The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-06-08
Il LOOKS DARK FOR SMO0T
HIS CASE LOST IN THE SENATE
COMMITTEE
Senate as a Body VIII Doubt
less Act

Washington, June That Reed
SmOOt is not entitled to his seat in the
United States senate as a senator from
Utah was the decision Of the senate
committee on privileges and elections,
declared today by vote Of to 8
The decision was on Senator Dubois
resolution offered at the meeting two
weeks ago, which was carried by Sen
atOrs Burrows, DolIiver, Pettus. Over
man, Bailey and Dubois and Frazier,
voting in the affirmative, and Senators
Foraker, Dillingham;, Hopkins, Bever-
idge and Knox in the negative. The
vote Of Senator DepeW was not cast.
Votes were had on the constitutional
questions OF expulsion and exclusion,
after which the members Of the com
mittee expressed themselves in favor
Of a vote in the senate at the present
session Of congress
The resolution on the subject OF ex-
cluSiOn was introduced by Senator
Foraker as a test Of the question
whether Senator SmOOt should be
Ousted from his seat by a majority
vote Of the senate or whether by a
twO-thirds vote Of the senate he shall
be expelled from his seat The re-
solution declared that il is the sense
Of the committee that Senator Shoots
seat snail be declared vacant, If car
ried, this would be equivalent to a
recommendation that he be excluded
by majority vote. IT was lost by q
vote Of 10 3, the Affirmative votes be
ing Senators Burrows. DOIliyer- Pet
tive votes being Senators Foraker,
Dillingham;, Hopkins, Beverage,
Knox, Bailey and Overman.
Bailey's Plan.
Senator Bailey then offered a re-
solution declaring the sense Of the
committee to be that Senator SmOOt
should be expelled from his seat
which would be a recommendation
that the senate take the course re-
curing a tWO-thirdS vote Of the SEN
tie vote, Senators BuTrOw, Pettus, Du-
bOis, Bailey, Overman and Frazier in
the affirmative, and Senators Foraker,
DOlliver, Beverage, Dillingham;, Hop
kins and Knox in the negative.
The debate during the elaboration
was INDUCED in by nearly every sena-
tor That devoted to the constitution
al question OF expulsion or exclusion
was the most heated. Senators Bailey
and OVerman who argued in favor of
the resolution, declaring that the Utah
senator is not entitled to his seat, were
Of the opinion that after the oath has
been administered to a senator, the
only possible procedure against him is
to expel him from his seat and that
there could be no question as to this
procedure requiring a twO-thirdS vote
of the senate. The senators voting in
favor Of the method requiring only a
majority OF the senate TO unSeaLr ar
gUed that the Offense, If any has been
committed, existed at the time the
oath of office was taken, and that the
protests are not in relation to any Of
Tense of origin since the oath was
taken.
Flood OF Petitions.
During the last week petitions have
been sent to senators from nearly ev-
cry state and territory protesting
against Senator Shoots being retain
ed as a member Of the senate. The
Signers were women and from nearly
every state The effect OF the resOlu-
ton adopted will be to place squarely
before the senate the question whether
Senator SmOOt shall continue in his
seat and leave to that body the decis-
ion as to the method Of procedure. A
majority, ii is said, can declare that il
atOr SmOOt be excluded and under the
form Of the resolution proceed to IN
seat him by that method. Chairman
Burrows, who will draft the report is
of the opinion as is also Senator Du-
bOiS who has directed that the fight
against the Utah senator, that the
senate can decide for itself the pro-
cedure and that if q majority says to
exclude, instead OF eXpel, that viii be
the method pursued. The report un-
der the instructions Of the commit
/ tee will be ready to be offered to the
senate on Friday next. Chairman
| Burrows and Senator Dubois express
ed themselves as confident that a vote
/ Will be had at the present session