Show INQUIRING INTO CHARGES AGAINST SMOOT Washington Dec 20 Senator Burrows who Is chairman of the Senate committee on privileges and elections which Is conducting con-ducting the investigation of the charges against Senator Smoot of Utah said today to-day that the committee probably would meet Saturday January fltb for the I continuation ot the Inquiry While Senator Burrows has received no notification from Senator Smoot he thinks It probable that tint reply of the latter to HIP charges against him will be ready by the time mentioned Senator Burrows would make no forecast fore-cast of lie proceedings of the committee All depended he Bivld upon the nature of the response Before going lo C Snit Lnk City Mr Smoot aid that he probably would deny some of the clmrjes and admit I ad-mit others but nothing regarding his course has boon heard since the adjournment adjourn-ment of Congress for the holidays If Mr SmootB donlal is such aa to challenge thtJ authenticity ot the Information I Informa-tion upon which the accusations arc based It Is the opinion of some of tho members of the committee that tho nu I thora of tho charges will be given an opportunity op-portunity to prove thorn and In that J event tlKro will be quite a general hives llgdllon Into the prceontday practices of the Mormon church with reference both I to marriage and politics Tho committee however hns reached no conclusion looking look-ing to such ft course |