The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-04-12

hands make light work. One com
mlttee would have to report to the
body just as thirteen committees
would, and the convention would
have to consider and adopt the re-
port OF the one committee the same
as the others; and from the many
minds many valuable ideas might
be called.
Mr.. Harrington reviewed Mr..
RaWllns' motion us an independent
one, and not as an amendment. If
one committee was appointed he
would favored a committee of three.
Favored going right at the work.
dividing it among several commit
tees, and accomplishing all we can
do before adjournment. He did not
want to shirk any of the work or re-
SpOnSlblllty, and was willing TO stay
long enough that his constituents
would be satisfied with his labors.
Mr.. PenrOse said the territory of
Utah has tried its hand at making
constitutions several times, and the
most expeditions and the best
method was the one of dividing the
work among several committees,
and then of having the matter sub
mitted ia a committee of the whole.
In 1872 the work was done in this
way and the speaker thought it was
as good an instrument as was ever
presented to Congress.
The amendment, for committee
OF fifteen, was lost.
Mr.. Ritter then offered the follow
ing amendment, that four select
committees of seven be appointed,
TO undertake the labor of drafting
and framing state constitution.
The chair ruled it out of order.
The previous question was then
put and carried.
Mr.. PenrOse moved that the COM
mittees consist of seven members.
Mr.. Rawlins raised the point of
order that the original motion had
not yet been put to the house.
The chair ruled that the motion
had been put to the house and car
ried. and Mr.. PenrOSe called for 'hi5
motion that the number Of each
committee does not exceed seven,
Carried.
a communication was read from
l.. r. Martineau, asking to be ex-
cused from acting as assistant sec
rotary. Carried.
Mr.. Cluff moved that the sergeant
alarms hoist the stars and stripes
on the liberty pole during the ses-
sion of the convention. Granted.
Mr.. Booth moved that the con-
stitution of the state of Deseret, as
adopted in 1872. be adopted as the
basis Of the constitution of this con-
vention.
Mr.. Wells moved that it be printed
and distributed so that the members
might be able to understand its con-
tents. He thought, also, we needed
a public printer.
Mr.. Ritter opposed the motion of
adopting any constitution, but
wanted the mem bers, and especially
the committees, left free and unf1t-
tered. The constitution of 70
doubtless was good one. but he
preferred that we CLEAN from any
and all the constitutions. OF the
Union the best material we can for
our own.
Mr.. Stout was opposed to any
basis, and wanted to be free enough
10 look into any6Od's constitution OF
anybOdy's Uranium and to so fOrag-
ing all over the Union for what we
need, and keep on until We have
found it.
Mr.. Thurman opposed the motion,
as it would give the friends OF the
constitution of 1872 strong weapon
to use, if our committees should de-
part from its text and he wished the
! convention To meet the wants of the
times. and be responsible ourselves
for what We did. The motion was
lost.
Mr.. E. G.. Woolley favored that a
sufficient number of copies Of the
constitution of 1872 be printed fol-
the use of the members Of this
| house.
Mr.. Wells moved that 200 copies
of the names and addresses of the
members Of this convention be
printed for the use Of the members,
Mr.. Stout wanted to know how
we are going to pay for any print
ing, as we had no funds in hand,
and opposed printing anything un-
til we had something to print. He
made a motion to adjourn until
IL o'clock am. Wednesday, so that
the president could appoint the
members of the standing commit
tee. Carried.
Benediction by the chaplain.