The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-12
Especial TO The Herald.)

Washington. ID. G. Jan 1.-THE open-
ing speech in defense OF Smoot' i'm the
senate was made today by Senator Hop
kins. member OF the privileges and cleo
luis, t,ois committee, who spoke for over two
Ivuis earnestly ana agRresSively against
the adoption Of the committee resolution
declaring that Sm0ot should not be ner-
nliIed TO retain his seat i'm the senate
hopkins was given close attention by a
large number of senators and he fire.
gucntly challenged Senators Dubois and
iturrows with positive divergences from
the Vows expressed by them i'm their
speeches against SmoOt Both senators
responded 10 these challenges and sharp
coioquies followed. Senators Beveridge
- ,iIon ana sutherland also took part in
me discussion 10 help Hopkins sustain
ble points ne was trying to make
W men Hopkins cOntended that the sen
ate could only expel member for some
act committed since becoming a senator
ana tending TO discredt or disgrace the
senate. and could not go back of the date
ne became a member, Bcveridge sug-
eestcd That Reed SmOOt had not only had
not been polygamst since becoming a
member OF the senate but had never been
! one. ana IN spite OF these facts he was
Apelng tried in the minds Of the people of
pne country for polygamy.
Dubois Denies Statement.
y Senator Dubois resented this. saving
that Smoot was not being tried for any
thing IN the minds OF the people or in the
mlnos OF senator's. but on specific charges
made against him OF record. and that
these charges did not include polygamy.
senator Scott wanted TO know il all
ireShyterians were to be held RESPONSE
nc Tor the belief Of some members of
that church in infant damnation He
answered his own question by decIarinrv
that he did not think Smoot who does
not believe i'm poygamy, should be held
Tor the sins OF those who believe and
practice il.
To the contention of Hopkins that tho
Mormon church does not encourage polvp-
amy. Burrows asked IL the testimony i'm
snc Stno0t case did not show that five
apostles OF the Mormon church were ljv-
Ing with plural wives TO this HoplSins
replied that SmoOt was not TO be Judged
by what these apostles did as individuals,
ne Was not 70 be held for the sins OF 9TH
CT people as well might we hold the
senior senator from Michigan responsible
Tor the acts Of the senator from Colorado
who sits next 70 him and Is his fellow
memoer or this senate as 10 hold Smoot
responsible for q fellow member OF his
church" he added.
Evidence Of Plural MARRIAGES.
Hopkins said that the prosecution had
raked the entire country for evidence OF
plural marriages and the evidence taken
showed that they had been able TO find
nut twenty cases since the manifesto was
Issued sixteen years ago. Senator Bev-
GRACE asked If these had been sanctioned
by the church and had been performed
by the church ceremony. and was in
u
ON the contrary the principals TO these
marriages were mostly fugitives and mar
riages had taken place in Canada or
Senator Dubois interrogated Hoplxins ia
know whether the Mormon church or
Smoot had undertaken the prosecution or
punishment OF violations OF the law
against pOlNEamN or polygamOus cohabi- I
tation. 20 which Hopkins retorted that ne
had recently read in newspapers of a
prominent western churchman who was
faNHfH col .. l.
" the church had undertaken his prose- !
cuuOn. He said such matters were for
officers OF the law and not for churches
Senator Beverage called attention To
the evidence produced before the COM
mittee. showing that SmOot had been in (
suumental in having Bishop Harmer |
prosecuted for living in adulterous rela-
tiOnship. Sutherland said in this case
Hammer had been arrested BY Mormon
sheriff prosecuted by "A, Mormon district /
attorney and tried and sentenced by !
Mormon judge. Dubois asked II Harmer |
was punished for having married n DIu-
iA7-~Nfe and brought out the fact that 1
thfrc had been no marriage ceremony De~- /
formed and his offense was not that OF 4
poly gamCus marriage
Dubois Asks for Evidence.
10 the statement Of Hopkins that smoos /
had from his earliest infancy been OBJ
posed TO p0iygamv. Dubois challenged /
him 20 point out i'm the evidence taken \
before the committee ore instance where /
SmOot publicly or privately denounced 1
polygansy or criticized any OF his brother \
apostles for practicing It. Hopkins re- /
torted that Shoots whole life was a pro- /
test against polygamy. it was not nee /
csSary for INN TO stand in the temple and |
shout his opposition or to shake his fist /
IN the face OF President Smith but the /
TACT that he led clean life and did not 4
cointenance pOlygamy was sufficient.
Dubois attempted 10 ass further uues- /
Ions hnt was shut out by Senator Cul- |
ION. who insisted upon the senate pro- /
Ctcding 10 tho consideration of the leg
lsat9Ne appropriation bill
senator Hopkins received many con- |
Eratuiauons when he finished Senator
DUBOIS among others telling him he had |
made p strong showing from his view
POINT or the case Senator Sutherland
VIII speak early next week He will not
have p prepared speech and Il is exnected
nc VIII be interrupted extensively by
scnators who NAV wish TO ask concern
ing conditions i'm Utah not shown hv evil
dence taken by the committee.
SENATE WITHOUT AUTHORITY.
hopkins Maintains Senators Are Not
Entirely Federal Officers.