The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-06
ARGUMENT PROCEEDS As
70 ROBERTS RIGHTS.
Ex-sECRETARY CARLISLE WRITES
A LETTER ON THE CASE.
Roberts Makes HIS own Defense, HIS
Argument Being Directed Largely
to the Fact That II Has Not Been
Proved That He Was Polygamist

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The Roberts In
vestigating committee continued its ses-
sion today. Miss Roberts. the daughter Of
the Utah member-elec., sat near him.
Chairman Taylor stated at the outset that
he had received from ex-Secretary John
q. Carlisle letter giving his views on the
case
Mr.. Carlisle said he was suffering from a
cold and was unable to make an oral argu-
ment at this time. As to the case. he
said:
1T seems to me that the question Of citt-
xenship has been abandoned, or at least
nothing Is said about 1t in the testimony.
The record Of Roberts application and adj
mission to citizenship does not comply with
the law, as understand 1t, and do not
think he would be allowed to vote In nny
state upon q certificate based upon that
record.
'"The resolution under which the commits
sion IS proceeding directs It to ascertain
and report not only upon Roberts prirna
facie right. but upon his general right
Then Mr. Carlisle discussed the evidence.
and says:
HE is at this very moment a polygamist.
not having at any time abandoned or re-
nounced the relation assumed py the plural
marriages. ana conap1tation with the ai-
ieged wives Is not at an necessary. me
quesIvh, tnee'e, 20 mne.nei .no cuinnu.
thst a. ,,,da,bt.d rc,vsar,ss, nha ,,s.,s
40. tha doctrine he nractice. ~ nolv1an,v
shall be allowed to hold a seat IN the
house."
n was determined by the COMMITTEES ia
-. cs-s,s,s 80 ~. ,,,s,,,s ,,,o-a !, ,srwt,,
asA ~atN1io - - ~ '1 :. -e :.
ON tne general risn' VI cohsress - s'.c''oc
Mslpef'
op's 'nol ss.. pesan ''.s - un..l- 49,
eres reaa .ypewiien sa'ee'' .esiew-
ing N ue'aii .ne pIooeeulnss - ms ease
up 70 oate. AZ saio =" ps1.'
Ine Questions 70 pc conMdered are the
pa .acas anu nna. l.sn. = r. Z. nuD- ss-
,,s.., Z, rnrs,a,,s,. 1000 II, ~ ,,o,,. -
TYt.n. thA si.ctc-at - ~ .ssa .t.ts gtvs,ss
him q niuralitv vote a. seas Il Il. case
ii which there is no contest ana where It
appears 50 far as the proceedings before
the committee II concerned. the representa-
stive-elect Possesses all q the quaiifcalions
prescrioed py the communion o. tne on.t-
e.a'es amu ~ $500 ...ae ,ssra y y. =
,,.,tas s,thar 4, tha stata ~ ITtah ~ Inc
Tintted states. annlicable to the case. which
disoualffles the trepresentative-elect from
the Office Of congressman in the lower
house Of the American congress-"
Mr.. Roberts dwelt with special en-
phasis on the right Of constituency to
determine on the moral character OF
member.
"rt is left to those constituents TO deter
,,,,,,e ;, 10 sofa ..,vhet ahall Ia tha more,
st,t,,s of the man thew wish To send ia
concress n their renresentetive. and NOT
- tha ho,,so ~ cor erase
support OF TINS ne reau WIN en-
phatic ana approving comment congress
sional report. signed by B. F. Butler,
Daniel Voorhees, and others, In the course
Of which Il Is said that tn. house Of rep
resentatives shall he comnosed Of mem-
bers chosen by the people of the states
and not by the representatives OF other
state. according to the notion of the
necessities Of .self-preseryation and self
purifcation, which might suggest them
selves to the reason or CAPRICE of MEM
bers from other states in any process OF
.purration or plirificatfon.'"
Roberts declared that Utah. one of the
great silver-producing states, had been
denied representation OF late. while the
JItah.s silver mining and silver industry
was considered and passed.
Roberts took IN the evidence Of the
witnesses who appeared against him.
,,a ..that n n Roberts was ever ,narrIad
to Margaret C. Shipp Roberts. It has
been shown that he was seen near the
house and once in the house. But there
was no testimony of marriage. nothing
as to their maintaining marital relations.
nothing as to their having been seen at
theater or at the church. or otherwise
associating as man ana wire.
How 90 you account Tor your picture
being FOUND In ner house! asked Mr.
TAYLOR.
don't know now 10 account Tor II,
answered Hoper.s'
.ardad the funeral of a ch,,d ~ ryal,a
n,hb,a Robarts that Was Mr. Roharts