The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-21
Especial to The Herald.)

Washington. Fec. 20-After a centin-
uous debate of five hours, in which in
tense eamestness was the predominant
ing feature, the senate today. a few
minutes after o'clock, voted to retain
Senator Smoot for the remainder of his
term, the vote upon the amended reso-
luton of expulsion being fOrty-twO for
d Smoot TO twenty-eight against him.
Nine paired for him with nine against
him. and two, SmOot and Wetmore, not
voting Counting pairs the vote stood
thirty-seYen for expulsion and fifty-one
against. The Republicans who voted
against Si7O0t were Clapp. Dupont.
Hale Hansbf0ugh Hemenway. Kit
tredee, LaFollette and Smith. The
Democrats VINO voted for him were
Blackburn. Clark of Montana and Dan
lei. One Democrat, Teller. was paired
for Sm0Ot, and no Republican paired
against him.
Dramatic Ending.
The close Of the four years contro-
versy over the Utah senator was dra-
matte, and the impressiveness of the
scene in the senate has not before been
equalled since the date whens a vote
was taken upon the right of Senator
Quay TO retain his seat in the senate
to which be had been appointed by the
governor Of his state.
Immediately upon the opening of the
senate today the galleries were filled up
with an audience which remained
throughout the entire session. In the
senators private gallery were the wives
and families of Senators Dubois, Bur-
lows and Hopkins. and near them were
? large number of the women's organ
lzation which has been holding anti
smoot meetings mere for the past week.
Anti-smoot Petitions.
Preliminary TO the opening of the de-
bate anti-Smoot petitions were present.
90 from Minnesota. Massachusetts.
Kansas, Wisconsin, Virginia. Indiana.
New Jersey. Kentucky and Missouri.
These petitions. enclosed in large letter
Ehng cases, seemed to presage an excit- /
ing debate. and the audience was pre-
pared for the intensity of feeling which |
opened.
From the time Senator Dubois COM
heneed with an eloquent appeal TO the |
senate 10 sustain the committee resolu- |
seH until the close Of the debate when |
DuiioNs Numbered denunciations
%sdihst SmOot and the Mormon church. !
mere Was not dun moment. although |
w senator's. BACON and Hansbrough. /
~ Their speeches. doing this. they |
.u' 70 ensure accuracy of statement /
important case. Owing to the 1
-, - linle allotted each speaker, there /
~ - rev Interruptions. Dubois refus- /
~ - Yield 10 Hopkins, who charged I
- IN ~, y IN the wilful misstatement that
80, eliiopEins) had placed the Mormon /
., 1911 II the lead Ct all religious in
80 ,s,suohs. and Newlands refusing TO
800 s'stS @ Warren. who disputed his as
,si'ioh mat the Mormons held the hal
IVY o power in Wyoming.
Roosevelt Criticised.
vs a'e mos. most forceful speech of the day
- mat Of Chairman Burrows. who
rssos S'ef an hour made scathing COM
th no 49,. upon Mormon institutions and
asfT Junction of SmOOt with those who
cam. us NJ. avs of the land and thus be-
Burr,Sna them partners in crime. Mr..
cjzea n N closing his address. criti-
Re has .sss'oent Roosevelt for the stand
called ,s.Aen N support of Smoot, and
preslst-....ssi zion to the variance Of the
messssss recent utterances with his
actrneSss 2 congress suggesting the en-
divorce =. :, laws for tie regulation Of
1a suppression of pciygamy.
smoot Sat Near.
speech iAs ne delivery Of Burrows
|iy uni5os s.aoes sat near him. apparent
the VOL vo';.a by his denuncia tons When
his plase eesnmenced he quietly left
cloak soos ana went into The Republican
the resn,, MN. where he remained until
senator's ',s. r Ne held an informal levee as
|eratulssaaS 'a ,eihsrs trooped in and con-
|gsa:iiessssa him. Ecyond expressing
|Snaoce. ss;s oveF the close of the case,
this time. ne had nothing TO say at
Founcemssssa,e din which followed the an
|bls coin r'es,'s Of the vote. it was a nota-
N:snssess'sss,a e nee that the first business
Ile7l,as5s Vice President Fairbanks that
Fake q, ,snsd the bill granting salt
|Fafd tb 1ss authority to build bouIe-
vush Fort pone1.s ,,,;lSiarv