The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-19
THE IDAHO LOCKOUT.
Only Two Democrats Left in
the House.
THEIR PR0TES rs ARE IN VAIN.
The Proposed Constitutional Con-
VentiOn-What Course Will the
Governor Take?
THEIR PROTESTS ARE IN VAIN.


S8-[Special correspondence of THE
HERALD. On Saturday evening last
at Z O'Clock, the assembly commenced
in their room to hear the report of the
committee on privileges and elections.
The members of the council were
mostly present, together with mary
citizens of the city and visitors in town,
so that the assembly room was
crowded.
Precisely at the hour appointed, the
members were present and the speaker
called the assembly to order. The
COMMITTEES then read the result of their
deliberations in the cases of W. 81. B.
Grow against 81. B. Kinport. the sit
ting member for Bingham, and LYONS
against Kinnersley, member from Bear
Lake. This committee composed of R.
II. Davis, NJ. A. Kurtz, George W.
Emery and E. A. Jordon made a ma
jorltY report,
CHARGING CONSPIRACY
upon the part of the Mormon church
to elect the seated members in defiance
of the provisions of the test oath law;
that large number of Democrats were
engaged In sair conspiracy outside of
the Mormons. Many Gentle citizens had
been improperly arrested and dis
charged by the district court and re-
arrested, all of which was a part of the
conspiracy and in conclusion stated
that b. B. Kinport was not and w. HI.
B. Crow is entitled to a seat in the
assembly and J. II. KinnersIy was not
and James Lyons was entitled to a seat
in the house.
=sMr. CLANCY, of Nez Perces, made
MINORITY REPORT
in which he made many points, chief
among which were that the statutes
provided (Sec. 1851 that in contests of
election notice should be served upon
the seated member twenty days; that |
the same should contain a list of the |
voters charged to have illegally de- |
posted ballots that no such notice had |
served. 1t also averred that not q |
scintilla of evidence had been offered |
tending to show any voter to have de-
posted an illegal ballot.
h.
made speech in which he stated that
when he became a member of the
House he raised his right hand to
heaven and sWore to support the con-
and laws, that he was actu-
ated by no partisan spirit and intended
TO do justice regardless of party ties.
MR.. CLANCY
Mr.. Kurtz, and charged that
The latter had been elected by Mormons.
1t appears that large number of
Mormons are employed on a ditch in
his (Kurtz's) County, and that the
whole number voted the Republican
ticket To Mr. Chaney's accusation
no reply was made.
After some other speeches
Mr.. KINPoRT,
If Bingham, addressed the house. He
aid he had opposed what is known IN
Eastern Idaho as the anti Mormon
)arty. because he was Democrat, and
considered the entire organization as
rick to throw the coatrol of Territorial
fairs into the hands of the Republi-
ans. He was Democrat and no Nor
non.
A vote and taken and Mr.. Kinport
eprived Of his seat, which was given
o Crow, who took the oath. Mr.. Kin
ort is a railroad man of Pocatello,
he speech he made and his general
tanners tend to prove him to be a man
f considerable ability.
The case of
LYON AGAINST KINNFRsIY