The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-30

Should the convention decide to be
abound by its action in committee OF
the whole yesterday, women will not
be allowed to vote on the quota of
state officers who are to be elected
this fall, but must wait to exercise
their right of suffrage until the con-
stitutton has gone into full force. The
question was debated yesterday morn
ing, but the fight will be renewed on
third reading, when it is hoped that
delegates will see the thing in a
proper light.
The article on municipal corpora
tons was rushed through third read
ing yesterday and, after it was fin
\ ished, a number concluded thar all
a the good had been knocked out of it.
J AS a consequence, it failed 10 secure
the requisite majority of all the dele
gates elected, and cid not pass. This
morning, however, when there IS
better attendance. an attempt will be
made to reconsider the vote by which
it was defeated, and 1T Is expected
this vote will be successful.
The Proceedings.
waiting for a quorum should be
the legend over the conventions door
from until 9;25 every morning. The
few early ones sit around during that
time. waiting as patiently as possible
ffrfsne tardy ones, ana when the last
eappears in the doorway he IS
aFsted with a sigh of relief. The
condition was the same yesterday
morning that it has been for over a
week past.
Delegate -Heyborne, of Iron, was in.
v:ted to offer the opening prayer.
The committee on compilation and
ezra ngement did not have any work
win which to engage the attention OF
the convention for the hour and
half specified on Saturday, and the
convention went into committee Of
the whole and took up the article on
public buildings and state Institutions,
with the pending question on the lnca-
ton of the reform school AMI institute
for the blind, deaf and dumb.
There was some debate over both
these propositions. Kimblu wanted
Ogden as the site for the deaf. dumb
and blind institute, while Christian
syn moved for a location in Sanpete.
N5tcks opposed location, and the whole
matter on both deaf, dumb and blind
and reform school, was left 10 the leg
islature.
Territorial Taxes Under StStehood.
The article on public buildings and
state institutions was then passed,
and the rticle on schedule was taken
up.
Richards offered the first important
amendment, reading: "All taxes as
sessed or levied under the laws of the
territory of Utah shall continue taxes
assessed and levied under the state of
Utah and their validity shall be I'M
affected by the change to state gov
eminent" After some discussion,
richards idea was carried out by
kshorter amendment.
y Richards offered the following short
substitute for the forty-two lines of
section s:
All actions and proceedings which
may be pending in any Of the courts
epf the territory of Utah at the time of
Sas change from a territory to state
government may be continued and
transferred TO the state court or courts
having jurisdiction OF the subject mat
There was a great deal of discussion
over this and IN consequence of the
very technical nature Of the case
Richards withdrew his amendment in
order that some agreement might be
arrived at before third reading.
shall Women Vote ut Once:
The great discussion of the day came
up over the question OF who should
vote on the adoption or rejection of
the constitution. The article provided
that 'all male citizens of the United
States oXer the age of twenty-one
years who have resided IN this terri
tory for one year next prior to such
election should vote on the constitu-
ton and state officers. On motion of
Goodwin and are qualified voters"
was made to follow election as
Naloney offered an amendment al
lowing ''au electors qualified TO vote
i. under the constitution" to vote for
sfsse officers.
Richards Wanted. Separation.
Richards said the Maloney amend
nent was all right in a modified way,
but in that way only. Inserted where
the author intended il would allow
women - vote only for state officers
when they should be allowed to vote
not, only for such officers, but also on
the constitution itself. He moved that
Ealoney's amendment be so placed as
toAmalze it apply to the constitution
as well as 10 the state officers He
said at the proper time, if this amend
1Slent was carried he would offer the
following provision: provided that
all votes given b" female voters for or
against this constitution shall be de-
POSTED by the election officers in
Separate boxes and canvassed separ
ately and so certified
esaodwin-Who is TO be the Judge
of the question as 10 whether women
will be allowed to vote or the constitu-
tion2
Richards-Why. the courts of course.
we cannot presume to pass upon it.
An Important Opinion.
He continued that if separate boxes
and ballots were provided for the
women there could be absolutely no
\ danger to the constitution In the way