Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-08
A MEMORIAL PRESENTED.
Speak FFyra Sad 10 90 Ys,y hu.h
Interested 10 Racing.
ms ARurTn.RY nrnrNos.
Both sii,s Hrnrd Htf,re tie Com
miitrc On Municipal
Corporations.

TRENTON, ~ j., March t. Mr.,
Hutchinson Ia the ASSEMBLY today
prc'ontod tho memorial Of a committee
OF atty appointed at o macs meeting Of
tho Citlzen'- League VI Tsontcn, last
Wednesday,. Ia connection with the
memorial hu offered "a ro,olu,ion pro
viuins Tot public hearing AZ II so
pm. upon the memorial, which pro.
tested strongly against thc race track
bills and asked for their repeal. Hail
u dozen members spraug ~ their feet ~
make motions, but S.oakcr Flynn, who
IL Gloucester race track starter, shut
them all OF by declaring the resolution
out Of order. Tue galleries AMI floor
were crowded and the ruling created
great sensation. Mf. Hutchinson In
a strong speech denounced thu speak.
ETC ruling and the spectators applaud
cd loudly.
The speaker said II the demousira.
lions were repeated he WUuli order tue
spectators removed. The legislature,
he added, would lot DO Influenced by
outside clam0r The people had gone
about the matter Of obtaining hear.
lug Ia tho proper way. The proper
course was to apply TO the aOmmittee
which had the bills IN charge.
MIR. hutchinson said that would be u
farce, hs the committee hai repeatedly
denied a hearing 10 the public.
Tho speaker persisted In the ruling,
and Mr.. Hutchinson appealed from the
decision. On a vote being taken 38
sustained thuappeal and % were against
II, but the speaker reiutel 10 allow the
rosult u be announced because 5watt-
won't was absent.
Mr.. Byrne Of Essex sald he had been
informed that the committee ON mu.
nioipal corporations was ready to give
tie Citizens League a hearing, anu he
therefore changed hls vote going ON
record as against the appeal. Other
changes were rec rdOd aud the clerk
continued 10 call Swarlwoups name.
| He vns tho only absentee not excused.
| The speaker would entertain no motion
| directing the sergeant.at.arms 10 pro.
duce SwHitw0ut and arbitrarily ruled
every motion ami resolution out OF
order.
Lobbying on the floor was allowed
despite the appeals Tor the enactment
/ OF tho rules against II. SwurtwOut
hnally appeared anu voted In favor OF
the speakers ruling. The speaker
himself voted for his ruling, aud his
attention was called To the fact that
under the rules he could not vote. He
consented 10 have his name stricken
out, and the total vote then stood 20 10
20. Tho speaker declared the motion
appealing from his douision lOst, IL
! requiring majority vote. Ho then
announced that the chairman OF tue
committee on municipal corporations
would afford the public hearing ou
the bill ut . O'Clock, and the light for
\ the present was over.
In the senate Mr.. Marsh presented /.
| petition from committee OF fifty ask.
Ing for n hearing on the racing repeal.
He made II motion that such hearing
he granted. President Adrian do.
clared II out Of order lie was incxOr.
able, aud the whole subject had to be-
dropped.
The house committee on municipal
corporations this afternoon heard the
committee Of fifty. Tomorrow the
advocates Of racing legislation wall be
heard.