The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-25
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Debate on the Legislative Appropriation Bill
Utah CommissIon Retained

Debate on the Legislative Appropriation Bill
Utah Commission Retained.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The debate in the
Senate to-day was not OF an exciting or en-
ivening character. It was over the ques.
tion presented IN the legislative appropria.
ton biz whether the Utah Commission,
which has been In existence tor the last
ten years. should be abolished. as proposed
by the House. or continued In office rs rec
commended by the Senate committee on ap-
preparations. The question was decided in
favor of continuing the commission. One
flash of humor illumlned the debate and
provoked laughter on both sides of the
chamber. 1t was contained in q remark of
Mr.. Mcpherson to the effect that after the
4th of March the Democratic party would
have the House of Representatives., the
Senate. the executive land at least part
of the Cabinet"
The question of clerks to Senators was
taken mp, and an amendment TO the legis.
latlve appropriation bill providing for
thIrty-hve clerks I'd Senators who are not
chalrmen of committees was agreed to. The
total cost of these clerks will be S44, 275 per
aDDum.
The next amendment giving rise to dis.
cussion was the one striking out of the bill
the paragraph abolishing the Utah Com
mission and substituting for il paragraph
approprIating $1,000 for the compensation
OF the hve commissioners. long discus
sion took place. In the course of which it
was announced by Mr.. German that it was
the mission of the Democratic party which
was lust coming into power to unload all
useless offices and throw them overheard
Much OF the discussion turned on the cues.
tl0n whether. as the committee proposed
the existing board should be continued and
provided for or whether the duties of the
board should be imposed, as the House
paragraph provided. upon the Governor.
Chlet Justice and Secretaryof the Terri
tory OF Utah. without additional compea-
satioD.
Mr.. Voorhees, took Q view of the question
different from that taken by Mr.. German.
he was satisfied, at the end Of ten years.
that the commission had worked good and
beneficial results Ir has STOOD as AN arbi.
traitor OF justice between contending fac
tions la Utah. and bad protected the Nor
mons against the appetite for plumber on
the part of the gentiles. The question now
was whether the work of the commlssion
was entirely over. whether its end had a b.
eolutely come or whether it would be bet
ter TO continue 1t in existence. He expect.
ed. during the next four years, to vote for
the admission of Utah as q State. and IN
order TO bring about such a result rapidlv
and IN a wholesome orderly manner he
believed that the commission ought to be
continued.
At the close of the debate the vote was
taken on striking out the House paragraph
TO abolish the Utah commission and TO CON
fer It's duties upon the Governor Chief JUS
tice and Secretary of the Territory of Utah.
The paragraph was struck Ont--yeas 81:
nays. 20 Three Democratic Senators
Messrs. Jones of Arkansas. Palmer and
Voorhees-voted with the Republicans in
favor of striking out
Mr. Carey offered an amendment reauir-
ing AL territorial Offices TO be filled by
bona Tide residents. and addressed the Sem
ate in favor of that idea. To show the
character of some of the appointees in 9TH
er States he said be had seen the Secretary
of one of the Territories wallowing in tho
mud beside his dog on a Sunday while the
good people OF the town were on their WAY
TO church. Tbs amendment was excluded
on point of order.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Woicctt in.