts certificate OF natulai!za-
tion should he admitted as evidence. Mi
Schroeder, on" cf the opponents viii slIb-
init hereafter The record of TN, cnurt ~
ceedinSs in the naturalization.
Hr. Schroeder's Argument
Mr.. Schroeder then took the floor To- m l.-
an argument against Mr.. Roberts. He SAID
the first question IN the case was is fo his
citizenship. Whether he had bee, natural
lied OF not Mr.. Schroeder did not care 10
discuss f'FfG sirN.. Ar,o b.r
whether tho House Of Rcpresa,t..t ives .ar,
declare additional qualifications for the al
mission OF IN Tber and if it can r,.fus.,
admission. There were other questions n
the cas-" which Ee would discuss IA order
Mr. Schroeder coGtended that the require
ment of citizenship for a Representative in
Congress should contemplate all the hirb-
est attributes OF citizenship unimpaircd. He
cited court decisions constituting: ihc mean
ing OF citizenship. He said there was a
difference between being a citizen of a
state and a citizen Of the United States II
does not follow that Mr. Roberts HAVING
been reinStGted to citizenship in the sfs.a
o. Utah, was made citizen Of The United
States.
Elements of CitizenShip
The Indispensable clements of citizen
ship in the United States would fucIude
The right to hold public office. thu right "a
vote. to take public land, to rec,iv, pro-
lection from the United States in a foreign
land.
Mr.. Schroeder held that tho riuh,s ..
o;,;zo,,,,i, : ~, 's''NS VI
- VI Nii. iNopfrts had oeen I'M
palred' he mad been polygamist since
the early eighties He had been disCr;,p-
chised by reason Of his Dolysamous stat.
MI Schroeder argued that the EduUnas
act was the act under which MIR Rrbs,r.'
impairment of citizenship fell. He said
that undoubtedly that act disfranchisaJ
Mr.. Roberts in 1895. The fact Of Utah he
coming state did not restore his rights
The only way he could do so would H. 10
remove himself from mis- unlawful asss-
Citations.
Gould Mr.. Roberts" said Mr.. SCHROEDER.
in his present condition as a polvg.an,jsi
GO to another state territory and ,ui,v
the status of d citizen? L answer, M Thar
= -. III - - ol tie case, ana mat tells
to him tho Fights Sf y,bicb i,' ~, -. -
deprived.
Today his citizenship is as much i'm
ara,,S r., a. II n1S eHer oeeh. therefore,
ments OF citizensbin Of nii,
in Congress.
Qualifications Cos p.
,,. c,, - -
MI ocHrpedeF argued that Congress has
the right, by general law, TO impos, qt,ali-
ffcations for A ranraserta al ti,,. IN, ,7gf,ia, o.,
those named Inv the Cors,i,uti,r tI, "a
that the Constitution had SET forth c.,.,,ip
qualifications. which must be the least NJ
those possessed by the representatiy. IA.
cited numerous decisions Of courts in sup-
port of this contention the. rea iir-r ~
"ntch consumed considerable time.
reseutative in Congress- is a., atti,... -.
the United States; that the Edmu,.Js act
applies TO II and that Mr.. Roberts is in
ei!s!pit s 10 t!'e once:
'?.uptost' Sdiu MT schroeder. mat
fdniiis maniac sh1uIa present hlmScii be
,ion ,e -. -',e.a.,i,.o -,
mittance.
suppose the dlSGua llllcatiDO was nlfN-