The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-12
BURROWS ARRA|GNs
REED SMOOT
Says That as Servant Of
Mormon Hierarchy He
has No Right to Seat
SPEAKS THREE HOURS
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO TIE CALI.


WASHINGTON. Dec. I1.-For three
hours this afternoon Senator Burrows.
chairman Of the committee on priv
neges, addressed the Senate on the
snoot case. He took strong grounds
against the right Of Smoot to a seat
IN the Senate, and contended that the
place held by the Utah Senator should
De declared vacant
buTrows received the close attention
OF the Senate during the delivery Of
ms powerful argument He declared
mat MS opposition TO Smoot was not
baseo upon personal grounds and that
poIygarny was not charged against him.
out that as a subservient member of
the Mormon hierarchy the Utah Sen
ator was unfit 10 hold his seat in the
Senate.
Burrows denounced the Mormon or
ganizatiOn in bitter terms. alleging
inst II fostered crime and trampled
upon the law Re reviewed at length
the evidence in the case. which he
characterized as astonishing. and de-
clared that Smoot bad disqualified him
self for the Senate by his Identification
with the Mormons. an institution that
was not entitled TO have a representa-
tive IN that body.
JAPANESE N SCHOOLS
The consideration of the whole ques-
ton by the Senate viii probably be
prolonged. and final disposition OF the
case is not expected at this session.
Snoot viii have many advocates. who
viii be heard at length in his behalf
before the conclusion of the matter.
Under the practice Of the House.
which permits wide latitude Of debate,
various subjects of more or less i'm
portance We're discussed there today
while the legislative. executive and
judicial appropriation bill was nom
inally being considered.
Senator Dubois announced that he
would address the Senate next Thurs
day on the resolution declaring that
Reed Smoot is not entitled TO seat
as Senator from Utah
Senator Ravnor announced that he
would speak tomorrow on the subject
Of Japanese attending the public
schools OF California
The nomination Of William H. Moody
70 be Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court Of the United States was taken
N p again in the Senate today. but be-
y cause Of renewed inquiries Of Demo
cratic Senators in relation TO actions
by him as a member Of the House OF
Representatives it went over until to-
morrow An understanding was
reached. however. 70 vote on the NOM
nation IN executive session tomorrow.
MOODY AND THE SOUTH.
Senators Carnack and Culberson
commented on q story that Moody, as
q member Of the House, had been &C
tive in trying 10 have passed bill
that would reduce the representation
OF the Southern States
No attempt was made today TO con-
firm the nomination Of Charles ]. Bo-
naparte to be Attorney General, as
that nomination depends upon the con-
frmation Of Moody in order to pro-
vide the vacant Attorney Generalship.
Several hundred nominations. most
Of them for naval officers, were con-
frrned- Among the naval nominations
thus favorably disposed of were those
Of Pay Director Eustace r Rogers.
70 be paymaster general and chief of
the bureau Of supplies and accounts in
the Department of the Navy, with the
rank Of rear admiral after a term
Of four wears and a large number Of
officers retired with increased rank IN
der the naval appropriation bill Of
last session.