The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-21


Smoot
DoIiiver Explains.
There was no one who had more
perfect hatred of Mormonism than him
self. said Mr.. Dolliver, but after a
careful study of the testimony. he
could not justify a vote TO expel Mr..
SmoOt from the senate. MIR. Doiliver
Is member of the committee on priv
ileges and elections which reported the
resolution adverse to Mr.. SmoOt- He
consented 10 the report. but explaining
that it had been made soon after he
had taken a place on the committee,
said he had not theH an opportunity TO
study the case as he had done since
Debate Closed by Burrows.
At 2:15' Senator Burrows took the
floor to make the concluding address.
He dealt at length with the conten-
ton that the constitution prescribed the
qualifications of senators. What the
constitution really did in this respect
was to make certain limitations which
must be complied with, the senate it
self to be the judge of all other quail
fications of its members.
He also took issue with the argu-
ments supporting the necessity of
two-thirds vote TO expel a senator The
test he maintained was whether a
senator was unfit morally or otherwise,
when he was made a senator. In such
a case, where an investigation was at
once begun. it must be finally deter
mined by the senate by a majority
vote. A two-thirds vote Of expulsion
was proper where the conduct of a
senator subsequent TO his becoming
senator was sucn as required expul-
sion.
Question NJ Gone into.
MI. Burrows reiterated what he had
said in his first speech that Mr.. Smoot
was not a polygamist He said the
committee did not go into that question
and he did not believe the 100000 wO-
men of the country who had signed
protests had done so.
Mr.. Burrows believed Mr.. Smoot had
taken a secret oath Ito avenge the
blood of the prophets upon this ma
ton" He also spoke i'm severe con-
domination of Mormon practices as de-
veloped by the testimony.
Read the Testimony.
Mr. Burrows spent half an hour in
reading statements of Mormons before
the com nittee. in which admissions
were made that the witnesses were liv-
ing in pOlygamoUs coha bitation.
And so from the beginning to the
enG," ne remarked, the testimony is
Overwhelming and acknowledgements
and heads of the church are living to-
day in Dolygamous cohabitatiOn. And
yet we hear that polygamy is dying
out. II is too bad the president Of the
United states did not know this
4 fsa4
from a recent message fro mthe presi-
dent urging constitutional amend
meht for the regulation of marriage
and divorce of federal laws. saying its
among other things, would be
to give power TO deal radically and
fcctively with polygamy.
Article of Faith.
Reading the article of faith permit
ting polvgamy. Mr.. Burrows remarked:
Tt is a remarkable fact that I'm Sem
ator Shoots speech yesterday he does
not repudiate the article Of faith-it is
suspended
Die OUT exclaimed Mr.. Burrows
1T ought 10 die out now, and if Joseph
Smith is not a hypocrite he would put
his wives i'm seperate houses and sup
port them
When Mr. Burrows declared with en-
Dhdsis;
I protest against dragging the
churches of this land. Jew and Gentle,
down to the level Of this dbOminatiOn,
the galleries applauded.
Denounced Smoot.
Senator Burrows closed with scath-
ing condemnation of Senator Smoot.
who. as an apostle, he said, could ny
r word put an end TO polysamous prac-
ices.
4 have always been amazed" he
referring to Mr.. Smoot,
that he did not rise in his place and
lenounce President Smith as a fraud,
a violator of law. and then and there
sever his connection with this organi-
ration 1t NAV be q little difficult for
he public to understand why it is
within two weeks with one hand we
nave closed the gates of Castle Garden |
@ the incoming oolygamists. and with |
he other open the door of the senate /
o admit an apostle who upholds those
principles.
Mr.. Newlands made a brief eXplana- /
ion of his opposition to Mr.. Smoot. |
,ut was stopped by the announcement /
hat the hour of o'clocink having ar
lived the voting would begin
Hopkins Amendment Carried.
Senator Hopkins at once offered his /
the effect of which was to
make ii necessary to have the support /
Il two-thirds of the senators present /
q adopt the resolution declaring Mr.. /
;moot's seat vacant The amendment /
vas adoDted-49 to %
Senator Carmack then moved as a /
ubstitute a resolution specifically pro-
riding for the expulsion of Mr.. Sinoot. /
This was defeated on roll eall-21 TO 49, /
A roll call was then demanded on the
ommittoe resolution declaring Mr. 1
;moot not entitled to his seat, and it |
vas defated-42 nays 10 N yeas.
Pairs Announced.
The eighteen senators paired we're AZ
allOWs,
For Smoot and against the resolution
Allison. Elkins. Carter. Cullom, Dry
len. Platt. Proctor. Scott and Teller
Against SmoOt and for the resolution 1
-ATessrS. Morgan. Bailey Patterson,
Iartin. Foster. McEnery, Mallory. Ia