Show IS s FINISHED Honse Commitee Fimlng in Case of i Provo and Loan Lo-an Postmasters P I REPORT MADE PUBliC I i president not Aware Appointees Ap-pointees were Polygamists LIKEWISE OTHER OFFICIALS Document Declares that Neither oC tho Pate Postmasters Graham and Smith arc Now Nor HSVO They Been Under Indictment Ono of Said Parties Is Now Under Information Infor-mation Charging Jim with tho Crimo of Being Guilty of Polyg Case amous Cohabitation Said However Has not Been Tried or in Any Way Determined by the Court I Where it is Pending No Affidavits were at Any Time on Pile in the I Department with Respect to Either of Said Parties C TRIBUNE BUREAU lRIBtT 601 Fourteenth street 1 Washington D C March 13 1000 I The Poslofllco committee or the House has been considering for some weeks the Lenta resolution of Inquiry Into the alleged knovyledgo of the President Pres-ident l In the polygamous relations of tho noMtmiuitartL o Pt vPeaPd t8eanf Utah Tho committee being desirous of ascertaining the bottom facts In both cases hai given every opportunity for all parties to be heard Today the romnillleo got together and agreed to I report The agreement was unanimous nnd Mr McPherson of Iowa one oC Its members was Instructed to prepare tho findings for the consideration of the House This report was submitted this afternoon It reviews the evidence and Rums up tim findings as follows So your committee concludes First neither of the parties Postmasters e Jrahain and Smith are now or have they been under indictment for the crime of polygamy III so far as your committee Is advised One oT said parties Is now under information charging him with tho crime of being guilty of polygamous cohabitation which crime being a misdemeanor can he lawfully charged by informationIn Utah Said case has not yet been tried or In any way determined by thc court Iiero it is I yet pending Second when both of said parties were appointed two witnesses testified that the said Graham and Smith had the repute which was open and notorious no-torious In their respective communities of being polygamists Third at the lime as aforesaid there were on file as herein set forth the pa Dcra hereinbefore rccllod and noW IllS else i Theru wan no afiiduvit at anytime any-time on file with respect to either or both of said parties And there IK no evidence to show that either the Prcal loUt or PostmasterGeneral or airy assistant of the PonlinuBlerGenerul or any oilier ofTlchil conucclcd wIth the power of aPI oll1tmcmthud any notice or Intimation or any fact or acts In this report contained |