The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-12

any other caSs OF the kind on the contrary.
ns these authorities establish. II IL a matter
coming within the discretion OF the tribunal
trying the Senator Congressional Globe, "a
scss. S7th Cong pit l. pp 80. i55)
In the progress OF the debate Mr.. Nc
Dougall said
II 10 no question OF law. We have
not nsked whether the Senator from Indiana
In our best Judgment and by that We try him
and we say yea or nay, ns We think. whether
he be a true man or not 70 cit in the Federal
councils 70 conduct tho Gfairs OF the United
States Congressional Globe "a 57th
co.'s" TS tRc tRS l. % p no s559 s1.c, roro no
mnde In the course Of the same debate
by MIR Lane. Mr.. Howe, Mr.. Johnson,
and Mr. Browning, Congressional Globe
"a sess- 9Th Cong pit. l. PIP. All. AIS, SGo
In the year 1861 Philip F. Thomas was
denied scat In the Senate or the United
States, to which he had been duly elected
for tho reason that he had resigned his
seat In the Cabinet OF President Buchan-
an on account OF his disagreement with
the policy Of the President In cndeovoring
10 relieve the garrison OF the forts In
Charleston hnrbor, and also because Mr.,
Thomas had given 10 his son, who was
about to entcr the service OF tho Contcd-
crate states. sum OF money, not to as
slst the son in gong TO the camp OF the
Confederate forces, but that in case he
was imprisoned or suffering he might
have sum of money with him There
was no wcll-founded claim that Mr.
Thomas had been guilty OF any act OF
conduct OF which any court would take
cognlzance: the most that was claimed
was that his conduct was such as TO give
aid, COunten1nCe and encouragement TO
persons engaged IN armed hostility TO the
United States. tSenate Election Cases.
Sd cd, PIP. 3&2-E9.)
In the British Parliament the same
principle has been recognized In a num-
Der of cases and is now fully established
In the year 1872 Benjamin Walsh was
INnHlln1 HnlIgR n "a
unworthy and UNIT to continue mem
ber OF this House." on account OF said
Walsh having boon guilty OF gross fraud
and notorious breach of trust" although
his onensc was one not amounting to
felony" (67 Commons Journal. 1870
In that case the chancellor of the ex-
chequer said:
IIo could not think that because an act OF
Parliament did not mako moral crime a
legal ono tho House OF Commons should DO
prevented from tnknG cognlznnce OF It.
Uanslrds Parliamentary Debates, nrst oerics
vol 2 p. ll9o)
In the wear 1914 Sir Thomas Cochrane
was expelled from tho House OF Com
mons for being concerned In a conspiracy
TO spread the false report that tho
French army had been defeated. Napoleon
killed. and that the allied sovcreiens wcro
In Paris. tho object TO DO attained by
such false report being Ito occasion
temporary rise and Increase In the prices
or the public Government funds to the
Injury OF those who should purchase such
funds during such aforementioned tern
porary rise and increase In the prices
thereof go Commons Journal, i2I-I23J
The Protestants.
The main protest In this case was
signed by Is reputable citizens Of the
State of Utah. ono of tho Signers, DR.
w Nj. Paden, Is the pastor of one OF the
leading Protestant churches OF Salt Lake
city. and a graduate of Princeton unl-
yerslty; another, Mr.. p. l. Williams. Is
the general counsel OF railroad in Utah
md the Western States. another. Mr.. e.
w Wilson. Is the cashier OF a national
bank In Salt Lake City; another. MIR c.
c. Goodwin, the editor OF ono OF tho lead
ing papers OF that city; another Mr.. w
A. Nclden, the president OF Wholesale
drug company doing business not oury In
Utah. but In othoT OF the Western States;
another. Mr. Ezra Thompson, a gentle
man who hus held the ofiise OF Mayor OF