The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-02-22
FIGHT ON SMOOT FAILS
UTAH SENATOR RETAINS HIS
SEAT BY VOTE OF az TO 20.
CROWDS VISIT THE SENATE
Three Democrats Vote In Favor Of
smoot and Nine Republicans Against
Him-Senate Passes River and Har,
Dor and Naval Appropriation Bills.

Washington Feb. 21.-Senator Reed
Rmoot retains his seat in the United
States senate. This was decided by a
vote of AZ to 28, ending a long con.
test. Eighteen senators were paired
making the actual standing on the res.
olution, 81 for and 81 against. Sem.
tor Smoot did not vote, and Senator
Wetmore was absent and not paired
The Smoot 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 sen
ate was crowded by members of the
house and employees of the senate.
Seldom has there been a proceeding
affecting the standing Of senator
that has attracted so much marked at
tenton. In the audience were repre-
sentatives Of a number of prominent
women organizations, which have been
active in circulating and having pre-
scented petitions Of remonstrance
against Smoot. These women Sc.
cured many thousands of signatures
TO their petitions.
Senators Dubois, Hansbrough, New.
lands, Bacon and Burrows, the latter
chairman of the committee, spoke
against Mr.. Smoot, while Senators
Severidge, Dolliver and Foraker spoke
Tor him.
Hopkins Amendment Adopted.
Senator Hopkins offered his amend
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II was adopted. Under this two
thirds vote would have been necessary
90 carry the resolution, which declared
that Mr.. Smoot Is not entitled to his
seat. Senator Carmack then offered
a. substitute for the amended com
pittee resolution a simple resolution
declaring that Senator Smoot should
be expelled" The effect of this woulG
be to displace the committee resolu
Non If adopted and it was defeated.
Then came the vote on the commit
zee resolution as amended, which was
As follows:
Resolved, two-thirds of the sena.
tors present concurring therein, that
Reed Smoot is not entitled to seat
Is a senator of the United States
from the state OF Utah.
Roll Call Shows Some Surprises.
Although 1t was a foregone conclu.
sion that the resolution would fail
and thus end the long fight against the
Ctah senator, the roll call contained
some surprises. OF the forty-two votes
In favor Of Mr.. Smoot three were cast
by Democrats. They were Messrs.
Blackburn, Clark (Mont.) and Daniel.
Teller was paired in favor of Smoot
OF the twenty-eight votes against Mr..
9moot, nine were Republicans. They
we're Burrows, Clapp. Dupont, Halo.
Hansbrough, Hemenway. Kittredge
L.aFollette and Smith.
At the conclusion of the voting there
was a rush of Republican senators to
the cloak room to congratulate Smoot
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 the men who expressed
their admiration of his bearing during
Me Tong and trying ordeal through
which he has passed. On the floor of
the senate and in the galleries 1t was
many minutes before order could be
restored.
The senate passed the river and
harbor appropriation bill, carrying a
total of ss2,72O,472. All the commit
tee amendments were agreed to.
The naval appropriation bill, carr.
ing $1oo,727.S07, was passed by tho
senate in ffty-two minutes. All the
committee amendments were agreed
to.
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