The Washington times., 1906-12-11
Utah Senator Unmerci-
fully Flayed in the
Upper House
Today.
FIRST GUN IS FIRED
IN FIGHTS RENEWAL
Comedies PoIygamy Has
Not Been Proven, But
WeSteTner'S UnfltneSS
IS Insisted Upon.

The opening gan IN what promises 10
be one OF the most notable debates ia
the history OF tho Senate was fred this
afternoon BY Senator Julius {. Burrows
chairman OF tHc Committee on Priv
ieges and Elections. in support OF the
committee report that Reed Smoot Is
not c1uled 10 lis seat and should be
excluded Jherctrom.
Ia carefully prepared speech OF
about $1,000 words. the Senator mar
shaled the various arguments against
Shoots eligibility to represent the State
OF Utah in the Upper House OF Congress
charging that the oaths he took as an
Official OF the Mormon Church were in
compatible with that which he took upon
entering the Senate and that he has
countenanced the practice OF polygamy.
The character OF the speech is well
Illustrated by one paragraph in which
senator Burrows referred 20 the evil
deuce given before the committee by
Joseph +. Smith president OF the
church, 20 tle effect that Smith IS con-
Unulng MS pJlygamOus relations with
five plural wives, and that ne had forty
two children. Said Mr.. Burrows: If
the public press Is 10 be credited. this
number has been augmented during the
last year 10 fOrty-three and while We
are discussing tAe right of the represen-
tativC OF tine hierarchy 10 a seat ia this
body. we can imagine its sanity head
sitting in the home OF his NTH plural
we. rocking the cradle Of the latest
llceiumute offspring OF his debaucherA
and crime and with sanctimonious air
singing the familiar hymn of his church.
Now the Gentle reign is DER.
Darkness covers earth no mOTs
Gtuic tyTaUtS sink to hell.
Now S the day Of Israel
po1yyosr,vr Not pvo,a,
Early in his speech, Mir Burrows had
this to say for Smoot.
Let me say at the outset touching
the charge that the Senator from Utah
is q polygamist and for that reason
disqualified from holding e. seat in this
body. no evidence was submitted 10 the
committee IN support OF such allegation.
and. so TAR as The investigation dis
closes, the Senator stands acquitted OF
that charge
Senator Smoot was disqualified from
holding "a seat In the Senate OF the
United States for the reasons:
''First-That AT the time Of his cleo
tion Utah was under the complete domi-
nation of the Mormon hierarchy. of
which he is a member. and that such
hierarchy so FAR Interfered with the
functions of the State as TO secure the
election Of one Of its own members and
an apostle and that his certificate Of
election by the legislature was only
the recorded edtCt OF the hierarchy in
defiance OF the constitutional inhibition
that mo church shall dominate the State
nor interfere with its functions.
Hostile to Government.
Second That this Mormon hier-
archy. of which the Senator is a con-
spicuous member, incuIcates and en-
courages belief III and the practice of
polvgamv and polygamOus coma bitation
in violation of the laws Of the State pro-
hibiting the same. and in disregard OF
pledges made for it's suppression; and
Third. That the Senator in con-
nectiOn with and as a member Of such
organization has taken an oath OF hos
tility 10 the Government of the United
States incompatible with his obligation
as Il Senator