Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-28
ROBERTS IS FEARFUL
10 Thinks Statehood Will ba Defeated
By Woman Suffrage.
RAISES AwlRNlNG NorE AGAINST
Ito Says Democrats aud Republicans
arc Making a Serious Mistake
Scores the "scuryy Politician"

wv '"lN NtWutTAH anu Republicans
arc Making Serious Mistake
Scores the "scuryy Politician"
This has been tno most exciting and
eveut.ul dly la tlo brief history u tho
Con .iulJual Convention " Utah
and ludi what tue results will be not
themes. veu,ur.s3mU delegate darrs
to Indulge iu audible speculation. Tlo
unusual character und Importance Of
tIu session was due 90 lengthy
argument against w0m-l outrage by
Roberto, Davis county. a consider.
able number Of pr1uiaonl woman su,.
iragis,' OF tIis ely wore 10 attendance,
among them being Ir. r.. b. Wells,
Mrs. +. b. Richards a4I d. Ferguson,
all OF VIII m naturally were mu.h Ia
ictcsied in .ac proceeding.
The Convention was called to order
a. 10 AIN. Delegates were present "
the number OF ninety two. Prayer
was Offered by tho Rev. Stanley II.
Hunter Of 'ln Unitarian church, aud
GfusB Ui Utah, r,rsHu'Ci "a petition
Bisnoi by UUy gllfGs 1l spanish Furz,
asking that tug Ir .liuIpOn question be
tuumit,cJ 60 iuu Legal votes uf tAu let.
/ ututy. Al ihu rtglutt VI Greer the
! SECRETARY Proceeded 90 rad the pro-
| lusul article, when NauGn sais;
! Ell object 81 lu consideration. We
| cannot uliIfd ~ spend our time IA this
/ mauurr."
The pf,slIcU,-rhe gentleman has
asked unanimous consent, M. NaFiau.
NHfluu-ln that uvuut / Withdraw
/ my objections.
Iug Preslieni-PfocerI, Nc, Clerk,
Secretary ChrialturOu lagyui the
order anu when uc hal finished read.
lrg thu petition was T,l,riUd ~ tho
committee On manufacture ami clm-
mrTgr.
uuuHC LAMB
Tho blowing article ou public lands
was referred o. tue committee o. thu
wh0lt
"SICuON 1. All lands OF the state
thHt have been, ur taat may hereafter
be- gmutcd,tU the state by C0ugfrss, anu
all lauds acquired uy Rih Or grant or
dUvlEC, from any IrrsJn Or corporation,
hereby received and shall 10 the public
lanls Of the State, anu shall be held Ia
tFus, f0t the people, % DO disposed Of
as hereafter provided Tor tue respective
purposes Tor which they have been or
may bu gtnuted, donated, devised or
Otherwise acquired, aud none OF such
e lands nor any estate or Interest thufolu
. shall ever be- disposed Of, EXCEPT In
b pursuance Of geAglai laws providing
Tor such disposition, nor unless the full
market value On the estate OF Interest
disposed OF, 90 be- asUUItsiuUd In such
manner no may be provided by law,
be paid or safely scared 10 the State
nor shall any lands that the state
holds by grant from the Unlttd
: States On any case IN which
B tho manner oil disposal AMI miu-
imum price are NJ pitscubcl) TO
| disposed Of, except la tho IN nnur or
tor 90 lcnst the price prescribed Ia tue
d giant thereof, without the consent OF
81 tho United States. said lanlu shall DO
y classified by the hoard OF land COM
y mis-iuuurs hs iulluwt;
10 "Fifst, lands which are valuable
: only iUT grazing purpubu1.
"Srcoud, those which are principally
d valuable i0r the timber that 10 on them
I
% "Ihud, agricultural lands.
10 "E0uttn, lands within The limits OF
+. any town OF city, provided. thnt auy
u ruch lands msy be- Tc'clRssitoi whom
10 ever, by rsatau ~ increased facilities
Tor irrigation NJ otherwise, they shall
't bp subject Co different classlhgauOB,
NJ Sec. .. Lsuls OF the fret uf sait
Ne GLASSES may be- sold or leased, un1ul
10 surh rules AMI regulations 40 may b,
it pruscrIued by law, The lands Of thl
w second ciaas may Bu sold, Or the tiWb9
% thpfYuu, az stone aud coal therein MAJ
't be- sold, under such rules and rgguls
'' lions a. may DO prescribed by law.
'r uIuu agricultural lAuIB may b,
e. either sold or leased, under such rule
! ami trgu atoms ns may DO ptetcribe,
%, '"Ths lands o. tho fourth class shal
b be- sold, In lots VI not more tuAu nv
wv acres each.
70 "scc. 3. Al other public lauus MAJ
~ DO disposed Dt lu aIfu manner as may
J" DO urutruuvI by law,
'a 500. I, Tho luuliC lands " the Stat
'F shall lu uud.r tho supervision an
control 90 three land commissioner
'' elected by tue people, aud said Ian
r.nmissiJurrs uIall iJcate aud dspOs
nc OF the public lands under SUCH rule
D" and regulations Al tue Legislature ma
,, prvlc be-"
~ FAvOR on 1--WE snNUrE SPEECHES
~. The committee on rules Icpofte
.,."' recommending that apV0ohes In Ga
tIH committee OF gne whole be limited
=" ave minutes ami that no member Q
Wy allowed 10 speak more than nv
H. minutes.
n' Twins moved 10 suspend the ruiz
Az, ami have the recommendation ~ inI
fleet "a, once.
Richards protested against tho m'
ton and fail the matter should ~ oV'
until tomorrow,
ly Evans, VI Weber, favored the In
Tue mediate application u the recon
ara meudalI0u, Ifauy member wanted
gy, appak longer tnan i've minutes b
me roulI obtain the tlmo u = follow deli
w. Eichu5r-It viii take a twc-thir'
vote 10 suspend the rules,
Tho question was put anu thhto WI
An immediate cry Tor "dlvisl0n".
Io, suyeuly.glE delegates voted Tor au
XXI lBusi0n aud twenty -ouo againtI NJ
.1n tae president announced:
~ Wlhs rules are suspended and q
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