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Show COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS REJECTION OF SMOOT Dubois Resolution, Declaring That the Utah Senator Is Not Entitled to Seat, Is Adopted by a Vote of 7 to 5. "Washington. By n voto of 7 to 5 tho nennto commlttco on privileges nnd elections on Friday ndoptcd tho Dubois Du-bois resolution, which Is: "nosolvcd, That Need Smoot Is not entitled to his sent ns senator of tho United States from tho stnto ot Utah." Those vptlng for It woro: Burrows, Dolllver, Dubois, Bailey, l'ettus, Overman, Over-man, Frnzler. Thoso against It; Beverldgo, Dillingham, Dill-ingham, Knox, Hopkins nnd Forakor. Having adopted tho 'Dubois resolution, resolu-tion, tho commlttco discussed means to carry It Into effect. Senator For-, nkcr submitted an nmendment to tho. Dubois resolution providing that Senator Sen-ator Smoot should bo excluded by a voto of tho majority of tho scnato declaring de-claring his scat vacant. For this amendment thoso voting In tho affirm atlvo were Burrows, Dubois, Pettus, Bailey and Overmnn. In tho negative, Foraker, Bovcrldgo, Dllllnghnm, Knox, Hopkins, Balloy and Overmnn. A motion was then presented by Balloy providing for tho expulsion of Senator Smoot. On this motion thoro was n tlo vote. Thoso for It wero nil five Democrats ond Senator Burrows, and thoso ngalnBt It being Dolllver nnd tho five pro-Smoot Republicans. Tho commlttco instructed Chairman Burrows to submit tho roport which ho 1ms had In preparation for somo. time, nt tho next regular meeting ot tho committee, and this will bo dono Friday next, when tho committee will) -tako notion upon It, nnd It Is expected authorizes Its presentation In tho scnato. scn-ato. At tho samo tlmo Senator Fora-Iter Fora-Iter will havo completed tho form of, tho minority report, which will bo signed by nil the senators who voted ngalnBt tho Dubois resolution. |
