The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-05

The desire of the country members
- return home and of the city mem
bers to get the white elephant OF
convention off their hands has termin-
ated il a conclusion that an adjourn
ment will be taken or Tuesday next.
The committee On compilation and re-
vision promises that the rest of the
ma. will be Oh hand for revision on
M y morning at 10 o'clock, and
when that is finished an extra number
OF engrossing clerks will be put to
work 1T once, with the design of hay
ing the work finished on Tuesday
morning. ready to be read for the
last time ana for the final roll call on
lis adoption.
After the revision is finished on Mon
Gay m nrning the convention is likely
10 MI n the time on its hands with
gayety. a trip will be taken to Saltair
IN the afternoon, and in the evening
the convention ball is expected to take
place at Christensen's hall So far as
possible the arrangements have been
made for that event, almost enough
tickets having been sold to he patri-
otto people OF Salt Lake to warrant
the expenditure.
The Little Napoleon"
Yesterday was spent principally in
revising the part that has been fin
1shed. The incident Of the session was
the apDeara nee of that spectacular
young. Napoleon" of Utah politics.
trSE J. Cannon, who came 20 cast
ms Meather eye over the body He
pro9ft6iy expected that such a Repub-
AeSn body as that with its much
boosted p;
with rapturous plaudits, but he was
BrleYously disappointed. Only Harry
Haynes ventured TO clap his hands:
the rest of the members would not.
This was particularly CALLING ID the
enthusiastic admirers of this visitor in
view of the fact that when Mr. Raw
ms made his appearance on the floor
curing the early days of the session
the convention went wild and both
sides Joined in doing honor to the dele
gate. Yesterday the delega ties, per
haps unintentionally, We'd with the
Democrats as 10 who should show the
most Indifference.
Weather Was Unpropitious.
IF weather permits" at one time
and another, has been familiar
pSRse n Utah politics. The conven-
ZION was destined TO learn its value
before the session was over. Whereas
II
promise of a beautiful, clear day for
81 excursion TO Saltair yesterday and
the convention had decided to take the
trip, yet yesterday morning dampened
their ardor When the body was
called To order. after a weary wait of
half an hour for the necessary quorum,
President Smith wanted to know
whether the junketing trip should be
taken.
Wanted to Keep Warm.
Thurman (dryly)-Aay I ask if the
Are they made o. good thick wooden
ir9aterial? If they are, we had better
q. they Will keep us warm. laugh
ter
The President have no informa-
ton on that point, but 1 am assured !
lYarian Qaughingly interrupting)- |
That the weather will be better on
s. "a other day?
re President with an ecstatic gig
gle)-Yes. on Monday; the weather !
clerk gays so. Qaughter)
The excursion was postponed until /
Monday at , o'clock.
wilson's Unique Table.
The following communicate from |
Contractor John B. Wilson was SUP |
mitted: will you be so kind as to !
furnish me with copy of the con-
stitution to be sealed up in the con-
StructiOn of a table WhereOn will he /
signed the first bill passed by the first /
state legislature of Utah? 1 now have
in ray possession representative
piece from each of the governors Of |
the states and territories. If the COPY
could be printed on some light ma
Terial it would not be too bulky" On
motion of Squires the request was
granted.
Uar;ay7 ,,nda,- e,,c,1are;oy, Of 3ta ,-,,Ioe
section of the article on
schedule SO that all bonds executed
"to the governor or any other officer
or court, in his or their official capacity,
or to any official board for the benefit
of tfie-territory of Utah or the people
thereof shall pass to the state.
Cannot Have Retriafs.
On motion of Thurman the rules were
and an amendment adopted
TO section OF the article on judiciary,
so that appeals to the supreme court
shall be on the record made in the
cotrt, below This amendment was
madT in order to prevent the supreme
,ouW from holding re-trials in equity
Eases which may ha appealed on both
law ana fact.
The Attestation.
On motion of Eichnor the following
resolution was adopted:
..Resolved, That the following at
testation be placed al the end of the
schedule of tie constitution Immediate
~ preceding the signatures of the del
egates of the convention:
Done IN convention, at Salt Lake
city. in the Territory OF Utah, this -
day of May, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and lime
tv-five, and of the Independence of the
United States the one hundred and
year
Goodwin-A1e you dead certain we
vili get through in May? Naughter.)
: Eichnor-I guess so.
Arrangement of Articles.