The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-19


II fifteenth day of the constitu-
tional convention has passed and with
it's passing the first article has been
passed. True it is only the one which
provides for the boundary of the new
state, But it at least shows progress,
and that is something. The woman
suffra gists made their demonstration
with which they open the campaign
for their rights by being present in a
body when their petition was read.
The committee on preamble and deciar-
alton of rights reported the draft
of that part of the constitution and the
convention decided to tackle It on
Wednesday at o'clock. Several pro-
positions of sn important nature were
introduced, among which was one for
the initiative and referendum, taken
partlykz from the Swiss constitution.
The &kost surprising thing was the
passing of the minutes without a single
correction.
The Proceedings.
The president dropped his gavel only
about three minutes behind time by
the clock.
Rev. ]. D. Gillian, of the Methodist
When the minutes, came up Goodwin
said he wanted TO save hours on the
minutes by having members write cut
their corrections and hand them 20
the clerk. There was some discussion
on this point but il was brought to
an abrupt end by Nebeker, who raised
a point Of order against the motion,
as having come under the wrong head
There was an attempt by Peters to
properly amend the minutes and Eich-
nor raised aswar4Whoop.
He sad he was tired OF the eternal
criticizing of the minutes. He said he
had not objected so long as the criti-
cisms were deserved; but when mem
beers criticized the minutes which
stated exactly what had occurred he
believed it was time to object. He
wanted to see in the minutes exactly
what did occur After this ebullition
there was peace. Peters withdrew his
motion and the journal was disposed
of in fourteen and one-half minutes by
the clock, without a correction.
Woman SufTra gists.
Whitney presented memorial from
the delegates of the Woman Suffragist
ASSOCIATION OF Salt Lake asking for
woman suffrage. 1t reads as follows:
The undersigned delegates Of Woman
Suffrage association, of Salt Lake
county, appointed 10 represent that as
sociak2on in presenting the memorial
TO 49, honorable body. respectfully
state That the women of said associa-
ton, together with all the women of
the territory Of Utah, are at present
deprived of. the privileges of American
citizenship, and the right of suffrage,
Notwithstanding the majority of them
are native born citizens Of the United
States.
amenaDle to the laws, 0nd pay taxes
for the support of the municipal and
territorial government exactly the
same as male citizens, yet we are not
permitted a voice or vote in the sevy-
ing.t2r expenditure of such taxes nor
in making the laws by which we are
governed.
We further represent that though a
few women may not be willing to
exercise the right Of suffrage. we be-
lieve that the majority OF the women
of this territory desire and will con-
scientiously use this great privilege Of
citizenship, and that it is not just that
the large number who do desire it
should be longer deprived of their
rights as citizens because of the few
who are Indifferent.
We rejoice that both Of the great
political parties in Utah have declared
in favor of equal suffrage, land we now
ask that the pledges made to the
women of Utah be kept, and that the
new state of Utah may have a con-
tee and privileges for all her citizens.
Believing that you are actuated by
sentiments of true liberty and justice,
and because You have solemnly
pledged yourselves 10 the enfranchise-
ment Of the women Of this territory
we respectfully request that you insert
a dause in the constitution of the
stai#sof Utah corferring upon women
the wight of suffrage, and your me
morialists will ever pray, etc.
The memorial was signed by Ellen
p. Ferguson. Elizabeth ]. Macfarlane.
Mary Z. Irvine. May P. Silver and
Jemima r. Midgley.
The Territorial Association.
Richards. of Salt Lake, presented a
woman suffragists Of the territory Of
Utah. 1t will be found in full in an
other column.
committee on elections and suffrage.
Against Trusts.
Hart presented a petition from over
7od, Kittens of Cache county asking
fbatthe convention consider the adj
Hyisa l,iIitv of inserting in the constitu-
tion a clause prohibiting the formation
of trusts to control the price of neces-
saries of life Committee on corpora
lions other than municipal.
Waeser presented petition from the
Teachers aSSC Sl2uOn OF CldH county
on the educational question. Committee
on education
Preamble Report.
wells, chairman of the committee on
,,.earnbie and declaration of rights, pre-
ssented the report of that committee.
Sa eaid he realized the proposition
=. presented was not q. perfect thing
md the committee certainly expected
49, some amendments would be made.
$50 committee had not expected that
ssxork could withstand the bonn
55s.ssrdThent OF a hundred guns. How
, We khe best that could De done nao