Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-02-21
Long and Bitter Contest Re-
suits in Vindication of Mem
Der From Utah by Non-Par-
tiSan Vote,
COLLEAGUES WARMLY
CONGRATULATE VICTOR
Rejoicing in Salt Lake Over
Victory of Apostle LegiSIa-
ture Adopts Resolution Of
Thanks to Senate,
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IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire. !
Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Reed
Smoot retains his seat in the United
States senate. This was decided by d
vote of AZ to 2S, ending long con-
test. Eighteen senator's We're paired
making the actual standing on the
resolution 81 for and 81 against. Sen
ator Smoot did not vote and Senator
Wetmore was absent and not paired
The Smoot resolution was called ul
soon after the senate convened. Every
seat in the gallaries was filled and
during the actual 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 q senator that has at
traeted such marked attention. In the
audience were representatives. of q
number of prominent women's organi-
zations which have been active in cir
culating and having presented petit
tons of remOnstFance against Mr
Smoot. These women secured many
thousands of signatures to their petit
tions.
There have been numerous speeches
since the resolution to unseat him was
reported from the committee on priv
ileges and elections just prior to th7
adjournment of congress last year
Today Senators Du Bois, Hansbrough
Newlands. Bacon and Burrows, the
latter chairman of the committee
spoke against Mr. Smoot, while SEN
ators Beveridge, Dolliver and Fora
ker spoke for him.
When the voting began Mr.. Smoot
retired to the republican cloak room
to await the result.
Senator Hopkins offered his amend
ment to the committee resolution and
it was adopted. Under this a two
thirds vote would have been neces-
sary to carry the resolution which de-
clared that Mr. Smoot is not entitled
to his seat. Senator Carmack then
offered as substitute for the
amended committee resolution SIM
pie resolution declaring that Senator
Smoot should be expelled" the eff
feet of this would be to dsDlace the
committee resolution if adopted, and
1t was defeated,
Then came the vote on the commit
tee resolution, as amended, which
was as follows:
Resolved two-thirds of the sena-
tors present concurring therein, that
Reed Smoot is not entitled to seat as
senator of the United States from
the state of Utah"
Although it was a foregone conclu-
sion that the resolution would fail and
thus end the long fight against the
Utah senator, the roll call contained
some surprises. OF the forty-two votes
in favor of Mr.. Smoot, three were cast
by democrats. These were Messrs
Blackburn Clark (Mont), and Daniel
Senator Teller was paired in favor OF
Mr.. SmoOt. OF the twenty-eight votes
against Mr.. Smoot. nine were repub-
leans. They were Messrs. Burrows
Clapp. Dupont, Hale, Hansbrough
Hemenway. Kittredge, La Toilette
and Smith.
At the conclusion of the voting there
was a rush of republican senators tc
the cloak room to congratulate Mr
Smoot. A large number of members
of the house followed and there the
senior Utah senator was 2atted on the
back and his hands were shaken IN
hearty fashion by men who expressed
their admiration of his bearing II
the long and trying ordeal through
which he had passed. On the tiool
of the senate and in the galleries Il
was many minutes before order coulc
be restored.
Following is the vote in detail upor
the Burrows amendment declaring
Senator Smoot not entitled to his seat
Yeas-Bacon, Berry, Burrows, Car
mach, Clapp. Clark (Ark), Clay, Cul
berson. Du Bols Dupont, Frazier
Hale. Hansbrough. Hemenway, Kit
tredge La Folloette, Latimer, Me-
Creary. McLaren, Money, Newlands
Overman. Pettus, Rayner, Simmons
Smith. Stone Tillman-2S.
Nays-Aldrich. ALE, Ankeney, Bev
erldge. Blackburn, Brandege, Buck
ley. Burnett. Burnham, Clark (Mont.(
Clark (Wyo.), Crane. Curtis, Daniel
Depew. Dick, Dillingham;, Dolliver
Flint. Foraker, Frye, Fulton. CALM
ger. Gamble Hepburn, Hopkins, kean
Knox. Lodge, Long, McCumber, Mil
lard. Mulkey Nelson. Nixon, Penrose
Perkins, Piles, Spooner, Sutherland
Warner. Warren--42.