The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-20

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Alt amounts TO nearly $500 OOn.
The only authority in law for making
these charges AGAINST the Territory is
found in Section of the Poland bill,
which reads as follows: And tn costs
and expenses Of all prosecutions for of
lenses against any law of the Territory
shall be paid out of the Territorial
treasury" and in SectionsIs95 of the
Revised Statutes. which - y that Ter
ntorial prisoners may be confined in
the peniteDfiary 1t the cost OF the Ter
ritOry. on such terms and conditions
as may be prescribed" Section 1891 Of
the Revised Statutes provides that the
cost of keeping the peniieniiary shall
lie charged to the United States govern
ment-tnerefore the account. in its
present form. is illegal, and the charge
OF the entire cost Of mainta ming the
Denitentiary sgainst the Territory en-
tirrly unauthorized.
Q--Haye they charEed mp this
amount wit out giving he Territory
credit for the Unitea States prisoners
kept there7
Aye. they have charge,s'the entire
expenses OF the ps-niirhfisrv To the Ter
rit ry-Whereas, the oniy Legal war IF
keeping the acrUf n ", ulI te ISt naTge
the general government vita tie
entire est, and the territory merely
with the cost OF it, prise
o. understand you devoted some
time 20 looking through the deparfnent
and ascertainiag what pay the District
/ Attorney had been rereivng. Can YOU
tell me anything % that?
A.-The OisiTictAttOrnsv has been a,
Owed q maximum OF 81 500 per year.
and his assistants all they could make
out of the Territorial business. which
rpara has IT'D m
500 and 5000 more. TIE Poland law
makes iC the duty OF the District A ttur-
ney to attend 10 Unit d Sta'es and Ter
ntOriai busi ess, and provides that for
all services rendered he '.shall not. by
lees and >alary together. receive moe
than So $500 per wear, and all fees and
moneys received by b m above uch
amount shall D. paid into the treasury
Of the United State :"
Q-Mr. Dickson then has been run
ming some 81. 500 year over mis- NaIit7
Alt would seem so.
Q.-HOw didiMr. Culiom regard the
action Of Comptroller Durham IN re-
sending his order relative to Legisia-
tive Pay2
Al called upon him after the order
had been made aud the pay forwarded,
and he manifested considerable sur
prise that the Comptroller had reversed
his former ruling. He said he certainly
had no authority TO make payiaen; of
the amount, and he could not account
for it. ! told him had seen the Comp
troller and laid before him the other
side OF the question; that the for
mer decision had been made on ex-
parte representations, and that, upon
hearing the other side of The question.
he had become firmly convinced that
he could not legally withhold the Legs
lative compensation, under the law.
Q.-What Is your opinion in regard
TO the proposed amendment prohibit
ing polygamy7
Al think the ultimate object is 10
bring Utah into the Union as State;
but the Democrats cannot accomplish
It un;l there is change in the public
sentiment toward the people OF Titan.
They hope. however, by the adoption
OF the constit :ional amendment ana
the passage OF the Edmunds-Tucker
Law. which will vIrtuolly place Utah
under Democratic tutelage, for the ul-
innate admission Of Utah as Demo
cratic State.
Qr-What are the prospects for an
extra session OF the LEGISLATURE
A few days before / left Wash
ington, Mr.. Hill, the chairman OF the
committee o. Territories, IN the House,
reported q bill in conformity win the
suggestions Of the President providing
for an extra session Of the Legislature,
and asked unanimous consent 10 have
it Immediately considered, stating that
he hsd been requessed 10 do 50 By his
committee. the Speaker said the re
quest could not be entertained at that
ume. whereupcl Mr.. Hill stated that
/ he would renew the request AT some fu-
ture time. IL was expected that within
a few days. at least, the request would
be renewei. Up 10 the present, how
ever. the chairman has made 10 further
mrntion of il.
Q.-Whst do you think Will be the
temper of the House regarding the
favorable disposition of the bill?
/ A. believe that il will meet with no
opposition when IL is brought up for
Consideration especially slrce the
Tucker bill has everything in il that can
be desired on the part Vi Tie enemies OF
/ Utah.
Q.-What effect will Cullom's appro-
prlation bill measure have upon it3
All this measure is passed in the
House. of course it will.;ake precedence
of the Cullom bill. and think Il will be
lavorably considered by the Senate, aud
supercede ii.
Q.-Do you anticipate that in passing
the bill 1t will be materially changed?
Al think not. / think 10 Will 20
through just as it was introduced.
OFF The session takes place, viii il
have authority TO pass anything but
appropriate biiis4
A.-NOthing. Ii viii be n shor- ses-
sion and confined TO u few days. and
the Territory will bear the expense o.
it.
Mr.. West stated that he left Mr.. Game
in good health. but that be. was being
worked "up TO the very ears" He.
hinself, had had q personal interview
with Cleveland. but nothing transpired
which Is thought would be of any
interest to communicate.
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