The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-16
HOUSE.

A message was received from tht
Council announcing the passage of {
concurrent resolution for the printing
OF 80 copies of the daily minutes o
the Legislature for the use of mem.
bers.
The resolution was concurred in,
on motion of Mr.. Hatch.
The report of the Territorial Libra.
rian was presented and read.
The reference of the report was
made to the committee on library, on
motion OF Mr.. Grover.
The report OF the Auditor Of Public
Accounts, relative to weights
aud measures, for the year ending
January l, 1880, was presented,
read and referred.
On motion of Mr.. Lyman, the re-
port was referred to the committee on
agriculture and manufacture.
Mr.. Dusenberry presented petit
ton from Il. II. Cluff, assessor of
Utah County, eeking for release from
the sum of fifty and odd dollars, un-
collected taxes, and asked It's refer
epce to the committee on claims,
WHICH was done.
Mr.. Farr, chairman of the commit
tee on judiciary, reported back the bill
for removal of the political disabilities
OF women. with amendments. The
amendments made a slight altsra-
ton in section 2. and the third Sec
ton of the original was recommended
to be stricken out.
The first amendment was read, and
Its adoption moved by Mr.. Preston,
and it was adopted without discus
sion.
The second amendment, striking
out section 3, was then read, which,
on motion of Mr.. Lyman, was also
adopted, without discussion.
Mr.. Grover then moved to lay the
bill on the table indefinitely.
Mr.. Sharp stated that ne had sec
onded the motion for many reasons.
As it now stands, he was not sure but
the bill Eolld defeat iss object. The
law of the United Stat9s provides
taat all citizens shall be alike; while
this bill made ladies more than the
equal OF men: they hal not to ait on
juriee, had not to pay poll-tax, and
we're not subject to militia service.
Mr.. Penroaa objected to laying the
bill on the table. The bill had already
been referred to two committees. The
objections offered did not apply to this
bill, but to; the question of election
or franchise, which this bill
did not touch. This merely put
tue ladies on an equality with
men. Regarding the serving on
the militia, if that were to prevail as an
argument sgain,t sufrsAe, it would
also to apply against many men. The
striking cut of the section allowing
women to sit On iuries bad been recon-
mended on account Of the desire Of
many members of the committee. The
matter had been referred to lawyers
and il was ascertained that it
had three bearings. The Poland
bill embraced merely males, and as
they ba1 no power over that bill it
was deemed best to leave out the sec
ton which provided for the serving OF
women on iuries. He opposed its being
laid on the table.
MI. Vim desired to lay the bill on
the table. If women were allowed
to hold Office they would also be
obliged, as far as be could see. to sit
on iuries. He was satisfied that the
lady constituents Of his county did not
desire the passage of the bill, and he
would like it laid upon the table until
they could be heard from.
Mr.. Lyman thought the only objec-
ton urged by the gentleman from
Utah County was in regard to the
permission of women sitting on jury
and the Poland bill and Our statute
provided against that.
Mr.. Grover wished the bill laid on
the table, az he thought the privileges
enjoyed by all were now pretty equally
divided, there being great deal OF
dissgreesble labor On msles from
which ladies were exempt while
this bill would give women advsn-
tsges without mourning any OF the
disSgreeable labor attached to males.
He thought In these efforts the matter
might be oveIdone, and there are buI
very few offices women could suitably
hold.
Mr.. Penrose again spoke on the
matter, stating that all offices could bt
held by men, but none could be held
by women. He wanted to see where
the equality WA; it was to establish
some equality that the bill was intro
duced. -,
Mr.. Jacques was in favor of the bill
as amended, and bad heard no vAliC
objection toit. The bill did not elect Oh
reject any women; it merely removed
the invidious distinction agains
them; it was not necessary to nomi
inate any women for Office or to yott
| for one on the strength OF the bill
whether they should hold office va
left In the discretion of the people. II