The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-21
SMOOT VICTOR
IN LONG FIGHT
TO RETAIN SEAT
UTAH SENATOR DECLARED EN-
TITLED TO HIS ToGA BY
BIG MAJORITY.
OPPOSED TO THE LAST
BY Some Democratic Senators and
Representatives of Women's
Crganixatons---Morm ormons
Arr Pleased,

Washington, Fob. -0.--The four
years contest against reel Smoot
being pcrmi ted to reta n his seat as
senator from Utah was ended today
by AZ Of his colleagues voting to sus-
tain him against 28 for the resolution
OF unseat him. Added to this here
were Is senators paired making the
actual standing on the resolution 81
w es against il and 81 for 1t. Smoot
himself did not vote and Wetmore
was absent and not paired
The Smoot resolution was called
mp soon after the senate convened.
Every seat in the galleries was filled
and during the actual voting standing
room on the floor Of the senate was
crowded by members of the house
and employees Of he senate.
Seldom has thele been a proceeding
affecting the standing Of a senator
that has attracted such marked at
toDtiou. In the audience were repre-
sentatiycs of number OF promin ent
womcn's organizations which have
presented petitions of remonstrance
against Smoot These women secured
many thousands of signatures to their
petitions, which were sent to The
senate in claborately bound volumes.
Fought Up to the Last.
There have boon numeious
speeches made for and against Smoot
since the resolution to unscat MIN
was reported from the committee on
privileges and elections. just prior to
the adjournment Of congress last
year,
Today rubols. Ifansbrough, New.
lands. Bacon and Burrows, the latter
beng chairman of the COMMITTEES,
spoke against Smoot. while Bever-
idge. Dolliver and Foraker spoke In
his suppc't. Throughout the entire
specehmaking Smoot listened at
tontiyely but when the voting began
he retired 10 the Republican cloak
room and there awaited the result.
AS 4 o'clock arrived. when by agree
meut the voting was TO begin, Hop
kius offered an amendment to the
committee resolution and it was
adopted Under the amendment two
thirds vote would be necessary tol
carry the resolution which declared
Smoot not entitled TO his seat.
Carmack's Resolution to Expel.
Carmack then offered as a substi-
tute for the amended committee reso.
ltttf oil pcg11,tgfnu artV,
Smoot should he expelled" The
effect Of this would be to displace the
committee resolution, il adopted
and II was defeated. Then came a
vote on the committee resolution as
amended, which was as follows:
"ResolveI, that two-thirds OF the
seDators present concurring therein,
that Reed Smoot is not entitled to
his scat as United States senator
from the state of Utah.
Although it was a fOregone con
cluson that the resolution would fail
tIc Utah senator, the roll call con-
tanned some surprises or the i2 votes
in favor of Smoot. three we.e cast
by Democrats. They were Black
burn. Clark of Montana and Daniel
Teller was paired in favor of Smoot.
OF the 2s votes against Smoot, nine
were Republicans. They were Bur
rows. Clapp Dupont. Hale. Hans-
brough. Hemenway. Kitredge, La Fol
lctte and Smith.
smoot Warmly Congratulated.
At the conclusion of the voting
there was rush Of Republican sen.
ators TO the cloak roo INTO congratu-
late Smoot. A large number Of the
members of the house followed and
there the senior Utah senator was
pattcd on the back and his hsnts
shaken in hearty fashion by the men
who expressed their admiration Of
his bearing in the long and tryingl
ordeal through which he has pasae1. |
On the floor OF the senate aud in the
galleries il was many minutes before
order could be restored