Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-07
Mr. DUBOIS VERY ANXIOUS
-. u,,t. TO Make It Appear That
' The Percentage Of polysamlst'
Is Very Large.
POWER OF THE FIRST PRESIDENCY
H.. Weller Case Cited to Show
That It is Not Nearly So Great or
Extensive as Claimed.
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w.,t,rg,on D, c.. March 1.-THE Sec
..1 week OF the smoot hearing began
, 'S,, morning with the usual double row
-, curious sensation seekers iined UP
,hs North side wall. There were
W W, on,,, as many ribbons, feathers ana
m,,,o.ry confectlons on exhibition ow.
ng 20 ths fact that the morning opened
,,h drl,zllng rain, which By 10 O'CLOCK
ga dsyeoped into steady downpour'
NV. humidity Of the atmosphere was
re,bsps responsible for the la'ene's OF
,b. committee IN getting together as
a was nearly II o'clock before Chair-
man Burrows called tho committee 10
",a., hut the rain did not interfere
,,,b the crowds, The Capitol guides
have added the committee room on
,,ylleses and elections to the list OF at
fractions which they have for sight'
sa1rs, in fact is seems to be the hrst
on fine list to present to visitors In the
corridor at 1880 o'clock there were
nv actual count 80 men and women un-
der The pilolage Of Capitol suldes'erah'
ing their neeks in vain attempt 10
see the principal witnesses VINO were
fathered around counsel,
AmeRg the visitors were no less thah
three bridal couples
wedged firmly against the jamb or
,he door was negro at least six feet
,an who was the first celored man
who has yet succeeded In getting MS
head inside the deer, The atmosphere
Of the room Itself was like that OF the
Black Hole Of Calcutta The emilia
lion is atroclous, and SIN the women
seemed less worried by the bad air than
any Of the men gathered inside
The absentees this morning were sen-
ators Hoar, Depew BeverIdge, Mcco-
mas, CLARK and Bailey, The only sena-
for present not member of tho com
mttee was Willard Of Nebraska, The
house was represented by Congressman
Howell, who Is constant in his attend
aHco upon all sessions,
CARLISLE ABSENT,
BS.seaator Carlisle was again con-
splcuOus by his absence, He met Mr.,
Fayler early in the morning at tho
hotel and had quite a long chat with
him. but he did not come to the Capt.
to
The morning session, which lasted less
than an hour, was the dulest yet. There
were no 'IncIdents' whatever which
could he construed Ra sensational.
President Smith took the witness
chair Immediately after ths committee
was called to order and within six feet
VI him an artist tsod w Il position and
made rapid sketch of the head OF the
thurch as NE rat leaning forward that
he might more easily understand the
purPeri Of the questions propounded,
beSoFs Mri WorthRgten could put the
frst question Mr, DubeIa asked pormIs.
zion 10 submit eome figures from the
census OF 1880 relative TO tho number
Ut 'Aamons' living In poiygamy at
WAT time, He reiterated hlA former
statement as TO the percentage and
gave It az his opinion that there has
peeh no material reduction In the mum.
peE up to the present time,
METHODS on GOVERNMENT,
The questions of Mr., worthlngton IN
we way OF eross'examlnntlon were al.
'7e'sa with the idea OF securing the IN.
fsf'loh IN the record OF mora detailed
accounts OF tho hothoda OF government
v, We church, and In particular 10
wat lie Apoatles net as did the
Apostles OF old In the promulgnticn of
we doctrines Of tho Church and NOT in
e"' manner ea governing body. Well.
w parowah. and sanpcte cases were
'.'srsa to as showing that conferences
t" wards and stakes control the sslec
w." OF bishops Il was also brought
Wv ha' al Tho Soml.annual and annual
'.",''en'oa Of the Church the people
49,, ~ whole vote regularly upon the
g w.h whether or rot the First Pres.
. .s'"uy ana Apostles shall be sustained
ms " . mat II Ia within the power Of
NV ~. 'U'''erenoeS twice n year to de.
, ,s'o we entire governing body and
r r'D''O''e advisers Mr., Shoots connec.
won Won with the affairs of his assocla,,,
Wa I rsissvred TO when the statemont
diseus".SSo mat no never at any time