The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-01
In Regal State Rules
President Smith.
so SENATOR KEARNS
In Addition to This Attack On the Nor
mon Church Morgan Holly A.
raigns Diversion OF Indians
Funds to Support of SeCta-
rian Schools.
rian Schools.
nv Lhe Associated Press.l

by the Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 2S.--A feature of
the day in the Senate was speech
b.. Mr.. Kearns, OF Utah, on the Nor
mon Church. He charged that the
church controls the politics and busi-
ness of Utah He denied in emphatic
terms that he had paid Lorenzo Snow,
then president of the church, for sup
port OF himself for Senator.
Mr.. keafns asserted that the Nor
mon Church has wilfully and frequent-
lv broken the compact made at the
time of the admission of Utah, ana
that no apostle OF the church has pup
licly protested against its violation.
He described the surroundings and the
powers OF President Smith, who he
said affects q regal state and has es-
tablished himself with the dignity OF
q moiareh with q royal income. One
tenth of all the annual earnings OF all
the NIormons in oil the world flows
TO him." said MIR. Kearns. THESE
funds amount to one million, six hum
dred dollars anmnally"
The ATonarch's Tithcs.
Mr.. kearns continued:
ut Will astound you to know that
every dollar of United States money
paid to any servant of the government
who is q Mormon is tithed for the benz
oft Of this anollarch. Out of every
thousand der4f8 thus paid he ssetE
one hundred dollars to swell his
grandeur This is also true of money
paid out of the public treasury OF the
State of Utah to Mormon officials. But
what is worst of all the monarch dips
into the sacred public school fund and
extracts from every Mormon teacher
onc-tenth OF his or her earnings and
uses it for his unaccounted purposes.
."Eyery apostle Mr.. kcarns
charged. sis responsible for the system
of government and for the acts OF the
monarchy That monarchy sets up q
regal social order within this fepub-
lie; monopolizes the business of the
commonwealt lth and is rapidly reaching
into others; takes practically all Of the
surplus product of the toll of it's sub
jccts for it's own purpose, and makes
no account to anyone on earth OF its
immense secret fund; rules all political
Utah and is rapidly extending its do
minion into other states and tcrritor-
les, and permits its favoritcs TO enter
into polygamy and to maintain polyga-
NOUS relations; and it protects them
from prosecution by it's political pow
er."
In(Illn Appropriation bht'
The Senate spent almost the entire
day considering items i'll the Indian
Appropriation Bill which were not
heard on yesterday and extended the
session into the night for that pur-
pore There was quite a lengthy dis
Cussion of the committee amendment
prohibiting the use of tribal funds in
the support of sectarian schools. The
provision was modified at the instance
of Mr.. McCumber. so as to allow in
dividual members of tribes to use their
proportion of funds in support Of such
schools and as thus amended was
agreed to.
In the course of debate Mr.. CALM
ger denied any antagonism TO the
Catholic Church in his opposition to
appropriations to sectarian schools and
Mr.. Stone thought by the President S
action public funds. had been diverted
TO the support OF SCctarian schools.
This he considered wrong in principle
and calculated to lead to scandal
Mr.. Morgan expressed the opinion
that Mr.. McCumbcr's amendment gives
away all that had been gained, by the
committee amendment.
Alas: For BiIIy Bow-lcgs.
1--WE know" replied Mr.. Morgan.
that this is a movement on the part
funds; the priests are at work, the
priests Of all denominations; they so to
an Indian and tell him, You arc 60
ing to hell il you don't send your son
Billy Bow-legS to our schools. Give us
an order on the treasury for payment.
We are seeking to do by indirection
what we should do by direction il al
aIl-merelX beating the devil around
the BUSH
The chair brought to the attention
of the Senate q communication from
former Senators Thurston and Higgins
attorneys for Judge SWayne in the re-
cent impeachment trial, making re-
quest for a. sufficient allowance 20 the
Judge to pay the expenses of the trail
including counsel fees. The commun-
ication was referred to the Committee
on the judiciary.
A half dozen bills Intended to rom
cdy the defects in the laws as TO n-
spection Of steam vessels which were
brought to the surface by the disaster
TO the General Slocum in New York
were passed.
The Senate adopted the conference
report OH the diplomatic anu consular
appropriation bill.
Messrs. Hale. Perkins and Martin
were appointed conferees on the Ma
val Appropriation Bill.
The Senate took u recess until
p. NJ.
A CASE or THE HORSE LEECH.
NIr. Livingston Calls for Rened,
for Growing Deficiencies.
washington. Feb. g8.-The session