Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-06
N. TOXIN on The TimpanogOS Intends
10 Capture The Capitol
IRAN Is 10 HAVE a MILITIA


Thu unfolding q certain plot,
which is being matured by n number
o,prominent citizens Of the town from
vbepcs good flannel comes, would
hove been more startling II more
.ptdep, but prcmonitory intimauons
,twbat the town was going TO attempt
nave partially forcstalled the sensation
mat might, and doubtless would, have
b,,n created by the sudden springing,
onanunsusrecting public anu guileless
t.esislnture, Of the soheme. Yet
there will bo general surprise when It
ALARMED that cold, deliberate and
confident purpose exists In Provo to
make that place tho capital Of Utah.
tn, most surprising feature Of the mat.
tsr IL tho confidence, not to say assur.
nncs, o. tho promoters Of the PROPOSE.
usp. A bill Ia being drawn anu will
.borily he introduced into tho Council,
Jrsi mating Provo ss the Hite OF the
CsBlfol building, ~ 10 h said. The
claim IA further made that tho South.
an Utah members will vote bOliily
,of HE measure, aud that, N very
small amount Of support eau be secured
ir1m the north, II will 90 through.
The owners VI real estate on Capitol
biIi p this city should sec that tue
p1rtbpfn members are "seeu" Mt once.
Losan wants the Universally and Provo
wants tho Capital, and one vote N
worth another. But " the Uniyoraity
/. 70 to Logan and the Capitol to
Provo. what Ia 20 become Of Ensign
prak2 KanEb will put In clam for
That next, and the metropolis Will be
tismantlod. Where IL the chairman Of
the Carltoi grounds comu,ission2
The Provo PROMOTERS VI thig prOpo.
sItion say that Ills well 10 remove tins
Legislature. while II IL In session, from
10 close contact with the moneyed In
Huences of tue metrop0lil How will
tbis argument strike tho law. makufsH
The Introduction Of the bill II awaited
"gith interest" but Joke Is made
in.pid by being too long anticipated.
In l65ia bill was introduced iut0 the
Assembly fofbidding the sale Of toy
pistols. IL was referred TO the com.
llllce on militia, was duly considered
md reported iavOtably by that com.
nltiec, and became law. So Tar az
memory now recalls, that IN the only
law IN the enactment OF which the
committee on militia has ever taken
an active part aincb his historic order
IN relation to militia was promulgated
by Governor Shacilcr nearly a quarter
ui a century ago. And yet there has
nlwayu boon standing committee on
militia, Ia each house, though II has
often been referred TO as IA standing
,0ke. AZ this aession Of the Assem-
by, however, the House militia COM
mIlice proposes TO take u hand In legis.
lsnon. Two bills creating militia
afe In the hands OF that commit.
Tee, oue OF which was introduced by II.
y. Booth, In the Council, AMI the
other by Allen In the House. Both
are long documents. On Friday oven
ing last n ONT meeting Vt the militia
committee OF the HOute anu Council
was held, at which an oarneut discus-
zion As 10 this merits, and comparative
merits, OF the bill took place. The
meeting adjourned TO give Allen au
opportunity 10 advocate his Dill at a
subsequent one. Pigman, chairman
Of the uOufe militia committee, saya
he thinks the committee will ufeppre
VIZ W cltAto HAilltlA hAA Aiko lH
passage.
This forenoon the House commit &c
on ways and means had n long session
for tho purpose Of considering Warmers
revenue bill. IL isa very long one
and the committee did not nnish the
reading. Numerous amendments were
made u the sections that were cousid.
cred. While Il Is premature 10 say
a.N al
be-, II II believed the bill Will be fav0fa.
bly, recommended, but with numerous
Amendmente.
COUNCIL.
After the close OF the NEWS report
yesterday, q. u. and II. u. ., each OF
which proposes TO make eight hours q
days work ON all public works came
up together on third reading. q. Is.
was laid on the table, anu II. II. ., on
account OF being farther advanced, was
substituted, anu debated at length. J.
h. Booth thought II would work a
hardship on small country school dis
ifiois To pay the same wages for eight
hours IA for ten hours, anu no moved
10 amend tho bill 10 M TO exclude
school districts. Taylor objected 10
excluding all school districts, and
b0ulh mOdinti MS nmenumtut 20 ~
toiuolude In II only school Districts u
thr third class.
Williams opposed tho eight.hour
proposition, declaring that II was an
attempt 10 interfere with the right OF
contract J. H.. Booth believed the
bill would prove n dotriment TO the
Territory, but II the working men
wanted such a law he was willing 10
give II 10 them. Seaman did not favor
tue bill. II. T.. Booth opposed }. Il.
B00th's amendment excluding third
Cass school districts, ana II was lost.
Taylor argued In favor Of the bill,
claiming that II would enable many
more WOIkmen 10 get employment.
Williams made long argument
against the bill, and, being called away,
he asked that It's further consideration
be postponed until today. 50 ordered.
H.B. -, creating free employment
agencies anu u bureau OF statistics IN
tile oillce OF the Secretary Of The Terri
tory, came vi on tho third reading
Soaman offered an amendment leaving
II optional with cities 90 establish free
employment offices, After long
debate Ii was lost.
Adjourned.