The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-20
THOMAS NOT In 1T.

There has been some local discussion as to
whether or not the governor was one of the
board to make the new apportionment for
members Of the legislature. It will be re-
membered that THOMAS made special trip
to Washington for the purpose of getting
on the board. 1t may be remarked here
that the chamber of commerce did not pay
his expenses on this occasion, though we
will not pretend to say that he did not in
duce others to contribute to fund for
meeting the cost of the journey. If was
wired here that the governor had been made
member of the board of apportionment,
and when this was denied by Delegate
CAME, the latter gentleman was abused as
matter of course by the governors organ,
and called an economiZer of the truth.
Well, the text of the act making appropri
ations for the legislative, executive and
judicial expenses of the government, the
act in which the re apportionment is
provided for, has been received, and its
perusal makes certain the fact that the
governor is mot in it.'' 1t may be as well
to quote the section covering this matter,
if only to convince THOMAS and his news
enable them to refrain from calling in ques-
ton the truth of the Delegates word. 1t
will be unpleasant reading for the governor
and his organ, but they should expect to
run across unpleasant paragraphs occasion
ally. Here is what the act says:
To enable the board of commissioners men,
toned in section OF the act approved March
%, 1882, entitled AN act to amend section $3.50
of the revised statutes of the United States in
reference to higalny and for other purposes, - in
said territory, as soon as practicable and upon
the basis of the census of said ter
ritory taken in the year 1890, to re-
district said territory and apportion rep
resentatives in the same in such manner as
toprovide, as nearly as the same may be- for ar
equal representation of the people, excepting
Indians not taxed. according TO numbers. and
by districts as nearly compact as possible. in
the legislative assembly. and to thenumber o.
members of the council and house of represen
tatives thereof, respectively. as now established
by law; and to cause a record of the establish
ment of such new districts, and the apportion
ment of representatives thereto, to be made il
the Office of the secretary OF said territory ant
such establishment and representation shall
continue until Congress shall otherwise provide
$1,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary
Can THOMAS or his editors find anything
in the above even suggestive Of a governor
We cannot, and we are mighty
glad we cannot, for the absenc'
of the governors cunning hand il
the apportionment is an assuranc,
that the apportionment win be less crooked
and less partisan than If he were to bos
the job. 1t is true, some members of tht
commission are quite as partial as he, ant
have no keener sense of justice and tn
decencies, but it is doubted that any of tn
board is as willfully cunning as the pc
wee, or would get down TO the dirty worl
in which he likes to revel. We do not ex
pect to get a fair and just apportionment
but now that the governor has no voice il
the business, we can in confidence look fol
the divisions to be nearer to the STANDARD
of equity.
In closing, it may be remarked that thos
who know the governor best will inss
that THOMAS will grieve quite as much owe
the loss Of portion of the thousand dolla
appropriation, as over the fact that Cor
gress did not regard him as tit person t
TO make the apportionment.