The San Francisco call., 1904-03-15


of wives.
Did the people generally of Salt
Lake know that you had a number of
wives?"
They accepted it as a fact
Did Apostle Smoot accept it as a
fact?"
Yes; he accepted it as a fact-but
he did not know it,"
You say that in your missionary
work you teach only the plain princi-
pies of your doctrine and avoid the
mysteries ?"
Yes"
Us polygamy one of the mysteries
Of the doctrine?"
1t would be considered so now"
1t was question and answer like this
that kept interest in the inquiry keyed
TO high pitch.
OREGON'S EXPOSITION.
Colonel Harvey Scott is in the city
looking after the appropriation for the
Lewis and Clark Exposition of Port
land, of which he is president. The
disposition in the House is to cut the
appropriation down. The original bill
was for two millions national appro-
priation. The Senate cut it only to
I,715,0 eco. The House committee talks
OF allowing only 100000 1t was hear
ing of this that brought Mr.. Scott
across the continent again after hav-
ing gone home with the impression that
the hight was won. He says he is will
ing TO compromise on a million, but
that II the nation is to be represented
at all 1t should not offer less than this,
considering the historical importance
or the event being celebrated as we'll
as the Importance geographically of
the proposed exposition.
Edward Everett Hale, chaplain of the
Senate, thinks that there is a place in
history for certain young sailorman
II MS name can be learned, and he is
prosecuting an inquiry in which he has
enlisted Senator Foster of Washington.
In a letter dated March 4 addressed to
the Senator he SAYS:
When Commodore Perry opened the
ports or Japan the Japanese Govern
ment had in prison a young fellow from
Washington Territory who had been
shipwrecked on their coast He was
in prison only because he was a for
eigner. They were cross-examining
him, and asked him what officers of
our Government held higher rank than
the men they knew. He said the Off
GERS Of the navy had to obey the Sec
retary of the Navy, and that he was
under the President They asked him
who was greater than the President.
This boy said, The people is greater
than the President; and in giving the
account of this afterward he said, of
this they could make nothing
That remark of his" adds Chaplain
Hale, lis so fine that it ought to go
into history and literature" and he
wants to know if it be possible to trace
the identity of the sailor through any
of the historical societies of the West
or otherwise
CALIFORNIA; PATRONAGE
The failure of Senator Bard's essay
at harmony in the California deega-
tion with regard to the distribution of
Federal patronage is the occasion of
many wry face among it's members
The way seemed entirely clear to a
certain arrival al satisfactory nomina-
tions to fill future vacancies. The po-
sltion taken by Senator Perkins will
carry the matter over until next ses-
sion. No great Importance attaches to
this, he says as there are no appoint
ments pending save those which Sen
ator Bard reserved. The argument is
made, however. that for this reason the
time is opportune for arriving at an
agreement covering the future and be-
fore any contention has arisen over the
filling of vacancies Nevertheless many
admit the strength Gf Senator Perkins
position in the matter, while regretting
the possible effect on the strength of
the delegation.
Captain Daniels has introduced a new
bill touching the Colorado River irriga-
tion question. 1t sets out as a fact
that the water is more valuable for
irrigation than for navigation purposes
and legalizes the appropriation that has
been made of the water already by
irrigation companies and admits the
same right in the future to any to
which it is accorded by the States or
Territories through which the river
flows. This makes a general proposi-
tion of what was directed to the bene-
fit of single company and will at
least eliminate some ground of oppo-
sition on the part of the geological sur
vey. The water of the river is nearly
all employed in irrigation now and a
large part OF its use for this purpose
is in Mexico, it being carried some dis
tance through that country by way of
finding grade and thence back into
California. Some interesting questions
will develop in the consideration of the
bill