Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-22

House this week Will Dc tuc CouoiuOA"
ton OF the case of Brigham H. Rob-
erts, the representative-elect from
Utah. The case attracted intense in
terest all over the country. Though
both the majority and minority OF the
committee which investigated the case
agree that Mr.. Roberts should not sit
as a member of the House on account
of alleged p~olygamous practices, there
will be a royal struggle over the Ques-
ton over procedure upon which the
committee has split. The case will
be called upon Tuesday and two, pos
sibly three, days will be devoted to
it. The majority of the committee
hold that Mr.. Roberts should be ex-
cluded, while the minority contend
that he should be
Seated and Then Expelled,
Basing their argument for this course
upon the ground that Mr.. Roberts
possessed all the constitutional qualifi-
cations for membership, and that any
attempt to exclude him upon the
theory that Congress has the power to
add to those qualifications would es-
tablish a dangerous precedent, that
might return to plague Congress in
the future. Littlefield, of Maine, and
Mr.. DeArmond, of Missouri, who pre-
ented the minority report, will make
a strong fight. and say they believe
they can convince a majority of the
House that the course they advocate
is the only proper one to pursue. The
majority Of the committee. on the
other hand, are confident that they
will be backed by a majority of the
House. Mr.. Roberts is expected to
make a
Plea in His Own Defense.
Should he be seated, in accordance
with the contention of the minority,
a resolution to expel will be imme-
diately offered, and this doubtless will
carry by an almost unanimous vote,
although the majority, in their report,
have insisted that, once seated, a
member cannot be expelled for acts
committed before he was a member
of the House. Tomorrow will be de-
voted to District of Columbia matters,
and Friday to eulogies upon the life
and public services of the late Vice
President Hobart.
The Senate this week again will de-
vote itself almost exclusively to
speech-making.
A Variety of Subjects
VIII be considered. The financial bill
will remain the unfinished business.
but the Senate will not be held strict
ly to it's consideration. Several set
speeches probably will be made upon
it, among those who are expected to
speak being Senators Cockrell, Daniel
and Allen. No announcement has vet
been made Of speeches on the afirma-
tive side OF the measure, but now that
a day has been agreed upon for a
vote, it may be expected that some of
the friends of the bill will speak in
its defense.
The first speech of the week will
be made Immediately after the close
OF the routine business Monday morn
ing by Senator Pritchard on his reso-
luton declaring the proposed amend
ments to the constitution of North
Carolina to be in contravention of the
Federal constitution. He will be fol-
lowed by Senator Turner in a pre-
pared speech on the Philippine ques-
zion. tuesday Mr.. Ross will address
n Senate on the application of the
constitution of the United States To
Puerto Rico and the Philippine archi-
peiago. He will be followed on the
same date by Mr.. McEnery. with q
speech on the North Carolina consti-
tutional question.
The two reports on
The Quay Contesr
VIII be presented Monday or Tues-
oay' and as this contest is a privileged
question, it is not unlikely to receive
early attention. Senator Penrose who
is in charge of Mr.. Quay's case. saws
ne VIII ask that the contest be pressed
TO an early decision in the Senate. Tho
samoan treaty Will be taken up again
IN executive session on the motion If