The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-22

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requiring the attendance upo
court of witnesses they neve
q expected to use. Can the revenu
OF the territory always endure thi
strain Nc; Mr.. Speaker; sooner c
later this issue must be met. war
the gentlemen upon this floor TIA
E this issue must be squarley met, o
g We bequeath 10 cur followers a terri
! tory with treasury nopelessly bank
= rupt. Owing to natural agencies nos
J at work, we may anticipate iRllinj
Oh IN our revenue the coming year
: What with the hard winter, failure O
the crops through dIouth, and tn
consequent depreciation in the vslu
: OF real estate, We cannot nope TO
other than a decrease in our revenue
Should We accept this item, Re havi
already appropriated nearly one-hai
our revenue, 9th a prospect OF de
ticlency bills without end. Can VIZ
not, in this connection, have The
mercy of moral bankrupt act in the
interest OF our sorely pressed tax.
payersH Representing here for q
short time the interests of the masses.
should we not be craven to our plain
duties did We neglect to fairly repre-
sent their cause, and to plead in
their behalf an exemption from their
onerous burdens2
At the time Mr.. Smith commenced
the members aid officers were lol-
ling around half sleep; but the
speakers earnest manner, the force OF
his logic, and the excellence of mis-
delivery aroused them and every per-
son in the House sat perfectly still,
eyes bent on the speaker and every
word was listened to with evident de-.
light; and at the conclusion some of
the members INDUCED in demonstra-
tons OF applause.
At the conclusion, Mr.. Lyman
arose AMI spoke at some length on
the topic in an earnest and emphatic
manner, supporting with argument
and force the position of the House.
In showing the gross waste on the
parts of the officers, be called the at
tsntion OF the members to the ridicu-
lous course, and outrageous proceed
ing OF calling sixty or 100 Jurors.
from which to pick fifteen grand
jurors. when twenty was ample, and
yet fees had to be paid all these men.
He also said these men who we're
forced upon the people would ex-
elude the citizens who paid the taxes
because of religious belief. They
were unwilling the people should |
have the right 10 sit on juries with
them, but were willing to consume
the taxes of the people and keep
bleeding them to death. He thought
the matter had gone far enough.
Through all the day the House
held its position and would not yield,
and at one time the bill came very
near going over on account of this
item. Finally the Council asked
committee of conference, which was
granted, and resulted in an amicable
arrangement. The House continued
to drag through until evening, nearly
ali lie principal bills being signed.
The scene in the Council was not
very different. Through the whole
night the session, with a few quiet
moments. was animated. When the
appropriation bill was sent here from
the House, it was Immediately taken
up, and several animated discussions
arose on the appropriation to cover
the deficiency expenses in district
courts for jury fees. which discussion =
was continued alter the House had
sent word OF its unwillinguess to con-
cur in the item. The scope of the
brought in the question OF
the honor of the territory, as regards
to its debts, and with the exception
Of Councillor Smith, that body was as
much a unit for the item as the House :
was against it. The conference CON- :
report, however, striking out I
the feature so Objectionable to the
House, was accepted by the Council.
On this item, the one in the bill TO
cover the deficiency il the district
courts, heated and spirited discus y
non took place, participated in by
Councillors Z. Snow, Smoot, Smith, Q
rhurber, Cluf, Fotheringham, Game G
and Wells. Councillor Smith was i
alone on the side of striking out the b
appropriation for the deficiency, q
that it was not right to 5
give means to courts for partisan pur- ]
poses, for packing iuries TO persecute s
he people of the territory; that the {
of Jurors had been disposed t
Il at o great reduction on their face c
20 spectators, who would be ]
benefited by the appropriation, c
This was not reputation. The 2
Assembly would pay every cent it :
appropriated, but not debt that had
been incurred with the consent or
wish Of the people, and he did not !
the expunging OF this sum
rom the bill a reputation. The
courts were run as mission courts, to
narrass the people, and then the peo-
pie were called VI on to pay the eX-
penseE, and to refuse money for this
purpose he did not consider repudis
lion. He would stand oUt against
allowing this deficiency and no srgu-
ment would turn him.
The other gentlemen argued that
the deficiency was a just debt due by
the territory to jurors and witnesses.
The laws which compelled them to
serve were passed by the very men
who were averse to paying for the
service; and the speakers were in
favor-if, the appropriation was re-
repeating the laws which
forced men to perform jury duty or do
witness service. 1t would be an act
of reputation to refuse the amount,
rs it was a debt contracted and owing
by the territory. The courts must be
grand and petit juries
were requisite bulwarks OF the pee
Piles liberties; and means should be
provided for paying for them. MOI
matter how or for what certificates
had been disposed of, that did not
lessen the Indebtedness of the terri
tory in those particulars.
It was also urged against the bill
that the poor people would not be de-
prived of any of these, as the court
scrip was now all in the hands Of
spectators, who were watching the
action OF the Legislature.
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