Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-02
VIII The Senato1
Retain His Seat3
rl, nrssHoaion INTO The Charges shade BY The Trofes0nS
R,ons-5M 7apler Defines Their Poshion-Psesideni
Smith he Fist WineSs-EUery Attention Paid 10 fits
rss1mony-He WIN be on HE Stand Foa Several Days
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.or D. c. March 2-It difficult matter to get quo
o committee together Senator Burrows chairman
run sic coat the head before 10 O'clock and the oldest sena-
f. M country Alabama was also on time win MI OVER
tor IN y carolina but after 10 before seven menu
% M committee constitute quorum appeared In he
b' etor roo with his secretary counsel s. Worthng'
dmor vancot hour set Messrs Car
@ T and Crow the protesants were also on hand
use % Ns were President smith, Atty other witnesses
on from Utah yesterday twelve ladies and perhaps
scos BY II o'clock the committee except De
| New York and Arkansas, had entered the room
PRESIDENT SMITH ON STAND.
M hour the hearing developed Atty which
% demonstrate politics Utah President
1 Smith proved be willing witness and every person the room
close attention every uttered His testimony given In
~ % and his TayTs questions direct and onyinc
hs Naturally President Smiths personality and position made him more
attractive 10 the committee audience than who likely to
near this The impression he has created thus far distinctly ia
wsbe
minutes 70 until hour half
vas on the attention and in
M room The favorable impression the continued
Church the of
each Individual time of the Church organization and
Shortly before recess was taken senator Depew entered the
nom and he Interested listeners No attempt
interruption Richards Mr. wothngon Mr. Van Co
was plainly evident willing Tayler
n obtain all the his relationship the
Mormon Church his Church the of Utah
lust how long the hearing
Every member anxious to bring to close and some
fine during the day the length of daily
probable that further attempt will be made to get together as ear
the morning for the reason that so many senators have
to which they must devote thei time during the
Mr. whngton announced the willingness
lO30 Will probably be the assembling
probably an hour and half each forenoon and two hours
each afternoon
BEGINNING THE INVESTIGATION
(By Associated press)
Washington
the United States and incidental
of the Mormon Church formally begun
day before the committee privileges and elections.
of the dual
INQUIRY Other Investigations have been directed at the rights of certain con-
before has there
determine whether unlawful
the hearings would
which the noted legal talent win nght every inch the wav nteres in
creased with the announcement Smith
mon Church would be the and in all probability
tGo the The de-
Tense Worthmgton of this Waldemar
arrived early Carlisle
former secretary Of the treasury and r. w Tayer former Representatives IN
Congress and the
Brigham Roberts retaining his Congress his
Mn the anroygamy law, protesants
u witnesses nearly all Of them officials the Mormon Church.
pNd seats in the rear of the large
TAYLER TOLD PROCEED
Quite number and watched the povs
chairman Burrows after ascertonng by roll call that
m The committee to proceed with the
m layer incurred the number of witnesses and Mr.
% The following list of been served: Mable
iSAe Kennedy Mrs Amos ogden Hes Andrew Jensen
'o Smith m NJ Charles H. Merrill Alma Mer.
francis NJ, Lyman ~
M Ter proceed and asked that President o
m % e sworn After that had been DON Franklin Richards
@ N' attorney stated present adviser Of the witnesses
~"' event any improper questions asked
THE QUESTION
~ The first question brought out that Mr. Smith Is prsder, o. m
Nenin the Church " '' ''V' ." 'O'' anu always nus
T aer asked Mr. Smith II he Prophet Seer and Reyeao
said he was 80 sustained" questions along the same
out the statement that he powers by reason OF tho
"" IN the church He said Church
wa [ III the same powers Prophets Reyelators uo
e MS predecessors President Of avo
s PACK I" the first President ST. The witness said
'N"s the same power as his predecessors
HIS BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS
directed to ascertain the business
Germs ~ W. @ presidency Of the Church brought follow ing LIST Of con
with % ne Is presidents lions Cooperative Mercantile Istu ION
s & @ STOCK OF more than NOOOO Utah Zions saw
Utah T sugar company Wagon Machine coropy
PAW s, railway company Salt Angeles Railway com
was ~ h company and Salt Knitting company He said no
could ~ number OF other smaller names OF which he
ana mat he Ia director Pacific Railway con
oH Improvement Era and Instructor and director
Twelve pe OF mining companies the First Presidency or
Mr. % ehng the Church Tayc and identified
NJ S', ms list included the Of Reed smoot
explained that the First pden NJ ,ho
Priests or oounors
me presidents elected
BY o ana 1t Is taught that
Holy ana they are then authority
10 o ny authority direct from said the Apostles might
10 ,ho IN The event vacancy that they would not 90 con-
""e wish Of the First Presidency '''' '''' NV 50 ''"'
M, QUESTION BY SENATOR HoAR
SUPPOSE me testimony Mr. Smith used such expressions as nr binko
members ~ M eeVe These proved unsatisfactory 10
"her Mr. s ee and Senator wanted to understand
an unfoun NV, FORM OF speech implied whether was simply
Which were not % speech Mr. Smith he these expressions
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