The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-21
In Regard to Continuing the
Utah Commission.
TO BE ABOLISHED BY STATEHOOD
Two Months All the Time Necessary to TRANS
act the Business Of the Commission
The Home Rule Bill VIII Pass.
HERALD BUREAU,
Cor. 18th and @ SITS, n. w,
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q no less responsible person than Mr.. Hol- \
man, the chairman of the House appropria-i
tions committee, and in a further CONVEX
sation with that gentleman today he
repeated the assurance.
l may state in passing that l was led into
an unintentional error in saying that Judge
Holman desired to make the per diem COM
pensation OF the commissioner So day
while actually employed" What ought
TO have said was $40 day, out of which
the commissioners would pay 50 day for
their hotel accommodations.
"Do you think" said to Judge Holman
today, THAT the commission ought 10 be
continuedw
'.No," he replied with blunt frankncss |
''I 90 not, but do not see how we can cut
OF their appropriation at the present time.
They make strong argument in favor of
their retention, and
GOVERNOR THOMAS ENDORSES IT.
1t is always difficult to Judge intelli-
gently in such matters unless one can hear
both sides, but that is the trouble, we
can't hear both sides. We can only hear
the commissioners side, and as they are
ali reputable men, we are forced to be-
lieve them when our judgment tells US
that that they are probably making the
best argument for bad cause"
One Of the arguments Colonel Godfrey
made yesterday, he said, was that the COM
mssioners are usually lawyers, and that
by spending six months of each year in
Utah they virtually lose their practice at
home.
"What do you think of that?'
"Why, 1 don't think it is so; at least all
my information is to the contrary You
remember Judge Carlton of Terre Haute,
Ind, who was one Of the origianai commits
sioners. He is man of high character
ash would trust him implicitly. He is
not on the commission now having had TO
resign on account of his failing eyesight.
We'll as I was going to say" continued
Judge Holman, "Mr. Carlton once told me
that the commissioners did not spend to
exceed
TWO MONTHS YEAR IN UTAH.
II is not necessary they should visit the
territory more than twice in one year. once
10 appoint election officers for the munich
pal election and again for the legislative
elections. If they took month each time
20 do this they would only be there two
months. AS matter Of fact they can do
everything needed in week"
what about the loss of practice at
homer l suggested.
That is all humbug," replied the Judge,
with perceptible snort of disdain. "If
the commissioners spent six months away
from home as they say the average would
nos he greater than that Of representative
or senator in Congress who usually spends
eight months OF one year and four months
of another in Washington. 1 have been in
public life twenty years and during all that
time never went home but once to try
case and haven't lost my practice either
A congressman always has time during the
long vacrtion to pick it all up again."
'Failing to abolish the commission, u
said l, ''why don't you carry out your orig
inal intention of giving the members of The
board per diem compensation!"
II would like to do that, but sumo of thu
members Of the
APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE OBJECT,
and l will be influenced by their wishes
The members of the committee are mainl,
lawyers and they seem TO think there i
missioners probably do lose their practic
while absent in Utah"
"Did understand you to say yesterda,
that the com pensation ought to be made 5
adsyl"
81 may have said Sc but it is a mistake
No, should be willing to allow them $40
day during their period of actual service
should regard that as handsome remu
neratioD. One can live in Salt Lake YER
cheaply. The hotels, as l remember, ar
very good and do not think that L eve
paid more than So day. This would leav
the commissioners s. day besides thei
expenses and l should regard that q
ample"
$50 you have really decided then TO al
propriate the money for the commission a
usual at this session, have you?'
ayes, think we will DO that l don
think the time has come when they can b
safely legislated out Of Office so long as tn
political ano social conditions remain as 8
present think it well to retain the CON
mission there, as a measure is now on til
House cnlendar favorably reported frol
the Territories committee.
GIVING THE PEoPE OF UTAH HOME RULE.
The bill confers all the advantages of stat
hood apon the territory, butleRves the col
trol OF polygamy with the federal govern
ment 1t is a good bill and il ought to pas
for think it an outrage that 100000 int
ligent people should be compelled to Ii,
one minute longer than necessary undo
the territorial form of government If Il
Home Rule bill passes both houses and b,
comes q law then of course there will be 1
further use for the Utah commission, an
the appropriation for it will at once cease
ado you think the Home Rule bill w
become lawl" 1 asked
al am very certain it will pass the Hous
but / can't say what the Senate will
with it. The passage of the bill would r
lieve the federal government of an expen
of about s75, 900 year. That is one reas,
why l favor it, but aside from this THU
it would be good thing for the people
the territory. If the Home Rule b
doesn't become law" continued 4
Judge, twirllng his glasses reflectively.
don't see any escape for the Utah peor
from their present embarrassing positio
twill be long time before Utah is Civ
statehood. | can't say how long, bu'
should say very long unexpectedly tie
twelve or fifteen years. The people of |
country viii be very slow to admit Utah