Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-04
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,,..,,, d. c., March 4.'-The
"a' ,',. =, ,be hearing in the case OF
,nru 1"s sr,oot began at 1880 with SEN
senS'y p,,rrows. Hoar, dubois, and Pet
NV oromptly on hand. As usual 'here
Jus p' mo-, enough members of the COM
, ~ in their place to form Quorum
n'',',, r,os Ton minutes after the time
eysd before Messrs. p'lllnsnau,' o ,,,S,-
nA'' ..A Forak entered and comple'-
INA" a ,arrm Very nearly the same
ia ' ~ women spectators adorned
y"N voll. as on each Of the previous
tay,. But the ladies had evlae ,"a,
. .a..ed the word to their frlends .''a'
p''' ...,lng afforded great interest 10
Wv .ho IKE 10 pry into the family al
s sI ., theIr noighbors and are not IN
,ss habit Of "minding their own ousl'
We for five or six new faces APP
scared among the audience
,,aul today the hearing has been
,h., n solemn affair, devoted largely
"a an explanation Of the doctrines anu anu
' !" n the church with which SO few
,ao,le in this section of the country
familiar. and even the morning ses-
s,oo did not end without further en-
u.s,.rrsn, on this subject, for Presi-
ssr, Smith in response to enquiries
concerning the prlestly rights ana prlVi'
,,gs. II women Of the Church, read III
,roressye tones, sections OF the Doc
,,os and Covenants defining the duties
n ,bs prIestly code He had the pro-
found attention of every man and wo-
man in the room, and It was easy to see
,sa, the members Of the senate commit
zoe we're deeply impressed, But the
hearing was "livened up" by hearty
laugh, INDUCED IN and enjoyed by sem
stors and spectators alike when sena-
10, Hoar called attention TO the scrip
,ural Injunction which says that "Bish-
CHS Of the Christian church must be
sober and the husband Of one wife"
al least one wife" commented Presl-
cent Smith. and Senator Hoar. accept
I'd the correction and Joined In the
laugh which followed.
Again there was another audible
smile when he explained that the "du-
ties Of bishop require an experienced
man"
Yesterday morning Mr. Tayler was
quite certain that President Smiths
examination would be- concluded yester-
day afternoon But the venerable
head Of the Church occupied the Wit
ness chair during the entire morning
session. and the indications are that
Il will be an hour or more before he
can be excused this afternoon,
First hall hour was consumed in
responses to many and somewhat prolix
questions by Senator Hoar concerning
The relations OF women to the Church,
priestly authority and their power as
voters, all Of which were answered In
detail by Mr. Smith. He was then
questioned by Mr. Tayler as to the
GATE Of NJ, f. Cowboys selection as am
Apostle and also as to an address he
made at the Weber stake reunion at
osoen, June II, 1903 He read re-
port Of that address from the Deseret
news of The 23rd and asked II II was a
correct extract to which an affirmative
reply was made. President Smith ex-
Planned that the address was not n
puol'c utterance but was delivered TO
sO'ne OF he higher officials with the
purpose Of proving through his aunt.
o " Smith. that It was Joseph Smith,
VIZ and not Brigham Young who first
proclaimed the doctrine Of polygamy.
n' added that hc would not have had
ue address published had he been con.
.u''ed oecau'e he has avoided utter
"s anything IN public which could be
.Onsuueo 'n,o advocating the right
'0'ne's Of poygamous marriages since
We manifesto Later he caused one OF
Wv p'ole''an's to vince again when
e'S'u II any OF the Apostles had had
"',''eh born TO them since 1890. He
.'''ared That he had no knowledge on
Wv subject and exclaimed II am NOT
pad 'potier or lnformer"
AFTERNOON SESSION.
ioe afternoon session began a few
=, '" wv" after with several members
we committee absent There wore
,sov'Ver five or six senator's, not mem.
, .',' VINO found places among the spec.
~'O's The corridor leading 10 tho
,Unm'''eo room was more crowded
,.ah ever men and women elbowlne
.,.,, O'ner In their efforts to secure q
s sSnI Of the Witnesses who have bsen
u aa The room will seat about
com rrTp.', aside from members of the
nav. ''ee and counsel. At leas, 5oo
6ny,. attempted to secure entrance
cb,', s the day but under orders from
,s,u, 4an Burrows messengers viii no,
pa s1 ,De room to become crowded.
/. p ~s,Ii Mr. Taylor and surrounded hv
NJ. ovan y. Of the female spectators G.
r'ss Vn'n sat in his usual seat He car
su SD pack bag from which he nv nas sa
cSo,o copies Of Official books Of S'', ,Ss
ths oo a" 70 ladies' and such members .,
,s, ' committee as desired to follow ,S :.
NJ, ', o' Of extracts by A,y' Tav' H"'
hl IN I o..I made himself generally use
Tav n hiding the sections which, u M,
oyer desired to have incorporated or,s" mr. IN