Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-11
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Senator SmOOt-Iie Is living.
! Mr.. Tayler--And except yourself all
/ of them are polygamistsY
| Senator Smoot--I did not follow II
] with that purpose I'm view, but 1 rdthef
! think they are.
/ The Chalrman--Now, let me UNDER
/ stand Senator. Was the instruction
| given that biographies Of these parties
/ should form the textbooks of the re-
| lgion classes, or that the religion class
| es should be instructed In the lives or
I those men2
Senator Smoot-I DO not think so, OF
course, / have never had anything 10
do with the religion class work at al,
but | take It that that Is part, per-
haps, OF the lesson--the lives OF one OF
the mon spoken of-but / do not thlnk
that they would In speaking of them
sneak of them as polygamists ana
teach that, or try to teach II TO the
/ students or to the classes there.
The Chalrinan-Mr. Tayler how did
| that appear, In what Connection
MIR. Tayler--I can yet at the fact
/ more quickly IN this way. Do you not
| recall
senator Smoot--I do not want any
| thing but the facts.
MIR. Tayler-Do YOU not recall that
| the pamphlet was sent out by Anthem
~. a.
! NJ Tanner, general superintendency OF
/ the Sunday school system or the re-
| llgiolls instruction?
Senator smoot-Ohl Is this the sun
| day SCHOOL,
MIR. Tayler-General superlntendency
! Of religion class work. That Is IT,
Senator Smoot-Then Tanner would
not be on that
Mr.. Tayler--Tanner is one Of the
general superintendent.
Senator Smoot-Of religion class
work.
Mr.. Tayer--lt seems that he signed
this pamphlet
Senator smoot-He may be; | do not
remember.
MIR. Tayler-He signed this pamphlet
In which religion class outlines are
given, with an Introduction describing
what is the scope Of Il, I'm which, among
other things this appears
Mr., Worthngton-From what page
do you read?
Mr.. Tayler--Page 1l3 of the second
volume.
Abundant material for the bio
graphical sketches of the present and
many OF the past leaders Of the Church
may be found in the little work entitled
Prophets and Patriarchs,' from the
pen Of Elder Matthias f. Cowley."
And after general instruction as to
how THIS work is 10 be conducted, there
II the list OF lessons with the SUBJECTS
as. for instance, in the primary grades,
without going all over them, | read,
Lesson XII.
"Third step How children should
be grateful for food and clothing,
Fourth step. Sketch Of Elder
John w. Taylors life.
Lesson XIII,
Third step How children should
be grateful 70 parents for giving
birth to and rearing them.
Fourth step. sketch Of Elder NJ.
W. Merrlrs life"
That is Apostle Merrill.
Lesson XN%III
Third step. Why children should
not be vain.
Fourth step. Sketch of Elder Il.
II. Roberts life, including his
writings,
Lesson XXNIN.
Third step. Why children should
avoid giving way to anger,
Fourth step. Sketch of Supt,
Joseph NJ Tanners life
And so on,
Senator Smoot--I take It that they
are sketches IN the course OF the les
sons of the day. Those lessons, / under
stand, We're given one day a week.
Mr. Tayler-Mr. Smoot, on the sub
Iect Of polygamy at this point, do you
know how long ago 1t was first pro-
claimed and testified that polygamy
was dead2
Senator Smoot-No / do not.
Mr., Tayler--Is II not nearly 20 years
Senator Smoot--I could not say
Mr., Tayler-Was II not claimed at
one time that no marriages, and II so,
only one or two, which were actually
sporadic, had occurred after 1885?
Senator Smoot-I think 1t was later
than that, As | remember that letter,
1t was from President Woodruff
Mr., Tayler-I am not referring to
that.
Senator Smoot-And / think
Mr. Tayler-I am not referring to
the Woodruff letter, with which | am
familiar
Senator smoot-That is the only one
] can remember,
Mr. Tayer--Do you not know as a
matter of history, that that has been
claimed.
Senator smoot--Not for 20 years, be-
cause 20 years ago the people were be-
ing sent to the penltentiary every day
Mr.. Tayler-For what?
Senator Smoot--For polygamy and
unlawful cohabtatlon.
Mr. Tayler--Do you not know there
were very, very few people prosecuted
FOR polygamy?
Enthusiastically there were very
few cases that Is, ! do not know how
many, l could not say.
Mr. Worthngton-Mr Tayler, the
original letters are here now. DO you
care for them?
Mr. Tayler--No; ] have them in this
typewriter form,
Senator Smoot-Then will give them
10 Mr. Van Colt,
Mr. Van Cott-I would rather you
would keep them,
Senator Smoot-I will take them and
return them.
The Chairman--On consultation with
counsel and members of the committee
several OF whom are compelled to be
absent this afternoon I'm connection
with ceremonies which are to take
place I'm the senate, find the opinion is
that we had better adjourn until Mon
day at 10 o'clock We have had a
very strenuous week Of IT,
Thereupon Cat II o'clock and 30 min
utes a. NJ the committee adjourned
until Monday Jan. 20. 1905, at 10
o'clock a. m.
Washington, d. c., Jan. 49, 1906,
The committee met at 10 o'clock a. m,
Presents Senators Burrows CHAIR
mani McComas, Foraker Dillingham;,
Hopkins, Dubois, Bailey, and Overman;
also Robert w. Tayler, counsel for the
protestants, and A. s. Worthington
and Waldemar Van Colt, counsel for
the respondent.
The Chalrmau-AIr. Tayler will you
proceed with the witness?
Reed Smoot, having been previously
duly sworn, was examined and testified
as follows;
Mr. MISREPRESENTATION | asked you a
question or two on Saturday about the
trial Of Moses Thatcher. lie was tried
you told US, before the High Council Of
the stake In which he lived, which had
jurisdiction over him.
Senator Smoot--l believe he was lly-