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safiog III the state 81 Utah aAa else.
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anG laas ~ the state ~ Lt&b and Tbs
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afst presidency ard twelve APOSTLES
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fairs ~ tils state of Utah and havg
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Hni0H N church and state. contrary %
che constitution N said stats Of Utah
Mna contrary ~ the constitution NJ
the United States, and the said Reed
NmoOt comes here, not as the accfsd
ited representative Of tile state "
Utah hi tbs ssnat9 Of the United
States, but as the chief hierarchy
when controls the church and has
nsufped the functions of the state III
said State N Utah"
Married sines the Manifesto.
The report names dozen apostles,
former apostles and other prominent
M0rmlots, who. according 10 tssti
mong, have taken plural wives since
the manifesto Of 1890, an act lfnpog.
hlble "ercept by consent Of the pres.
ident " the church." says II is shown
by inc0ntf0yertibls testimony that
majority " those who gave the law
~ the Mormon church "are now and
have been Tor years living "a open,
notorious and shameless cohabitation
The iist being headed by President
Joseph ". Smith The report con.
tinues.
These facts abundantly Justify the
assertion made Ia the protest that
the supreme authorities IN ire
church. " whom Banator.eiect Reed
Hm0ot IA one. toswit. the ilfat pros.
ideney M twelve apostles, not only
cennive az violation of, bnt protect
aud honor tho yiolators 0T the laws
against polygamy and polygainous co
The majority report ohaFacterIEes
as wholly nntenaDle" tho position
that b@cauao Sn0ot himself does not
practice polygamy, and tharo III mo
evidence % show that he has person.
ally and individually encouraged the
practice Ia others. ho ought not be-
condemned because of The acts of his
aasociatea II II charged that Reed
Bmoot IL an insennrable part Of the
governing body of tho Mormon church
ind In the judgment of the committee
n no mora entitled 10 a scat la the
senAto than he would be n ho were
IN pc.sgaaous cohablta.
lion with plurality of wives"
The minority report, signed by five
members OF tho committee, declares
that Reed anuot possesses oil the
prescribed by the con.
Btltutlon 10 make him eligible 20 d
seat Ia the senate and that his prL
yate character IN irreproaohable,