Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-08
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TIE LEGISLATURE.


Ho held that tue iacts Iid not warrant
JUhns0n's assertion that the taxpayer
could not bear the burden Of this
expenditure. The property Of th b
city ana ot the whole Territory were
inscpafable,and a sectional view ought
not to be taken n the question. The
cost 10 the 90 pie OF the Territory per
year, were tins building 90 be now
crecloi, would be less than $1,000, OF
almost exactly 3 mills Der .capiia per
year. 10 was business prIuIsi'
lion which the Territory could well
afford T. accept now. Tbs benefits Of
the expenditure would bB scattered all
over the Territory. He defended the
choice that hal been made OF site Tor
the CapilOl,a Insisted that salt Lake
members had always been generous iu
voting money Tor Improvements 10
other parls OF che Territory. lie read
from the Governors message 90 show
the value VI vuriiiu puulr propvrties,
anu held that these 1909 uOvUmtuiH
Tar more than offset The bonded inJUut-
edutss. IL isH time 10 fttrruch, but
uut 60 stop all public expenditures. The
people are htrs uud they must have
wofg In order mat they may exist, OF
u they are uut given work they must
10 icu nt the puullc cost.
Mckay spoke ia iavuroi elrising out.
IL tuv money were la tbs treasury no
woul iavor spending 10; but 60 go Ia
duul placed tho people Ia bondage. rhc
people who settled this city wufu more
uesuluiu than those VINO now sought
relief out Of the public treasury.
Hubbard thought thu present site
Tor the Capitol building Nas a good
one, aud the question is, 10 thg Iutre
tory ia a condition % mub, this ~.
peniiutc. 10 was right Tor tho state
70 educate the ChilIrun OF the state.
hut the doctrine that tut slate must
find employment Tor Tho poor isa dau-
gtf0us one. tic was opposed % this
appropriation at tbs pfcsout tm', and
spoke OF the poverty that hu know Ux.
isted among tue poor la tuc rural die.
tficis.
Hnch closed the debate. lie said
the lem hu had moved 10 strike Out
had been Inserted In the bill iu 0upDsl.
iOu 60 a majority 10 the upplOp' '.,Is
committee.
TuUr1ll was called aud the motion 10
strike out prevailed by vote of 10 20 81.
Al thiH yuuCtutc, u very Interesting
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resolution that the chief clerk take the
chair until matter concerning tue
spcnt o. could be- attended 90,
Tue resolution was carried unani.
mously, being put BY tho chief CLERK.
Speaker Emory, very much acton.
ishudi surrendered the Chair when
lvins adIrusaol the House.
Hu said, iu part: There have been
HHH "a 0
called upon 10 perform some duty that
/ would gladly have ova4Ud. But
never felt this morostf1ngly than now.
duty nud upproacA ~ with feel.
inrs VI regret aud pleasure
regret at not being better able
10 perform % properly, aud pleasure at
having teen chosen Tor No.. IhiB body
was elected ~ th1 result OF the fret
real political battle ever fought iu
Utah, aui tue ooutrauug elements
here In this House have come ~
know sud respect each J,Avr better An
era Of good feeling has come, and 60.
wards none connected with this A..
semuly 10 this feeling stronger than
towards you, Air. Speaker Aud
take great pleasure, IA behalf q the
members OF this HUutt, iu presenting
you with this gavol. 10 h made OF m0uu.
tain mahogany, q nttiug symbol o the
frm friendship We feel Tor you. It
a souvenir OF the Salt Luke Temple.
The golden bands with which
II IL bound, arc tymbolical Of the glory
oiour nation, endless. The names en-
graved upon them will, tie hoped, re-
call Ia future pleasant remembrance
Of the rhirly.hut Legislative Assemb.
ly OF Utah.
The Speaker, with marked emotion,
replied, saying that when no was
chosen presiding officer Of this
House the pr0udest day Of his lie had
Come. lilo remembered saying, on
taxing the chair, that hB should doubt.
less make mistakes. lie hoped these
had boon few, anu would DO overlooked
"rhe met and best use 20 which this
beautiful gAyol can be putshall bee 10 call
the House Of Representative OF the
lhiriy.nfst Legislative Assembly OF
Utah 10 order" SO saying the Speaker
Resumed tnu chair aud called the
Housu 10 order, when consideration of
tho appropriation bill was rcsumod,
aud was IN progress at tho hour Of
going 10 prsas.
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