Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-11
"TnE UTAH COMMISSION"

SMART and saucy Kate Field seldom
says anything straight on the AMOR.
mon" question. Her mind became
warped aud biased during q some.
what prolractod visit horc, from causes
which we do not now care TO explain.
The sharp things she occasionally
hurls from the poin, Of her pencil lose
force because Of their fiction, and fall
short Of the intended mark for the
same reason. She may believe some
Of the stories she tells because Sue be.
liev,s In the persons who Invented or
repeated them for her dedication. But
when she produces them In the
shape o. personal experience we
lose faith In her good motives aud
confidence In her veracity. But Miss
Field Is In her right mind about one
matter relating to Utah affairs, and we
take pleasure In clipping her remarks,
which appear In hIato fieids Washing.
ton Of July 5th, as follows, with
the warning that they will
not be endorsed by her particular
crony Of the Tribune In this city:
"If over there was IA unnecessary
Commission at the present timo It IA that
established for Utah. Five commission
or- have for ton years drawn from tho
treasury OF the United State. 1--WE thou.
sand dollars apiece yearly Tor doing noxt
to nothing. Two hundred and my thou
sand dollars, therefore, have been sQuan-
dorod In this diroeiion. " hilo Utah has
asked in vain tor a public building and
moro Judges. Tho ways OF national leg
islhilon are past finding out.
"Noyor was thisUtah Commlssion really
needed. Tho Governor aud territorial
secretary could readily have done the
work, which consists In super wishing the
elections and making n yearly report TO
tho Secretary ~ tho Interior. The theory
wa, that the Gcniilo Governor could not
bo trusted. Iftho Governor could not DO
trusted, no was unit FOR onico. Asa
matter OF iact every Govern or appointed
since the Edmuuds law went into effect
has boon the peer Of tho Commissioner.
Appointed by the President outside Of
u.lh, with no interests ut stake, these
tivo Commissioner have II ct spont more
than two months OF every year In tho
Territory; yet they have drawn double
the salary Of ihc Governor, and almost
double tina, Of oycrNorl,cl Judges OF the
supreme bonch.
"For oucc,at loast, the House has shown
sonso In ~ attcmp, at economy. Ia the
legislative, oNooutlyo aud judicial appro-
pfiatlon bill. Mr.. Holman and his COM
uilltce abolished tho Utah Commission.
out Of regard, perhaps, for ex-senator
l'dmunds, the Senate refuses 10 accept
this provision, hut adopts amendments
reducing the Commissioners salaries 10
two thousand dollars and providing that
future appointments shall be- made from
tho residents ~ Unh. The House Is
nearer right in this matter and should
prevail. II would bo moro sensible to
increase the salaries Of Governor aud
Territorial Secretary aud hold them res
pon-ible for what they know far moro
about than ostimublo carpot.baggors liy-
ing everywhere but ~ the scat of war
have never believed In tho Utah Commits
sion. Il has always disagreed with itself,
bolng made up OF both political parties
and always having at least ono jack
Mormon to mako minority report. un-
necessary In tho past, 1t Is a useless OK
trayagauce In lheprcsenL Tho sooner it
dies tho better.