The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-21
|SMOOT WINS
SEAT IN SENATE
FOUR YEAR CONTEST AGAINST
SENATOR FROM UTAH COMES
TO AN END.

IIHrfErEah ~ 49, EtFNtd ~qeshtfsi
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21-The -four
years contest against Reed smoot be,
Ing permitted to retain his seat al a
ssuator Of the United States from
Utah. was ended yesterday by O. Of
ttts colleagues voting 70 sustain him
as agSi1st Is for the resolution % IN.
seat HIM ADDED 10 this there we're is
senators Paired making the actual
standing on the fesolation al votes
against it and 81 for Il. Senator smoot
himself did not vote and ssfatdt wet.
more was absent and not paired
Galleries Filled.
The smoot resolution was called up
soon AFTER the Senate convened. Ey.
cry seat was filed and during the ac.
tua1 voting, the standing room on the
floor of the Senate was crowded by
members Of the House and employees
Of the Senate. Seldom has there been
a proceeding affecting the standing OF
ia Senator that has attracted s1ch at
Ftention. III the audience were repre-
s%entatives OF a number of prominent
women's organizations, which have
been active in circulating and having,
presented petitions of remonstrahce
against Mr.. smoot. These women Sc.
cared many thousands of signatures to
their petitions which were sent to the
Senate In etaBorately bound Volumes.
There have been numerous speeches
made for and against Mr.. smooa since
the resolution to unseait him was ra.
ported from the committee on priv.
leges and elections, just prior to the
ADJOURNMENT of Congress last year.
Senators Dubois. H~ansbrougfS. New
lands, Bacon and Burrows. the latter
chairman of the committee, spoke
against MI. Smoot, while Senators
Beveridge, Deliver and Foraker spoke.
in his support.
smoot Awaits Verdict.
Throughout the entire speechmaking
Senator smoot listened attentively,
but when the voting began. he retired
to the Republican cloak room. and
there awaited the result. AS four
O'Clock arrived, when by agreement,
the voting was to begin, Senator Hop.
kins offered his amendment to the res
olntion and it was adopted. Under the
amendment a t%wo-thirds vote would
have been necessary to carry the reso.
luton. which declared that Mr.. smoot
is not entitled to his seat. Senator
Camack then offered as, a substitute
for the amended committee resolution
a simple resolution declaring that Sen.
ator Smoot should be expelled"
The effect OF this would be to dis
place tue committee resolution II
adopted, and It was defeated. ysenI
came the vote on the committee ESQ.
luton as amended. which was as fol.
Resolved, two.thlrds of the sena.
tors concerning therein. that Reed
smoot is not entitled to a seat as a
of the United States from the
State of Utah."
Long Fight Is Ended.
At the conclusion Of the voting there
was a lush of Republican Senators to
the CLOAK to congratulate Mr..
A large number of members
of the House followed, and there the
senior Senator from Utah was patted
on the back and his hands were shak.
en- in hearty fashion by the men who
expressed their appreciation of his
bearing in the long ordeal through
which he has passed. On the floor Of
the Senate and In the galleries 1t was
many minutes before order could be
restored.