Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-09
,.a I. Not AssOciatiug With Persons
for the Purpose of Violating
The Law
50 SAYS SENATOR GEO. F. HOAR'
pis Announcement in the Committee
Room Almost Upset the Anti
smOot PrOtestants.
Especial to the "News.")

Washington, ~ =" MAJ Z"
wifi say now, that in putting ques-
,,ors n the witness which seem to mn
n,v strong conviction in my MIND
=, The inconsistency and delusion OF
the religious faith of the witness |
must not be taken to imply one way or
the other, that / question the right
NJ the people Of Utah TO send one OF his
religious faith to represent them In
the senate provided he has not vio-
lated the law himself or Is assoeiating
with persons for the purpose of violat-
ing the laws
Robbed Of It's somewhat involved
phrases the above is, In substance, the
statement made by Senator Hoar dur
ing during the morning session OF the
smoot hearing. 1t created ripple OK
surprise on the protestants side of the
room and few Of the constant attend
ants who have already reached a ver-
diet agreed that the Massachusetts
senator had upset all their calculations.
Senator Hoar Is one OF the most po-
tentIa members Of the committee. SO
he is, according to his own statement
yesterday afternoon, acting In the ca
Iacity Of grand Juror His opinion
as to the proper course of the senate
after al the evidence shall have been
produced and digested will, In conse-
quence have great weight Senator
Hoar certainly has not yet decided that
Senator Smoot is not entitled to occupy
q seat in the senate on an equal footing
with any other senator and the pro-
testants have fired their heaviest guns,
Members Of the committee were later
than ever In reaching the committee
room this morning II was exactly %
minutes after the time fixed for assem-
bly, that Senator Burrows, Dilling-
ham, Pettus and Dubois were join
ed by Overman and Hoar and three
minutes after Depew arrived. The
attorneys were all present except Car
Isle who has not been seen in the COM
mittee room since last Wednesday. It
is understood that he has abandoned
the case and that he returned to New
York today Nineteen women ranged
along one side Of the room gave
touch Of color to the scene with their
roboned millinery and three artists
succeeded in squeezing into seats near
The witness chair that they might again
sketch President Smith and other prin-
dpal witnesses, while an old gentle
man totally blind occupied II seat dl.
nclly behind Senator Smoot and next
10 That which Mr. Howell fits at each
session,
The moot conspicuous document I'm
NE room was bound volume of the
p'SeTeI NtWs, which was obtained
rom the library Of Congress TO enable
MH Tayler to freshen the memory OF
MI Smith concerning an interview had
WIN him pending the senatorial cam
paIgu,
Inc hearing itself was devoid OF any.
u"0s OF sensational or startling ma.
'u'e' President Smith was the only
"'u''ss examined, lie was questioned
concerning the martial affairs Of Benz
=, JE' and OF Abraham II. Cannon.
iie 'Vcl'ed the substance of h conyersa.
Won with George Teasdale explaining
~" ana why the latter came to believe
'."t ne had no wife living at the time
~ ''N marriage TO Marion scholes. and
~ answer to question by Senator pu.
JUS Was there warrant out for
sou' arrest during your residence in tho
:, Islands between "a and 'Ooqp
nr, smith created laughter by quickly
replying, y ''''"'S
Ior" N'N'' VT u seha-
ne remainder OF the morning was
s o., up to reading extracts from the
;, y p,.. o' Mormon ana from the statutes
y van concerning the rights OF child.
~ y" ~. W plural marriages born since 1890
- inherit from their fathers estate.