The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-21
UTAH SENATE
NOT ENTHUSEO
Joyous Action of House on
SmOot Decision Gets
a Setback.

The news that the United States senate
had refused to unseat Senator Smoot was
communicated to the house shortly after
, O'Clock. Governor Cutler sending a mes
senger to say that he had received tel
egram to this effect
The announcement was made by Mr..
Thompson who occupied the chair at the
time. and was received with a clapping
of hands from all parts of the house that
went unchecked by the presiding officer.
Mr.. Thompson surrendered the. gaveI
to Speaker Joseph and Immediately Of
fered joint resolution, which was adopt
ed by standing vote, seemingly every
member in the house rising to his feet
Joint Resolution.
The resolution follows:
BE il resolved by the legislature of the
state of Utah, That in determining that
the Hon. Reed SmOot is entitled to his
seat, the United States senate has stood
for constitutional right against powerful
influence. and has avoided a dangerous
precedent.
Therefore the thanks and congratula-
tons of the state of Utah are hereby ex-
tended to the senate for its final action
on this case Personal congratulations
are sent to Senator Smoot and to his col
league, Senator Sutherland, and the 9TH
er senators who spoke and voted in pro-
lection of the rights of the state of Utah
was instructed to forward the resolution
at once to the senate.
Senate Backs Up.
The senate IN decisive manner ex-
pressed its disapproval of the SmOot me
mortal so joyOusly passed by the house
by refusing TO pass it under suspension OF
rules as suggested by Senator Callister.
Senator Lawrence was the chief objectOr
and he was seconded in his efforts to pre-
vent the ''railroading' of the memorial
by Senators Hulaniski, Bennex y. Smith
and Johnson.
Il opposed the election of Senator
SmOOt originally and stated the reasons
for my attitude at that time and / see
no reason that / should change my be-
lief said Senator Lawrence Il have
always contended that the dual offices of
apostle of the Mormon church and United
States senator from Utah should not be
held by one man and / still am of that
opinion. l am not prepared to say that
the action of the United States senate
was not a just one. The vote in that
body certainly shows, however. that the
subject is still one for legitimate contro-
versy and difference of opinion. | am not
prepared to vote on this measure at pres
ent and | would suggest that 1t take its
regular course"
Senator Hulaniski also opposed the Cal
lister motion. Il am opposed to rail-
reading this thing through. he said.
This is a matter which ought TO be con-
sidered at length. Personally / think the
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ed States senate sat in Judgment on Reed
Smoot it sat as a high court and il would
be just as proper for the legislature 10
pass a resolution thanking our own SUI
preme court or jury for some decision
or verdict rendered by IL. y
Senator Miller had the same opinion as
did Senator Johnson. Finally Mr.. Cal
lister withdrew his motion and the me-
mortal will come up today in its regular
order.
Elder Hess Prayer.
The chaplain of the house, Elder David
Hess may now consider that he had a
hand in the result at Washington. In his
prayer yesterday Chaplain Hess referred
to the pending vote on the Snloot case IN
the following petition to the Throne OF
Grace:
I'VE pray thee o Father. that thy
guiding hand may this day be over the
senate of the United States at Washing
ton to the end that the members of that
body may stand by the constitution OF
the fathers and that they may not
abridge the rights of a sovereign state Of
this union.
I'VE pray thee that those who have
sought to bring this great state into con-
tempt may be brought TO confession and
that it may continue to be land of free
dom as declared by the mouths of thy
holy prophets
This transcript Of his prayer was sub
mitted to Chaplain Hess, who said it was
substantially correct He said that was
the way he felt about the Smoot case
and that he had consulted no one about
the matter before making his prayer.