Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-25
Lacy's Expulsion Resolution Likely
to Be Adopted.
PREVAILING SENTIMENT IN House
Urgent Deficiency Bill Passed by
the Senate.
MONEY ANSWERS PRITCaARD

The opinion was. widely expressed in the
House this afternoon that the resolution
of the election committee excluding Rob
erts from the House will be amended, so
as to make it a resolution of expulsion,
requiring a two-thirds vote.
Mr.. Lacey intends to offer such an
amendment, carrying out the general idea
of his resolution which provides for ex-
pulsion, and the belief is quite general that
it will be adopted.
An effort was made today to bring about
an agreement among those of various views
on this question to waive all technical dill
ferences and adopt simple resolution or
expulsion 1t was found impossible, how
ever, to reach such an agreement, and Mr..
Lacey therefore decided to offer an amend
ment framed in language nearly as pos
sble acceptable to Mr.. Tayler, chairman
of the committee, and large number of
members on both sides have said that they
will vote for it.
This Is the last day of the debate in the
House Of Representatives on the Roberts
case, and interest continues unabated.
Large throngs again filled the galleries
when the House was called to order at IL
o'clock.
Some minor business was transacted be-
fore the debate was resumed. bill was
passed to create Alother judicial district in
the eastern division of Tennessee.
A bill was passed fixing the salary of the
postmaster of Washington at $4,000
February 10 was set aside for paying
tribute to the memory of the late Repre-
sentative Settle Of Kentucky
Mr.. Sims (Tenn.) was the first speaker
today. He made legal argument in favor
of seating and then eXpelling Mr.. Roberts.
Mr.. Johnston CIV. VaJ advocated the ex-
pulsion of Mr.. Roberts.
Mr. BrosuS (Pa) argued that metaphys-
ical and technical considerations should not
deter Congress from doing its duty. In this
crisis of the nations good name and fame
such considerations should be swept aside
and the will of the people executed
Mr.. Grout Vt) supported the contention
Of the majority for exclusion.
Mr.. Tal1ert IS. c. said that in a case Of
such abnormal and defiant immortality
technicalites SHOULD not weigh. Repre-
senting the constituency he did, he said, he
should vote against Roberts first, last and
all the time.
Mr.. Adamson (Ga) said violation of II
statute against unlawful cohabitation e..
titled the offender to membership in the
penitentiary rather than the House of Rep
resentatives.
Mr. Roberts came into the hall while Mr..
Adamson was speaking and listened to the
debate from lounge in the lobby behind
the rail.
Mr.. Ray CN.Y) was in favor of the ex-
clusion of Mr.. Roberts as a polygamist and
an offender against decency.
Mr.. Freer (W.Va) also advocated eXclu-
sion.
Mr.. Brick Qnd) favored expulsion. He
did not want to make a martyr Of Mr..
Roberts, which would win for him pity or
sympathy
Mr.. Moody CMass) argued that the House
had the right to exclude or expel, but that
it was expedient that Mr.. Roberts should
be excluded.
Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio) supported the views
of the majority In favor of exclusion. He
paid a high tribute to Mr.. Littlefield's
speech. He said he had never heard an
ADLER argument on false ground.
Mr.. Morris (Minn), a member of the spe-
cial committee which Investigated the Rob-
erts case, and who signed the majority re-
port, advocated its adoption in hours
speech.
The right to exclude, he argued. could be
exercised for anything which, in the jude
ment of the House, disqualified him: the
right to- expel only when he had commit
ted some act while member in all fe-
lowship. If the constitutional Qualfi .ations
could not be added to, the House would be
compelled to admit driveling idiot, d base
traitor a red-handed murderer.
Mr.. DeArmond CMo.) closed the debate on
behalf of the minority of the committee
with forty-minute speech.