The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-09

dor, almost every inch Of space being
taken up by them. The members were
all present.
The committee on contingent expen-
ses wanted claims of $3.50 approved
Adopted
FROM THE COUNCIL.
H B. Sc, to allow the founding and
maintenance of free public libraries in
cities, was received from the Council.
The amendments were concurred in.
TO THE GOVERNOR.
The committee on enrolment report
ed the sending to the Governor of the
memorial asking that all that part of
Arizona lying north of the Colorado
river. the consanguinity bill. and the
bill providing for the appointment and
qualification of precinct and county Of
ficers.
APPROPRIATIONS
H B. 1877, the appropriation bill, was
taken up and Hatch moved to strike
out the $125,00O appropriation for one
wing of the capitol building.
Powers, speaking to the motion, said
Salt Lake is the natural capital of the
territory. 1t is the business center. the
ecclesiastical center the political cen
ter. It is what Paris is to France. 1t
has no rival in the territory If dis
tress should come at any time to any
other part of the territory as it has
come to Salt Lake this winter, Salt
Lake would be ready to help. Today
that wing of the building could be con-
structed for one-half of the amount it
would have taken in boom times. Again
this is a proposition of charity. 1t is
the duty of the state to look after its
poor The territory must give work
| to the unemployed. | was told this
morning there were men crowding the
| lobby looking for work who are nom
residents. No matter about that, they
! are human beings, and they should be
given work. (I3eavy applause from the
Hobbies, which was cut short by the
Speaker, who threatened to clear them)
The times for public work to be done
! are times like these, when men are
wandering about unfed and unclad
More than this statehood is near at
hand and there is a conservative estl-
mate of the cost of renting territorial
Offices which brings the cost up to
$4,000 per year. Yet the cost of inter
lest on $125000 will be less than half
this sum. This is a business PROPOSE
ltion and one of charity also.
No business man would hesitate
a moment under circumstances
such as these to save himself
money by being able to build cheaply-
I wish to remind the members that
Salt Lake is a part of the territory and
whatever builds up one part Of the
TERRITORY builds it all up. l hope, l
trust, | believe this section will not
be stricken out. After this bill has
been considered, we will consider
another providing for the issuance OF
Ibonds These, l am creditably in
formed, can be sold for a premium.
wish members to think of this not as
coming from Salt Lake, but as sensi-
BILE proposition. Later on in the session
/ will show that [ am not entirely
bound up in Salt Lake. In the mean
time I hope this appropriation will not
be stricken out. 1t would mean dis
tress and want.
TO THE GOVERNOR.
Warner obtained leave to introduce
a report of the committee on enroll
Iment. which stated that the mechanics
lien bill had been sent to the governor.
DEBATE RESUMED.
Johnson then obtained the floor to
speak against the bill. He said that ne
did not quarrel with Judge Powers re-
lgarding the site But he looked upon
the proposition in it's financial light.
1.-THE territory is already too much IN
ldebt and is going in deeper every year.
Being already in debt it would be a
bad policy to go in debt further. The
people are already grooming under the
burdens of taxation. Salt Lake is not
1.-The only place in Utah where people
are unemployed.
HATCH SPEAKS.
Hatch took the floor against the ap-
lpropriation. He said there is no need
lof a capitol at present. One was pullt
lat great expense at Fillmore and was
abandoned and one may be built here
land it may be abandoned later. An
lother thing, the territory has not a
title to this land. There is a string to
lit. Besides we are in debt to great
iextent now The producers must pay
these debts and every bond issued only
adds to the burdens.
VARIAN REPLIES.
Varian said the figures must have
HE'D to the member from Wasatch. He
was not in favor of increasing either
the bonded Indebtedness or the tax
He thought that an adjustment could
be made without either. The pr1nc1pa
tobjeotion of Hatch was to the title &c
1.-The ground. That could easily be
lremedied by attaching a proviso to the
/ appropriation, in which it could be
made obligatory upon the city to give
a clear title before a dollar should Dt
spent. (Hatch here said his principa
Iobiection to the appropriation was thF
fact that the people have had no voice
in the selection of the capitol0 The
isneaker replied that by so saying
Hatch was impeaching the intelligence
of the former Legislatures which have
; ratified the site year after year. Hi:
Figures did not show the same results a:
, the figures of the gentleman from Wa
; lsatch. He showed the whole Repub
Iican scheme of bounty by holdins
that the Governor would not sigr
Ia off
nropriated for bounty and some Other
sums. bringing down the total appro
nria ton to about $560,000 This coult
3 he covered by taking a mill from the
lschool tax and putting it on the gen
I leral tax Will the people object K
l this, when they know that something
lin the nature of a calamity threatens
not only Salt Lake city but the whole
: territory?
Sears said the title proposition should
NOT have any weight, as the city coun
: lciI would correct that. He thought tn
business principle at the bottom of thu
: louestion was a good one and the meas
s ure should be put through.
: WINS SPEECH.
Twins said he did not look on tn
: lnuestion from a standpoint of jealous.
: lof Salt Lake city. He believed tn
ii lcapital should be put here IN this city
HE was ready to vote for the unltln;
i Iof the university and Agricultural col
: llege. He looked at the appropriately
i bill and saw that there was not sufIi
e Icient . )ney appropriated for the pub
: Lie institutions. He saw that no pro
Vision was made for the repair of tn
: roads and bridges so necessary TO
? the people. He saw the schools eVel
4 threatened by the pretended economy
q Hinder these conditions he was agains