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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-11
THE FORAKER REPORT.

The undersigned members Of the COM
mittee on privileges and elections. hay-
Ing had under consideration senate res
oluiion No. 20j. Fifty-seyenth Congress.
second session, adopted Jan. 81. 1903,
being unable 10 agree with the majority
OF me committee, submit the following
minority report.
They attach hereto and make a part
hereof O full statement OF the case.
showing an charges Affecting or in.
tending 90 affect the right and title u
Reed smoot 20 seat Boo the senate as
senator flom the State OF Utah. TO-
geiher with an abstract of an tho ma
Ier.al. relevant. and competent tesu-
mony offered With respect thereto. and
Their conclt'ions deducei tnerei-om.
They ask that the same may ba print
ed FOR purposes OF reference 8s Part
OF this report, and respectfully refer
20 the same as n more complete state
ment OF the following findings and
propositions and the testimony and az
guments in support Of the same. upon
which they base their dissent from the
conclusions and report u the majority
OF the committee.
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PRESIDENT ENDORSES GOV.
GUILDS COURSE IN CASE.

Boston. Juno Glow Guud made
public today @ telegram received ty
him from President Roosevelt IN which
the president af,er pointing out that
h. had been requested 90 interfere with
The execution 1f Charles T. Tucker. d.
c.arcs thft ln DIE Judgment Gov.
Guilds decision NHt in Interfere with
the carrying uut ~ the sentence on
tucker seemed fH N.m entirely sound
1ri commend .1 h.s hearty sympathy
Tucker Is under sentence % death
th.s week probably tonight Cor Toe
murder NJ Msl,I Page a. Weston
March al. 1908 Frcs.4cr. Rooseycii's
tt.ogssm follow.
'rfe White House. washlnrtor.
June fN. 1906.
G.r Curtis Guild. Boston. Mass
Have bean requested ou behalf o.,
certain parties i0 Boston fo Interfere
with thc execution % Tucker. % being
alleged tHst % is my duty s1 % d. in-
asmuch as ] have the power ugff-
mo federal laws
so showing has hson made 90 m8
tfat / have such power but without
regard t1 This 2 desire OBJ state tl y.u
mat iH ray Judgment your decision lot
u Interfere whit Tho carrying Out -
The sentence az Tucker seems 20 mo-
entirely sound end commands mr
hearty sympathy % seems rlr,icu-
larry case iu which th.r. SHOULD %
uo interference With ihe carrying ont
NJ The sentence. lSIgutuI
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Tucker lvoke ir 600 ctlI q. tla
Charleston prison today with O realisa-
ton that h.E Jest iai ou earth has or
rived. He continued to demonstrate
his remarkable nerve and Informed
ihc death uftrn 'hft De nod enjoyed
O. good liabIs sf.r.
After bloakfau ,bt prisoner began
preparations no. receive the sacrament
oi baptism % vac for the uurposs
of administering this rite that fuckers
spiritual adviser Key Thomas ~.
Bishop secured a pofiponement az ths
death sentence. Tucker having cor.
aried 40 me last moment o. become
member of the Methodist Episcopsl
church. n is the general belief ihst
Tucker VIII be sent 90 the electric
chalk shortly after midnight tonight
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the few instances established by Inc
testimony whore plaral marriages and
polyeamcus cohabitntion 40 result ~
them, have occurred since 1890 they
have been without any encouragement.
counicrancc or approval whatever On
his rar.
As 10 polygamous cohahl,aiion ln
consequence Of plural marriages en-
tered INTO before the manifesto Of 1880.
there Is no testimony 10 show that be-
has ever done more than silently ace
quiesce In this onense against laW. I'm
view or his important and influential
position IN The Church. this acquiAs-
ccnce might be regarded as ineIcuSable
II il were not Tor the peculiar clrtum-
stances attending the commission cf
this odeuse
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-11

heaven on this nation because II the
Killing % the founders OF The Nor.
mon Church so years ago"
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CHARACTER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

ASIDE from his connection with The
Mormon Church, so far cs his private
character Is concerned. Il s. according
10 all the witnesses. irreproachabe. Tor
all who testify on the subject agree or
concede that he has led ana Is leading
an upright life entirely free from im-
moral proctises ~ every Kind, lie be-
not q polygamIst. has never had but
one wife, and has been noted from
early manhood tor his opposition 60
plural marriages ana probably ala as
much as any other member Of the
Mormon Church 10 bring about the
prohibition OF further plural marriages.
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SENATOR SHOOTS QUALIFICA-
TIONS.

Reed Smoot possesses all the qualld-
cations prescribed ~ the Constitution
o. make him eligible 70 a sea; Iu the
senate, and the regularity Of his cleo
ton by the Legislature Of the State OF
Utah is not questioned in any manner.
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ALLEGED oATHs.

The final chapter Of the report juv
preceding the conclusions % the COM
mittee quoted AZ the beginning OF this
abstract j. devoted 20 he oath 4 yen-
geance, administered a. those who e.
through the ceremony known as TAX.
iUg the endOWmenis" Tho committee
says Il was proven that an oath vas
administered expressed substantially ln
his form
You and each Of you DO covenant
and promise that you viii pray and
never cease 20 pray Almighty God 90
lNeuge the blood 81 The prophets upon
this nation. and that you will teach
fhe same 10 your children and 90 your
childrer's children unto the third and
fourth generations"
There can be no question de-
clates the committee tn regard 10
taking The oath n vengeance by MI
Smoot ne testified that Doe went
through the ceremony 90 taking the
ard0wmeuts in the wear 1850 and tho
head ~ the Mormon Church stated IN
his testimony that the ceremony Is
uow The same that % hes always been.
IAN obligation 0f me nature az the
before mentioned would seem 10 be
wholly incompatible with the duty
which Mr. Smoot AZ a member ~ the
United states senate would 0ws 90 the
nation. 10 Is difficult 20 conceive how
one could discharge the obligation
which rests upon every senator 10 -
perform HE official duties as 90 pro-
mote the welfare % The people a. the
United states and At the same time
be calling down the vengeance Of
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ELECTION, HOW OBTAINED.

Not only Is Nj Smoot one Of those
By and through whom the political AZ.
fairs Of Utah are dominated" says IA,
report, but his election 10 the senate
was, Il II believed the result OF such
domination. When Mr.. SmOot concluded
70 become a candidate FOR the senate ne
was careful 10 obtain the consent o.
the First Presidency ana Twelve Apos.
Ties 10 his candidacy But this So
called consent % the rulers OF the
Church was naturally regarded by tho
people Of Utah. who were familiar with
the ways Of the Mormon" High PRIEST
hood. as being under the circumstance
equivalent % an endorsement and
made Il impossible Tor any one else 20
become an sspirant for the same posi-
ton With any hone OF success.
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SAY FIRST PRESIDENCY KNEW.

Several instances Of plural marriages
by other church members are cited and
the report adds
1T is morally impossible that an
these violations OF the laws OF the
State Of Utah by contracting plural
marriage could have been committed
without the knowledge OF the First
Presidency and Twelve Apostles
OF the Mormon Church Further
more It IS shown by the testimony ~
one OF the Twelve Apostles and other
Witnesses that under the established
law " the Church no person could Sc
cure a plural wife except by the con-
sent Of the President OF the Church"
on intensely Interesting chapter ~
the report Is devoted 10 the charge
that testimony was suppressed by
Mormon" leaders. through the send
Ing out Of the country Of the apostles
and other officials who were charged
with taking plural wives since the man.
ifesto. The report says.
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In the judgment Of the committee.
Mr. smoot Is no more entitled 70 a seat
ia the senate than he would be II he
were associated IN polygamous cohahl-
talon with a plurality OF wives
The report discusses the political
domination Of the First Presidency ,ni
Twelve Apostles Of the Church. which
Is described as most injurious 20 the
interests OF the state.
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10 PAcEs-LAsT EDITION.
Majority and Minority Reports in Senator Smoots Case

than a year after the Issuing OF the
manifesto, the ceremony being per
formed by his father, who was then
and until the time OF his death. am
Apostle IN the Mormon Church. II is
also shown that John W TAYLOR. ALI
other Apostle OF The Mormon Church.
has been married 20 two plural wives
since the issuing OF the so.called mani-
festo Matthias i. C0Wley. another of
the Twelve Apostles, also has taken
one or more plural wives since the
manifesto"
]; Is asserted that Abraham H. cam
non and Lillian Hamuu were married
on inc high seas. on Los Angeles by
Joseph T. Smith. now President Of the
Mormon Church. OF the marriages
OF the apostles the report says.
APOSTLES TAYLOR AND COWLEY.
While the proof that Apostles Tay.
Tor and Cowley have married plural
wives since the manifesto may not be
SO free from an possible doubt as In the
proof IN the case OF Abraham II. Cam
non the fact that the proof presented
10 the committee showing such mar.
riages by Taylor and Cannon stand
wholly unc0ntr0verted and the further
fact that Apostles Taylor and Cow.
ley instead Of appearing before the
committee and denying the allegation,
evade service Of process issued by the
committee for their appearance and re-
fuse 20 appear after being requested 10
90 so, warrant the conclusion that the
allegation is true, and that said Tay-
Tor and CoWley have taken plural
wives since the manifesto
Taylor and Cowlcy have recently
been dropped from the list Of Apostles
and this action by the Church is Of
icred as amounting 90 an admission
by the first presidency and Twelve Apos-
ties that Apostles Taylor and Cowley
have each taken one or more plural
wives since the manifesto.
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NUMBER OF PoLYGAMlsTs

Tie evidence shows that there were
at this time about 1900 poiyeam1ls
families in me Territory OF iiah. This
number ~as reduced o. So ana some
odd families m 1895 A few NJ thssa
families may have removed out of ill.,
state of Utah. bot 81 far as the tcsti-
mony discl0ses the great reduction 4.
number has been on account OF the
deaths % the heads OF these families
II win be only a few years al most un-
on an VIII nave liatstn away This
feature on inc SITUATION mas had c0n-
trolling influence upon public sentiment
IN the State OF Vlsh with respect to The
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-11

-, ads. need not be "next TO pure
anadinr matter" for---as rule
nv are. themselves, real reading
matter. OF the widest human inter-
est,
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DUBOIS QUOTED

M Dubois Varlops
causes operated 20 cause the Nor.
mons 10 abandon polygamy. There
vas feeling among the younger mem.
bers Of the Mormon Church. AID a
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soME HLsroRY REcALLEp.

To understand ;hcss circumstances q
is necessary 90 recall some historical
facts among which are some that indl.
cate ;hat the United States govern
melt Is not free from responsibility ior
these violations of the law. Instead
of jlsenuntendncng and prohibiting
pol gamy when 10 was first proclaimed
and Urletised the Congress remained
silent ara d.d nothing IN that behalf
While Congress was thus 40 least man
1estlug indifference. President Fillmore
and the senate OF the United States. in
September. 1880. Esvo both recognition
ana encouragement by the appoIutm M
o9d confirmation o. Brigham Young.
The then head OF The Church and en-
open and ayoael advocate and repre-.
sentative ~ poiygamy 20 De governor
OF the Territory Of Utah When HE
term OF Office expired under this lu-
pointment he was reapp0n'ai Boy Pres.
ident pierce and again confirmed by jla
senate.
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THE MANIFESTO

This statue was upheld by the su.
preme court % the United states. s1l
Efforts Co prosecute such onenses we're
redouhled with such success that on
iie .6th day NJ Stptembe. 1850 The
then president OF the Church. Wilton.
Woodruff. issued what is known 40 ih.
manifesto of 1890 '0rhIddug fuunr
plural marriages So far 8s The tes-
ilmoW dlscloscs there have been lIf
few Yllial marriages s.uCe. PERHAPS
not more than ihr higam0us marriage
dur.ng ths same period among the ron
"Normons'
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The proper classification OF lyour al.
means the building Of broad and
straight road 70 II fdr every reader
Of the paper who would be al all
Interested IN IT,
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prosecutions for polygamous cohabta.
ton since TIE manifesto Of 1890.
Whether right or wrong. when plural
marriages Wero stopped and the one15e
of ppygamy was confined 90 the ro-
h1bItatlou OF those who had contracted
marriages before 1890. and particularly
those who had contracted marriages
marriages before the statutes Of
1857 and lSS1 the didntuna.
ton 90 prosecute for these onenses BE-.
came so strong. even among the rob-
Mormons.' that such prosecutions
were finally practically abandoned.
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ThIn followed What d Known rs 10
Edmuuds. Tlcktr ACC % March 2. 1857
by which. among other things. the rules
o. evidence were so changed a. 20 make
90 less difficult 90 secure evidence D.
prose- utloUs Cor po.ypamy aud poly.
gam0us cohat.iailon Again. By ne
terms ~ thls act, ali me. tIlldrel born
within 70 months after its passage were
Ilr-lLu-r..
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NOT ENTITLED TO SEAT

them by his silence. The repor, con.
tiuues:
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There wne no leglslation.or sct.on Of
any Kind by Congress on this subject
until the act o. July /. 1862 which vas
in language. az well as legal effect,
nothing more than q prohibition of alg-
amy IN the Ten tories and other places
over which the United states had luf-
isdiction.
After this act for a period OF %
years. plural marriages and polygafa-
Gus cohabiiation continued On The Tee
riiory 90 Utah practically unrcstraiHad
and without any serious effort on The
part o. the United States TO restrict the
same
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Continued On Pase iva column ak,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-28
STEAMER FOUNDERS
The J. H. Jones Reported Sunk
in Lake Ontario With %
on Board. -.

Associated Press to The Evening Tlmex.
Wharton, Ont, Nov. 2S.-The coast
ing steamer J. H. Jones, owned by the
Crawford Tug company, foundered off
Cape Cocker Thursday afternoon and
all hands We're lost. The crew con-
sisted of twelve, all from Wharton,
and the number of passengers is esti-
mated at sixteen.
The Jones, which piled between
Owen Sound, Wharton and Manitoulin
Island ports, was one of the staunch-
est steamers on the Georgian bay and
was commanded by Capt. Crawford,
fresh water navigator of large expert
ence.
Part of the cabin life boat and two
unidentified bodies have been found by
Indians on the north shore of the
Christian islands.
While estimates received as to the
number of lives lost in the wreck of
the Jones are given as twenty-five or
twenty-six, one report says the list
of the dead may reach the appalling
total of forty.
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F0URRES|GNED.
AND EIGHT
Twelve congressman in All
Died or Resigned During
the Present Year.
MANY VACANCIES ALSO
EXIST IN COMMITTEES
Some Strife is Anticipated In Filling
the Numerous Gaps-The Statutes
Of the United States VIII Have Been
Completely Revised by the Fourth
Of March, Next.
(By E. C. snyder.)

Washington. d. c., Nov. 2S.-The
death Of Congressman Hit, for ten
years past chairman of the foreign
affairs committee of the house, and the
previous suicide of BERTHE" Adams of
Pennsylvania, the second man on that
committee. leaves the race for the
craftsmanship Of this very important
body between Robert G. Cousins of
Iowa, Charles B. Lands of Indiana,
and James Breck Perkins of New
York. Mr.. Cousins, the ranking men,
ber Of the committee. has the chair
manship of one of the minor COM
mittees at the present time, and is
also a member of the committee on
naval affairs. Mr.. Lands, who ranks
second, Is the chairman of the COM
mittee on printing, which of course he
would have to give up II he were cho-
sen. Mr.. Perkins is a member of the
committee on printing, and should Mr..
Lands be chosen for the chairmanship
of foreign affairs it would probably
result in the elevation of the New
Yorker to the craftsmanship of the
printing committee. No man has shown
such a thorough grasp of legislative
subjects affecting our foreign relations
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during the past year as has MIR. Per-
kins. and were he to select a chair
man of this important committee solely

during the past year as has MIR. Per-
kins. and were he to select a chair
man of this important committee solely
upon merit the speaker would un-
doubtedly select the New Yorker for
this honor. But other considerations
have great weight, and it is more than
probable that either Mr.. Cousins or
Mr.. lands will succeed Mr.. Hit as
chairman, with the chances altogether
In favor of Mr.. Cousins.
The death of eight members of the
present congress and the resignation
of four others, namely Lester of Geor-
g!a, Hit Of Illinois, Hoar of Mass.
ketchum of New York, Adams, Castor
and Patterson of Pennsylvania, and
Adams OF Wisconsin, who died during
the past year; Gillett of California,
Hilbert of Indiana. Sullivan of New
York, and Swanson of Virginia, who
resigned, leaves the speaker at the
beginning of the second session of a
congress with more committee vacan-
cies to fill than any of his predecessors
ever had before. These committees
on which vacancies exist, besides for
eign affairs, are: Elections number 2,
judiciary, coinage weights and meas
ures, rivers and harbors, military af-
fairs. agriculture, mines and mining,
pacific railroads, levees and improve
ments of the Mississippi river, edu-
cation, private land claims, revision
Of the laws 1.-TWO vacancies), alcoholic
liquor traffic, immigration and natural
ization, ventilation and acoustics and
the committees on the expenditures of
the department OF state, navy depart
ment, post office department, interior
department, public buildings and de-
partment of justice. Besides these are
the committees on enrolled bills and
industrial arts and expositions.
While many of these committee va
cancies are Of minor importance there
are several which will cause the speak
er a great deal of trouble and annoy
ance. Particular strife may be ex-
pected over the filling of the gaps in
the committee of judiciary, rivers and
harbors, agriculture, and military af-
fairs. The committee on revision of
the laws. usually regarded as unim-
portant, will be one of the most po-
tential committees of the house during
the coming session, for the reason
that the work of the SO called Bynum
commission viii be submitted for its
consideration and action during the
winter. The Bynum commission has
prepared a new code which takes the
place of the revised statutes and stat
utes at large. The WON has been in
progress for ted years apd is just COM
pleted. The committeeson revision of
the laws. therefore. between now and
the fourth of next March VIII virtually
revise the statutes of the United States.
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CRIME SUSPECTED
Philadelphia Woman Charged
With Poisoning Family to
Get Insurance.

Philadelphia, Nov. 2S.-The most
remarkable case of wholesale poison
Ing OF persons to secure insurance
money that has ever been unearthed
in this city is charged against Bridget
Carey, arrested last night by detec-
tives. The woman, who is 80 years
old, is charged with having poisoned
her husband, Patrick, two children,
Mary, aged s years and Annie, aged
years, who died a week ago, and
Patrick and Cecilia Cook. tenants in
the Carey house.
All the alleged victims died within
eleven months. and the police declare
Mrs. Carey benefited by their death to
the extent of $1,000 through the col.
lection Of insurance. The woman's
arrest followed an investigation made
into the deaths of her two children,
which occurred last week.
After the death of the children the
police learned that the woman's hus-
band died suddenly about ten months
ago and from the physicians who were
called in at various times during the
illness of the alleged victim, they
were urged to make a rigid investi-
cation.
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new TEST FOR DEAO
German Scientist Has Scheme
to Prevent Burying People
Alive.

Berlin. Nov. 2S.--A German scientist
has discovered the first absolute test
of death that has been known and the
adoption Of which will make the hor-
rors of premature burial thing of
the past. The test consists in the in
lection of fluorecoine. a coal tar and
resorcin product, into the tissues of
the body. II any circulation exists the
skin, the lips, and all the mucous
membranes turn a golden yellow, while
the eyes become brilliant emerald
green and glisten like jewels. The
injection takes about thirty minutes
to act, and II death Is really present
no change of color takes place. 1t
is also declared that in cases of simu-
lated death or trance the injection acts
as Il stimulant and restores the be-
numbed faculties. The substance does
no harm to life. and the color passes
away in two hours
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STATE: NEARING
END OF ITS
CASE
Defense in Gillette Murde,
Trial Moves for Discharge
of Defendant.
The MOTION WAS DENIED
BY THE COURT, HOWEVER
Prosecution Will Likely Rest Its Case
Tonight, When the Defense Will
Have Its Innlng-Reports Of Micro.
scOpic Examination of Specialist on
Hair Found in Boat.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Herkimer, N. Y, Nov. 2S.-With the
expectation of reaching the close of
the states case in the Gillette murder
trial before tonight's adjournment.
District Attorney Ward today con-
tinued the examination of DR.. S. s.
Richards, the last of the five medical
experts employed by the state.
DR.. Richards had been cross-exam-
ined by Mr.. Mills of the defense, to
some extent when court adjourned
last evening, but in this case. as with
all other medical experts. there was
an abundance Of redirect and re-cross
questioning awaiting him today. DR..
Crumb, who has acted as medical ad-
visor for the district attorney. and
who made microscopic examinations
of the hair found in the boat occupied
by Gillette and Miss Brown, said to-
day that he will not take the stand
as witness.
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