Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-01
SMOOT REMAINS
MOVEMENT TO UNsEAT MORMON
SENATOR FAILS.
MAJORITY Is IN HIS FAVOR

Including Those Paired FIfty.ons Were
In Favor Of smeot and TArty.ssvsn
Asalnst-coneratulatsd BY Rspvb-
iIesn senators.
washington.-senator Reed smoot
retains his seat In the United States
Senate. This was decided Wednesday
by vote Of forty.two to twenty-sisht'
ending . long contest. Eighteen sena'
tors were paired. making the actual
EtandinE on tho resolution fifty.one for
and thirty.seven against. Senator
smoot did not vote. and Senator Wet
more was absent and not paired.
Tho Emoot resolution was called up
soon after tho Senate convened. Every
seat in the galleries was allied. and dur
Ing tho actual voting tho standing
room on the door OF the Senate was
crowded by members Of the House AZ
employees OF the Senate. Seldom ~
there been n proceeding affecting the
standing OF senator that has A.
tractcd such marked attention.
In tho audience were representatives
Of q number OF prominent womsns
organizations which have been active
in circulating and having presented pa'
titions Of remonstrance against MI.
8moot- These women secured many
thousands OF signatures to their pssi'
tions.
There have been numerous Apcechss
made for and agninst Senator Smoot
since tho resolution to uuseat him was
reported from the committee on priv.
le.es and elections. Just prior TO the
adjournment Of Congress last year.
Wednesday Senators Dubois. Hans.
brough. Newlands. Bacon and Burrows.
tho latter chairman Of tho committee.
spoke against Mr.. Smoot, while Soma.
tors Devcridgc. Dolliver and Foraker
spoke for him.
When tho voting began Mr.. Smoot
rstirci to tho Republican cloak room
to await the result.
Senator Hopkins offered his amend.
a.eut to tho committee resolution and
Il was adopted. Under this two
thirds vote would have boon necessary
TO carry the resolution. which declared
that Mr.. Smoot 10 not entitled TO his
seat.
Senator Carmack then offered as .
substitute for the amended committee
resolution . simple resolution dcclar>
ing that Senator Smoot should bc ''cx.
pcllcd." Tho effect Of this would bs 10
dispiaec tho committee resolution II
adopted. and Il was defeated.
Then came tho Sote on the commit.
tee resolution as amended. which was
~ follows:
Resolved. two.thirds Of the sena.
tors present concurrinx therein. that
Reed Smoot 10 not entitled to seat
- senator Of tho United States from
tho state OF Utah"
Although Il was . iorcsonc conclu.
sion that tho resolution would fall and
thus end tho long ashs against the
Utah senator. tho roll call contained
somo surprises. OF tho 4: votes In
favor Of Mr.. smooi. three wcru cast
by Democrats. They were Mcssrs.
blackburn. Clark tNoat.) and Daniel.
Senator Teller was paired In favor
Of Mr. Smoot and Senator Patterson
was paired against him. OF tho IS
votes against Mr.. smoos. nine were Re.
pubiicans. They were Mcssrs. Dur.
rows. Ciapp. Dupont. Hale. Hans.
broueh. Hcmcnway. kit;rcdsc. tafol.
ictte and Smith.
Al tho conclusion Of tho voting there
was . rush Of Republican senators to
tho cloak room To congratulate Mr..
smoos. A large number Of members
of the House followed. and there the
senior Utah senator was patted on the
back and his hands were shaken In
hearty fashion by men who expressed
their admiration for his bearing In tho
long and trying ordeal through which
he had passed. On tho floor Of the
many minutes before order could be rs-