The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-15
HOUSE.

ct the appointed hour the House
was called to order and the routine
business disposed OF.
The Speaker then announced that
reports of committees were in order.
Mir. Dusenberry submitted a resolu.
zion, ard moved Its adoption, in
which the names of q number OF the
standing committees were changed
and some abolished.
Mr.. Dusenberry then rose in sup
port oil the resolution, giving his rea-
sons for the alterations desired, and
stated that he made the motion
this early in order that the
changes, if made, might take
place prior to the publication OF
the lists, and thus be convenience.
He thought some Of the committees
useless, and others should be changed
in name and recommended q COM
nittee on fish and game.
On motion of Mr.. Farr, the matter
was referred to the committee on
revision.
Mr.. Murdoch submitted = report
from the committee on printing,
recommending that Mr.. T. E. Taylor
be elected public printer.
On motion of Mr.. Sharp, the report
HGs adopted and Mr.. Taylor elected.
Mr.. Sharp then submitted bill,
and moved its reference to the COM
mittee on railroads, empowering
railroads to deed and mortgage their
franchises and property and make
conveyanoes, etc.
The bill was referred, with instruc-
tions that sixty copies be printed for
the use ofthe members.
Mr.. Lyman presented the financial
report of Tooele County; which on
motion of Mr.. Penrose, was referred
with all similar reports to the COM
m ttee on revenue. without reading
them before the House; it wGs in
cluded in the motion that the reports
be printed as they came in.
hlr. Penrose presented a report
from the committee on petitions and
memorials, on the petition relative to
the removal OF the political disabilities
of womeD, also the bill read on Tues
day covering the matter of the petit
lion. The bill was reported back
without alterations, and there being
no objection, was put upon its second
reading, and read by sections.
Mr.. Horne suggested that, if the
word ''ma.e" we're stricken out, it
would be necessary 10 make further
alterations regarding the pronouns be
and she, TO which Mr.. Penrose re-
piled thst in the Compiled Laws il
was provided that he or she could be
construed as to refer to either sex.
Mr.. Grover moved its reference tc
the committee on judiciary.
Mr.. Penrose said that the bill had
been duly and carefully considered,
and he desired that 1t be proceeded
with and considered on its merits.
Mr. Farr said he had heard nc
objection made to the bill and there
| fore saw no reason for its reference.
Mr.. Grover thought the subject val
of such importance that it should b'
referred to the Judiciary committee.
Mr.. Murdoch, while n favor OF the
bill, still believed it was of such i'm
por;ance that iIS reference to the
committee on judiciary would be ad
visable.
! Mr.. Lyman as Jet failed to see an!
necessity for the bill being sent to an!
other committee.
Mr.. Smith called attention to th'
registration act, in which it is pro
yided that different oaths shall be ad'
ministered by the registrar, accord
ing to sex. and also to the decision o
! Judge Emerson in the Tooele man
damus case, in which be held tina
that portion of the Law which CAV
women the right OF citizenship with
J out being taxpayers, while males hat
to be taxpayers, was invalid, and b
thought the question a bread one
which should be considered in all it
bearings, and be therefore desired i!
reference.
3 Mr.. Lyman said whether the de
cision had been that way or not, q
Q the votes cast in Tooele County ha
been counted under the direction {
the court.
Mr.. Smith replied that, Thethe
the election law was valid or not, h
merely desired to call attention to th
. difficulties in the way, and wante
the matter considered in its broadei
sense.
Mr.. Penrose did not see the appl
: cation of these objections to the bi
now under consideration. He ogree
with Mr.. Smith in some particular
but thought this bill could be passe
and the ether matter considere
Ii separately if desired. He read
le briei speech on the matter, settir
u forth in glowing terms the gre
Of beauties that would be developed III
D. der the political equalities of Il
Of sexes, and pictured the fearful CO..
,e sequences that attend the barri
in placed in the way of allowing W
men to hold Office. There were fr