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Show SENW SWT RETAINS SEAT Vote in the Senate Was 42 to 28 in Favor of the Utah Senator. Counting the Pairs the Vote Stood Thirty-seven for Expulsion and Flftyjone Against. Long and Bitter Fight Against Utah Senator at Last Ended. WnRhlngton. After a continuous debate of fivo hours, In which lntenso earnentuoBs wns tho predominating featuro, tho sennto on Wednesday, n few minutes nfter 4 o'clock, voted to retain Senator Smoot for tho remainder remaind-er of his term, the vote upon tho amended resolution ot expulsion being be-ing forty-two for Smoot to twenty-eight twenty-eight against him. Nino paired for htm with nine against him, nnd two, Smoot nnd Wetmore, not voting. Tho Republicans who voted ngnlnst Smoot wero Clapp, Dupont, Halo, linns-brough. linns-brough. Homenwny, Klttredge, La-Follotto La-Follotto and Smith. Tho Democrats who voted for him were Hlnckburn, Clark of Montana and Daniel. Ono Democrat, Teller, was paired for Smoot, and no Republican pnlred against him. Speeches were made for and against tho retention of the Utah senator In tho senate by Senntors Hopkins, Dubois, Du-bois, llovcrldgo Hansbrough,' Foraken Dolllver, Ilurrows, and Nowlands, nfter nf-ter which Senator Hopkins offered his amendment, tho effect of which was to mako It necessary to havo two-thirds two-thirds of tho senntors present to adopt tho resolution declaring Mr. Smoot's sent vacant. Tho amendment was adopted 19 to 22. Senator Cnrmack then moved as a substitute a resolution specifically providing for tho expulsion of Mr. Smoot. This was defeated on roll call 27 to 13. A roll cull was. then demanded on tho committee rcolutlon declaring Mr. Smoot not entitled to his sent, and It was defeated 12 nays to 28 yeas. Following Is tho voto In dotnll on tho Uurrows amendment ns to Senator Sena-tor Smoot not being entitled to bis seat: Yeas Uacoji, llerry, Ilurrows, Car-mack, Car-mack, Clapp, Clark (Ark.), Clay, Culberson, Cul-berson, Dubois, Dupont, Frazler, Halo, Hunsbrough, Hemonway, Klttredgo LoFollctto, Lattlmer, McCrcory, Me-Ixuirln, Me-Ixuirln, Money, Nowlands, Overmnn Pettiis. ltnynor, Simmons, Smith Stono, Tillman 28. NnyR Aldrlch. Alleo, Ankoy, Bov orldge, lllaekburn, Hrnndnge, Hulkley Durkett, Uurnhum, Clark (Mont.), Clark (Wyo.), Crane, Curtis, Danlul Dcpow, Dick, Dllllughnm, Dolllver. Flint, Foraker, Frye, Fulton, Gnlllng er, Gamble, Hoyburn, Hopkins, Kean, Knox, Lodgo. Long, McCumbor Millard, Mil-lard, Mulkey, Nelson, Nixon, Penrose, Perkins, Piles, Spooner, Sutherland, Wnrnor, Warren 12. Tho 18 senators paired ns follows: For Smoot, nnd ngalnst tho resolution resolu-tion Allison, Elkins, Cnrter, Cullom, Drydon, Piatt, Proctor, Scott nnd Teller. Tel-ler. Against Smoot nnd for tho resolutionMessrs. resolu-tionMessrs. Morgan. Ilalloy, Patterson, Patter-son, Martin, Foster, McEncry, Mai-lory, Mai-lory, Tallnforro nnd Whlto. Tho voting occupied only n fow minutes, nnd whllo tho voto was being be-ing tnken, Senator Smoot absented himself from tho senato chamber. Tho most forceful speech of tho day was that of Chairman Burrows, who for over an hour mado scathing commonts upon "Mormon Institutions and tho connection of Smoot with thoso who defy I ho laws of tho land nnd tlimi became 'with them partners part-ners In crime." Mr. Burrows, In closing his address, criticized President Presi-dent Roosovelt for tho stand ho has taken In support of Smoot, and cnlled attention to tho vnrinnco of tho president's recent utterances with his message to congress suggesting tho onactment of laws for tho regulation of divorce nnd suppression of polygamy. polyg-amy. During tho delivery 'of Burrow'n speech, Smoot sat nenr him, apparently apparent-ly unmoved by his denunointions. Whon 'tho voting commonced ho nuletly loft his placo nnd wont Into tho Itcpubllcan cloak roam, whoro ho remained until tho result of tho voto wns given him, and whoro ho hold nu Informal levee as senators and others trooped in nnd congratulated congratu-lated him. Bcyoud expressing gratification grati-fication over tho closo of tho case. Smoot said he had nothing to say at this time. During the din which followed tho announcement of tho voto, It wns a uotahlo coincidence that tho first huslncKEi transacted In tho senate was a notice given by Vlco Procddout Fairbanks that ho had signed tho bill granting Salt Ijko City nuthorlty to build a boulevard through Fort Douglas Doug-las military reservation, which had been introduced by Sonator Smoot. |
