The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-12-17
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THE LRGISLATURE AND IT'S
FURNISHINGS.

THRsR are times Of retrenchment.
The government seems inclined to be
economical. We have no objections.
We are attached to economy, and are
advocates Of financial reforms. We
feel honored in having the present OPP
portunity or presenting Utah as 4 most
glorious fore-running example. She
costs the government within : fraction
81 nothing
We were positively delighted on
entering the Council Chamber and
Representative Hall, last Monday, 10
see the magnificent Illustrations Of re-
trenchment al around Us. No ridicu-
lous expenditures for Competing we're
manifest. The modest plain pine
floors were preferable. 1he invited
patronage TO chair and cabinet makers
was properly spurned. We felt our-
selves honOred in being permitted To-
seat our precious, honorable selves ia
the chairs upon whose arms had reclin-
ed the elbows Of All the vagrants tried
IN the Third Judicial District ct Utah
for nine years. Their dilapidation
made them interesting, and their age
rendered them subjects Of reverence.
The desks and tables shades of the an
Gent villages Of honest penury i--hOwi
they compelled us to revert back To-
you. Narrow, inccmmodions thrown
together things without locks. Splendid
evidences Of renenchment and honestly
The stationery Here We found the
delightful climax Of economy There
was, We must allow, d little rather nm
pardonable profuseness with the secre-
taries apd clerks. The members ofl
the two houses each received ONE GUILE,
four steel-pens; two pen-holders( worth
scent and q half each ]; about two
quires equally distributed IN foolscap,l
inferior post,and note. An inch of seal
ing-yaxwas doled out some said there
was an inch and . quarter );and fourteen
waters. BY the way, We do not wish
TO misrepresent matters, the secretaries
and clerks received, we are reliably in
formed, SIX steel pens apiece, and an
extra half quire Of foolscap. With
that we shall not quarrel; we viii at
tribute it to profuse exercise Of gem
erous principles, The inkstands would
be made playthings very disrepuiable
ones too for school-boys. But they.
only cost q few cents to government,
and they answer the bill. The sand
boxes were fractioned out. We we're
fortunateenon to receive fractured
one, and q fractional lien upon another.
i Was through our being unusually
lucky.
Some of the members rebelllous
creatures that they werc,- turned .
little indignant, and provided their own
furniture. They were too proud lin
dignant aristocratsl- to sit in q chair,
tainted in its occupation by felons; and,
it is said, audaciously furnished their
own. We also saw an occasional pri-
Vate table. Their superiority, although
very common bedroom affairs, rather
cast . reflection on the balance. But
We were generous, and extended our
pardon for the intrusion.
BY the wayne forgot to mention the
envelopes. There Were few dis
tributed; enough perhaps for . dozen
messages or constituental letters. It
Was plenty, plenty in these days Of re-
tEenehment. The tscost and carriage,
on the buff material might be expen-
ave % government, and we are glad Of
any reduction.
lnquisitiveness in us has never been
considered . virtue. Suppose ii now
to be vice; we assume the awful res
ponsihility. A few questions then.
What have been the appropriations for
Utah, and whittier have they gomez
Have they been discussed for the bene-
ftof the Territory, or are they con-
centrated in the received payments,,
ofPriyate accounts. We don't accuse, but
only inquire. nfOrmer timss, stationery
was furnished in needed quantities.