Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-11
Senator smoot-None whatever.


Utah Legislature, and which is known
as the Evans bill2
Senator Smoot--l remember such
bill
Mr. Worthington-Whi was passed
by the Legislature and vetoed by the
GOVERNOR
Senator Smoot-Yes.
Mr.. Worthington--W What action, n
any did you take about that measure?
senator Smoot--WelI was IN consul
tation with the governor on two occa-
sons, / think, when that was under
consideration by him as the executive,
and took the same position that GOV
Wells took on the bill, that ! thought
1t was very unWise measure.
Mr. Worthlngton Did you tell him
SOP
Senator Smoot-I did
Mr. W0rlhington-Did YOU have any
thing to do with that matter except
TO advise Gov. Wells that II was an
urNise measure?
Senator Smoot THAT Is all.
MI WorthinRtou-- Have you had any
thing to do with religion classes In
your county Of Utah?
Senator Smoot-Myself?
Mr. Worthugton-Ycs
Senator Smoot-No, / am mot inter-
eSted IN them at an.
Mr. Northumberland you tell us
whether or not you had IN Provo the
religion classes which have been re-
lcrred to herein the echoohouses, |
mean?
Senator Smoot-No; we never had
any religion classes IN the schoolhouscs
at Provo,
Mr. Worthington-In your bailiwick
they never were held i'm the school
houses?
Senator Smoot---They never were held
there but | wish to state, Mr. Chair
man, that | have not the least DOUBT In
the world that the religion classes have
been held in schoolhouses after school
hours. as was testified to here by the
superintendent of public instruction
There Is mot doubt in the world about
II,
Mr. Worthington-I would like at
this point, MI Chairman, to put In EVIL
dence an order which has recently been
made by the Church on that subject.
II Is a matter Of public knowledge, and
have II here IN the Salt Lake Herald
Of Tuesday, Jan. II, 1905.
The Chalrman--What is the date Of
the order?
Mr. Worthngton--Th order is not
dated, but this is the first publication
Of IT, II is of recent date.
The Chairman-.An order by whom
Mr.. Worthington--An order signed by
the First Presidency and addressed
TO the presidents of stakes, Bishops OF
wards, and supeintendents Of religion
classes,
The Chalrman--Let 1t go In,
Mr.. Worthngton--And 1t forbids the
use OF schouIhousce "''
that purpose nj, MI, a., oa5
senator ou'uo' MU"'u ',,, Not
MI CHAIRMAN, 10 u'y "99,td ,,a host
nave always lhousn' ~ Houtu ia Gr
Tor religious classes "or ~ p' ,rhetber
the schoolhouseS' Nv ~, a,,.ts Nv,
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ser uhWlse' am NeIS s go "'"T'I ,,oots
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'eaTne y,;,n.,,t,..,,, eo,ator tho mama
~ ~ poreb IL signed To your original
aneyver In tbis case as one of Vour
counsel. and some comment has been
made here on the fact that his name
has been signed as counsel, and that
he has never appeared. | wish you
would explain that matter.
Senator Smoot-- Shortly after left
Washington. after had made arrange
ments with Mr.. Worthngton here to
represent me as counsel ! returned
home with the idea OF having local
counsel as assistants. After / had can
vassed the situation thoroughly at
home agreed If | could secure the
services of Mr.. Van Colt I would do 50;
aud also thought, from the protest
that had been fled that the question
OF politics I'm Idaho would cut some
figure as it has done, and that IT
would be proper for me TO have some
BODY who lived In Idaho as an assist
ant counsel. teephoned from Salt
Lake to Roise CITY and asked Mr. w T..
Borah II he would assist me as counsel
In this case. He replled that he would
and | fully expected that Mr. Borah
would have been here. Before Mr..
Van Colt left salt Lake city he tele-
phoned to him and arrangements were
made to meet him at Granger.
Mr. vortbi,gton--That "a bo tele.
orarhod NJ porab ~ moot bIn,o
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nm TO remain 'npre Tor some H,M'
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