The sun., 1900-01-06
gORT IS AGAINST QUAY
Seiiate Committee Strongly OPP.
posed to Seating Pennsyl-
vania Senator.
BY FOUR VOTES TO THREE
Chandler, Hoar and McComas Vote
For Him, While Burrows, Caf.
fiery, PettuB and Harris Were
the Ones 10 Cast Ad.
verse Ballots.

Washington, Jan. 5.-The senate com
hittee on privileges and elections has
decided by vote OF 4 10 TO make
an adverse report upon the resolution 10
seat Senator Quay. The resolution was
as follows:
Resolved. That Matthew s. Quay be
admitted as a senator from the state OF
Pennsylvania In accordance with his APP
pointment made on April 81, 1899, by
the governor OF said state"
The members of the committee voting
for the resolution were Senator's Chan
dler, Hoar and McComas and those OPP
posing Senators Burrows, Caffery, Pet
tus and Harris. Senators Turley and
Pritchard were paired, the latter for and
The former against the resolution.
No definite time was set for the pres
sntation OF the committees report TO the
senate. The minority will also present
report, and the understanding Is that
the minority shall be notified by the ma
iority when it is ready TO put in Its re-
port.
Senator Burrows, the only Republican
on the committee who voted against the
resolution, will prepare the report Of the
majority and Senator Hoar the minority
report.
elections has begun its investigation OF
the charges of bribery made in connec-
tion with the election OF Senator Clark
(Mon.). The proceedings were begun by
arguments from counsel on both sides.
Mr.. Clark himself was present with his
counsel former Senator Faulkner.
Ex-senator Edmunds appeared as lead
ing counsel for the complainants, making
the first statements in support Of the
memorial presented against Mr.. Clark. He
said the complpinants expected TO be able
TO prove all the charges made and TO
show that Mr.. Clark's election was Sc
cured by the liberal use OF money and
thar large sums OF money were furnished
10 ~. end by Clark He believed that
th. Aenditures could be traced to Mr..
with due effort on the part Of the
9 mittee. He said he and his associates
would ask TO have good many witnesses
summoned
Tho Roberts Case,
The Roberts investigating committee
continued its session. with a large crowd
Of interested spectators present. Among
these was Miss Roberts, the daughter OF
the Utah member elect, who sat near him
and followed attentively the argument
presented by her father. Chairman Tay-
Ter (O) stated at the outset that he had
received from ex-Secretary John G. Car
isle a letter giving his views on the case
1t was determined by the committee to
ask Mr.. Carlisle for his views more nj
length on the general right Of congress to
exclude a member.
Mr.. Roberts then began his argument.
lie spoke quietly and deliberately, with
some evidence of hoarseness.
A. Faa 81 Al 4.
OF presenting this case" began Mr.. Rob
erts in low tone, II could well wish TO
have some master hand, some one train
cd In legal argument and persuasive abil-
fly. j am fully conscious that [ do not
have that training or knowledge OF the
law, and have been compelled through
out TO get along MS best ! could with such
general information Of the law and prece-
, dents as possessed"
With this introduction Mr.. Roberts
took up typewriter statement review
ing in detail the proceedings Of his case
up TO date. 1t said in part:
'The questions to be considered are the
n prima facie and final right OF Il. III. Rob.
Il erts, representative elect from Utah, TO O
81 seat In the house Of representatives, Il
which he was elected in the month OF No
vember, 1898, by the people OF Utah
The electorate OF said state gave him Q
kXplurality vote OF 1866.
1T is a case In which there is no con
u fest and where 1t appears, SO far as the
Rroceedlngs before the committee are con
ferned, the representative elect possesses
M Of the qualifications prescribed by thc
8nstitution OF the United States ant
A,re there Is no statute so far as made
Jppear before this committee either il
iitate OF Utah or the United State,
psable to the case which disqualifie'
Representative elect from Utah fol
Lice Of congressman in the lowel
of the American congress-"
Roberts dwelt with special en-
4ais on the right Of a constituency Il
6rmine upon the moral capacity OF I
: nber. "It is left to those constitu
to determine" he said, what shall
lA& the moral status of the man they wish
send to congress as their representa-
and not to the houses Of congress"
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