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

ViotoriR-had been among the mos
successful ever known, While that Q
Queen Anne was known as tt
Augustsn age of English literature.
Mr. Hatch said the bill seemed Il
be OF considerable importance, ant
he thought as many might desire Il
speak on it, it woud be well for mem
bers to hear from their constituent
IL before voting on the bill. The pet
is ton was represented as being from 6
"a majority OF the women Of Utah, while
the gentleman from Utah County and
. himself, who represented over l ,00C
> constituents, had never heard of il
= until they came here. He did not
! desire to do anything against the use
= fuluess of women, but be wouli like
to hear from mis- constituents before
acting on the matter, and until that
time he wished it to lie on the table.
Mr.. Lyman thought they must
want good deal Of time ID hear from
the constituent, since the motion
was to lie on the table Indefinitely.
Mr.. Smith thought to vote against
the motion and desired to give REASONS
therefore. He was in favor Of letting
well enough alone, and while hs re-
spected the judiciary committees re
commentators, the objection he
urged yesterday had not been an
sWered relative tu the "bsd law"
portion CT the election law, SIS held by
the couris. l claim that IN repub-
lican country oil voters should stand
equal before the law, and he was not
favorable to increasing the rights of
women without any decrease IN their
immunities. He did not wish TO
curtail the rights women now hal,
but he thought j! not wise to make
more laws that might be held as bad
law, and thought best to proceed in
this matter slowly. He cited the
case Of Wyoming we're women roR
pst.tiGning for removal OF some of !
their franchises. The gentleman
from Tooele intimated that it was the |
friends of the ladies who were pres.
sing this measure. He yielded to no
man in regard to his friendship to
women; he preferred that friendship
which would be enduring and would
shield them from being pressed to the
front in duties against their natures.
Mr.. Lyman explained his remark
relative TO the friends of women, and
reiterated that there was no compul-
zion to making women hold Office, or
forcing them to sit upon juries.
Mr.. Sharp stated that his mind
was still the same. If Congress were
to insert the words male or female, IN
the Poland bill would like to know
where our women would be protected
from sitting on juries.
Mr.. Penrose again rose and dis
cussed the question. Regarding the
assertion that the petition had
not been heard of, he wished to
say tEat the petition was from
representative women, not
from the majority of the territory, but
from these women who represented
the women of the territory, and are I
to know their feelings. 1
Mr.. Dasenberry did not see the
necessity for this alarm; az the bill, if
aid on the table, could be taken up g
1t any time. He thought women !
had the right to hold office,
md also, with the old Connecticut ;
1arsoD, to shave and sing BAGS if she =
wanted to; but be did not like to see
!, While it might be right for them
o hold Office, he wanted the matter 8
Ooked at as a measure Of policy and +
and read a selection from P
)r. Hollands work on this question Y
which held that it was Woman's a
allure to sing the higher and not the
over notes in life. h
Mr.. Smith thought they had better h
epeal the law regarding poll tax, and d
nat the taxpaying qualification Q
hould be repealed, and this bill a
hould lie on the table till these
matters have been disposed of, before
bis bill should be passed. q
Mr.. Preston moved to amend BY 81
trikiDg out the word indefinitely, a
Ihich vas seconded. ia
The Speaker decided this out of P
rder and the motion to lie on the
able indefinitely was put and lost. il
MIR. Preston's motion to lie on the o.
,bls was then renewed, and Mr.. Il
arr spoke on it. The motion being II
ut, was carried. ii
Mr.. Lyman presented numerously II
gned petitions from great number
citizens asking that Sanpete and .
eVier Counties be divided and that a II
ounty be formed. to be called Castle OF
Ounty, which was referred to the IL
0mmittee on counties. e
Mr.. Sharp presented the report of 81
le Chancellor of the University of q
'eseret for two yesrs-1S78-79--Which 9
as read at great length. but before it
as read through a motion was made
? Mr.. Lyman to refer it to the COM
littee on printing and have 800
opies printed for the use of the
ssembly, which was carried.
Mr.. Fisher presented the financial -
sport Of Davis County for 1888. ia
Mr.. Francis presented the financial Il
aport of Morgan County for two
ears -
Mr.. Smith presented the financial
sport of Willard County fer two
ears. i
Mr.. Jacques moved that the ser Il
cant alarms be instructed, the
ounciI concurring, to furnish to
ach member of the Legislature a
Opy OF the Compiled Laws OF the
United States and the laws at large
assed by Congress during 1873 and i
$40, and that they be retained hsre =
iter for the use of other legislatures.
Mr.. Murdoch presented the fnan-
ial report of Beaver County, and sc
ir. McKinnon that of Rich County j
u 1889.
Mr.. Penrose presented a bill to
stsblish the validity Of divorces. AMI
sked its reference to the committee y
n judiciary. Mr.. Penrose briefly ex- =
lsined it, and it was read and re a
erred to the committee on judiciary, O.
nd ordered that the usual number be
,rinted-sixty copies.
Mr.. Hatch offered a resolution,
moving its adoption at the same time,
hat the freedom of the House be ex- "
ended to the following persons: John II
Taylor, W. II. Hooper, Mayor Little, :
William Jennings, ex-members ofthe y
ast Legislature, Chief Justice Hunter, 3
associate Justices Emerson and Bore ,
nan, P. II. YanZile, Marshal 8
jhaughnessY, Surveyor General '
solomon, General John E. Smith, u
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