Show tilea EGBERTS ROBERTS CASE ATTORNEYS AGAINST MAKE MAKI ARGUMENTS MENTS easier tor draws into tit inquiry bf by th chairman airman toller 1111 liki bits about loti mashington jan a the robert roberts committee has resumed if its sessions for the he purpose of and bringing tit the inquiry to an early conclusion it we was secretary ex johal john 11 carlisle Carl lelo would be b to um sum vp p the tile arsa against roberts and that mr roberti robert personally rould would matto make tho argument la in alif own behalf IN ord or cime came fromar from mr cr car title however that be dmd not under stood tow his per personal presence wits desired buthe but h was ready read to bubb t written arguments on any of the quest questions loas in rolled chaiem a tayler tint the statement of a witness ottoe absent in utah had bad been imen received but as mr bit robert roberts declined to admit I 1 in an informal manner the matter would have to be la taken up later mr robert roberts offered a telegram from the proprietors othe salt lake herald tho the toll mony rt et mr bir me daniel tayer excluded be the telegram however wn was no color of 0 right or properly proper tv lo 10 receiving a telegram as U non uon in to view of mr roberts refusal to statements of absent utah mr schroeder der then opened tho the argument against ag alnet robert robertl the argument was largely teeL technical cleal and was divided under three general head heads viz first whether or not cot the member elect ha has the qualifications ia in eluding citizenship second whether theror or oot not the constitutional provision at to citizenship includes oua ous who has ha impaired ills lifis citizenship by crime or unlawful status anil whether mr roberts has so impaired cItizenship hia blo third whether a member elect has the statutory mud whether the house has the power lu to establish quail I 1 ficat fixations ions beyond those in the constitution mr schroeder nad from in many ally I 1 law books concerning these propositions pro I 1 the afternoon hearing was enlivened I 1 when lien senator rawlins of utah was drawn into injo a of polygamy I 1 mr wr schroeder hal had conti continued nacil his argument when mr rawlins interrupted to correct a detail aa as to when certain statements were given 1 before a congressional comm committed ittes to polygamy chairman thereupon asked mr rawlins who was once a delegate from utah it if it van not understood at the time the state wast admitted that polygamy was acim at end it was my understanding sald said mr ila rawlans VT 11 1 ns 8 I 1 that the polygamous marriages marri ees was interdicted by the mormon church and that this would hare have a salutary effect in term bating the practice but 1 I 1 did not bold out to congress that family relations already established would bo be broken up I 1 mr tayler asked if it was expected that the law against polygamy would ibo be rifi related mr kawlins rawlins answered that it was thought there might be sporadic cases but as a general system polygamous relations would gra ra du ily terminate do you think continued mr tayler that utah have been ad fitted if it had been teen understood that in a few years she T auld send to con gress a man maintaining polygamous rela relations mr kawlins sud he lie did not think conart ss as believed the tile practice of polygamy w uld be continued the course of events in recent years bad clearl clearly y shown that the practice would end in time did you not delleva and state at lit the tile time asked mr nr tayler that the polygamous system was dead and burled buried mr sir rawlins did not recall each such statements mr tayler real rea from the speeches of mr ur rawlins of those days to the effect that while polygamy bad only existed the world was progressing and that the discussion waa was bt be coniing coining anta en t his tory mr roberts here asked to p put u tit question to tot senator Ita a and a asked s ed 1 I will ask the senator it if he be thinks congress understood at tile time utah was admitted ehlt the president of ithe alio united baates would appoint to I 1 federal obice in the of utah men practicing polygamy I 1 there then vas wall torae some question as its to I 1 whether mr rawlins should answer the question he cuaty proceeded saying that for years pol polygamy r y had prevailed led in utah under it m many A cy people 0 F Is I 1 had estaba establish bislis I 1 atron throng jr conj conjugal ugarte relations eions and tie ties a kut but the proclamation of the mormon church forbidding fur ther polygamous marriages bad given 1 general satisfaction and it was com i accepted that the practice would come to an end |