Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-30
UTAH LEGISLATURE.


when the forty.iirst page Of the bill
..a,iding for the government Of
Io,yonolllan cities had been reached,
nn H. second reading. Baskin moved
amend >, Ne TO make the election for
,,,, otIicers come on the Thursday
sGsr the fret Monday In November,
Evans opposed the change; Baskin
,psis,ed that II was improper 70 make
,he term Of mayor only half as long w
the other officers.
Tyans replied by saying that
Rsskip had threatened to beat this bill,
hitch was equivalent 10 saying that
he would get the governor to veto the
Kin II II pissed; that his party Ind
blscked legislation, hut they could not
shut his mouth.
gaskin insisted that he had not
threatened 10 shut any ones mouth.
Evans wanted to know why Baskin
va,opposcd to shortening the term OF
Tbe latter replied that II required
ouite "A while for new officer TO get
familiar with his office.
the vote on Baskin's amendments
resulted In their defeat.
Al this point three communications
were received from the Governor anu
read.
OF. IL, for the payment Of contingent
,xuensea; the second, giving notice Of
M, approval Of G. +. II, for the pay
ment OF commission aud Interest on
school bonds.
The third communication read as
follows:
SAT- LAKE Crry, Jan. 20, iSl2.
Hon. ". II. King, President Of :ho Coun-
ell.
Dear Sir-I return herewith, unnp-
moved, g. y. No. ., entitled IAN act M
relation to elections aud tenure OF Office,
II theact bo amended by inserting IN
section /, altor tho word county the
word "-choul," and by striking out soc
lion %, aud hy insoning ia section I. amer
tho word "fcrftury," the words, "eNcep!
elites Of he metropolitan class wiz
approve II.
imggc-t the amendment to section
for This reason! The act ~ submitted pro-
Nldrs thai the school shall he hold upon
tho same day ~ the municipal elections
This will make no difference TO voters m
the school districts embraced within the
corporate limits ol cities and towns, nnt
II would TO The large number VINO i've IN
trhonl districts lying outside. II seems to
me Ii would be- better for thom to hnid
ihelr school elections on the Same day as
thogpuera election.
am unwilling tO approve section ior
those reasons! Ia tho cities ~ Nult Lake,
Provo. kavsNiilc and ltichmnpd, all tho
arrangements nave been uudU Tor hold
ipr Inc bionnlnl municipal elections tho
Nnier, have been registered. the election
NOTICES posted, tho Judges Ut election np-
uoiutod aud tho expense incident To such
elections Incurred Candidates have been
nominated by the different political par-
fsa and the election il hut ten days dis
iant Theappruval uf Tits sec ion on the
owe " election would he denial ~ tho
right of the citizen. tu elect thnir ono rs
The reasons which have been given In
support ui such legislation sotm 10 mo
10 be purely partisan. DO not believe
The puhlur interests will be- served by
such action. ON the contrary, IN ono Of
the cities named, II / accept tho public
aud official declarations made by those
who urge this legislation, ihouurinislfn-
lion Of public affairs has been unworthy
uf public confidence.
Ii has boon repeatedly claimed the peo-
plo were only waiting Tor an opportunity
10 vote u change, and We. ! avn asked 10
nppfnye law continuing Ia office tho
administration So bitterly denounced for
the period Of nearly eleven months.
Ny strongest reason Tor refusal rest, on
The faci that tho time having arrived for
holding tho elections, aud the terms "
the officers having expired, iho people
lave right to say who snail succeed
them.
suggest the amendment Of section
four, fnr tho reason that the hill now
Ionding before tho legislature providing
form Of government Tor metropolitan
cl.ip contains election provisions IN con-
nicl With ,ho net herewith returned. II
The bill should become q law the nmund-
iuunt would harmon 20 tho two mcasurus,
md II II does not, no harm would follow
from lis udopiun,
II the act be amended ~ have sug-
Ics,ed It Will provide Tor one election m
each year IN ri,ics and towns, and ono
election every two year. In the Territory
outside oi Tho cities nnd towns.
am, worry respectfully,
ARTuvR l., THOMAS,
Governor.
The city bill was resumed aud
finally passed It's second reading, sud
then, unuer "a Suspension vi the rules,
the bill was passeu.
&. +. IL, amending the free school
act, was passed.
The bill making the first Monday In
September "A legal holiday also passed.
II. +. q amounting Compiled Laws,
passed,
II, f. 90, relative to townsi,es, also
passed.
II. F.2O, providing for the dispose.
lion Of persons charged with crimes,
who have escaped Indictment or con.
Niction on the grounds Of insanity, was
also passed.
The following were also passed:
II. II. ~, relating TO county prose.
cutting attorneys.
g. H. 80, allowing poor persons to
commence aud prosecute suits.
IL, i. II, allowing change Of venue
In Justice VI peace courts.
q. i. -, relating to tune when law
shall take effect.
The dental BILL which was killed on
Vhumday was rUinstntcd and will come
zap ON IT, third reading.
Adjourned ut $3.50 y. IN.
HOUSE,
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
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