The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-06
MONEYS FOR UTAH.
Congressional Appropriation for
Territorial Expenses.
THE GOVERNOR SNUBBED.
He Will Not Assist In Redistricting the Ter
ritory Mormon Legislation that
Failed to Pass Either House.

ended appropriated for Utah in round num-
beers $685. OF this sum, $40, 900 was ap-
propriated under the general head of tex
penses of territorial courts in Utah, !" while
the other items were as follows: For the
Industrial home, Utah territory, $4,000; for
salary of the governor, chief justice, three
associate justices and secretary, $4,000;
for contingent expenses of the gov
ernor, $1,000; for general legislative
expenses, s22 1000; for salaries of the Utah
commission, $4,000; for the expenses of
the commission, $500; for compensation
of officers of election, ETC., s25, 900; for ex-
Sc, 800; for expenses of territorial courts to
supply the deficiency for 1885. s11, 200; to
supply the deficiency of 1888, $500. No
deficiency appropriation for 1891 was al
lowed, although the bill at one time in
cluded an item of 900 for that purpose.
For the temporary support of the Shebits
Indians of Washington county, Utah, and
to enable them to become self-supporting,
$4,000. This appropriation becomes I'M
mediately available. This appropriation
was made upon representations presented
to the Indian bureau and the committee of
conference by Delegate Game. The appro-
priation was opposed by prominent men
both in the Honse and Senate as opening
new field for an Indian raid on the treas
ury. but after Mr. Game fully explained
the matter to them, opposition was with
drawn, and he got the appropriation in
shape. If judiciously disbursed it will be
highly beneficial to those Indians.
In addition to the foregoing, the legisla
tive, executive and Judicial appropriation
bill contains the following relative to the
redistricting of the territory: ''ro enable
the board of commissioners mentioned in
section of the act approved March 90,
1882, entitled, AN act to amend section
$3.50 OF the revised statutes of the United
States in reference to bigamy and for
other purposes in said territory
as soon as practicable and upon
the basis of the census of said territory
taken in the year 1890, to redistrict said
territory and apportion representatives in
the same in such manner as to provide as
nearly as the same may be for an equal
representation of the people, excepting In
dians, not taxed, according to numbers and
by districts as nearly compact as possible,
in the legislative assembly and to the
number of members of the coun-
Gil and the house of representatives
thereof, irrespective as now provided by
law, and TO cause record Of the establish
ment of each new district and the appor-
tionment of representation thereto to be
made in the Office of the secretary of said
territory, and such establishment and
gress shall otherwise provide, one thou
sand dollars or so much thereof as may be
necessary
The original proposition, as 1 have
already telegraphed you, was to make this
appropriation $1,000, and to permit
the governor and secretary to form
two of the members of the board.
1t was inspired by Governor Thomas during
his recent visit here. The governor knew
it could not run the gauntlet of the House
If it were introduced there as separate
measure, and he thought inserted in the
Senate as an amendment to the legislature
bill it would. 1t found defender, as
might be expected, in Senator Edmunds
on anti-Mormon grounds when both Re
pnblicans and Democrats attacked it. But
when it went to conference, the conferees
made short work of it, 1t was alleged
there that the Utah commission being
non-partisan board, would so dis
trict the territory as to give fair
representation to all classes In the legisla-
-ture, irrespective Of politics and for this
reason, neither the governor nor the secre-
tary had any business there. This was, of
course, direct snub to Governor Thomas,
but his lacerated feelings will no doubt be
soothed by the increase given to him in the
incidental expenses Of his Office and other
sinecures which will make his salary in
future 81 800 per annum. The appropri-
alton of 81 600 came dangerously near de-
feat at one time, the argument being that
no money whatever was needed. But
Edmunds begged hard for it, and
it was finally given to him. The majority
Of the supposed anti-Mormon legislation
failed to pass either house. OF these bills,
the more important were the Stewart bill,
restricting the rights of the Mormons,
which was drawn by Judge Baskin and
sent on here; and the Struble disfranchise-
ment bill, Paddock's bill, authorizing the
governor to appoint certain county officers;
the Cullom disfranchisement bill, Platt's
substitute for the Cullom bill, prescribing
the Idaho anti-Mormon test oath for voters.
and the Edmunds bill, reported as
substitute for Paddocks bill
This provided for the appointment Of
county officers by the governor, for the re-
districting Of the territory, and reappor-
tionment of members to the legislative as
sembly by the governor, secretary and Utah
commissioners; extending the powers of the
commission over election matters in Utah ;
giving them authority to make new rules
and regulations without respect to the laws
of the territory, and virtually constituting
them legislative body so far as election
matters are concerned. The only bill upon
which action was had in either house
was the Edmunds bill, providing for
the disposition of the personal prop
erty of the Mormon church to
the district schools OF the territory. This
went through the Senate, but owing to
Delegate Caine's vigilance and his personal
popularity with certain Of the Republican
Representatives, it was never considered
in the House and died upon the calendar.
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