Show POSTPONED FOR ONE DAY Hearing in the Smoot Case Did Not Begin Yesterday Large Crowd Present Special to The Herald Washington Feb G To the evident dis die disappointment disappointment appointment of the large audience assem assembled bied bled this morning in the thc privileges and andeE elections eE diana committee room the session of the committee lasted but two o or three minutes no testimony in the Smoot case bring given On account of other com corn committee commatee matee meetings but lut ut five members of tho th privileges and elections committee were present These were Chairman Burrows and Senators Dillingham Hopkins Pettus and Senator Hopkins wished to attend a meeting of the can canals canals als committee and upon his request a 8 re recess recess recess cess was taken until tomorrow morning when hen ben the hearing bearIng will be resumed All Jul of the witnesses summoned for the were present at meet meetIng meeting meetIng Ing excepting Henry W V Lawrence who did d d not put in an appearance It is ex ox e pi c tod he will reach here in time to toe tes testify te tomorrow Former Senator Carlisle appeared for the prosecution and A R B for Smoot As 5 was the case cas in previous sessions the larger portion of ot the audience was composed of women Among those who attended today were Mrs Stevens preel president pre l dent Miss Anna Gordon vice president and Mrs Margaret Dye Dyo Ellis ElUs dent nt of the Christian Temper Temperance ance aries union and Mrs Charles Mostyn n Owen of Salt Lake Laka L |