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

The reasons for the action Of the
senate committee on privileges and
elections IN declaring. by a majority
vote, that Reed smoot is not entitled
20 a seat IN the senate as senator from
Utah, are stated ina report submitted
70 tho senate today by Chairman Bur
rows and signed by Senators Burrows.
noIlysr, Dubois. Pettus. Bailey. over
man and Frazier TO be as follows.
MAIN CHARGE.
That Mr, smoot IL one OF a self-per-
letuatug body OF men. known as the
FIRST Presidency and Twelve Apostles
az me Church Of Jesus Christ OF Latter
CAV saints, commonly known as the
mormon church. that these men claim
aiFlne authority 10 control the mem
beTs OF said Church IN all things. tenn
loral as well as spiritual. that this
tlihoFily IS. and has been for several
years past exercised by the said First
Presidency and Twelve APOSTLES ne IN
~ tne Practise OF polygamy
So p9{kamous cohabitation In the
sac OF Utah and elsewhere. contrary
We constitution and laws OF the
80 go 81 O~h and the law OF the land:
sS, re, tNe sald FIRST Presidency and
,'y apostles do now control. and
~. Wus Tune past have controlled.
49, fe4Ie0eI ahaifs OF the Slate OF
,. ,e', ana nave thus brought about In
~. s.a'e union Of church ana state
e,"~ 10 De constitution ~ said
49,. -. o. ulah and contrary 10 the Con.
80 ',yn OF NE United States ana the
80. Netl Nmoot comes here not az
&c. - 'ltlta representative OF the
TBi,es = YAM IN the senate OF the
tts s'aleS but as the choice OF
Cb,,..t aitly which controls the
~ 49," ana has usurped the f,nctlons
" VIZ STATE .n said State OF Utah"
CLAIM PoLYGAMY ENCOURAGED
N. me report says II is show, ,.ro,.
he -, aoubt that the authority OF
us, ~ Presidency and Twelve Anos-
Q, ne ~ exercised over the members
c,,s 'loImon' Church as 10 lncul-
poly,' oeHet IN the divine origin ~
tos o ana polygamous cobablta.
Mar. 1o'a tlons from the BOOK ~
t'is5 y. ana other publications arr
hslis, "a prove the alleged "Niorr,on"
49, .A, the revelation on tho s,h-
Nv -. .,ygafny Is OF higher su,bo,.
lr,s,i.l1 'he manifesto forbidding the
"a, ~ j. very evident" the ysror, 49,.
a., u polygamy We're SisSa,,, sags'
49, ny The leaders OF thai Cbnsoh =.
~. KY soon be a thing Of Inc -,
N, the members Of the Chnroh o.
,S,. ~. nary. II appears that slnna ~
,.yl OF Utah into the I'n,o,
c., ne authorities Of the Mes,
,,,. ~ nave counienanced ana ~"
n M, tine lhe commission OF the crime
10 tbry aa'.g, instead or preventing n
'''' could easily have done" ="
ALLEGED INSTANCES CITED
j, = sufficient number Of speelac "a
NO. OF the taking OF plural wiys.
49, olnclals OF the "Morp,o,', |
49,, ~ slhce the manifesto OF 1890 hava
~ s,.o"n by the testimony. saws ~
.,tl.N' 10 demonstrate thaf 49,
Svts the First Presidency ana ,he
a. apostles. connive al The nrsc.
~, " taxing plural wives ana hsys
&c. ever since the manifesto Was
! BE- winch purSoriei 10 put an end
, ,i, nss heen shown by the testimony
q, az 70 leave no doubt Of me
!, ,,,,Lna, ~ late AZ 1896 one Lillian
b-.s 'l became the plural wife OF
,,i.n n; Cannon. who was then an
49,, oi ne Mormon Church. George
NJ . e.tt, another Apostle Of the Nor.
a.. nuleh contracted a plural mar.
',,,, WIN Marion scholes since the
~, NJ OF 1890. II Is also in evidence
'sr malier steed. a prominent Nor.
: 49, ntaeted a plural marriage AZ
s,.a, manifesto OF 1850. Charlie. y.
s,.ax = Bishop OF the Morrnopl
'' ''ok plural wife Ia 1891, more