The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-18

. Councillor Thurber, reported To
having found the business of exami
Il ing the Auditors warrants entails
. considerable labor, he moved tn
y Councillor Teasdale be added to Il
: committee. Carried.
: The Council then adjourned unit
u IL am. on Wednesday.
> HOUSE.
A communication was receive
from the Council, containing a requel
for the appointment of a conferenc
committee relative to the Council bi
; empowering certain counties to tax
: stock in the Utah Eastern railroad
; and Messrs. Pack and Sharp wer
appointed on the part of the House
Mr.. Fisher presented a petition
from Messrs. Hatch and Hogan
asking an appropriation for jury ser
vices rendered in the Third Distric
Court; referred.
Mr.. MCKinnon presented a petition
from the assessor and collector O
Rich County, asking for the concel
lation of certain amounts set agsins
him on account of delinquent taxes
Mr.. Peery presented bill amend
ing sections 1108, ITO and I'LL
Compiled Laws; read and referred tC
the committee on judiciary.
On motion of Mr.. Preston, the bill
removing the political disabilities o.
women was called up, read the Sec
ond time by sections. and on motion
of Mr.. Murdock, the bill passed to itl
third reading.
Mr., Farr then spoke in opposition to
the bill. going over a good deal of the
ground heretofore argued.
Mr.. Preston made a few remarks
in reply to Mr.. Farr, and read from
the mjnutes of the last session, show
ing that Mr.. Farr bad reported bill
and supported its passage, allowing
women to hold office, and said that
the gentleman seemed to nave
changed his opinion. He hoped no
long speeches would be made; and
1t was possible the gentleman from
Weber might not be here again, and
it would be well for him to secure two
or three good representatives, even il
they were women. He did not think
he would injure this great govern
ment, Or this little territory, If the bill
were passed, and he wanted to see a
few broad souled men take a stand
here FOR religious and political liberty.
Mr.. Murdoch also replied to Mr..
Farr's remarks, and argued in favor
OF the bill, showing that the argument
Of innovation was not of any weight.
Mr.. Pack showed that under the
act it would be possible to elect women
who we're not citizens, unless the
section WAS further amended.
Mr.. Grover stated that he wanted
to sgain raise his objections to this
bill; it was surprising to him that this
measure, disposed of practically on
different occasions, should be brought
up again, unless members had been
worn out on the matter, and were
about to give in.
Mr.. Lyman rose and referred to
Mr.. Fairs position on the matter,
and Mr.. Farr replied by saying he
vas then opposed to it, but wanted
.hep, as he did now, 10 have a fall |
discussion.
Mr.. Penrose made a few remarks |
IN the position of the bill, and said |
le did not think it was the province |
If any member 10 question the motives
If another about changing his |
news, if his views had been changed. |
Messrs. Lyman, Pack and Fisher
discussed the provisions of the statutes,
and the last speaker said. while he
lid not favor this bill. as it stood, he
would vote for it. He was in favor
If the former measure, but since it
vas lost, would vote for this.
Mr.. Penrose also briefly discussed |
he statutory qualifications.
The motion for the third reading OF
he bill by lis title was put and
carried.
On motion of Mr.. McKinnon, the
ill was passed, by a vot9 of 10 to s.
On motion of Mr.. Grover, the ayes |
md nays were called for, IS be de-
tired to go onrecord on the question;he
lid not, however, desire to make any
vote that did not want 10,
tnd included that provision in bis
notion. After some informal discus
ion, the motion was carried, and re.
ulted as follows:
AYEs-Messrs. Fisher Francis Cara |
Ter, Horne, Jaques, johnson, Lyman,
hcKinnon, Murdoch, Penrose, Peterson,
Preston, Snow, Thompson, The Speaker
is.
NOES - Messrs. Dusenberry, Farr,
Grover, Hatch, Pack, Peery, Sharp,
Smiths.
The committee en- enrolment re-
ported the engrossing of a number Of
bills, which had been handed to the
Governor for his signature.
4 report from the committee on
Dads, bridges, ferries, ETC., WAS read,
recommending that the sun OF $1,000
,e put upon the appropriation bill for
he purpose Of opening road through
SEWER County, under certain condi-
ions. The report was read and
adopted
Mr. Penrose moved that the COM
nittee on claims be instructed
to place on the appropriation bill, for
the uae ofthe Territorial superintep-
dent of Schools, over and above the
So, GOO for the two years salary and
The $500 Tor stationery and incidental
expenses, the sum OF $500, to ba
divided as the superintendent might
desire amobg six gentlemen who had
travelled through the territory at his
instance in the cause of education.
He remarked that in view of the
mesgre salary paid the Territorial
superintendent Of District Schools,
be thought the item was but just.
Mr.. Hatch asked what be cousi:-
cred ''mesgre" sum.
Mr. Penrose-I consider $500
very ''mesgre. I
Mr.. Hatch did 10! consider that for
the amount of labor performed by the
that the salary was
very meagre. He could not see what
The Legislature had to do with paying
these parties.
Messrs. Grover and Farr, and
others, spoke in opposition to the
motion.
An attempt was made to refer it to
tn committee on claims and apprc-
priations, which failed to carry.
The motion was put aud lost, only
FIVE members voting Tor it. the others
that voted going against ii.