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Show SENATORIAL CAREER I OF SMOOTNEAH END I Early Vote on Question of Ex-elusion Ex-elusion of Ecclesiast Is Now Certain. BURROWS WILL ARRAIGN H THE APOSTLE-SENATOR H His Argument in the Case Will jH Begin on Monday, the 10th Inst. H Special to The Tribune. iH WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 2. When Congress convenes at noon tomor- , row it will mean tho beginning of the , end of Apostle Peed Smoot's career in the Senate of the United States. Every indication now is that a vote on tho question of the exclusion of the ccclesi-ast ccclesi-ast from the Senate will bo had before the holiday adjournment. Every indi- 'H cation also is that the apostolic Senator iH will be retired and that when he leaves IH the capital for Utah to spend tho holi- H days he will not return to Washington. i Will Press Consideration. Senator Burrows, chairman of the Senate Committee on Privileges and H Elections, who submitted the majority 1 report of tho committee, which declares that the representative of the hierarchy is not entitled to his scat, will press , consideration of his report. The ques-tion, ques-tion, which is a privileged one, will be kept to the front, and Senator Burrows . jJ has declared his intention to utilize all his rights in the matter. There will be a number of speeches delivered. Senator Burrows will deliv-er deliv-er the first one. advocating the' adop-tion adop-tion of tho majority report. In this argument, which will begin on Monday, the 10th instant, be will review tho en- IH tire case. It will be the effort of his life, and two days will probably be required for his presentation of fact3. Foraker and Sutherland to Defend. , Senators Foraker of Ohio and Suther- , land of Utah will speak in behalf of the member of the traitorous hierarchy, 'l the Ohio Senator advocating the adop- "H tion of the minority report, while the Utah Senator will defend the apostle. Senator Dubois will deliver a speech in behalf of the majority of the com-mittce. com-mittce. He, too, like Senator Burrows, will make the effort of his life, and his arraignment of the apostle and the hie-rarchy hie-rarchy will, no doubt, be a severe one. il There will also be several other fl speeches. Il |