Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-03
THE ,SSMOOT INVESTIGATION.
lhk,ea in GropS, Policemen Having 10 be Stationed
Al he Doot
tBy Associated Press.l

Washington March so great has become the interest
ton Of the protest against retaining his the Unit
policeman at the door the
privileges and elections where the hearings
crossing All persons except those directly interested
though outside the door impossible almost to maintain passage
through the corridor OF the capitol
NEWS FOR SENATOR sMooT
before the hearing was begun today
from Provo Utah stating that his sister Mrs George Tayo dead as the
result He had previous knowledge OF her Illness and
hHNd plainly the the sudden shock
When the called order
Chairman Burrows ruling the questions asked of President Jo
S Smith relating the Ogamous marriage of George Teasdae
Mormon apostle Objections to such questioning had been made by the
defendant The committee ruled that the testimony bearing plural
marriages members twelve apostles of which Mr. smOot
competent polygamous marriages Sept
1880 the date Of President wooduns Withdrawing the
ue church commanding plural marriages.
Senator Bedge a misunderstanding
whether Mr. smo poygamy having
n an oath Incompatible with his oath United States Now
said charges pending invesga
DIssENTs.
senator Dubois dened from the
sandng and said that the real charge that Mr.
G we Mormon hierarchy which subscbes to VOWS In conflict with the
Jaws Of the country and was bound support such
T the first time in fifty years said Mr. Dubois "the
"ssnzaOn toward the United o be
senator Pus against between members
@ commission and Chairman proceed CUES.
one % directed to ascertain Mr. Smiths knowledge of the polygam
@ marriage Of Abraham whether Mr. Smith had performed
VET uniting Mr. Cannon and Lillian Hamln.
M smith said he had newspaper reports saying that he had done
!" Ou' ne denied the truth O statements.
men A Tye asked number OF brought out state
IRON Mr. Smith regarding position laws covering
M rehabilitation lie acknowledged them since
M so 1880 and been ready TO face
ue laws OF tho land - -
% or asked rs cohabitaton plural wife contrary to the
rules OF the Chuch?' - 49, '' " Wv
% ''Ned and received permission and
Wv question IN his feeling and al.
hg saying, - 80 ~ y" VIC ''""' I" 'esPuoss near
STATUS OF POIYGAMY
su " the status OF OF onlfoso
% uler the hearing before the
that r " Snou abstain from relations plural families and
hitting I observed up to the time the enabling effect ad.
plural " state Under that act the prohibition was that
our " "V"'ms was salo ABOUT cohabnalon with
hru " you had married manifesto You mea7
rases w mean said MIR Smith understood that plural mar
neo, W. use ana ever since the present time
with TO en plural marriage performed In accord
~ or with the conniyance Church" And he added
Then IL 'p"aSs' u know whereof | speak"
70 the question whether was
"''Vh as contrary to the aw he answered. 1T was"
c DEFINES HIS POSITION
placed M ne ad This the and ia the case now p,t no.
please On' said Mr. Smith, n famlya pura family
than % u my FIRST wife years ago and INV ,os wife
w ago by these wives had children ana hoy.
The nh own chances with suffer any cons4oncss
mothers ~ upon me rather abandon these children md their
they 70 ohabt with the manifesto NJ 1901 ma
was doing "uen since that | WIN,
mat situation % nenabe to the law preferred TO face
wives or n 10 desert them cohabed with these
children nv he fact but acknowledged these wives and
existing fact me people OF Utah regarded the situation a an
''" W rule are broad-mlnded liberal In their