The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-28
THE FARCE AT BOISE.
The Visiting Congressman Have
Fun With the Players.
E". BURROUGHS ISASLY FELLOW.
The Republicans and Their Partisan Acts
The Infamous Provision Under Dis
cusslOn-The Minority Report

CuSSlOn-Ine minority Report
BOISE CITY, Idaho, July 25.-[Special
Correspondence of The HERALD. BOISE
city has received visit from four simon
pure members Of COngress-no delegates
who can neither vote nor speak unless in
exceptional cases. We are used to that ar
ticle, but not to gentlemen who have the
right to sail in
WHENEVER AN OPENING OCCURS,
and cause themselves to be heard upon
any subject that may come before the
House of Representatives. The disting-
uished gentlemen arrived last Monday at
midnight, and slept in their car until the
next morning, when they were brought
into the city in carriages, and after break
fasting at the Overland were driven
about the town and shown the
sights At II o'clock they visited the bar
racks where congressional salute was
fired. At 2 they visited the capitol, and
after spending u short time in the COVER
nor'S room, were escorted to the hall Of the
house Of representatives, where the con-
yention holds its sessions. The cOnven-
tion had been instructedlto receive them
standing, which position they maintained
until the VisterS were seated. They were
then invited to make speeches.
MR. DORSEY, OF NEBRASKA,
led of. He talked of statehood and it's ad-
vantages, and of the Mormon question. and
said he need not tell the members of the
convention what to do in the premises.
Mr. Burroughs, of Michigan, followed
He was extremely radical on the Mormon
question as set forth in the majority and
MINORITY report of the committee
on elections. He preferred the
DISTINGUISHES all MormOns, whether polyg-
amists or not. He said one of the most
difficult things at Washington was to catch
the speakers eye, but if it should happen
that he should be elected speaker the dele
gate from this territory would have no diff
ticulty on that account This
BURROUGHS is SLY FELLOW
aud he poked considerable fun at the mem
bers of the convention by telling how a
band of true and tried men had left old
England more than two centuries ago be-
cause of the oppressive laws concerning re-
ligiOn. The King said the laws must be
ObeYed and the rOundheads must conform
thereto, or suffer the consequences; but
these noble men answered, "a church
without a bishop and q state without a
ling.n When prosecuted for conscience
sake they sought the wild shores of New
England and sowed the seeds of liberty
that have eliminated in a continent
of freemen where civil and religious lib
erty is secure to all. Here he was greeted
with the widest applause by the Repubi-
can members). A few minutes after this,
in the course of his remarks, the gentleman
stated that when he was in Salt Lake city
he visited the tabernacle and listened to
the services. The preacher said the
MORNoEs WERE LOYAL TO THE COUNTRY
and the flag, but the revealed will of God
was the greater force than the laws of the
United States and where the latter came
in conflict with it the true religionist must
observe the higher power. Those who
taught such doctrines were dangerous
class in any state or country and should
not be allowed to participate in the gov
crnTent. Here the speaker was again
loudly applauded). Some of the
Democrats present looked at each other
and winked and smiled on account
of the ridiculous position in which the
honorable gentleman had placed the
majority of the convention. There were
some persons present with minds so Obtuse
that they could not understand why the
''Pilgrim Fathers were noble men and
disciples of liberty for violating the laws
while it was crime for the Mormons TO
obey what they deemed the word of God,
rather than that of the man. There are
roc many of these thick-headed fellows
who are always asking impertinent ques-
lions.
GOVERNOR STEWART, OF VERMONT,
was generally suitable in his remarks,
though bitterly opposed to the MOrmOns.
He made no attempt at OratOry, but talked
in plain, farmer like way.
General Golf, the rabble rOuser of West
Virginia, made the next speech. He
pounded the desk, sawed the atmOs-
phere with his hands, raised and
lowered his voice in very
peculiar manner, and gesticulated like
an excited Frenchman. He said he had
never seen so many handsome men as in
Boise city, and he laid it to the pure atmos
phere. Not word did he say for Boise
whisky. Your correspondent has Travelled
in most of the states in the union and can
bear testimony conversely to that Of the
distinguished gentleman. He also
CoMPLImENTED THE LADIES
in similar strain Upon that point we
have no issue to make. The distinguished
gentleman wanted the convention to adopt
the majority report-make the constitution
rs strong as the English language could
make it, and the glorious star OF Idaho
would radiate from the field OF blue in the
national banner. After all this blaze of
eloquence the distinguished gentleman re-
tired, and the convention undertook to
transact some business, but it was plain to
be seen that they were untitled for the
ordinary affairs of life, while their Inca
meuts and eyes, the lids of which seemed to
be charged with unshed tears, had far-off
expression. The bang bang of the presi-
dents hammer resounded through the hall,
and with it came a partial return of con-
seriousness.
THE DISCUSSION WAS RESUMED
on the "report of the committee on educa-
ton, schools, school and university lands.n
The point under discussion was whether
the school lands should be rented or sold.
Numerous amendments and substitutes
were offered and voted down. Finally, as
a compromise. it was agreed that half the
lands should be sold and half re-
tlined. On Wednesday morning the
C INVENTION again went into committee
of the whole on the same report
1t decided that no distinction should be
made on account of race or color; only
twenty-five sections of the school lands
can be sold in any one year and none for
less than ten dollars an acre; no greater
quantity than one hundred and sixty acres
to be sold to any one person or corporation:
permanent school fund to be invested in
improved farm lands which exclusive of
buildings are worth three times the value
of the sum loaned at the time the loan is
made.
The committee on
REVENUE AND FINANCE
ard ''names, boundaries and county or
CaniZation,' made reports which were
ordered printed.