The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-02-07
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

| THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
Mr.. ALLEN, from the Committee or
public health, to whom had been re-
ferred II. F. SO, reported substitute
for the same, and recommended its pas
sage.
THE REFORM SCHOOL BILL.
The reform school bill was again
taken up, and at the point where the
discussion as to the right of the Gov
ernor TO appoint the directors was
suspended at the adjournment on
Friday.
Mr.. ALLEN supported the idea that
the Governor had the right to appoint
the board of directors. He thought
considerable extraneous matter had
been brought into the discussion,
and pointedly referred to the re-
marks made by Mr.. Richards, con-
corning what the Governor had
said on the matter of placing in
hands certain appointive power. The
gentleman's remarks were in the nature
of stump speech, matter of bum
combe, for his constituents. 1t is fact
that the governor did refer to the au.
Gould he have done anything else. The
speech of Mr.. Richards might have
been. excused had it been on the even
ing OF an electi IN and my friend from
Weber was depending upon this for his
reelection to this house. The question
before you, gentlemen, is not what is
customary in the United States, but
what is the custom, in Utah.
Does the organic act give US
the right to elect these officers :?
The claim had been set up that the
proposed reform school was in the
nature of a corportion. Can it sue and
be sued? Hardly. Itmay have some
or the characteristics of a corporation,
but that was all. The gentleman from
the Sixteenth District referred in an
eloquent manner to the sovereignty of
the Territory. Why, it was folly, There
was no sovereignty in this Territory
nor in any other. There was but one
sovereignty in all this country and
that was the United States of America.
We are not sovereigns, gentlemen, we
are merely subjects, -
a VoICE-SlGvesI
Mr.. ALLEN (Warmly mo, sir, and
the sooner the majority in this House
understand that question, the better
it will be for all of US. He then quoted
from the. Constitution of the United
States, wherein it says that Congress
shall have power to dispose of and make
all needful rules and regulations respect
ing the territory or other property of the
United States" Property, be said,
that is JEST what we are-'property,'
and yet the gentleman talks about the
sovereignty of Territory" He then
referred at length to the Wisconsin
case recently quoted, and claimed that
it had no earthly reference to the mat
ter under consideration. 1t had also
been claimed that these directors were
not necessary offices. He knew of but
one Office that was absolutely necessa y
to carry on the government OF the Ter
ritory-the treasurer was. perhaps.
Time and time again had efforts been
made in this House to abridge and cur
tail the powers of the executive, and
time and time again had the Legislature
been brought to he ground. Why it
had been done, he was not prepared to
say, but let US not run full tilt against
the wall again. The gentlemen now
say the directors are officers. So far,
then. are we agreed. If l believed that
we had the right to appoint them, I
would be the first to maintain the
dignity OF this House, and demand our
rights in the question.
q Nh. THURMAN - when you said
Awhile ago that we. were the
property of~the United States, did you
refer to the entire Territory, or was
that principle of your party only?
Mr. ALLEN-I quoted what the Con.
stitutlon said, and l am proud to &C.
knowledge that; am proud to say on
the floor of this House that l belong to
the United States; that it is to them l
owe my allegiance over and above all
other organizations under the sun. They
talk about the doctors of the asylum
also being Territorial officers. They
are. and l will here say that the late
Governor of this Territory, who signed
the bill making the asylum board, was
of the opinion that he had the right to
appoint them; but rather than
leave the Territory in the condi-
ton it would have been, he preferred to
raise no issue on the question. This he
told in private. No injustice could be
doDe-the Council would be consulted
in the matter.
Tue motion to amend was lost by an
overwhelming vote.
Mr.. WooD then moved to strike out
from the same section the words "au-
ditor" of public accounts, but he re-
ceived no second.
Later, Mr.. Hatch made the same mo-
ton, and received a second. He said
the auditor certainly had M time to at.
tie nd to the duties of the office. The mo-
ton to so amend was lost.
On motion of Mr.. Thurman, further
consideration of the bill was postponed
till the 18th. MI 4# b
THAT RAILROAD BILL.
II. f. No. 16, bill amending an act
to punish persons entering into rail-
road cars in certain cases, came up on
It's second reading, was read the third
time by it's title. the title slightly
and the bill passed. 1t pre- |
vides that every person who clandes- |
timely enters into or upon any railroad |
car for the purpose and with the inten-
ton of riding, or being transported |
thereon, or who having entered in or
opon any railroad car rides over any
line, or portion thereof, in this