The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-13
|| why SM00T
|jDLD LOSE SEAT
4, Senator Is Equally Re-
,sibIe With Head of
uormon Church.
IA ARRAIGNs THE
|ISIASTTCAL POLITICIAN
bgtOn, for Defendant,
\ Make His Argument
on Friday.

on Friday.
ne Tribune,
|<cToN, D. c., April 12.-John
"A snoke for an hour and thirty
.tor. the Senate Committee on
and Elections today. present
n ,,, Of the protcstants against
L REED Smoot To occupy 4 scat
E,,e He concluded and will not
L,,her A. g. Worthington Of
.a will close the case tomor-
mech occupying an hour and
~sles. during which he will de-
.,lbed in Organizations.
-s,rs Of the committee, who
1,5reIy dlsinterested in the tes-
4 szoots witnesses, appeared
...->sd In the arguments. Every
! sh committee In Washington
- The abSentees were Sena-
-. Depew and Hopkins, all
MI out OF the city. Senator
arl Representative Howell
-;
-allcommittec room was crowded
.:crs, mostly women,
noSs Up Hierarchy.
Mae opened his address by de-
/ Re orgenizstIon of the twelve
q whom Smoot was one, and
|sirg the relations OF the twelve
|sarchy. He said the hierarchy
cgght to direct in things Spir-
! h business matters and poll
IN Mr. Carlisle described the
/al courts. which had all The
||hs. etc, that pcrtained 10 civil
|'Esse courts determined disputes
| matters OF contract and purely
. .felatlons OF the members and
u nteuts and purposes u union
and state In violation OF the
tr Institutions
|Iznons Must Submit.
Eso1 inquired whether Nr. Car
.|eled that the rules of the hic-
|17elled It's members to submit
|Eiss.astlcal jurisdiction when 1t
dict with the civil courts. Mr..
|1.td number of cases where
I'D appealed to the hierarchy
<;1ed 10 settle disputes over civil
| D the civil courts and We're de-
sion Senator Foraker In
ethcr churches did not have
for settling disputes among
Without recourse TO the civil
.ss Senator said he thought the
shurch did.
llsfarchy Dominates.
he declared the hierarchy dom
q Politics and commercial life of
- man could succeed in State
p did not yield obedience to-ItS
Taking up the endowment
carlisle contended that II was a
ath. The witnesses had not
TIE exact wording OF the oath,
Hly tended to establish the gen.
zey OF It,
Jas Oath to Avenge.
q that generally the witnesses
el there was an oath TO avengc
saf1clent,
As TO Right to Expel.
Interesting part Of Mr. Car
Ee<s was that in which he dis
night Of the Senate TO expel
IS agreed that the outcome OF
Fobably hinges upon whether
eecides II can exclude by a
VOC. II ls known that Senator
been contending that the only
eal way of proceeding is to
No-thirds vote. Senator Bailey
Nr Carlisle closely. with the
Ibe former Speaker OF the Ma
se OF Representatives sustained
%uon as an able constitutional
parliamentarian
aas Right to Exclude.
CSC said expulsion was form
|.Fnt prescribed for a member
eommitted some act In office,
1'oh was inflicted not as pun
wv merely as expressive OF the
'ns OF the person against
hos directed. Expulsion had
and could never be inflicted
antedatlng the service OF the
s.inst whom 1t was directed. II
disqualified he was disqualified
canc 10 the Senate.
sertinent Illustration.
nislc quoted from the immlgra-
Three years ago. that per
u po'Ygamy, anarchy or other
"'u'd not be admitted to the
s"s. But suppose such n per.
~ gam access to the United
nu md his way to Utah. and
constitutional requirements
49,. ao residence. should be elected
IA @ and after he took his sea
. ,'en a time It was discovered
n NJ not been eligible to admls
,mted States in the FIRST In
-sa'o the Senator from Texa,
a tim. ''re e"o-'hirds 'o''
slssa Good Example.
IA, .e ~, said II was a matter of his
'|Ai a apers ,, Of the House had becr
asa seat on certificate o
ESoo 'sed until the last day o
~ I,', meanwhile voting and in
z-atd ~ unit legislation, and thcr
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