The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-26
TEST VOTE ON
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
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Second-The people inhabiting this
state do agree and declare that they
forever disclaim all right and title 20
the Incorporated public lands lying
within the boundaries thereof and to
all lands lying within said limits owned
or held by any Indian or Indian tribes,
and that until the title thereto shall
/ have been eXtinguished by the United
States the same shall be and remain
subject to the disposition of the United
States, and the said Indian lands shall
remain under the absolute jurisdiction
and control of the Congress of the
! United States; that the lands belonging
/ to citizens Of the United States resid-
ing without this state shall never be
taxed at a higher rate than the lands
belonging to residents thereof; that no
taxes shall be imposed by this state
on lands or property therein, belonging
TO or which may hereafter be pur-
chased by the United States or re-
served for it's use; but nothing in this
ordinance shall preclude this state
from taxing, as other lands are taxed,
any lands owned or held by any In
dian who has severed his tribal rela-
tons and has obtained from the United
States or from any person title
thereto, by patent or other grant, save
and except such lands as have been or
may be granted to any Indian or In
dams under any act of Congress, con-
PROVISION 6XeIIpllHS U06
lands thus granted from taxation,
which last mentioned lands shall be
exempt from taxation so iong, and to
such extent, as Is or may be provided
in the act of Congress granting the
same.
Third-All debts and liabilities of the
territory of Utah under authority of
the legislative assembly thereof. are
hereby assumed and shall be paid by
this state.
Fourth-The legislature shall make
laws for the establishment and MAIN
tenance of systems of public schools,
which shall be open to all the children
Of the state and free from sectarian
control.
For Woman Suffrage.
Chidester again attempted to push the
elections and suffrage article to the
front. He moved it be made the
special order for Wednesday. He said
the time had been long enough for
the minority members of the committee
to report to the convention. They had
not reported and it was evident there
was some intention on their part to
impede action. He did not think this
should be allowed. A straight vote
should be taken on Wednesday. He
asked that the special order be voted
Roberts, who intends to make the
strong fight against equal suffrage,
was on his feet In an instant.
Roberts Warns Up.
at believe that the gentleman from
Weber (KieseD who desired to- make
that minority report, is not present"
he said. 81 don't know whether any
of the other members Of the minority
are here or not, but 1 observe by the
calendar there. of the committee Of the
whole, that elections and rights Of
suffrage has the sixth place, and for
the life of me cannot understand
what haste there is over the report Of
the election bill, any more than the
legislative, or any other part of the
constitution that is to come UP on the
floor of this convention. and I protest
against the assigning of improper mo-
tives to gentlemen in their work in re
gard to asking for delay of this
matter. AS there is mich to consider
very many files on this committee of
the whole calendar. I can see no reason
why gentlemen are in such an ALFRED
hurry in this matter. If / was as cock
sure of my position in relation to this
as the gentlemen of the majority pro-
fess to be, would not be afraid of a
little delay, even If that was the mo-
tive that was prompting the action of
the minority on this subject: and I can
see no reason why the rules should
be suspended and this matter FASTENED.
I will vote against the proposition
Cannon Wanted Action.
Cannon. of Salt Lake, said he wanted
action. He saw no reason for putting
1t off III order to accommodate the
minority of the committee. He under
stood the action in favor of equal
suffrage had been taken weeks before
and thus plenty of time had been
given. These men should not be given
time to carry out their policy of de-
lay
Roberts-Yes, but why should we
take this subject up in preference to
any other? Why should we place this
up ahead?
Cannon did not reply directly. He
said weakly that he supposed the com.
mittee had good reasons for making
this a special order. He wanted NJ
consideration given the minority in its
endeavors to defeat action by delay
Chidester arose to anSTer Roberts
question and made a very weak at
tempt. He said the ground for asking
the special order was to give the mi
nority notice that they mast bring in
their report on Wednesday. He did
not want to give them any more
chance to ask delay.
Button-Will the minority file its re-
port before we reach this on the regu-
lar calendar?
Enthusiastically.
Button-Then what's the use of the
special order?
Thurman Explains 1t.
The President-The question is on
the special order.
Squires-I GILL for the ayes and. noes
on this proposition.
Thurman-(dryly)-M President, I
desire to say few words before that
is done. The question has been asked
here, why hasten this measure?
think frankness In all things is about
the best policy to pursue. will tell
you why L want it FASTENED. 1 am in
formed by gentlemen on the other side
that we are losing votes every day.
Oaughter). 1 am informed by gentle
men of the other side that, if we do
not get this measure considered and
carried, they will work up enough
opposition to it to defeat it. For that
reason 1 am in favor of suspending the
rules and disposing of it just as quickly
as possible. I don't want to see
Democrats and Republicans who have
unanimously, in all due solemnity
pledge themselves to carry out prin-
ciple, put themselves IN the inconsist-
ent position of trying on the floor of
this convention to defeat that which
they have pledged themselves to do;
and if / can save them-if we can
prevent that inconsistency in the eyes
of the world, let's do it. There will be
that much to get done, if nothing else
Oaughter). Let's suspend the rules
and do what we have pledged the peo-
pie we would do.
The Vote.
The roll was then called. The fol-
lowing voted in favor of the motion to
make the special order:
Allen, Anderson, Barnes, Boyer
Brandley, Buys. Call, Cannon, Chides-
ter, Christensen, Clark, Coray, Greer
Cunningham, Driver, Engberg, Evans
of Weber, Evans, of Utah. Farr Fran