The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-30
SPECIAL to The Hera1dN


Washington, Jan 29.-Ex- Represen-
tative Brigham II Roberts visited the
capitol today and made final demand
on the various officers Of the house for
the sums withheld from him between
the time he was asked To stand aside
to the day Of the final vote on his case.
This included several important items.
among them being his mileage. salary
Tor two months. stationery. account and
clerk hire, aggregating in all EOmethine
over $4,000.
All Of the officers Of the house were
pleasant enough, but each declined to
comply with his demand for salary and
other sums legitimately belonging to
him. The house committee on mileage
today took up the matter Of Mr.. Rob
ertS mileage but reached no conclusion
in the matter. 1t was decided TO post
pone the vote in the committee until
Thursday at which time Mr.. Roberts
was expected TO be present.
The ex-member from Utah viii, how
ever, not remain to present an argu-
ment in the matter He prefers to rest
on the known fact that he was a mem
Der of congress during this period quite
as much as any representative and
fully entitled to salary and all other
emOlument and perquisites pertaining
TO the Office of congress. He does not
intend to press his demand for the
money beyond the formal reques+- ne
has made. His fight from the first was
for the recognition Of his rights and not
for any financial rewards incident to
the Office to which he was elected.
The committee on mileage is not like
~ 10 favor q. resolution. to pay Roberts
his mileage This would be deemed
confession that the treatment accorded
him b. the house was not just. There
is, however, a possibility that one Of
the committees on election will report
q resolution paying him the 81 900
usually allowed contestants on election
cases
Far From Disconsolate.
The Post says today: If Brigham
II. Roberts Of Utah is at all disconsO-
late over the vote Of the house he does
not betray it in his attire or by his con-
duet. On the contrary he seemed gIee-
full Two newspaper men sent cards
up TO his apartments. at the Metro
pOiitan hotel. Mr.. Roberts met them
in the parloT where he shOne radiant
in patent leather shoes and full drurs
suit. Across the lower portion Of his
broad shirt front q black silk hand
kerchief was spread, the ends smuggling
under the adjoining WdistcOaL Mr.
Roberts trOd lightly over the carpet.
Notwithstanding the pOITlinesg of his
frame. The orchestra in the lobby be-
low was discOUrsinS sweet music. The
gentleman from Utah chatted cheer
fully.
sc I return to the west he was say
ing impTessively as he took a final
handshake, but my face Will still be
toward the rising sun
The ex-cOngressman. his daughter
and secretary viii leave for the west
at 10 o'clock tomorrow. Mr. Roberts
viii stop for a few days at Chicago be
fore proceeding to Utah. Several
friends who have been made by Mr..
Roberts and his daughter, paid them
farewell calls at the Metropolitan
hotel tonight
The Case Of Graham.
Roberts is out Of congress- but
Graham is still drawing salary at
Provo. There does not seem to be such
strong probability that Graham viii go
out as there was while the Roberts case
was pending The house committee
which is Investigating the pOlygamOUs
postmasters is still awaiting the re-
cefpt of copy of the Indictment
against Graham.
In the Smith case the only matter in
contention is whether any persons at
Logan hold receipts from Secretary
to the President Porter to protesting
letter bearing date in advance of the
appointment The Democratic members
will endeavOr TO get evidence TO this
effect on record at the next hearing, but
it is not certain that they can succeed
in doing so.
The subcommittee appointed to OK
anime that part of the cOrresp Ondence
in the Logan case considered conf
Dental" by the first assistant post
master general, has completed it's
Iabors. Their finding has not been re-
ported, but it is said they did not find
the letters material.