Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-11
REED SHOOT
 ONCE MORE Senator Burrows Made Long Address on the Case Before
 the Senate
TWO ARE HELD UP
The Nominations oi Cortelyou and Garfield Were Not Confirmed Waiting Until Explanations
 Are Made.

Are Made.
 Washington, Dec 11.-Before the senate confirms the nominations of George c. Cortelyou to be secretary of the treasury and James R. Garfield to be secretary of the interior, the senate committee on finance will in- sist upon learning from President Roosevelt when Secretaries Shaw and Hitchcock, intend to retire.
 At the conclusion of the mornings s business in the senate, Senator Bur rows, chairman of tho senate com mittee on privileges and elections ad- dressed the senate on the Reed Shoot case as follows.
 Senator Burrow first reviewed his torical facts in connection with the establishment of polygamy by the Mormon church. He said there had been no proof submitted to sustain the allegation that MT Shoot Is a polygamist, adding that the recom- mendation of the committee on priv ileges and elections in favor of de- claring vacant the seat of the Utah senator is not based on such charge.
 Mir Burrows's impeachment was based entirely upon the connection of Mir Shoot with the governing body of the church, consisting of the presi- dency and the twelve apostles. He referred to this body as an Infer archy." and said:
 "The power exercised by this body is far reaching and commanding. holding in its grasp practically the entire membership of the organiza- ton and through it the domination of the state by arrogating to itself and inculcating the belief in its fol- lowers that they are endowed with powers as prophets. seers and revelators' and specially commissioned by the Almighty. to. dominate the affairs of this world. and that resistance to the will of this theocracy is rebellion against God. The testimony fully sustains the all legation that the Mormon priesthood Is vested with supreme authority in all things, temporal and spiritual, and that the first presidency and the twelve apostles are supreme in the exercise and transmission of the man. dates of this authority"
 He said that since the admission of Utah into the Union the people of the state have been, If possible. more under the domination of the Mormon hierarchy than during the long years of their territorial ex- istence," and in support of this state ment said that the only office held by non-Mormon under the state government during the ten years of It's existence. as an elective office, has been the attorney-gencral."
 He cited many instances of politi- cal interference not only In Utah but states, aai quoted the church manifesto of 1896 requiring to obtain the consent of the before becoming candidates for ofiice. Smoot had been compelled to obtain this permission. He was by the hierarchy" said Mir Burrows. "and the selection rati- fled by the legislature" He went on:
 No more cunningly devised scheme could possibly be concocted to put the church in politics and make 1t potential therein than this. For the 1t is known tbat candidate has permission of the hirarchy to be candidate. that moment he has back of him the whole power of the Mormon church and his election Is There has teen no case in which a candidate ,or a high office In Utan has obtained the consent of the church to run and has been de- feated."
 He said that Mr Shoots member | ship In the church governing body which inculcates a belief in polygsmy Is concerned.
 Concluding that the members of the | hierarchy teach polygamy as a prin- .iple of human conduct he took up the | question as to whether they practice t. On that point he said that the ev- dcnce was so complete and over | whelming as to leave no doubt as to I he truth of the allegation. notwitf- the manifesto of 1890 issuesl . ,y the heed of the church. counseling | he suspension of polygamy.
 He spoke of the astonishme1t of he committee at the confessions of President Smith and of the revsia- ions of the fact that eight of the welve apostles have plural wives. Referring to Smiths confessions Of I've wives and forty-tvo children Mr Burrows added:
 If the public press is to be cred tel. thIs number has been augmented turing tIse last year To forty-three. Ind while We are discusslng the right f the representative Of the hierarchy Q a seat in this body we can imagine ts ssintIy head sitting In the home of is fifth plural wife. rocking the radle of the latest iIlegifimste c1- bring of bis debzuchery sDd crime nd with s1ncfimouious air singing he familiar hymn of his church:
 -Nou the Gentle reign is OCT.
 ~Darkness covers earth no more
 Gentle tyrznfs sink to Hell
 Now's the day of lsrsei-
 Coming fo the connection of sena- cr srpcot with the kiersrchy Mfr Bar sus ssfd thsf pracficaliy all of fts penbrs were ppiyg.nists vkes ke uersme 1 meub<f-
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