The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-13

ing, as he thought that every member save
one had made up his mind to bond.
The motion to make the bonded indebted
ness $3.50, 600 was carried.
Cotton moved to- change the interest IN
accordance with the increased amount to
S12 500. Carried.
The bill was then passed as amended.
THE TERRITORIAL LIBRARY.
The Council notified the House OF the
passage Of G. F. 1873, an act regulating the
territorial library, and concurred in the
House amendments to G. F. 81, the bonding
bill.
ZINC AND THE GOVERNOR.
President King of the Council presented
slight objection to the bill which provided
for second seal, and which the governor
asked to have stricken out. Concurred in.
GIFT TO THE CHAPLAIN.
| Chairman Seegmiller called the House to
order about O'Clock, and Mr.. Olsen took
| the floor and SAID that the House had lu-
structed him to perform a very pleasant
duty, the comforting of the greatest honor
of the session upon the chaplain. Olson
spoke very nicely of the manly and Chris
| tian qualities of the chaplain as one hon
ored and revered by the whole assembly.
The chaplain, he says, had acted in man
ner which had won him the respect and re-
gard of the House and that he felt it would
not do for the Heuse to adjourn without
some token of esteem to the old veteran.
! He then presented him beautifully bound
copy of the Holy Bible.
MR. MATTEsoN IN REPLYING
said that the matter had taken him
wholly by surprise, as had his appointment
to the position of chaplain of the House,
which he had accepted with fear and
trembling He said he had been actuated
by the sincerest hope to do what was right
and to shed little good influence. He
sroke very touchingly of the opportunity
given hin in his old age TO renew his ac-
quaintance with so many Of his old friends
in Salt Lake. He congratulated the
House or the peace and good feeling that
had reigued, and said that he felt that each
individual had tried to do his solemn duty
LICK AT LETCHER.
At the conclusion Snow said that it ha6
been said that some mistakes had beer
made, but he now felt that the creates
mistake was made in not buying a Bible
instead of a dictionary for the chief clerk
Mr.. Letcher replied in his usual happy
strain and turned the laugh on Snow COM
pletely.
THE LIBRARY AGAIN.
A communication was received from The
, Council announcing the governors ap
proval of G. r. 1873, regarding the terri
torial library, and H. G. r, No. s, providing
THOMAS APPROVES.
! The following communication was re
, eeived from the governor, evidently in
tended as placioo for his bad break on tht
Worlds fair bill
, EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
SALT LAKE CITY, March 10, 1902.
! W. II. Seegmiller, speaker of the House o
l salt Lake City.
Sir-I have received H F. No. 49, entitled al
= act making aDOTODria lions for general puI
poses. ! notice IN unusual provision affixed T.
, the appropriation for an addition to the Agri
cultural college. 1t is recorded that the none
shall be expended under the directions of tire
perSons named. 1t is usual when some publ
e. work is undertaken and when there are Il
properly appointed and qualified officers TO d.
the work to name the agents of the state on u
9 creative act but in the case OF the Agriculture
q college there was no such necessity nor excuse
| l have received from the chief clers of tn
: council official notification of the confirmG
T. ton without one dissenting vote from the ma
y Jor1ty party OF the persons WHO we're nominate
L 10 be trustees Of the Agricultural college re
spective of party or creed, they are men Of e2
psrience. character and capacity. II has pee
the uniform prac ice Of the Legislature
/ entrust the expenditure of the money apprcpr
n ated to the use of the public last
l. tutions to the expension of the boards o
n control of their affairs. For the first time l
E our history an exception is made. the tint
u hcnored custom departed from ana an III
merited slight placed upon honorable mel
The motives Whics have prompt this unlu5
acton are wholly partisan. If this action weT
@ embodied in q measure by Itself should trea
# 1t as it deserved but IL is included in the oi
n which makes thu appropriations for the use
= public institutions and for other public pu
- poses. ] therefore constrained TO WaIV
my objections in the public interest which II
terest must not be sacrificed on the altar
parry or personal hate. l am very respec
n fully ARTHUR L. THOMAS,
y The House then adjourned sine die