The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-09

The President pro tempore. OF course.
Mr.. Brown-ThAt being the ruling of
the Chair, l ask for q vo'e. I desire TO
say only few words. The recital is that
the registration that was necessary in the
Territory of Utah was not made on &C
count of what is known as the Edmunds
bill, and that at q certain future period
the present tmceEs will 90 out Of Office.
The proposition now is 10 permit the
governor Of Utah TO appoint all the
officers of the territory, as l understand
1t, until their successors are elected aud
qualified.
Mr.. Hoar.-All those who do go out no
others.
Mr. Brown.-All go out. as ] under.
stand. It amounts to the right to HppOiHt
the whole of them, and until their sue
cessors are elected by law and qualified
! do not know when the commission
that has gone out there will authorize
az election or will make any provisions
for an election. If the governor Of Utah
is permitted to make appointments until
such elections are had they may not be
had in years, and the right Of election
by the people Of the territory will be
defeated by q measure of this character.
II there wss something in this ameEd-
ment that limited his duration TO some
definite time and required the commits
sioners cent there to institute q govern
ment by election within = reasonable
time. I would not have the objection.
Mr.. HoaF-I do not think my honor
able friend heard the explanation
which l made when the amendment was
offered, or the letter from the judges ofthe
territory. This amendment was proposed
unanimously by the judiciary commit
tee, ID consequence Of q letter brought TO
their attention by the senate from New
York Nj. Lsphaml, snd the mode OF
reaching the difficulty was one suggested
by the senator from Delaware Mr.. Bay
ard], although l actually held the zen
that put it into shsp9 myself, The point
is this:
These commissioners 20 on and pro-
vide for a Dew election Of the territorial
legislature forth with; hat is their duty;
and that territorial legislature in It's turn
is TO provide for elections for all these
county and other subordin ate territorial
officers Until that sction is b ed by the
territorial legislature elected in the new
way under election officers appointed by
the con %missioners, the old law would 60
on, but the Edmuuds bill vacated every
elective officer in the territory. The
effect OF that was that there were 10
officers who could make q registration
ia May. The August election was 10 be
an elsctioa by voters registered in May
Therefore there is not a lega ~ quail
fed voter in the territory Of Utah to vote
next Monday. The effect is that all the
offices in that territory become vacant,
aud there is q time of absolute and total
lawIe sres s, which ia TO be next Monday
unless the government a provide for
it. There ls not q register OF deeds;
there is not a local county assessor or
collector, or I suppose a constable
though l an not sure AbJut thst-nO
auditor OF accounts. This amendment
provides, without s~uspending or delaying
the operation of the Edmunds bill g mo-
ment, that the government may appoint
these officers temporarily % hold until
the new legislature comes in under the
EdRunds bill, which will then provide
according to the provisions Of that law,
for 8 new election.
Mr.. Brown What length of time does
the senator from Massachusetts suppose
it will take to organ ze the government
hr. Hoaf-Probably two Or three
monthe.
Mr.. BroWn-I have no objection then
to the amendment, with b provisO tLs
the appointees shall not hold more than
three months.
Mr.. Bsyard-It amounts TO this: II
mercy is intended TO keep that territory
from almost anarchy until the next cleo.
ton.
Mr.. Brownie that 1 do not object,
bat / do object to the delay that may be
prscticed by the commission. 1t may be
six months or twelve months OF two
years. There ought to be come time
beyond which these sppOintees should
not hold.
Mr. HOar-H the senator will make il
six OF eight months there will De time
enough 70 cover it.
Mr. BayRrd-It is understood to be a
mere temporary appointment to keep the
machinery Of government going.
Mr.. Br0Wn-BuT in fact It may be
years before there will be any election.
Mr.. Hoar-CoDgress will be in session
in four months from this day.
Mr.. BrOWn-l want some time fixed
beyond which they Bhall(0 hold. I am
wiling 10 say six months.
"GS OnyHI1- AO0 Hhu BobbSr mdk6 u
eight months, and you can reach it al
most say time.
Mr.. BroWn-If the commissioners
have gone there with an honest intention
to organ ze q government As soen Es il
Can be done, 1 know that it can be done
in six months.
Mr.. HoRr-1t seems to me to be an i'm
possibility to suppose that those Rficprs
will not exercise hat dnty, and that there
will not be . legislature in Utah. The
senator's ides supposes that there will be
no election for . legislature ia Utsh NJ
der the kdmun9s bill at all.
Mr., 5ToWn-H Yor authorize The
governor to appoint eli these O5oe7s. and
the commissioners choose to delay it,
hero is no power b hind them 10 compel
them 10 Acs in c year.
Mr.. HoSr-1 will consent TO an amend
ment adding:
Provided, Tact The term OF sad officers
shall In no case exceed eight moniha.
hT. Brown-I will then submit TO
that. want some reasonable time
within which the people shall have the
tight To OTgaDlze government there. !
all suggest ihxt the Hsusl provision IN
states, and ! suppose in territories. whore
no election 10 made to I'll an Office, IL
that the incumbent remsiue in cflce I'M
III his successor is elected and qualified.
Is there any thing il Utah ia conflict
With Ihst3
Mr.. Hoar-The difficulty With that is
ibis: The present officers are, very man
ofthen,. pOlyRsm ists, and the EdmOnds