Show gomes out with evidence WHAT MK STEVENS SAID his talk with monson heard from another source mr critchlow has another lengthy letter in the salt lake tribune on the subject of the church junta it is mainly devoted to answering communications and handline rumors hut the following direct testimony ie given in the adape of a letter from representative monson bait lake city april nEB critchlow salt lake city dear sir yours of even date to and and contents noted in reply to your inquiry ae to what reason I 1 bava for be devinc that a committee waa appointed to look alter mattera with reference to legislation permit me to eay that while I 1 have been somewhat re instant in myself in regard to details hat caused ne to believe that such a committee bad an existence and that they were appointed by some one in authority in the dominant church nevertheless I 1 shall now endeavor to be frank with you durine the first waeta or ten days of the legislature I 1 had a conversation with bishop of oden which was substantially as follows mr mr monson if it is fair question permit me to ask are you a member of lb church mr monson yes sir mr 8 do you hold any office in the church mr M not of any consequence I 1 am however clerk of the thirty ninth of seventies mr 8 1 suppose then that I 1 can talk with yon in regard to matters that interest all of mr M that depends altogether altoe ether upon what subject you dedire lo 10 talk mr 8 it in simply this the brethren realize that most of us are inexperienced in matters pertaining to tio nand have therefore appointed some of the brethren who have had experience to look after legislative matters with the view of preventing vicious legislation and I 1 think we should stand together on those propositions irrea ketive of party mr M have they appointed to look after this matter mr 8 trev have appointed brother penrose judge king and brother F 8 richarde all of whom are good staunch democrats mr M why did they not appoint acme mr S they have they have appointed W W riter amea sharp and prof J M tanner the above conversation conver pation explains my 18 for as I 1 di with reference to thia matter an I 1 having con then and I 1 have now in mr Stev eug I 1 baye been led ta believe that such a committee exi atod and that they were appointed by some one of aich authority in the church that any evil waa I 1 di not boliere bo lieve bat that the facie aro us above st ailed in my opinion is absolutely certain feeling aa I 1 do that in the interest of our new mate aid harmony between the citizens citi of our commonwealth irrespective of our faiths r be iela color or creed we cannot afford to be other thau honest each ether and trusting tue aboya will answer inquiry satisfactorily I 1 am air yours truly MONSON mr critchlow iben stated thit samuel aitor a brotha r of W W filter had boasted in cache county that his brother was on such a committee prof kerr college bill is also reviewed at lenab ard it is held that the junta placed ila upon il the governor valued the bill and the house passed it over the executive veto it died in the senate A auau bv ahe name 0 W H dale 8 baid to have heard of the committee on the train aud noted their names the day succeeding the a meat of the legislature or abe next day which would be either thursday or friday of last wees mr D was in a house on main street engaged in a conversation with a COD necked with the concert con ceru when mr W W riter entered and left with mr dales companion a paper connected with some business matter addressing riter the gentilman gen well your job is ovar now is it mr riter replied im through to a further as to whether he bad noi had a predty hard of it raier replied in substance that alere bad been a great deal 0 work connected with it and passed out mr dale ahn said biter musi have aad a bard time of it on that etterine ete erine conr hia companion ignorance and aaker what steering committee why haq tha reply that committee appointed uy the church to look after the governor and legislature r hia companion then said how the devil did you get n to that dale from bia packet abe memorandum book and snowed the five ti ere written ane man who h a prominent mormon than went over the list with him and picking out one name that of W U king made a mark opposite it and remarked that as to him he could not positively say whether ho way a member or not but that one name was lacking to wit that of J M tanner and mr dale thereupon wrote it down woo tha list after lurther conversation jhb men abe business man informed him that tie bad first become aware of the istance ez of abe commit toa bome time burink the session ses aion when mr biter brought him the revenue bill for him to look over the idea conveyed bein that be desired to him concer mug it mr critchlow writes much but ve have given all the testimony anat beail on the case abe remaining part of hia letter ia biven to |