Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-30
COMMITTEE MEETS SATURDAY
Washington Post Says Consen-
sus Of Informed Opinion is Re-
port Will be Against Senator.
Beverldgc and Hopkins Are the Only
Ones Known to he Favorable
To Him,
lsnecIal DO the oNeMs.rl

Washington. u. C.. Dec 3O.-Formai
announcement was made last night OF
tho reopenlng Of hearings IN the case or
Senator smoot when Chairman Burrows
issued notice of the first meeting OF the
senate elections committee for next Sat
urday. IL Is the purpose Of Senator
Burrows to summon a great many moro
witnesses from the west aud It appears
to be his purpose to confine his Inquiries
largely to the test oath administered by
the Church TO all higher officials with a
view to proving that the oath makes
citizenship allegiance subordinate to
Church allegiance.
The Washington Post this morning in
an article headed Serious for Smoot,"
says: ut Is Of course possible that the
commttee's report will not be against
Mr.. Smoot, though the consensus OF
the Informed opinion OF the senate is
that by virtually unanimous vote
the committee will declare against him.
At this time only two members of the
committee are positively counted for
Mr.. 'smoot These are Beverage OF
Indiana and Hopkins OF Illinois. Messrs.
Knox and Dolliver we're added to the
committee only recently, and while
their attitude is not accurately known.
II is said by persons who have sounded
them that they are clearing 81 asls
Axainst the Mormon senator after hav-
ing read much NJ the volunlinous tes-
timopy thus far developed. Whether
President Roosevelt is taking an active
Interest in the case is not known, al
though II is presumed that Senator
Knox's final attitude will show what
the president desires done. During the
progress OF the hearings at the last ses-
sion of Congress, Senator Depew was
generally counted among smoot's sup
porters but It is said that the New
Yorker now takes a different
view Of the questions involved.
Beverldge and Hopkins are
supposed to be committed to the
Mormon apostle, although IL "a
thought by members OF the COMMITTEES
who have already made up their minds
against Mr. Smoot, that the Indianan
and Illlnoisan viii be driven from this
position by new testimony soon to bs
developed. Should they still adhere to-
their alleged opinions-that the evil
denoe does not prove that Mr.. Shoots
church relations unfit him for seac
in the senate-it Is supposed that SEN
ators Beverldge and Hopkins win maks
q minority report and thus bring the
night to the floor OF the senate. This
question of polygamous practlses AZ
the present day among the Mormons'
will be more fully gone into at the
forthcoming hearing than has been
done heretofore. 1t is understood thas
testimony OF this point will not be con-
fined TO the 'Aformons' of Utah bue
will be extended to every Mormon
community IN the United States. The
object OF this will be 10 prove that in
spite OF the rigid provisions OF the Ed
munds law and oath. which members
OF the Mormon Church have taken to
IfEptN' Ahio AhotA ANalh bphNiH
are so strong as to cause them to obey
the spirit OF the Church rather than
the mandates OF the courts IL is OK
pected that a good deal OF sensational
evidence along this line will be devel-
oped before the hearing is closed this
winter
CARLISLE WILL MAKE TALK.
Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Bur-
rows, chairman OF the committee on
privileges and elections. contemplates
calling meeting OF the committee for
next Saturday TO consider matters
which have arisen IN connection with
the investigation OF the protest agalnss
Senator Reed smoot, OF Utah.
Action will be determined by the
presence OF q quorum OF the commits
tee. II 1t appears that there are in
the city nearly all the members of this
committee, a meeting will be held. &c
not the meeting will go over until the
week following When the COMMITTEES
held It's last session 10 consider the
case, II was understood that all OF thu
evidence was In. although further evi-
dence was not barred ~ the commit
tee desired to hear other witnesses,
The arguments Of counsel have been
made, but Senator Burrows has been
informed by former Secretary OF the
Treasury John @. Carlisle, who Is one
OF the attorneys for the protestants. that
he would like 70 make an argument in
the case. IL win be for the COMMITTEES
20 determine whether Mr.. Carlisle viii