Show ARE AFTER SENATOR REED SMOOTS SHOOTS SCALP PROTEST AGAINST SEATING C SENATOR FILED united states senate is asked to set aside the election the document being in the hands of sena tor burrows A special to the salt lake herald from washington contains the follow ing senator burrows chairman of the privileges and elections committee has received a protest from citizens of utah against seating senator elect smoot senator burrows has not de aided when he will present the protest in the senate it Is possible he may defer filing it until after the creden bials of smoot are presented but after a conference with other members of the committee the protest may be pre dented prior to the receipt of the ere denti als senator burrows says the regular procedure after protest Is pre dented will be its reference to his com cittee to which the credentials ot of smoot and other protests it if any are received will also be referred d the nature of the charges or allegations set out in the protests will determine the future action of the committee if the charges are of a serious nature hear ings may be ordered to determine the truth of the same if not the commit tee may pass upon them without fur ther testimony than shown on the face of the protests senator burrows received tele graphic notice two weeks ago from the ministerial MiUs tenal association that a protest would be sent by it against seating smoot and that a representative of the association would come to washington and appear before the committee against smoot but up to the present time this promised protest has not ar rived |