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Show pi? Inaugurated Reforms in He Church, Started Investigation of Polygamous Po-lygamous Apostles Cowley Cow-ley and Taylor. Banished Religion Classes From Public Pub-lic Schools Proved Church Sustains Sus-tains Lawbreakers. Special to The Tribune. "WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. While tho Senate and Committee on Privileges and Elections Is wrestling with tho report which It must bo present to tho Senate, a review of the evidence presented In tho Smoot caso has-been prepared and this Is what it shows lias been accomplished, even If Smoot should not bo retired or drastic legislation by Congress follow: fol-low: 1. TJif church has iicsun on Inquiry Into the plural marriages of Aponllo Cowley nnd Apostlo Taylor Something heretofore unknown un-known In the history of tho church. 2 Rollglon Classen heretofore taught ln tho public nchool bulldlnRS of Utah havo been clopived by an order from the hierarchy. It has proved beyond question: 1 The church domands and exacts supreme su-preme authority from lta members. 2. The church rccopnlzon nnd rewards thoso uho practice unlawful cohabitation. 3. Tho church accepted tho manifesto of ISiO with ova-'lon. 4. That the hierarchy In presided over by thoso who aro llvlnc in dellnnco of the divinely di-vinely rovcnlod word of God. mica of church, laws of State, nnd their own jHrsonal pledRo, and who deolaro their Intention to so continue. con-tinue. 0 That rtced Smoot Is voluntarily an asso-clnto asso-clnto nnd lias hhn-sclf declared that while such facts aro within his Icnowledgo nnd belief, be-lief, ho will not bo a party to tho ln-Gtltutlon ln-Gtltutlon ncalnst mich persons of nny proceedings, proceed-ings, whether undor rul6 of church or law of the State, and that ho will maintain In ofTIco within the chifrch and State thoso who nro notoriously living in such defiance. fi. That by Us own witnesses tho church Interferes ln tho political affairs of tho State. 7. That It Is notorious that tho church officials, offi-cials, oven thow hlch In authority, known ha llvlnc oraclca. havo Interfered ln the politics poli-tics nnd government, both in Utah and Idnho 5. That tho hierarchy, llvlnc In open polygamy, poly-gamy, occupy nnd do occupy positions In State LeclslniureH of Utah, Idaho and Wyoming. Wy-oming. 9. That polygamy nourishes ln Utnh, Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon. Nevada. Colorado and tho Territories of New Mexico and Arizona. And notwithstanding all this there are Gentiles In Utah who believe that Reed Smoot, Senatorial reprcsentatlvo of this solf-confossed law-breaking hierarchy, should bo allowed to retain his scat ln the Senate of tho United States. |