Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-02


torial ofIicefs. Therefor. he vetoed
the bill. Under the organic act the
/ veto Of the governor OF that Territory
| Il absolute. Tho Legislature can not
pass any bill over his veto. The
Legislature may b. ready 10 unani.
mousiy vote for the passage Of n
/ bill which the governor has
vetoed, hut Notwithstanding such
majority the Legislature would
/ be- poWerlegs, Hence no course
| was left 10 item but 10 come 20 Con.
( gres- and ask ~ 10 lcgalize the act of
the Territorial Legislature Of Utah
appropriating 100000 out Of the Terri.
toriai treasury, hnd appointing a mum
her Of commissioners, whom am iu-
| formed by the Ucr' citizens ~ the Ter
ritory are impartlally selected from
\ Republicans ami Democrats, from
Gontiles aud Moimous alike, 70 carry
out the purposes OF the act. That Is
all there ia IN the bill.
Mr.. Wilson, Of washing,on-U n.
der the organic ACT, uOes the power u
appointment lie In the governor Of the
Territory?
Mir. waehine,on-The governor
takes that position. He claims that
the Commissioners could not be
| created or nanipi by the Legislature.
| There are numUer VI declsiOns OF the
courts Throughout the country TO the
contrary, interpreting just sucn provi.
siyus M that which In contained in the
organic act Of the Territory Of Utah,
but the question 4 n dehatable one.
Tho authorities differ, although We
have n greater number of authoH-
ties TO sustain the position taken
10y the Territorial Legislature
they could create thosc commissioners,
and name them In the act.
Nr. Wilson Of Wash,ugton-What
am endeavorlng 70 fud cut IL whether
there Ia an attempt ON the part OF the
Legislature 20 take away from the ex-
ccuiive the power to make these MP
pOiniments.
MIR. Washiugton-Eo, can not my
that there was. The Legislature In
both branches passed the bill without
objection, and named the commifsion'
eTH. Just IA In the bills which we are
asked 10 pass here. We frequently
paas bills through Congress naming
commissioners ~ carry out the viii vi
Congress.
idr. Dalzell-will the gentleman
Yield for question?
Mr.. Washing,0n-Certainly. | will
always yield with pleasure 10 the gem
tleman from Pennsylvania, who yield.
~ 10 me NJ graciously on one occasion
when wanted 10 defend my State
from what | considered an unjust
charge made by him.
Mr.. Dalzell-As | Understand this
matter, the Legislature wanted TO mp.
point commissioner, and the governor
wanted 10 appoint commissioners
neither would yield 10 tho other, anu
this bill was brought In 10 solve the
difficulty. Now, are the commission.
en- here named tho ones that the gov
ernor wanted, or are they the commis.
sioncrs that the Legislature wanted?
Mr.. Washinglon-rhe gontioman's
statement " the case Is about ~ fair M
could he made, down 20 the point
where he asks whether these nre the
commissioners that the governor
wanted. l think that the governor
wanted 10 appoint some 81 these named
In the bill; but think he wanted also
10 appoint certain other persons. II
was not the prrs0us named In the aci,
~ understand II, 10 which the gov.
ernor objected, 40 much NJ TO the IL.
gality OF the act creating and nj the
same time nominating the commits.
sioners. The governor took the posi-
tion that the Legislature might create
an Office, but that the governor alone
could nominate the officer and the
Legislature could affirm or reject hIf
appoiutee. Here " what he says In
his veto message:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
SALT LAKE cry, Utah,
March 10, isD2.
SRI ro,unC. +. No. -, entitled "An
| act TO provide for tho collection, arrange.
mcnt and display " the products OF the
/ Territory " Utah Hl tho Worlds Column
ban Exposition Of 1913, and TO make an
| appropriation therefor, and to provide
Tor an additional lovy OF Territorial
| tnxos.n
The provisions Of tho net with regard
to the appointment OF Territorial com.
missionois seem To inc 10 bo In conflict
with section. 81 the ~ gauic at. II II is
amended Ia TIL. respect 4 will approve
II. am, very respectfully,
AHrHuR l.. THOMAS,
Governor.
Hon. w. II. King. President Of tho
Council, Salt Lake CITY, Utah.
Section 2 Of tho organic act, to which
the message rciorr, reads;
See. :. That all township. district aud
| county officers not herein otherwise pro-
vidod, shall be appointed or elected, jas the
case may be, la such muunor ~ shall be
/ provided hy tho governor aud legislative
assembly OF tho Territory Of uuh. The
governor shall nominate and. by and
with the advice OF tho legislative council,
appoint all officers not herein Otherwise
provided for.
Mr.. Dslzoll-Well, are the commits.
siouefs hero named the commissioners
that were named by the Legislature?
MI. Misunderstanding are the com.
missioneTB named by the Legislature.
/ think IL would have been a little
better II the Legislature Rui the gov.
ern0r could have agreed upon the
matter at home, so that their linen
would not have to DO washed here; but
they could not agree aud they Ask Us
u pass this bill ~ tnat tho Territory
may have an exhibit at the World'r
Exposition.
MIR. buchanan Of Now Jersey-Mr.
Speaker | understand from the read.
ihg ot the Till that the compensation OF
the commissioners In limited to their
travelling UNpeuses anu 81 day Tor
eubsisteuce, but did not catch any
thing In the reading which seemei u
set n limit upon the compensation
10 bo said to the commissioner
who Ia to reside In Chicago, or TO tue
other officers. There does not seem TO
be- any limitation As TO tue amour,
which the board may vote them. Am |
correct as TO that