Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-13

clusion of the morning business in
the senate today Senator Burrows,
chairman of the senate committee on
privileges and elections, called up the
resolution from that committee declar-
ing that Reed Smoot is not entitled 20
seat as senator from the state OF
Utah and addressed the senate on that
subject.
Body Is "Hierarchy.'
Burrows said there had been no
proof submitted to sustain the allega-
ton that Smoot is a polygamist, adj
ding that the recommendations OF the
committee on privileges and elections
in favor Of declaring vacant the seat
of the Utah senator is not based on
such charges. Burrows impeachment
is based entirely upon the connection
of Smoot with the governing body OF
the church, consisting of a president
and twelve apostles. He referred to
this body as hierarchy" and said it
not only possesses practically every
political position in the state govern
ment, but required every member OF
the church to obtain it's consent before
becoming a candidate for office. He
said Smoot had been compelled to OBJ
tain this permission, and declared
that the hierarchy inoculates the be-
| lief in pelygamy, the majority today
living in polygamous cohabitation.
Has Given Active Aid.
Burrows said Shoots completely in
encouraging polygamy and polyga-
nous cohabitation does not consist
wholly in the fact that he is one of the
governing body of that church. BY
repeated acts he has, as member OF
q quorum of twelve apostles, given &C
! tive aid to the hierarchy and its de-
fiance of the statutes of this state and
the laws of common decency, and its
encouragement of polygamous prac-
tees by both precept and example.
Burrows concluded by saying he did
not believe such an organization is
entitled to have its representative in
the senate and asked for the adoption
of the recommendation
Holds Up Appointments.
|, Washington, D. c., Dec. 11.-Before
the senate confirms the nominations of
George B. Cortelyou to be secretary
of the treasury and James R. Garfield
to be secretary of the interior, the sen
ate committee on finance will insist
upon learning from the President when
4 Secretaries Shaw and Hitchcock in
tend to retire. The committee today
declined to make favorable reports on
these nominations until word had been
received from the President.
\ Opposition to Charles j. Bonaparte
as attorney general prevented the con
firma1ion of William H. Moody as asso
ciate justice of the supreme court Of
the United States when his nomination
was called up yesterday in an execu
tive session of the senate. The oppo
sition to Bonaparte was based upoI
his speech in Chicago in September
1899, before the conference held there
to consider the trust question.
Prepare Copyright Bill.
Public hearings on the pending copy
right bill have closed before the join
session Of the senate and house paten
committees. The committees will i'm
mediately take the bill under consider
alton with the purpose of perfecting ;
measure tc be reported during thu
present session.
The house today went into com
mittee of the whole for further consid
GRAFTON of the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill.
The currency commission Of tn
American Bankers association appea.
ed before the banking and currenc.
committee Of the house today in sup
port of the elastic currency bill sup
ported by the association. James 3
Forgan Of Chicago and A. B. Hepburn
of New York were the principal speak
ers.