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Show Stain on Good Name of Country. Treasonable InsiitutionOw"-" ing Highest Allegiance to Itself. Such Is Characterizatiou. of Alabama Woman in D. A. B. Congress Strong Resolution Passed. WASHINGTON. April 22. Mrs. Goodc of Alabama, at today's session of tho Congress of Daughters of. the American Revolution, brought to the attention of the coifgress tho Mormon question in a sonsatlonal statement Sho declared that the Mormon church was violating, through its leaders, tho laws of the land; that It was a treasonable treason-able Institution, owing Its highest allegiance allegi-ance to Us own organization, and that it was a stain on the good name of the United States. She offered this resolution; resolu-tion; Earnest Call to Congress. "That as daughters of patriots wo most earnestly call on the National Congress to pass such remedial legislation as will nut a stop to polygamy and polygamous living, and political conditions of the Mormon hierarchy, and that this congress con-gress also urge the United States Senate to vote to refuse Reed Smoot of Utah, an apostlo of this church, and one of Its highest officers, tho right to continue us a Senator of tho United States. "And that We further urge an amendment amend-ment to tho Federal constitution making mak-ing polygamy, under whatever gulso or pretense, a crime against tho United States." Word "Church" Eliminated. Mr. Allen. State regent of Utah, asked that tho word "church" bo eliminated from tho resolution and tho word "hierarchy" substituted. Tho change was made. Tho resolution was adopted. A recess was then taken until S o'clock. At tho night session tho congress voted unanimously not to mortgage- Memorial Continental hall, but to go ahead with the work of collecting funds for its completion. com-pletion. Justice a Spectator. Vernon M. Davis, one of the Justices of the Supremo court of Now York, who presided pre-sided in the criminal branch during the first and second trial of Nan Patterson, was one of tho interested spectators of the yrocoedlngs. Mrs. Donald McLean, tho prosldent-gonernl-vlect. on motion of Mrs. Murphy of Ohio, was elected chairman of the continental memorial hall committee, the action being In accordance with precedent. prece-dent. In response to an inquiry of Mrs. Mary Woodswlfl of California the president-general president-general explained that the chairman of the continental memorial hall commltleo wou not necessarily tho president-general, but had to be elected. She then devoted a brief time to outlining the work dono by the present committee, of which nhe Is chairman. At tho conclusion of hor statement tho thanks of tho congress were extended to Mrs. Fairbanks After tho usual resolutions of thanks Hie congress udjourncd sine die. |