Show FAVORABLE REI REPORT ON SPRY Incident Connected With His Hs Appointment in Which Bish Bishop Bishop Bishop op Spalding Figures Special to The Herald Washington Jan 29 The senate com corn committee commIttee on judiciary today reported fa favorably favorably a upon the nomination of William Spry as a United States marshal marshaLl No pro protests prot protests tests t or charges against Spry were filed flIed with the committee and there was no dissenting voice in the committee against a favorable reports Confirmation by the senate probably will win follow at the next executive session S SIn In connection with the appointment of Spry It is stated that President P Roosevelt recently defined his position n in reference j to Mormonism and polygamy with much l frankness It was during the th recent visit I here of Bishop Spalding of Salt Lake City I who called callei upon the President accompanied I nied by Senator Sutherland Sutherlan 1 During D ring the call on the president the latter remarked I incidentally to t the th senator that he would send in the he name nam of Spry for the mar I whenever the Utah delegation desired it and turning to Bishop lIng ing he asked ask dif if Spry was a Mormon The bishop replied that he was The pres presS S I I I I I ident then asked If it I Spry was a polygamIst polygamist mIst to which the bishop answered that he was not The president then said If jf he was not a polygamist he would have no hesitancy about appointing him hits and that it did not make m ke any difference to him what a mans mn religion was vas whether Catholic Baptist or Mormon so long as ashe ashe ashe he was a good citizen and not a violator of laws lawa Bishop Spalding answered the I president that the sentiments sentim expressed I were his views S SJ if i J a |