The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-04
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. Mr. Smith said that if We take
! history as a basis it will d
] seen that the more you
} crowd woman to the front the les;
she is respected; and referred to the
} middle ages, or age of ohivalry, when
1t was the province of the brighten
spirits Of the age to guard the honor
J OF woman, and at q time when she
had no political rights whatever. DE
was in favor of giving women fully
as great compensation ss to men,
when she did the same work.
He always believed in shield
ing the weaker sex, but feared that il
she was put in Office, jealousy would
arise and the protection and respect
she now received would be Withdrawn
from her, as it would be thought she
had stepped out of the sphere for
which God had designed her.
Mr.. Jaques again spoke. and re
fered ID the alarms advanced. Wo-
man ha1 held suffrage for ten years
and prior to that the same dangers
had been pressged, but mona Of these
dangers had been realized, and he
cited Queen Victoria as an example
of a woman that had been in the
front ever since he was boy, aud be
had yet to hear anything against her.
The motion to strike out was then
put and carried, aud the bill killed
Mr.. Fisher moved for a vote by
the ayes and nays. as he thought all
bad not voted.
Mr.. DasenberTy said the only way
20 get al the matter would be TO az
peal from the decision made by the
chair.
The matter was discussed inform
ally and dropped.
4 message was received nom the
Governor, announcing his non-ap !
prevail Of the bill empowering rail-
roads TO deed aud mortgage their
rights, franchises. etc., and stating
that if section z we're stricken out the |
bill would receive his signature.
Section z Of the bill was then read,
and provides for the leasing, pur-
chasing and working of coal mines
in this territory and for selling Goals,
and provides that no company shall
hold more than 1000 acres of coal
lands.
Mr.. Grover moved thst the COM
mittae on railroads be instructed to
consider the propFiaty of getting
up a new bill on the subject,
which would meet the approval of the
governor in this regard. The motion
was carried.
Mr.. Penrose stePo.ted from the
special joint committee appointed to
prepare a memorial to Congress. The
was read and embraces in
ietail the subject of the resolution.
The memorial was adopted, the
Council cOncuTing.
The committee on claims reported
adversely on the petition of S. A.
Kenner, asking for $22 60, holding
hat the services rendered as re-
,orter in the murder case of Silas
were not justly chsrgeable
o the territory. The report was
adopted.
Mr.. Lyman presented three petit
ions rom oeS-k2epers, asking Tor o
9rltslt.v9 law again,t what is
ermed the col tagion Of foul broods
4 bees, with the opinions of some
bee-keepers on the sui
ect. One of the petitions was read
md the three referred to the COM
njttee on agriculture, trades, etc
Nh FAIR, from the COM
nittee on judiciary, reported back the
dill relating to the boundary lines OF
Rich County with an amendment,
md recommended that it be put upon
IS passage. The amendment was
cad and adopted.
Mr.. Pack, the bill being put upon
to passage, spoke against the
MEASURE, and was replied to by Mr..
IcKinnon; when Mr.. Pack again
coke. Mr.. Penrose and Mr.. Jacques
,lso spoke.
The motion on the passage was put {
md the bill passed-13 for and 8
against.
Adjourned till 2 o'clock on