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o ’ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 3. 1904. SIIPPING BILL AGAIN DEBATED Act Prm‘im;; Carrying Goods in American Ships Is Amended After a Debate e CARMACK IN OPPC . Fight Promised an Effort to Reduce Tariff on Phil- S | TION | | R ippine Sugar and Tobacco - WASHINGTON, for the regulati ping ] March 2.—The bill of Philippine ship- the principal subject by the Senate to-day. as to defer for a bill shall take a n the iment deferring until time when the por- requiring that mer- United States for be carried only sels shall go into ef- t subject consider- session. Cars the time still the the s shall m noon have e was participated in by ige, Patterson and Platt of turned on the inter- preferences of Secre- ernor of the thet he had that the pre acted in c products w e i that the arifl complished L e “ongress, but ¢ that in a short sess this would be impossible. P . cepted the suggestion of s the Philippine tariff as k f another raid on sugar and the friends of the industries would re- of that kind by all mentary tactics. He 2 bill of the kind, ¥f an ¥ sure and presented 1 id ive the unanimous t Republican side 1y,” Platt of Connecti- i to say, and Patterson ad been uniformly so 1t said, however, that 1 the effort to defeat that would so far reduce Philippine sugar as to in- the American sugar in- y Lodge to lay on ndment by Car- the operation of the was carried, 37 to 1L nt deferring the time d to without di- said bacc ek s suggestion the bill was except supplies for the far as to prevent bill regulating the pmer f Government supplies, Pafterson offered as a substitute a ng the d on goods im- i foreign countries in Ameri- ssels and spoke in support t a large number of pri- te De flls were passed. At 4:50 ¥ the Senate went into ex- v ssion to permit Spooner to Cuban treaty from the Com- Foreign Relations 1and at i reopened the doors. urned at 5:28 p. m. SRR, 5 T T i BENNETT'S DEMURRER SUSTAINED BY COURT Judge Holds. That Status Giving £30,000 to Bryan Must Be Reserved. Conn., March n the Superior Court i a demurrer filed by NEW dge counsel for Philo S. Bennett to the s am J. Bryan for con- structi of the will of Mr. Bennett. In the brought in behalf of Br n effort was made to have a eft by Bennett and giv- Bryan enforced as a ng the demurrer the court de it the question of the status pf the sealed letter cannot be determined in the present action, but must be »d for decision in other suits. B — Testimony Ends in Porter Case. CHICAGO. arch 2.—The exami- nat of witnesses in the case of the Porter Bros. Company, the bankrupt fruit-4nd produce concern, ended this eft@rnoon. G. G. Ranney, treasurer of the .Chicage, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Company, was the last wit- “*ness, examined. When asked whether the’ Porter Bros. Company secured re- bates Ranney said he was unable to iR e question and was dis- missed ————— March 2.—Charles L. Jones, as postmaster at Junction, ed. 15-day, will sncceed E. n the ground that he 4 become a vietim of the SCOTT’S EMULSION. WINES, CORDIALS AND EXTRACTS | of cod liver oil act about the same on a weakened system as a cocktail does on an empty stomach. If any good is accomplished in either case the medical world has yet to find it out. The reason Scott’s Emulsion affords effec- tive and permanent relief and cure in all wasting diseases is because it re- stores health through nourishment, not through alcoholic stimulatjon. of Letter ! SENATORS MAKE EFFORT TO UNEARTH THE SECRETS OF THE MORMON FAITH Committee on Privileges and Elections Which Is Investigating the Protests Against Reed Smoot Retaining His Seat Cross- Question Joseph F. Smith, the Highest Official of the Church WASHINGTON, March An effort | to unearth secrets of the Mormon faith was manifested in the first day's pro- ceedings before the Senate C on Privileges and Elections which is in- | vestigating the protests against Reed | Smoot retaining his seat as a Senator | from Utah. President Joseph F. Smith, | the highest official of the church, was the stand all day. He was ques- tioned closely in regard to the prin- | ciples of divine revelations. He said | he adhered absolutely to all the teach- | ings of the church in that regard and | that he himself had been visited with divine inspiration from God directing | him as to details in matters pertaining | to the welfare of the church, though no | angels had come to him as in the case of the revelation to his uncle, Joseph Smith Jr., the founder of the church He subscribed to the standard of au- thority for the church in relation to the revelation commanding polyga made known to the first pres visit from “an angel in blac! He also said he still believed in polygamy. The testimony was directed in a sl degree at Senator Smoot and no at- tempt was made by the defense to cur- | tail the admission of tesiimony until| President Smith was questioned in re- | lation to polygamous conduct cer- tain officials of the church before the manifesto of 1890. The attorneys then objected and much time was devoted to the testimony. The committee then went into executive ion and after a full discussion determined to allow the utmost latitude to the hearings which means that court practices will be avoided. The protestants sajd they regarded th® as a victory for them The committee will hear practically ail the prosecution has to offer-and de- termine itself what is competent. | At an executive session of the com- mittee following the afternoon hearing it was decided to meet every day at 10:30 a. m. and remain in session until 12 noon, meeting again at 2 p. m. and continuing throughout the afternoon Five members, including the chairman, will constitute a quorum. PRESIDENT SMITH IS CALLED. The attorneys for the defense, A. ‘Worthington of this city and Waldemar Van Cott of Salt Lake, Utah, arrived early and engaged in consultation with | their client. J. G. Carlisle, former Sec- retary of the Treasury, and R. W. Tay- ler, former Representative in Congress | and the attorney who prosecuted the | successful contest against Brigham Roberts retaining his seat in Congress, on the ground of his violating the anti- polygamy law, are the counsel for the protestants. Half a dozen witnesses, nearly all of them officials of the Mor- mon church, occupied seats in the rear | of the large committee room. Tayler announced his readiness proceed and asked that President | Joseph F. Smith be sworn. | The first question asked brought out | that Smith is president of the church | and was born in Missouri in 1838, went | to Utah in 1848 and always has been in the church. | Tayler asked Smith if he was a prophet, seer and revelator. mmittee | en of | | | | [’ to| The witness replied he was: “So sus- tained.” SMITH IS KEPT VERY BUSY. Further questions along the same line brought out the statement that he re- ceived his powers by reason of the po- sition he holds in the church. Questions directed to ascertain the business occupation of Smith in addi-| tion to the presidency of the church! brought out the following list of con- cerns of which he is president: Zion's Co-operative Mercantile _Institute, with a capital stock of more than $1,000,000; State Bank of Utah, Zion Savings Bank, Utah e Company, Dia Light ‘;fi‘.‘:’.."‘c;'." Siny, Baik Tabe and Les Angeins hahwer ny. a . Saitair Beach Company and Sait Lake Knitting He said he was president of a num- ber of other small concerns, the names of which he could not recall, and that | he is a director of the Union Pacific Railway Company, editor of the Im- provementer and Juvenile Instructor — o | > d director or officer of a number of mining companies. A list of first presi- | dency or twelve apostles governing the chure! read by Tayler and iden- tified by Smith. This list included the name of Reed Smoot. CHOSEN BY REVELATION. Smith explained that the first presi- dency is the president of the church and two high priests or cournselors, and that the twelve apostles are next in | authority.” The presidents are elected by the council and apostles, but he be- lieved and it is taught that the presi dents are really chosen by divine rev- elation and they are then endowed with the authority of the holy priesthood by authority direct from God. He said the apostles might elect to their num- ber in the event of vacancy, but that | they would not go contrary to the wish | of the presidency. In regard to the revelations, the wit- ness said the church holds that any elder may receive a revelation for his own guidance, “Mr. Smoot may receive a revelation direct from God?” asked Tayler. “For his own guidance, yes,” ‘was the answer. In response to direct questioning Smith said only those revelations to the president which had been presented to the church and accepted by the members were binding on them. Overman wanted to know what hap- pened to those who did not believe in the inspired revelations. “Were they unchurched?” he asked. “They unchurched themselves,” was the response. After more direct questioning con- | cerning the rights of the church mem- bers to reject revelations, Tayler put the situation in this form: REVELATIONS ARE ACCEPTED. ‘May the members of the church say to you, deny that God has told you to tell us and we will not receive your revelation.’ d that occur in the church?” t could,” waa the reply Has this ever been done? W that « asked Senator He ot that I know of."” Now, that is just what I have been calling attention 1o, #ald Senator Hoar. ‘“The wit- ‘Not that 1 know of.’ "' mith, he remarked that the an- swer expressed doubt, and more pointedly he asked the witness: ‘‘Has the church ever re- jected any of your revelations? Have any of the revelations to the presidents been re- Jected ?” “May [ say a word on that first?’ asked Smith, He stood up and was noticeably con- cerned at_the trend of the questioning as he replied: ““The members of the Mormon chureh are among the freest, most independent people of all the Christian denominations. They liave freedom of speech, freedom of thought. They are not all united on every principle of the ‘church. They are not expected to be. They are entitled to their own conception In regard to the principles of their church, their con- jon of what appears to them to be the zht or the wrong. So long as ome accepts od cnd his opinion is not in conflict with accepted standards of the church he en- y# following the church. He who denies God, he who commits adultery or steals or lies or bears false witness against his neigh- bors in any way or goes contrary to the car- d'nal prineiples of our Christian religion, is compelied to withdraw. But one who is hon- ect. virtuous, believes in God and has a little faith in our religion is nurtured, though he may not believe in the church in all that it teaches. In that book (Bmith pointed to one of the volumes that had been Introduced carlier in the proceedings) is a revelation on plural marriazes. Not 3 or 4 per cent of the entire membership of the church have entered that state. All the rest have abstained from plural marriaces and many thousands have rejected the principle entirely.” FAVORS PLURAL MARRIAGES. Senator Dubois remarked: “I motice that you say many thousands re- jected the doctrine of plural marriages. Do You mean that they never practiced plural marriages, or that they declared against the Goctrine?"” Smith answered again that many thousands in the church had declared against the principle of plural mar- riage as given to the church in a reve- lation from Joseph Smith Jr. To bring out the effect of refusing to sub- scribe to the tpachings of the church Senator Hoar asked a number of questions and Smith said: ““The principle- of revelation is the funda- mental principle of the church.” ““Have you ever received such a revelation direct from God?” asked Mr. Tayler. “I mever sald I had received a revelation, except that God has shown me that Mormon- fem s God's divine truth,” said Smith. “How has God shown you that?’ asked Mr. Burrows. “By inspiration.” Smith described the accepted the- ory of the revelation of the principle of polygamy to Joseph Smith Jr., say- ing that an angel in black had ap- peared unto him. He said revelations had not come to him in that form, but that he had received direct reve- lation from God by inspiration. At this point Bailay said he assumed that all of the testimony being brought out in regard to the zedigion of Mgrmonism had some sound rela- tion to the influence of the church in civil affairs and that unless ‘he was assured of that he would object. QUESTIONS RIGHT OF INQUIRY. “For wy part,” he said, “I do not think Congress has anything to do with religious affairs.” Tayler answered that the prosecu- tion would attempt to show that the church directed affairs of state, poli- tics and, in fact, all matters, and con- sequently the method of procedure was necessary. No further objection was made. The committee then adjourned until | 2 p. m. and Burrows announced that hereafter the hearings would be held every day until concluded, beginning y 4 = 2 PRESIDENT OF MORMON CHURCH AND A UTAH SENATOR. & S 1 at 10:30 o’clock. An executive ses- sion of the committee was ordered to determine on certain lines of conduct- ing the case. At the afternoon session Smith was again on the stand. Before proceed- ing Senator Hoar said he wanted to understand one more point in regard to the revelations and that was whether women members of the church were permitted to vote on| questions of acceptance or rejection of revelations. Smith answered that women voted on all of these matters. It was brought out that the Su- preme Court decided in 1878 in the Reynolds case that plural marriages as practiced in the Mormeon church are polygamous and Tayler asked whether the church accepted that rul- ing of the Supreme Court. Smith answered that the law question was finally passed upon in 1889, and that since that time he had no knowl- edge of any plural marriages taking place. In answer to a question Smith said that prior to 1862, when the plural mar- riages in the church were declared by the church to be constitutional, polyg- amy had been practiced “in a limited way.” . MIGHT AFFECT ALLEGIANCE. Beveridge inquired concerning the reasons for the line of questioning re- garding polygamy, as he said he un- derstood Smoot was not charged with being a polygamist. Tayler explained that he wanted to show thdt the demands of the church are such that it might affect Smoot’s allegiance to the United States. Worthington said that the line of questioning was following out matters on which there was no dispute and which are admitted by his client. Burrows ordered Tayler to proceed with the case and the committee took no notice of Worthington’s objection. Continuing the inquiry in relation to divine revelations, Tayler asked in re- gard to the manifesto of President Woodruff, in 1890, commanding a sus- pension of the requirement that polyg- amy be practiced in the church and also the prayer for amnesty in 1891. The questions were numerous and were to ascertain whether the members of the church considered these declara- tions affected the continuance of co- habitation of those previously married. Smith said it was regardeéd that they did affect such persons. Tayler asked:' ““Do you so regard it?" ““The command did not change m{ view on the question of plural marriage,” he an- “I believe plural marriages to be Tayler then asked if it is true that the revelation declaring plural mar- riages remains in the books of author- ity as a part of the teachings of the church. BELIEVES IN MANIFESTO. ‘Smith said it was true. Burrows directed a number of ques- ‘tions to Smith bearing upon the con- sistency of Smith's answers relating to kis belief and acceptance of the divine revelations. He said: “I understand you believe in the revelation of Joseph Smith Jr. in regard to polygamy -nq!-m think it is right."” iYes.” “*And the same manifesto of President Wood- ruff declaring a suspension of the mnfiz, | principle was a revelation, was it not?' - Y e “‘How can that be?’ pressed Burrows. “‘One MORE STATES IS NEW [SSU President Roosevelt Holds Several Conferences With Congressmen on Subject MAY ADD TWO TO LIST/ ! Indians Are Not to Be Ad-| mitted to Citizenship Un- til They Become Qualified i S WASHINGTON, March 2.—President | Roosevelt in the last week has had | several conferences with Senators and | | Congressmen who are interested in the | Proposition to create new States. It is | believed to be the President’s solution {of the problem that two new States Le | created, one from Oklahoma and the Indian Territory and one from the ter- ritories of New Mexico and Arizona. | In this respect he is in agreement, at {least o far as Oklahoma and the In- | dian Territory are concerned, with the | Senate Committee on Territories. The idea of the creation of only two States dces not meet the approval of the peo- | ple in the Territories, and their objec- tion to it may delay statehood legisia- tion. It is pointed out that it is not urged by the President that all the people, in- ! cluding Indians, in the Indian Territory | shall be admitted as citizens immedi- |ately, but that gradually, as the In- dians become -qualified for citizenship, | they may be accorded the rights of | citizenship and that eventually, per- haps the Indian Territory may be made |into a seperate State. ———— GOVERNMENT TO TAKE PART IN LITIGATION | TUncle Sam Will Intervene in Colorado Sult Concerning Water of the, Arkansas River. | DENVER, Colo.,, March 2.—Attor- ney General Miller to-day received no- | tice from the Attorney General of the | United States that he will make appli- { cation March 14 to the Supreme Court of the United States for permission to | |intervene in the Kansas-Colorado suit | concerning the use of the Arkansas | River waters. This action on the part | of the Federal Government was a com- | plete surprise to the Colorado officers. | Colorado’s contention that no State nor | the United States has any power to Isay what shall be done with waters | | that rise in Colorado is opposed by | the Attorney General of the United | States, Miller said, only as regards the | General Government, which will in-| | sist on its water priorities. Otherwise, | according to Miller's claim, the posi- | tion of the United States is favorable | to Colorado. | * | declares in favor of polygamy and the other stops it."” “1 adhere to both in my belief,”” said Smith. “I belfeve pblygamy was right, or 1 should never have married more than one wife.”" “As I understand it Senator Hoar inter- rupted, “the last revelation does not prohibit | | polygamy, but merely suspends the former principle commanding it. It may still be be- | ! lieved that the practice is innocent and proper, | but as the divine command to continue it is | stopped, the members of the church submit to the civil law on the question of plural mar- riages.” | “That is right,”” subscribed Smith, | Tayler asked a number of questions | relating to Abraham H. Cannon and others of the Mormon faith in order | to bring out the witness' knowledge of | the question whether or not they were | polygamists and whether they had | married since the manifesto of 1890. | VAN COTT ENTERS PROTEST. Smith said he was acquainted with Lilllan H. Hamlin, who was known ! as the wife of Cannon, but that he hadi | never seen her before 1896. Van Cott, on behalf of Senator Smoot, made a protest against going into the conduct of persons not inter- ested in the case and asking questions | which could have no bearing on it be- fore the committee. He referred to| questions which had been asked by | Senator Hoar concerning Smith’'s belief and questions of Burrows in relation to the inconsistency of his belief. | Van Cott declared that the State laws protect a person in his belief, no matter what the tendency of the belief, 50 long as there is no practice in vio- lation of law, and that therefore the line of questioning was not reaching any end. He read from Tayler's state- ment that Smoot was not charged with uny offense cognizable by law. Tayler sald he was pursuing the line of inquiry set out in the protest against Smoot to the effect that the president of the Mormon church and the major- ity of the twelve apostles were prac- ticing polygamy. He referred to Smith as the dally assoclate and superior in the church of Smoot, and said that Smith is the husband of five wives and believes still in the principles of polyg- amy. ‘Do you expect to prove in thl‘t)connecu:m that the president and the twel form a propaganda of polygamy?’ eridge. “We do,” said Tayler. ““Then I think the course taken is perti- nent,” said Beveridge. APOSTOLIC HIERARCHY. ‘Worthington, in reply to Tayler, said that the charge that Senator Smoot had taken an oath as apostle which would be in conflict with his oath to support the constitution of the United States by reason of the fact that the apostolic hierarchy was com- posed of men violating the laws of polygamy, said: That oath was taken in 1900, and all the ence introduced thus far goes to show that o e toe (8 snambere af f the blerarchy have not been pledged to polygamy. The witness has been asked in regard to the polygamous marriages of a certain Mr, Teas- dale, an apostle in the church. We have not made objections before the testimony was tak- ing an irrelevant turn, because we realize that | the practice of a court of justice cannot obtain in a committee hearing. But now an attempt | is being made to bring In testimony In regard to the conduct of this Teasdale some fifteen, twenty or thirty years ago: If you are trying to prove y that some members of the church have violated the laws of the land, and judge Mr. Smoot from that point of view, you might as well close the hearing now. The committee went into executive session at 4 p. m. to determine the ad- visability of admitting the testimony. | It was finally decided to allow special latitude in the hearings. | ————e— A Guaranteed Cure for Piles. Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. druggist will ‘money P Your F o 'azo refund to gure you in I [~ | i ry Tuttle, Elmer Shank and Clanton | Dansdill, ADVERTISEMENTS. “| GLADLY RECOMMEND PE-RU-NA TO MOTHERS.” Writes Mrs. Hobson of Michigan. 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