The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-26
AMMAN HAS NO CHOICE
,.,.,,u Mr.. Roberts Of Utah and the Sui.
tan Of Zulu.
BAKERS WERE MORE THAN A SCORE
,..omist Excluded from Member.
,a,S with but FIFTY ni'sen'ins
va,..-Texan's Mastcrly Effort.

r.,xrnmist Exci""e" from he""cr-
Nh with but FIFTY Dissenting
.~.-Texan's Mastery Effort.
r,,n,nston, January 25.-The case OF
,,,.,am Roberts, the Mormon representa-
elect. which has occupied SO much
IA. attention of the house since the as
.ablinr Of congress, was decided today
& ne adoption of resolution TO exclude
:. by vote Of 2es to SO. t.-.
rso exact language Of the resolution Is
,.,ous. That under the facts and
,,,stances of the case, MIR. Brigham
:, pobefts, representative elect from the.
s,..s a. Utah ought not to have or hold
IN, in the house of representatives and
~, ,be seat to which he is elected here
i he declared vacant "
The amendment, to expel Mr.. Roberts
..,bout seating him. offered by Mr.. La
!, vas ruled out on a point of order, and
/ h. house only voted upon the resolutions
!, ,hs majority and minority of the conf
-,,os The latter-to seat and then eN-
" Roberts was defeated, 81 to s4i.
aro,vsis OF this vote shows that 40 re-
.nsleans 70 democrats and 2 populists
la against e. and II democrats, re-
.,hllcsns. populists and 2 silver fepub-
is,ns voted for It, The majority resolu-
.s.n--to exclude Mr.. Roberts and declare
! ~ ssst yaeant--was adopted 2bS 10 30
~ sairmative vote was divided as fol-
,nrs Republicans 16s. democrats SO, popu-
MI 4 and the negative vote. democrats
Il silver republicans 2, populists ].
rhsre was over score of speakers to-
ssv and the closing speeches Of each side
,'s,e specially able Mr.. Lanham of Texas
i ,lo,sd for the majority and MIR. neArupEd
n Missouri for the minority. Mr.. Rob
,rts was present throughout the day and
ony left the hall after the result Of the
4 last vote had been announced As he did
:, ne gave out a statement justifying his
rstention OF his plural wives on the
4 ground that his moral obligation was more
! binding upon his conscience than techni-
eal obedience TO statutory law and saying
4 that there was little excuse for the extra
4 ordinary efforts to crush system already
abandoned and practically dead. He said
i he vas a martyr to spasm Of prejudice.
4 congress again. although he would go back
home with light heart, confident of the
4 future.
4 This was the last day of the debate in
\ the house on the Roberts case and inter
4 vt continued undated. Large crowds
! iled the galleries when the house was
called TO order at II o'clock. Some minor
business was transacted before the debate
was resumed A bill was passed to create
ipoiher judicial district in the Eastern
division OF Tennessee.
A bill was passed fixing the salary of tn,
postmaster OF Washington at $4,000.
Il February 10 was set aside for payinI
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 IA
ror Of the seating aud then expelling o
Mr.. Roberts.
Mr. Johnston CIV. Va) advocated tht
expulsion OF Mr. Roberts
hr Brosus (Pa.l argued that meta
i pnorieal and technical consideration
should not deter congress from doing III
duty In this crisis of the nations goo,
name and fame such considerations shout,
be swept aside and the will of the peopl
be executed
& Mr.. Grout (NtO supported the conten
lion Of the majority for exclusion.
q Mr. Talbot IS c. said thai in case q
81 defiant immortality. technicaIities shout
mol weigh. Representing the constituenc
10 d'd' he said he should vote agains
Aooerts hrst, last and all the time.
N hr. AdamgOn tf,a / sold viola fio, al
slaie law by unlawful cohabitation en-
ll.leo the offender 10 membership in th
ptNehtiary rather than in the house q
representatives.
MT Roberts came into the hall Will
~. ~. aoamson was speaking and listened t
behind the rail.
AT nay On. " was in favor of tn
.Mluslon Of Mr.. Roberts as a poignant:
VI, as an offender against decency
clusion. "-'o A1'oe''eu Cd
as bnck undl favored exclusion. II
~ l not want 10 make a martyr of Mi
sympathy. '''s
~ Moody fMass) argued that tn
hs. e mad the right to exclude or expe
~ inai II was expedient that Mr.. Robert
saonld be excluded
ut Grosvenor (oho) supported til
NJ ~ me majority in favor OF exclusion
,ns. sa'u nigh tribute to Mr.. Littleheld
49, he said he had never heard a
ut argument on false ground.
sno.t "orrls tMinn), a member OF th
pan committee which investigated III
4 N, case and who signed the major
a bo wloFt' advocated its adoption. in a
4 49,. speech. The right to exclude. y
4 rt.su' could be exercised for anythin
sn.,is 10 The judgment of the house a..
Tshed him: the right 10 cxpel uul
mar. ne mad committed some act while
lonsl ~ fnll fellowship. II the oonstitl
,ha quaiihcations could not be added I
\ driss,,,se would be compelled TO admit
h,,s.ng IDIOT. base traitor or a re,
-uuea murderer.
on ~. Almond (Mo.) closed the deba
aat OF the minority. He said til,
n hirei little whether he spoke lor
resolr,,y. The argument for-the minori
oor'ohs had been made beyond Il
aonsa u any gentleman in or cut Of u
Na,n. 70 answer when the gentleman fro
lerly snr Littleheld) concluded his ma
nigh mort on Tuesday Anything !
ms gay would be in effect repsfitio
etb;eu,nent OF the majority. ira u
.sres o. turning Mr.. Roberts out, ma
Lyprh no. was the argument 81 Jud
'shsn he real question at issue "
srfs e execution be observedPr Ro
o. Ar entitled to be sworn in. NJ
sarily 1na scored those who had unue-e
e ,,,s FUSED Mr. Roberts. Mr.. Robert
isfsnss. mad rot a solitary champion
sosn - upon the floor and he won