The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21
REED SHOOT RETAINS SEAT Long Fight Against Senator Ends. ROLL CALL CAUSED SURPRISE Three Democrats Voted for the
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ROLL CALL CAUSED SURPRISE

Washington, Feb. 20.-The four years contest against Reid Shoot being permitted to retain his seat as Sena- tor of the United States from Utah. was ended today by forty-two of his colleagues voting to sustain him. IS against twenty eight for the resolution to unseat him,
 Added to this, there were eighteen Senators paired, making the actual standing on the resolution 6l votes against it and 37 for 1t. Senator Smoot himself did not vote, and Senator Wet more was absent and not paired.
 The Shoot resolution was called up soon after the Senate convened Every seat in the galleries 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 q proceeding affecting the standing of Senator that has attract ed such marked attention. In tho au- dience were representatives of a number of prominent women's organ izations which have been active in cir culating and having presented peti tions of remonstrances against MT. Shoot. These women secured man! thousands of signatures to their peti- tlons, which were sent to the Senate in elaborately bound volumes.
 There have been numerous speeches for and against Senator Smoot since the resolution to unseat him was re- ported from the Committee on Privi ieges and Elections. just prior to the adjournment of Congress last year.
 Today senators DuBois. Hansbrough. NewIands, Bacon and Burrows. the let- ter chairman of the committee, spoke against Mir. Shoot. while senators Rev. eridge, Deliver and Foraker spoke in his support. Throughout the entire speech making. senR.or Shoot 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 Hopkins. offered his amendment to the committee resolution and ~4ts was adopted under the rules a two thirds vote would have been necessary to carry the resolution which declared MT. 6moot was not ens titled to this seat. Senator carmack then offered as a substitute for the amended committee resolution. a sim pie resolution declaring that Senator Shoot should be expelled. the effect of this would be to displace the committee resolution If adopted and 1t was defeat ed. Then came the vote on the commit tee resolution as amended, which was as follows; Resolved, two thirds of the 
 Shoot Is not entitled to seat as a Sen ator of the United States from the state of Utah"
 Although 1t 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 Smoot, three were cast by Democrats. They were Messrs. Black burn, Clark of Montana and Daniel Senator Teller was paired fin favor or Shoot. Of the twenty eight votes against MT. Shoot five were Republic ans.
 At the conclusion of the voting, there was rush of Republican sen ators to the cloak room to congratu- late MT. Smoot large number of members of the House followed and there tho senior Utah Senator was patted upon the back and his hands were shaken In hearty fashion. On the floor of the Senate and in the galler- les 1t was many minutes before order could be restored.