The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-13

NoAS VI inc SOIlStilul1Ondl convention.
The body was turned into a veritable
faKce- Parliamentary tangie succeeded
parliamentary tangle. Even the most
simple proposition would bring one I'D.
The president seemed hopelessly at sea
all the time. He reversed himself, lost
track Of the business and asked once
where are we at?"
Not very much business was done.
A great many measures were intro
duced and referred to the Committees,
but outside Of that the time was t,.ken
UP with parliamentary tangles and the
hiring Of two committee clerks
The Proceedings.
There was at least one Improvement
in the opening OF the session Presi-
dent Smith called the convention 70
ofder exactly at . O'Clock. lie invited
Rev Clarence T. Brown, of the First
Congregational church. to offer up the
opening prayer
in liz minutes, mostly the fault Of the
printer. They came from a dozen
different directions. In this connec-
lion SQuireS wanted to be humorous,
I notice the minutes say Tribune
Painting company I did not know
gone into the painting business"
There was slight smoker and Judge
Goodwin looked over in Squires' direc-
ton with unutterable contempt.
Pay Tor Sundays.
Evans sprang the question as to pay
for Sundays. He said the minutes
specified the sixth day, when, IN
reality, according to The custom of the
legislature, Sundays were included in
the COl1nf of
would dra..y compensation for Sundays.
He moved that the journal show the
eighth day instead of the sixth.
There was some dissension over this,
IN which the president got into a
parliamentary tangle. Roberts rose to
speak on Evans motion. He was
finally recognized and then there was
some sparring by James and Varfan
10 have the matter referred to the
committee on accounts and eXpendi-
lures in order 20 have the per diem not
allowed, If That were possible. How
ever, the parhamentarians held against
this and Evans motion carried.
Kimbau wanted all resolutions and
propositions TO go TO the printer be-
fore being referred to the committees
ON Printing
Tife committee on printing reported
that the Salt Lake Lithographing com
pany had given the lowest bid on the
printing of 500 copies Of the enabling
act. Giles ana ana committees and recon-
tneRa its acceptance. Report
On motion Of Strevell. Of Weber. Ad-
olson A Crane and John J. NJ Nc
Carthy, members Of the Idaho legisla-
ture. we're admitted to the privileges
Of the convention chamber.
The committee on public buildings
and state institutions not educational
called attention to the fact that the
president had mixed things up in his
appointment Of committees by leaving
OF the words mot educational" %Yhen
that committee was appointed
over even such a simple matter as
this%tbere was a parliamentary tangle,
in which the chair appealed to Varian
10 ind a rule and was helped out by
Richards and Pierce. 1t finally went
over until the rules are considered.
Expenses.
The committee on accounts and eS-
penditures reported as follows on the
money already expended by the CON
Sention;
mileage of. members Cas per
schedule herewith appended),
S,6O7 miles. at 20 cents per mile. 81, 721 40
Per diem of president and mem
Oficers' salaries Der day '''''''' ''O ~
Secretary. p P Christensen...... 6 %
Assistant secretary. G. S. Rapp.. "a
Sergeant-a t-arns r. ClaWson.-. 5 90
Watehman, Bruce johnson q ff1
Messenger, !. G. Gamp...........-.. 4 90
messenger. j. h Thorne ----.--... 4 90
Enrolling and ensrossing clerk.
y: a. Smith 800, -, = .-.--;-------- "a
6aled MESSENGER ssssl I. y Watson. %
rim: ..;;..:..............;. -. 80 90
include printing, stationery. nor
0thfT incidental expenses
Exnfnses including the ffth day.
Et1sy March Sth;
49, 9a5aygs ai:;.;:. -; ;,,:... 1721 40
day when sworn, EXCEPT Stenog-
TdDner. whose services com
m meg s:e on the first day.,."...... 272 90
FER DIEM OF members. ...-..-..-..-.- I50 90
Total .--......,,..............M 81. Ia 40
Squires asked what authority tbe~e
was fer fixing the salaries of officials
not flXed by law This question was
rather embarrassing to the RepubI;cen
side as the oniy authority on the sifh-
1ect is that Of The Repu blican ca,1cus
No answer was made and the report
vas fled.
County SentS
Chichester. Of GARFIELD. offered a pro-
position prohibiting the removal of
county seats by the legislature and
providing for their removal only when
a majority of the county's qualified
voters vote therefor. Propositions are
not to be submitted oftener than once
in four years. No part Of one county
can be stricken of and put on another
county without majority Of the vot-
erg Of the first county vote therefor.
When new counties are formed they
must pay rateably the obligations of
the county from which they are taken.
So, too, where a part Of a county is
taken frorl II and placed on another,
Committee on municipal corporations.
pierce ,orecileitated another nar-lia.
rnentary tangle They were very fire.
anent during the day. but this was
$3.50 the worst, Pierce attacked the
new iFales by asking suspension of