Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-26
,,i,,iu Report Adopted !" the
House, 1853 to So
81 OTHERS VOTED DOWN.
Partisan oeei'io"-"o'h
r.r,l.. Tor tyr ''"'''"
a statement


ESPECIAL TO THE ~, NH"S .,,or,,v
l,.',slon. Jan. 25.-The minority
S .'.,,r 70 seat and then expel ROD
r'''a'.Da s,satel in the House By 81
y .,,odty report excluding MI
l's ,. t,Sm congress was adopted by
,,,s a .ss yeas, 80 noes
....,,rg,on. Jan. 25.-The case OF
IAN H. Roberts, the Mormon rep
S ls1.,s from Utah. which has
| '.,.,lsd 90 much Of the attention OF
/ I. gou.e since The assembling Of Con-
~. was decided today by The adop-
resolution to exclude him by
a, Of gts 70 80. 'rhe exact IAN
'',s Of the resolution was as follows
.rs,i under the facts and circum-
-, ~ me case Brigham ii. Rob-
= y, rasresentatiye-elect from the
~ I'lah. ought not TO have or
"a A seat in the House OF Represeh,
-. and that the seat TO which ne
saeted Is hereby declared vacant,
= amendment to expel Mr.. Roberts
Nm seating him, offered by Mr..
''sv vss ruled out on a point Of Or
"a the House only voted on the
,sations Of the majority and minor
tTd The committee.
~ AFTER TO seat and then expel
n, poSerts, was defeated, 81 to ~.
4. ,rslysis OF this vote shows that
"a pspublIcans, 70 Democrats and ?
prrs,s voted against II and II DEM
..-,'s s Republicans 2 Populists and
sher Republicans for H.
NJ majority resolutions. 20 exclude
n, Roberts and declare the seat va
nj were adopted. 26S 10 80. The af-
sr,llye vote was divided as follows;
|5wblleans. l6S; Democrats, IS; Popu-
N, 4 and the negative vote. DEM
vi,s a., Silver Republicans, ?: Pop
ItsS !.
Tss,e were over a score Of speakers
[,iy and the closing speeches on
~ side were particularly able. Mr..
SllrAsm Of Texas closed for the ma
NV and Mr. De Almond of Missouri
/ Il he minority
M Roberts was present throughout
\ o DAY and let the hall after the re-
| I'D Of the last vote had been an
s.sced As he did 50 he gave out O
nisnent justiiylng his retention of
Ik plural wives on the ground that
/ h moral obligation was more binding
| ron hls conscience than technical ODE
.srce 70 statutory laws, and saying
/ aai 'hera was little excuse for the ex-
|t5gilnary efforts 10 crush system
trady abandoned and practically
dai He said he was a martyr TO a
'gasm q prejudice" He would not,
h ala attempt 10 run for Congress
again although he would go back
bone with a light heart, confident Of
Do future.
When Mr., Lanham concluded his
ssech against Roberts last evening,
NJ Lacey (Rep) OF Iowa offered an
sneitment 10 the majority resolution
Providing for the expulsion OF Mr..
Rpbet;S To this Mr.. Tayler made the
pant Of onler tina, the amendment was
fd eeFnane, The Speaker sustained
~ point Of order on the ground that
3s original proposition only required
4 majority vote. while, II the amend
rei, we're added, Il would require a
ivpthlvds vote. The Republicans APP
Tisdet the Speakers ruling.
w Lacey appealed from the decislon
e be chair Mr.. Tayler moved to lay
'hit notion on the table. While the
we On the latter motion was being
'ssea Il being apparent that II would
u'y by large majority, Mr. Lacey
'shdfew the appeal,
VOTED FOR MINORITY REPORT.
Ne vote was then taken upon the
I1p'lon OF the minority report to seat
~ thtn erpel Mr.. Roberts.
a. ihe conclusion Of the rollcall Mr..
ltsaey tReD) Of Minnesota, the Re
l-1lean whip, announced that on ac-
\ NY OF the non partisan character OF
ls nollon he had made no effort TO
~ 'hs absent Republicans.
~ Underwood DEM Of Alabama
nae similar announcement con-
e-Slhg The Democratic absentees.
zoe minority resolution, to seat and
uN hr Roberts, was defeated, 81 to
!. re following members voted for
We minority resolutions: