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Show lOOT INQUIRY Iesumes today I Be Pushed to I Speedy End. By Surprises in Store Xr Apostolic Senator K and Friends. rmtendent Holson Has Been liihmoned and Will Be Asked KfAbout Beligion Classes. B( By A. F. Philips. ml to Tho Trlbuno, BraiNQTON, D. C Dec 11. Tho inquiry "will begin tomorrow be-Etie be-Etie Scnato Commltteo on Elections, raber of witnesses for tho prosocu-MZxo prosocu-MZxo now here, and tho others will ft In a day or two- Thcro is to bo way In pushing the case to a speedy KTsion. In foot, tho protectants, or rosocution, have been notified that Knust complete their side of the caso KUho holidays. This they will do. Frecrotted that several notorious giiilm who have delled tho law for years and for whom subpoenas hfiBucd to attend and glvo testimony, gnot bo served by tho United States Simplify Endowment Ceremony. P?the Intention to have the endow-Hiceremony endow-Hiceremony exemplified before, tho Eltteo, Witnesses who know what it. Kl'. who can give the ritual and the Bland passwords, havo been sum-Mi sum-Mi and they will tell what they Hof tho most telling points which Broaecutlon expects to mako Is the Pertaining to "religion classes" In tho Yfcschools of Utah. The lntorvlewa She revelations printed In Tho Trlb-Sh Trlb-Sh this subject caused a sensation One of' tho clauses In the enabling rhlch admitted Utah to tho alster-Kof alster-Kof States provides explicitly that: B'schools, colleges and university Bed for In this act shall forever re-under re-under the executive control of said Kand no part of tho proceeds arls-Bom arls-Bom the salo or disposal of any lands kigranted for educational purposes, ft tho Income thereof, shall be used Jme support of any sectarian or de-gtlonal de-gtlonal school, collego or unlvcr- perintendent Uelson to Testify. Khe fa co of this tho committee is Raed that more than 250 of the schools HferStato "religion classes" axe held Blanco of the act which onabled tho Bjory to be'eomo a Btato. Bthis question Stato Superintendent Bbllc Instruction A. C. Nelson, who rton summoned to appear, will bo By -questioned. Bra aro a number of surprises which Befense will have sprung upon them Br the hearing, and tho rovclatlons BTo of a character that will startle Bor Smoot and his companion apos- Kr the holidays tcntlmony In behalf Baoot will be heard. Tho apostolic. Bor hopes for a continuance. It is Bed ho will request tho commltteo Hme on tho plea that his wl mosses Bit "be secured now. Must Prepare His Case. K Indication Is that his request will Billed. The contention Is that the case Been ou for more than a year. Ho known all tho time where his wit-Bb wit-Bb are, and the evidence disclosed by Prosecution shows conclusively that Brorklngs of tho Hierarchy aro such his apostolic command would at Boo more quickly responded to than BV a summons from the Govornmcnt Bs said here that Smoot's dofonso be a thorough one. It Is also said Ba numbor of tho hierarchy will bo Bed. Besides theso, a number of to will ba called, and It la also said Bthe apostolic Senator will tako tho 'In his own behalf. that as It may, thoro "will bo no Bar delay. Tho hearing, as has been Rwlll be pushed and the genoral BjW 13 that beforo tho middle of Bjfiry Reed Smoot, junior Senator, BJeof tho Mormon hlorarchv, will Joined his polygamous frlond. Brig-Bp. Brig-Bp. Roberts, and bo retlrod from tho BjPi.of tho United Statos. as Roberts Jpin the House, and that this act tho beginning of the end of B domination of political affairs in BgUatcs of tho Union. |
