Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-26
WINDY WARRIORS.
They Indulge Ia a Great Deal o,
BOmbaSt Over "RstTtnChment."
SAID TO BE BUSCoMBE AND ROE
"llls filibusiering aud Cheap OratorJ
of Yours Costs the Taxpayers from
$40 10 500 Night"

Wv kVNolANANHt ~ NlkuIOuNN anu
almost vehomently opposed by certain
c5unoilmon. Whenever the subject 4,
preached they swell up to uxtraofdi
nary dimensions, AMI with an air Of
indignation ana characteristic bravado
speak long and loud. Last night was
ono that gave them an opportunity to
air their viowF, and for hours the
Couacll chamber rang with their
clarion notes and pyro,echuical OK.
ploslous. Aud that, too, over the
reading Of only thtcs or four llnes of
the rottenchment report.
Handled at the same rate there ia
still ample scrapping material In
that document, not only 10
last this administration until the
curtain Is rung down upon It, but Tor a
goodIy portion Of the term Of the one
that will take charge Of tho machinery
ut the beginning Of the New Year.
Hardy warmed up ami accused the
Council VI concerted dilly.dnliylng on
the retfenchment matter. IL was evi.
dent t. him that II WASH, the inten.
ton TO ro,rcnch. IL was also evident
that the present policy was a ruinous
one. The question " economy woulI
yet have to be- met Attempts to poet.
pono might be- successful for timo,
but In four or i've months thu issus
would have TO be- faced.
Horn made the hottest speech he has
uttered during his term Of Office
aud frankly declared that no was not
hiding In the hullfushes OF uucpr.
thinty. Ha wanted 90 kill the report
outright IL should be- buried w deep
that II would never again sce day Wight.
at W" concluded the gentleman, "a
piece OF buucOmbe and rot and L
want 10 30 on record as being opposed
20 10
Hulss (tantalIzingly)-Oh you Will
20 on record foOn enough, you have no
occasion 10 worry about that.
Boil was also on his metal and vo.
cliefUusly assailtd the rettuncnment
scheme and said that greater eeonom,
was already being pracliced than tie
report contemplated.
Wantland declared that II tho matter
went back 10 the committee the gem
tlemen comprising that body ehOuld
be "Instruoted." Otherwise the refer
ennco would be- worse than usoless.
Rich denounced the OF repeated
story that the report was n political
one. IL was Ia tho interest OF econ.
omy. The minority were Just NJ
anxious to see paved streets, the com.
plrliOn OF the Joint city aud county
building M the mnj ofity could be-. But
something w0ul have 10 be- done
before the municipality was hOpelossly
ruined. Too much freedom had been
allowed tue heads OF Departments IN
employing anu ditchafging men aud
disbufsing iunds. a councilman was
never consulted In regard ~ such mat.
tor Should ho have the temerity 10
ask questions some oycr.t liiciuu. head
Of department would tell him TO 70
to the regions OF heat, sulphur aud
smoke.
Moran said there was nothing
In the report and raised n roar over H..
Councilman Evans then unkindly
asked the young "labOr champlOnO
why he opposed II n there was "uuih.
Ing" In II, but he got no reply. Evans
then said the report WIS only ten.
pOtAry arrangement. He depl0faI
thst IL was necessary. hut something
had to be done. The members vi tho
council Ind had little or no say Ia tho
disposition and expenditure VI public
funds. As chairman OF certain com.
mitteea lac had absolutely no authority.
Heads Of departments spent Just what
they pleased aud cOunseled with no
one. Economy was nothing more
than was being ptacticcd by all busi-
ness corporations. Why should the
city ho afraii Of II. It was far better
10 pull Ia u little than 10 have hungry
men gathered IN front Of the city hail
with uncashed warrants,
Bell now took a second Innings and
came to the bat with the astonishing
declaration that the place 10 begin re-.
treuchment was ia the circle OF Great
| ANS comprising the CITY Council.
"Thls Glibuslering and cheap orRtofy
OF yours" he said, "cOsts the taEpay-
ers from $40 to 300 night.D Hs
further said they were making Te.
cord au1 that that record would be-
used against them.
Belle speech was one Of the longest
made during the session anu when he
-At down Heiss looked at the clock,
ygwned and fired the retallatOry ques-
lion 1T him: "L0ng speeches are not
In the way OF retrenohment, are they,
Mr.. Bpll2"
Hess supplemented this unanswered
Jury with the intimation that Coun-
iilman Bell, as chairman Of the
inance committee, had long ago said
hat he had built Chinese wall
round the city treasury. The material,
ne Opined, was very soft, rs some one
lad Durrowed through It and gotten
.way with all OF the money.
FOlland observed that the stenO-
,rapher was taking down full report
u the speeches aud supposed that
,apiial would DO ma out
Il them. He, however, did not
are for that particularly. Ho
hen looked squsreiy at Councilman
Bell and said with considerable warmth
hat some members had gone away
rom the city on their own private
business for weeks at time and had
rawn their salary regularly nOtwith.
tand. 1t was now, he thought, ill.
ecomlng on their part TO talk Of
economy coming rs Mr.. Bell sug-
ested. The fact was Mr.. Bell had
zen guilty OF drawing pay for meet
ugH he failed TO attend TO a greater
xtent than Anyone else.
Aud thus the discussion continued
Intil late hour without any action
eing taken on the report.