The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-24
THE NEW STARS.
The Idaho Convention Wrestles With the
Bible in the Public Schools.

BOISE CITY, Idaho, July 2S-[Special telegram
to THE HERALD In the convention this
morning Hasbrouk of Washington county, pre-
scented petition asking the members to insert
provision in the constitution by the terms of
which the legislature can regulate water rates
| for agricultural purposes and hold mOnopolistS
| of water in check
The committee on finance reported that they
| had endeaYored 10 negotiate for diScounting the
| certificates of the members for mileage and at
tendance ana that parties in TINS city had lnd1-
Gated willingness 10 purchase the same at a!
discount of 3} y per cent, but in consequence of
threats made by certain members Of an inten
ton to withdraw, they were unwilling TO pay
that amount nuntil the convention had com
pleted their labors and adjourned. This an
nouncement caused IneTTiment on the Demo
cratic side.
The convention resolved itself into a commit-
tee Of the whole on the report Of the committee
on education, schools and school and univ erSity
lands In a few minutes section +, prohibiting
Sectar1aniSLn was reached clark proposed an
amendment providing that nothing herein con
tanned shall prevent the Bible from being read
| in the public schools Claggett proposed for
substitute such parts OF the Bible as inculcate
the principles OF morality. Hasbroull offered
m amendment. Speeches We're made by Judge
Morgan, Mcconnell, Shoup, Parker, Poe,
| Reid and others. Wilson said this de
| bate had developed more of hypocrisy
| than anything else He had heard men speak
| in glowing terms OF the Bible who knew nothing
about II, but could play an excellent poker
| game. Judge Mayhem made some facOtiOuS re
marks about the gentleman who had shown 50
much solicitude for the Bible but who would
! favor its reading in or out Of school Clarks
amendment and ClaEgetts substitute were both
| lost and Hasbruck's amendment follows
carried: " No books, papers, tracts or dOcu-
mentS Of a political, ScctariOn or denOnlina-
tiOnal character shall be introduced il any
school establishment under the provisions OF
this article. Nor shall any teacher or district
receive any Of the public school moneys in which
the school, have not been taught in accordance
with the provisions OF this article
After the noon recess Governor Shoup intrc-
| duced the following members Of Congress who
made anti Mormon speeches to the convention:
Dorsey, of Nebraska; Burrows, of Michigan:
Governor Stewart, of Vermont and General
Cough, OF West Virginia. This performau,e
lasted about one hour ana 4 half. Another half
hour spent IN the Introduction of members
and attaches to the visitors. This evening they
they viii be Serenaded at the Overland hotel,
where they are expected 10 speak again.
AT O'Clock the education and university and
school land report was again taken up and &C.
bated and amended to the hour OF g. when an ad-
! lournment till tomorrow ii am. took place.
Last evening Mayor Pinney gave a lawn party
| at his residence on Eighth street. opposite the
graded school house, to which the governor, ter
| ritorial officers, members of the constitutional
convention and attaches were invited It was
| generally attended by those who received inYi
| tatiOnS, the governor and his wife being present
| and about twenty ladies in all Madam Medina,
an operate artistic who is spending the summer
! in the city, sang and played on the piano some
fine selection. The military band was in at
tendance, and Mrs Pinney received and enter
tanned the guests in manner becoming a
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