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Show ROBERTS REFUSED SEAT IN 60NGR&SS Dy a Vote of 302 to 30 lie vas Ordered to Stand Aside Pending an Investigation of Charges Against Him. "If Utah Haa Drokon tho Compaot Made With tho Unltod States by Gioot-InKBPolyiramlstto Gioot-InKBPolyiramlstto Conxrnee 8hi Hae But Followod tho Illustrious Eaamploof tho I'rosont Administration Which Mm Appointed PolyunmlatatoFotlornl Poaltlona." Says Mr. Rouorta In Ills Dofonao Whllo I'rote.tlnH Asalnst tho Courao I'urauoil In His Cnte and Demanding Ills Illshte-Caao of I'rmldent Geo. O. Cannon Can-non Cltod as Preoldont. tTashlngton, Dec. 7. After an In-tereallng In-tereallng debate of three hours the bonne, by a vote of 30 to in, adopted the resolution offered by Mr. Tayler of Ohio for the appointment ot a apodal apo-dal committee to luvcatlgate the charges against llrlgham II. Itoberta, the Mormon representative-elect from Utah. Previously the house had rejected a substitute resolution offered by Mr. Itlehardson, thetesderot the minority, to allow Mr. Itoberta to lie aworn In and o aend the whole case to the Judiciary Ju-diciary committee by a vote of 89 to 317. Of tho thirty who voted against the Tayler resolution, all were Democrats eaeept two, Mr. Loud, a California Itepubllcan, and Mr. Kewlande, n Hll verlte from Nevada llyth, terms of the resolution, Mr. Itoberta la not only excluded from all participation In the procrcdlnge of the house until the committee reports and the houaa paases upon his case, but ha la denied a acal III the hall. Whether thla will be Interpreted to deny hint admission wlthlu tho chamber cham-ber (lending the disposition at his case Is yet lo ho decided. The most remarkable feature of the debate waa the fact that Mr lloberta'a presentation of his own side of tho case, which lasted almost an hour, lie-came lie-came ao absorbing that ho won the sympathy of many of those In the galleries, gal-leries, and was several times showered with applause. It waa evident that he rrallred that the housa was overwhelmingly over-whelmingly against him, and at times he spoke fiercely and defiantly. After the rendlngof the president's message had been concluded, aa ngrrrd upon, Mr Tayler laid heforo the house his resolution to refer tho llohcrl rase to a special committee. Mr. Itlehardson, Itleh-ardson, Democratic leader, introduced the resolution above referred to, to administer the imth to Mr. Itoberta, tnt It waa lost 517 to SO. Mr. Taylor then opened his speech In favor of the adoption ot his resolu-6ifl,TrrrtwvtrTayiotgan'ar resolu-6ifl,TrrrtwvtrTayiotgan'ar speak, Mr. Iloberla left the scat ha had been occupying and took a sent near the main aisle where he could hear with greater cie. Throughout Mr. Taylor'a remarks he sat faolng his accuser, eaccpt when he turned to hla desk to take notea of tho points to which ha dcslrod to reply. Mr. Tayler read a decision of the supremo court defining olygamy, which atated Irrespective of whether a man had contracted a plural marrlago after the passage of the IMmunds act, and Irrespective of whether ha had since cohabited with n plural wife he was guilty of polygamy If he still maintained the relation of husband to more than one wife. lteferrlng to the two proolamatlona ot amnesty he argurd that the claimant claim-ant waa In no better position than he would bavo been bad tin proclamation been issued. Hut higher than tho civil law was R law ot clvllUatlon which demanded that one so tallied should ba excluded, l'or supporting the higher law a member was answerable answer-able only tu hla conscience, his country coun-try and his constituents. Thcro wero precedents fur such nn appeal to tho higher law. Ha cited tho case ot Whltteiunre, who bad been guilty of selling cadet-ships cadet-ships and who, upon his appearance at the bar of tlie house, waa rejected aa uunttoalt in the liuuae. The power and the right were Inherent, anld Mr. Tayler, It waa only a question of propriety, pro-priety, of wisdom aud of precedent. Mr. Illchartlsou, the Demovrallo leader, who followed Mr. Tayler, do-cUrcd do-cUrcd that the minority was In no wlta bound by hla position. He spoke for himself alone, lie was willing tu ay that If tho charges against the member-elect were proven he should fsvor his aiputston. "If there la una thing on which tlio American people are a unit," ho aald, "It la that-the American home shall lie preserved In all Its lorellueM, sweetnwea and purity. (Applauso.) "Hut," ho proceeded "It Is not wise to permit our Judgment to be wnrped by public clamor. To do so amounts to condemnation without trial." Mr. Itlehardson rend from alleged Interviews with Mr. Dalaall of Pennsylvania, Penn-sylvania, Mr. tjtel of Indiana end Mr. Cannon at Illinois, tu which they were alleged to have stated that Mr. Itoberta was cntltUd lo tnko tho oath upon tba (prlma facte evidence of his credentials. Mr. Daltell and Mr. bteele denied the Interviews. Mr. Cnunon asserted in hla opinion opin-ion that If chargis of Ineligibility were mads it wss competent fur the bouse to receive them now or hereaf ter. He then cited the ease of Oco. Q. Cannon, who waa expelled after taking the oath Mr Itoberta took the floor In his onndefenue after Mr. ttlchardMnhsd concluded The moat Intense Interest was manifested as he aroso. MeraWrs crowded about but were compelled lo return lo their seats. The galleries were hushed. The occupants leaned over to listen, eager to let no word escape Mr. Huberts flrsl sent to the clerk's desk and bad read lilt, naturalisation naturali-sation paper. He then began to apeak. Ilia voice waa soft and low, but hla enunciation waa dlattnet, and In the atllineaa could ba heard to tho farthest corner of the halt. Aa he got Into hla argument his voice grew louder until on several occasions It rang out until the fretted ceilings overhead gave back the echo. ItOIUWtTS'M M'EKCII. " I prof-4-1 to the onnsMerstlon of Ihs rhsr restbalaresuppii-nl la Ju.lltir what llxjrn-leatlenao llxjrn-leatlenao tram Ohio (Mr Tailor) hlm-if coated coa-ted to tie aa una.ual proe-tlnir. The gee-tlrroaa gee-tlrroaa f rein Ohio baam his cliarre upon a roert reronl. that sum twelve rears am la the mUHt of our conQlet la lbs then Territory ot Uiah over tba aubjoet ot lirm that I 1mi. ed emity to a cbsrrs of mlsdetuesnor. "Tbe ffallemsn seems lo be oblivious to t&e f scl thst sloes tbe date t,f bla eoort record upoo this subject we hsve h4 two PrvsMenttal am-nestle am-nestle prurlslmrd Ihs! hsve tcen epplled to roeo dlMiustlQM by the Kdinuods-Tuoker acL Tbe rentlaan srerns slso to forffet the fst thst aloee tho confession ot thst lulsttcmesnor o whlrh he hss referred. Ihsre wsa imsms! bv Oaesr-ss an rnabltajr set suthorUlntf the pto-pis pto-pis of Ihs Hla to of Utah to fonu a f overnment Tast rnsbtlni set slso bsl a provision tmbod-M tmbod-M la It that iiusllueil all eltlrraa within the limits of tbe territory to become ef tliens of the United Hisles, sihI wss parUculsrly frsinrd to remove the tllwiuallcrsllons snl dtsebtlltle whlotl hl brenrn-stnl by the tUlmunOs-Tuek-erlsw 'The rberse wblrh Is supposed torotolhe question of eilfibllliy of the hi-uiber from Utsh Is lAsdo uMin sotdsvlt anil other papers la hi poklua The Kentleman from Ohio aaya that errr since 19 I have tawi a persf.leiil lawbreaker In the Mlo of Utah. It thai bo true, let me ask why It Is that I was hot punished pun-ished for Iswbrrsklnat Certainly there waa no disposition not toesesiute the lawoa tho part f the people of Utah. Its sdmlulstrstlon wss la the hands ot h.onXformons, of thoss who bsd wr.mrraylttf'm-rrr.fliir reilflous fstth All the mschlaery of the lew wss lo the siod. of Podersl sppolnlres How Is It then thilf eouhl t-s an open and derisnllswbreaitriat yet osrape tbe penalty of tho law And now as to tbo manner In which line e bargee sre msdo It hss been about arssn month since they begsn. since tho represetta live from Utah was heralded throushrait tits landasadraanltawbrraker AndyellwiUnl the slrret of Ksll UWo City la open dar slla-tn slla-tn easy reach ot tbe law, and my fault 11 earn to the law If ! were itulltr of transfmila-Other transfmila-Other men were arresleil before the ouruof Utah a'nd were neeil for tbo very off, est t) leirett airalhst me, and yel no eomplstol wss matte srslnst me No. tt dM notsult it par NiftO of those who bsd this present Stfllsllsstu hand to vlndlesle tbe Iswqulelly aadbrt&o usual niethotU. They deslretl panic ilsrly to have this esse upon w hlch apparently to sreuso the s-ntlment of the country Not until toy business called me east dU ttty undertako lo make any rharirea aralnttae. Hut the moment, or shortly after my dVpsnare they beiian thl nidation, resultlof Is tso present sentiment of tbe country now srousrd srslnst me 1 underslsnd thst the members ot rooms areiruntrd certain privileges while In aund-aneo aund-aneo upim this llouso. It would tMi Impossible to arrest any one ot the membura upoa the rhanco of a mlsseueaoor And et rou votld deny me the prlvllrceof belnir aworn asabrm-tn-rof thla House, upon tho allccatli a ot ae eilstence ot ome rharire orother that !va s-ullty of a mlstlcmesnor. for the llilos for which the Isw n if cotld not lay hand q u whllo la attrmlar-sia lid House, you proposoI simsk of t' o uulo eolerteof men w ho bsve entered Into thliNn-splnwy thliNn-splnwy to crowd this question to thi (mat t this, and for the reason that thny ara fnrfut that If the matter should ro to a ron.il. ruUia us-ler a regulation to eiiel tho inemb. r from Utah, tbey could not marshal tbe nccesury two-thirds voloto aceoinpllsh. their purpoic te pss the iwsiselit msnlollon I uadcrstsnd, sir. thst those immunliinire not alven for I he beacttt of the lodividusi swn. lr They are given rather for IhetKHliof hla raastltusney. who sr eautlel to his am Ties as their re-rMnitsilta Art llisrtbre I lareke the preieviimi thst is siven to uvt (so sillHeaeyof asaivmurn sunesnlnstihsinn, rredlan tbey sre InMinuiix h,iv to urattTa am ef Us rlvlhajeiii twins worn la s rssns her el IhU limn ' Ptivll,' dM I say ir I am not ssatrf say privilege In ti l-ti I am ssUng aav favor of th mnuocrs of UiIh lion-, fji,, dcr la shwtuw of lli ioiinIUuiLhi ( ih.Ojii. trst atslK. I nssrrh .t.niatnl Ikiii, r r myssU and tor In people I n iuu lu pr tUon I that Is dit us and n i s ill muml xidata aaklne m fasurs I'lns iiUii, . u, IN-inurrntle slilo au.l In iik hullirl .) lalfcaeswol Mr . rti, , , ,. riety-ihlni eomrrvK- . w ,, ,MI mi tTarlevrrM..IM . ,, .. a d IfKau tnmi u term r n mm repn .x,. live of the penpto of .n.r. ln wtr ,,j yi. str, aotwIihStsiulinii he ws but a rnswlsa of Isw, slllt they sdnittusl him as urisVr upon the floor of ihti Imium ft V u, i, marked that airawuiHs) ihctnurst. r n. ture was not UlsturlMd N,i,u iou,niigta sllsvnst ilysauilsi wss i-mhiihm ir i. -si of s Kelnihllcsn cooertuii. t i n tu il i i , Um floor ot this biu ltdldoil trtn-i m ,. It,, ssldltduiirsasplreln sm-init llttl, eretlwmishiv Julius mi n. kr... ,n,j not taatksa. The dutod usd di i t)t toad ami sibber In ta streets of Koine vf,r str. to sun wss not darkened our w .. u, utoon turned to olno.1 Aciu4lly sir ih nm eontlaued te fall u;sn the ju.l and mo uskt.t silks (taotbter and apptauss ) ilesUemea of tre Hemoerslle party, some few of whifamsr berhat-i tremole a lull at la Ibunoero obSsetlon that ba been pre-seated pre-seated as prtn4uvf to voir Um isniUment of the ounlry vpou this aabyeet, I want lo eall your attention to another Ihlag, and that la thst rfOtwUbslsssttiur a UepnMfesa eorwress soMadlhlsmsn.yellh litpubllosaisirtyreslly MrrlTfst It notion ttustiier ) Why, Is It hv sodsy. ssd t bHv. frentleiMti ot the nrsjorttr. last It esxiM surf Ite even It should set the presf nt represenlsllve from the stste of rub. 'If Utah hsd broken her compact with the United Suse by the election ot sn slleired polyrsmoes represenutlve, then Utsh hsd slmoiv followed the Illustrious exsmnlott tho prssefil nstlensl odmlnlstrsllon " I seam thst there Is sbundsnt evldencv tbst ob)rtlns slmllsr to thoM In the present rase sere nude to the president end the senate seslosl the sppolntment of eerlsln federal om-elsls om-elsls In UUh, but the objections were wslved sstde ' "Do you mesn to ssy Ihst polyiamlst were eppulated lo federal offices In Utsh by the present pres-ent eietutlvst" queried Mr Hopkins (Itep III I With the knowledge of tho president" sddrdMr (lrosvenortltep O ). quickly, amid some laughter on the Demoerstle side "tVhea men were sppllrsnls for federal offices offi-ces Is Utsh." relierste.1 Mr Itoberts, "ohjee tloe were msde snd smdsvlis were nieil both wlib the president and the senste, but never thele the sppolntment wer made " "That doe not answer ray question," observed ob-served Mr Hopkins ' If the people ot Utsh were guilty of vlolst leg the compact with tbe union, whsl of the president who hsd sppolnled to positions In Utah mearbsrgeable with the aame offense? The question of polygamy la settled I hold It s so honor, thst I will b quoted long In Utah asene who helped to aettle that question on the floor of the constitutional convention t am not defending polygamy Itladcad " Mr Itobert concluded by thanking Mr Taj. ler arl the house for their Indutgenco He waa Itrrn a round of applause as he look his seal TH.T WITH (lltOSVKNOlt Mr Orosvenor (Itep , O ) denounced Mr fkitieria'slalement concerning the appointment by lb president of polygamlsta In Utah a a ml.erst.le subterfuge. "I mske the tutemenl," satd he, ' snd I defy contradiction, thst the president ot the United Hlstcs never knowingly kppulniedspolygsmlsttoonice Aswellmlghi ess ehsrge thst the president hst plunged his sulnlews hand In human blood aa to charge that he apjiolnted to publlo office oien guilty of the ertmo alleged against the gentleman from Clin " (Orvat applauso on the Itepubllcan side I l charged, and 1 reiterate It," aald Mr Hot), trts, ' thst men sppulntcd tooinco In Ulsh wcro casried before the president snd tho achsto slth tho same misdemeanor of whlrh It ta chirred I sm guilty " Hero ihey guilty Inquired Mr tielrell -II does not spwsr whether they werogulliy," SBisecrd Mr ltolierta. raising hla voice and Issklag around Ihe hall "Tbey were ooly tasrged, ss 1 smrhsrgetl " (AppUuse on the p-moerstlo side, In whlrh mnny eople In the rsllerle Joined ) TAYI.KH TONCLUnHS DP.IIATi: Mr Tsylcr concluded tho debato air Itob-Hta, Itob-Hta, hessld, hsdelhlblled a lsrgo Incapacity Mend hi (Tsyler's) position, hi (Itob- CO.NIiUl.hS.MAN-KI.Krr'H. 11 H0HKI.T8, OP UTAH. ens') position, or Die spirit of the Amerlesn people tt righteous expression of their sentiment. senti-ment. Justly founded, however much misdirected misdi-rected II did not ssy Mr itoberts wss guilty Hut he Indicted hlin upou his own ro-ponnl-blllly "I sm not unmindful of the Imporlsm-e i.f ihe question the house t about to decide ht Mr. Tayler "It is unusual hut not unpini. dentnl We do not undertake w determine. Ihe right t the eluluu.nl 10 u eiii. but only whether he shell Iss baited st the hsr of the house sad swslt the sdmlut-tratl nuf thoisith ttatll thebooa shall deu rmiue tout right ' lie aia-std that In ca lurourt was adulttoil tot Mat, tt might not he txissiiiii tu espel him, aata the ease ot Repnsuntuihe Motilson In Use leelg-aTth iswc At.muuiiKi t.y an Sit fclrt sjtagdssou vohjti rtporu-llhul ih, hiu-u 114 aa uesrar. vooan and ),iw uini tw as the ssMraesagef rhat man wa- ,ititbii,,i by hi eoaduet oaror that Hose tot spot him bocuuso it hsd oa raykt to eatwl u man lur that which had oeattrrsat fetor to hi election to congreaa "Mr. t;t,,sssr, ,v",ni sulu thai uusw ill nuke an uueisMi' precedent 1'reendent' Why vrhat viedtlHrwweaitifoth upen sad glaring 'g at the world, and re si oace dragged totbebarofhUtery to answer for our dents ,V.nne1lreurt Wear nosutut bwt trlUHial Wo ar the -ervsnta of the jcepssi emisiwerrd, thank tiinl uodor the eon-gtuttaa eon-gtuttaa to it the rtghl as we see the right. Thst ts th taw to u Ph. imblleeyolsoaus. tho publle conscience uuli kens u tn that presence (tud before sui h a Judge, w eaa d no wrong It w but obey It lApplaus oa the "?be veto wss then tskep nrst oo the substitute, substi-tute, whleh wss ilsfNted an to n I The vol then recurred uion the adoption or Mr Teller e raeolutli n ihe mil being called uKn the demand of tht Itepubllruus |