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Show All Congressmen do not . par-1 take of the spirit of hostility to . the Mormon people that is shown iirfrf.v by Some of the Senators, as w.t-ess w.t-ess ;' the following . telegram: :. ' Washington, Feb! .10 Mr. Smith delegate from Arizona, ( s-cured s-cured the floor and replied to some ol the statements derogatory deroga-tory to Arizoua made in the sen-axe sen-axe during the statehood debate. He declared that the illiter cy charges were untrue, and that the "Mormon" scare was a gross exaggeration. He ridiculed the investigation of the senate subcommittee sub-committee on territories, which he said, spent two days in investigation inves-tigation and two months in telling tell-ing the senate what they thought they learned. He declared that the outrageous misrepresentation and slander of the people of Arizona Ari-zona in the senate and in the press had hurt their credit and standing. . |