The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-21

senate to vote ON the Philippine bill
today no afternoon session OF the com.
mittee was held The hearing was ad-
iourned until tomorrow.
At the afternoon session Charles w.
Penrose, editor OF the Descret News,
who was elected one of the twelve
apostles Of the mormon church last
July, was sworn in. He said he was
a polygamist, with two plural wives
living He has children by his first
plural wife, but none born since the
manifesto. When elected to an apos-
tleship Mr.. Penrose said he was not
present, but was sent for Wy the first
president and informed Of the election
He said he could not say whether
Reed Smoot was present or not,
DIDN'T LIVE UP TO AMNESTY.
did you receive special amnesty
at the hands Of President Cleveland in
which one of the conditions that you
should thereafter obey the laws relat-
ing to living in polygamy?" asked Mr..
Tayler.
Yes, sir"
"And have you lived up to that am
nestyY'
mo, sir"
Mr.Tayler announced that completed
his examination, and chairman Bur-
rows said he wanted to have it made
clear whether Apostle Smoot was
present at the conference which cleo
ted MIR. Penrose an apostle. Not re-
ceiying direct answer, Mr.. Worthing-
ton, counsel for Senator Smoot, said
they would admit that Mr.. Smoot had
been present.
WAS NO PROTEST.
Mr. Penrose then said, i'm answer to
a question that he had never heard of
any one making a protest against his
election on the ground that he was a
polygamist.
WAS it known that you were a po-
lygamist?" asked Mr.. Burrows
81 did nothing to conceal the fact,
but had never Haunted it," the wit
ness replied.
In regard to general knowledge as
to his polygamous relations, Mr.. Pen
rose said that Mr.. Smoot would have
the same knowledge and that the
testimony Of President Joseph Smith
before the senate committee last
spring would give him this informa-
tion. 1t was shown that the election
of Mr.. Penrose as an apostle took place
in July this year, since that hearing
BULGE IMPARTIAL.
William Bulge of Paris, Ida, testi-
fed that he has three wives and that
he has had three children born since
the manifesto of 1890. All of his
wives live in Paris, and he testified
that he does not live with one to the
exclusion of the others. most of the
children are grown and live in Idaho.
or these children he testified that one
son Is Judge of the district court,
ono son prosecuting attorney in Bear
Lake county; one son-in-law, ii. Smith
Wooley, is chief assayer of the mint
at Boise city, and one daughter Is
postmaster of Paris. OF himself he
admitted that he is most prominent
Mormon in Idaho, having served in
the state senate and otherwise taken
a leading part in church affairs.
LETTER RUT INTO RECORD.
mr.. Taylcr put into the record q
long open letter written by mr.. Bulge
on the subject of the fight made by
Senator Dubois for ian unwarranteC
persecution" of the church, ant
charged him with misrepreSentinl
conditions in the state.
Senator Dubois asked a great many
questions relating to the present con.
ditions in Idaho and the Mormon par.
ticipation In politics. This resulted
In discussion between the senator
and the witness concerning these sub,
jects and the positions they had taken.
Mr.. Bulge reminded Mr.. Dubois that
he had promised to work to repeal the
Idaho test oath, and the senator re-
piled that it was true, because he then
thought the manifesto was sincere.