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Show I THE SENATE INVESTl- I GATION CONTINUES. I John Henry Smith on Stand Mon- day and Gives Testimony. I' NOTHING STARTLING DEVELOPES I The Oaths Come up for Discussion I and "Church Influence." H At Monday's session of t lie senate H committee at Washington, Apostle H John Henry Smith was recalled and H ottered testimony in regard to one A. H JF. McDonald (now dead) performing B . plural man lages In Mexico. Illstestl- HpfeL monywas to the clTcct that It had H1 come to the attention of Picsldent V Lorenzo Snow that McDonald had H been exercising the right to marry or B seal persons In plural marriages, said I the witness. "President Snow In- I structed me to call McDonald to ac- count. I went to Mexico but did not I I learn that any plural marriages had been performed. I never have heard I of any president of the chinch author-I author-I Izlng plural man luges since the tnanl- festo." Denial was made bv tlio witness I that the "Mormon" chuich owned a I majority of stock of the sugar manu-I manu-I factories of Idaho. lie was examined I concerning his participation In politics In Jdalio and his testimony given by Chairman Jackson of the Idaho slate I committee who test I lied Saturday. I He denied that he had said that there I had been revelations that certain political tickets should besuptxntcd. I When Mr. Worthing concluded his H cross-examination Senator Dubois asked Apostle Smith If an Apostle H could take a plural wife now and ic-I ic-I tain his standing. H "Unless perchance he weic handled H by the laws of the country." was the H response. JKW "You mean that someOentllewould Dp have to make complaint?" "No, sir. If submitted to his coun- ell 1 think It would deal with him. I H know I would." H Pressed for a more definite answer j the witness said If the fact of a plural H marriage should be demonstiatcd by H the couits, an apostle contracting such a marriage would lose his stand- inif. NOT AFRAID. A discussion of Abraham Cannon's I marriago with Lillian Hamlin biought I out the following: I "If jou knew President Smith had B performed a plural marriage ceremony B then what would jou do?" B "I would go before a grand Jury and B give my testimony." B "Then your only Intcicst would be B to sec that the guilty person was ptin- B ished?" What about the effect upon B the chuich?" B "The church would liae to take " B care of Itself." H The witness said lie would take no .H action In such a case unless he saw H the ceremony performed. aw COULDN'T FOHOE IT. l!9j Apostle Smith said tliuL the suspen-Twf suspen-Twf slon of the practice of polygamy, was tm the'rcsultof a revelation and that it I' B would take another revelation to put it In force. "Then the picsldent of the church might put polygamy in practice by rc- H celvlng a revelation?" H "Not unless the people should re- ceive It. Nothing is forced on the B Mormon people," he replied. ' Bj Isaac lllrdsall, u "Mormon" of Ells- B nore, Utah, lestllled as to certain B transactions in a land deal. The gist B of his testimony was that by church methods he had been beaten out of his piopcily. a daughter threatened I by ex-comniunicatlon signing the K deeds. I The session was then adjourned. I Testimony given on Frltlpy and Sat- I day will be found on Inside pages. |