Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-05

cohabitation with the alleged wives Is
not at all necessary. The question,
therefore, Is whether the committee will
decide on the question Of final right
that an undoubted polygamst who jus
titles the doctrine and practice Of
polygamy shall be allowed to hold a
seat in the House"
1t was determined by the committee
to ask Mr.. Carlisle for his views more
at length on the general right of Con-
gress 10 exclude member.
Mr. Roberts then began his argument
Mr. Roberts read a typewriter state
ment reviewing in detail the proceed
ings OF his case up to date. II said in
part;
"The questions to be considered are
the prima facie and final right Of b.
II, Roberts, representatve-elect from
Utah, 10 a seat in the House Of Repre-
sentatlves, TO which he was elected in
the month Of November, 1898, by the
people Of Utah, the electorate Of said
State gave him a plurality vote Of s.
6G5. II is a case in which there is no
contest and where II appears. so far
as the proceedings before the committee
is concerned, the representative-elect
possesses all Of the qualifications pre-
scrlbed by the Constitution Of the
United States, and where there Is no
statute so far as made 10 appear be-
fore the committee, either in the State
OF Utah or the United States, applicable
TO the case which disqualifes the repre-
sentative-elect from the Office Of Con-
gresham in the lower House Of the
American Congress"
Mr. Roberts dwelt with special en-
phasis on the right Of constituency
to determine on the moral character
OF member.
1T is left TO those constituents TO de-
termlne," he said, " what shall be the
moral status Of the man they wish to
send TO Congress as their representa-
tive, and not to the House OF Congress"
In support Of this he read with en-
phatlc and approving comment Con-
gressional report signed by b. F. But
Ter. Daniel W. Voorhees, and others, in
the course OF which II Is said that the
House Of Representatives shall be COM
posed Of members chosen by the peo-
pie OF the States, and not by the rep
resentatives of other States, accord
ing to the notion Of the necessities Of
self preservation and publication
which might suggest themselves to the
reason or caprice Of members from
other State in any process OF 'purga-
ton or publication.
Mr.. Roberts declared that Utah, one
Of the great silver producing States, had
been denied representation Of late while
the important financial bill vitality in
yolving Utah's silver mining industry
was considered and passed
He analysed the evidence of other
witnesses. and in general questioned the
dlrectness and conclusiveness OF the
testimony.
1T has not even been established"
he said, that B. II. Roberts was ever
married to Margaret c. Ship Roberts"
How do you account for his picture
being found in her house." inquired
Chairman Tayler.
Il don't know how to account for It,"
answered Roberts.
In the main the evidence was as TO
general repute, he contended, which
was short OF that conclusive proof re-
qulred. He challenged the charge that
he had contracted three polygamous
marriages.
Mr.. Tayler said he had never heard
Of such charge, as three polygamous
marriages would mean four marriages
In all.
Il challenge this" sair Mr.. Roberts,
because II Is one OF the charges on
which excitement has been worked up"
Mr.. Roberts was still arguing when,
at 1880 o'clock, a recess was taken I'M
I'll . .. m.