The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-17

FIRST PUBLIC HEARING
Of SENATE COMMITTEE
Continued from Page One)
eating the relations OF other people in
connection with the charges against sen
atoT SmOot. He agreed. he said with SIT.
TaTleF that the authority Of the COM
mittee IN the matter Of the lnEtstl gatio5
was practically unlimited, but IN View VI
me fact that previous inquiries oy congress
had developed the facts with reference 70
earlier history OF the MOrmons he thought
the investigation should be confined 10
the period since the admission OF Otdh
into the Union.
Limited Inquiry.
He thought it improper to make inquiry
as 20 what practices other Mormons
might have been engaged in. As Tor SEN
ator Smoot he denied emphatcally tnat
ne had ever encouraged polygalnous co
nabitation or other crime. lie contehus0
that If the committee should decide 70
make its investigation general with feL-
erence to the members Of the Mormon
church, it should confine ltseI 70
pOiygamy and not 10 polygamous cohaDi-
tatiOn. for the reason that II had Eeen M
possible. as he believed to entlresy stamp
out such cohablt alton on the part VL 20
sons who had entered into poly &aInVus
marriages before President Woodruff S
manifesto of 1880.
Senator Burrows. chairman of the COM
Tnittee, asked Mr.. Van Colt specifically
concerning the charge that the iirst 9resl-
deney ana the twelve apostles or me MOI. MOI
mon church were today living IN the pIsiS-
IiCe of p0lygamy. In asking the question
he referred to these officials as the gov
ernins power Of the church.
smoot Objected.
senator Smoot himself took exception to
the characterization of the body. and at
his instance Mr.. WoTthingtOn Interrupted
Mr.. Van Colt TO say that they co not
constitute the governing power OF the
= Mr.. Burrows waived the point and Mr..
Van Colt said that ne had no personal
knowledge of the facts IN the case. but
shat he understood and believed L. to be
q fact that Joseph smith. the president
of the church, was poiygamisJ As Tor
MeSsrs. Young and Wlnder MS inIotIna-
ton was that they were both monogam-
with reference to the apostles Mr. Van
Colt said that it was his information that
six or seven of the twelve are DOiygan-
lists, but. he added, none Of them are Nv
ing in polygamous computation Re SAID
they had lived in obedience TO the law
since the issuance of the Woodruff manl-
Denial by Van Colt.
Replying to questions from Senator Nc
C0mas as to the charge that polygGmous
of the Mormon church within the knoWl-
edge of the apostles Mr. Van Colt said
that it was not true He declared that
Senator SmOOt did not know of such, prac-
tee and that If ne did he would give the
information 10 the committees.
Mr., Van Colt said that where the as
sucistes OF Mr. SmOot had practiced po-
lygaruy or violated laws. their acts
would subject them to punishment. but
that would in no manner unfit Mr. Snnoot
from qualifying as senator
MI BURROWS asked MT. Van f'nfr nj
his answer would be the same as If il
was shown that MT. Sm0Ot had knOwl-
edge Of the violations of the laws by
his associates.
IF he had knowledge OF such violations
and encouraged them. then ] would say
Atr- SmOot was disqualified for service
then lie would have been guilty of con-
nivance at the disregaTdiug Of laws. SAT
SIR. SmO0t has urged over and over
again that every law should be strictly
observed.
Mr.. Tayler's Reply.
AIr. TayIer replied to Mr.. smoets at
torneys on the point as To whether it
vas competent for the senate to go into
the acts of the senator prior 10 his cleo
Iion. He laid down the general prOpo-
sIt!on that aets or II CONTINUOUS cndfac-
ter should be investigated, even though
committed before election.
Nor" he said, lis the church IN gen
eraf to be investigated except as it's acts
affect the prOpriety OF Mr.. Shoots being
here" He added, however, that il was
impossible to know what Mr.. Smoot
stands for unless il is known what the
church teaches with reference 10 the
charges against the senator For in
stance. Brigham 1Oung had declared
sh3f The church should exercise control
what became Of that dQctrine or canon2'
he said All We want be added. as
justice" He declared that proofs of Mr.
Shoots acts and ms knowledge OF other
acts in cOntraYenti0n and defiance Of
the law would be supplied.
six OF the apostles VINO signed the
plea 20 the president for amnesty. with
vows Of patriotism and repentance, are
today living In pOlygamy,' he added:
and, he continued, IN response To cues
tion by member 81 the committee, that
this was undoubtedly within the knowl-
edge Of Mr.. Smoot
Inquiry win Be Thorough.
The public hearing continued but two
hours. and at its conclusion the COM
mittee went into executive session.
The committee decided to receive from
the attorneys for Mr. STuoot q written
reply 10 MT TayIer's argument. This
reply IS expected TO be made Monday
and Senator Burrows viii convene the
committee al the earliest time convenient
10 the members. From conversations en-
suing in the executive session it was
made plain that the committee VIII
prosecute thorough inquiry TITO the
charges against Mr SmoOt
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