The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-26

The convention yesterday was
turned into a bear garden. Just for
vasriety's sake. Between the hopeless
inability of President Smith and the
inspiring freshness of Secretary Chris
tensen, who interspersed the proceed
ings with such remarks as Mr..
President. please tell them 6he men,
bers) not ITO chassez round when I'm
counting" there was no chance for
dullness. President Smith relapsed
into Tom Reedism and refused to en-
terrain an appeal from one of his queer
decisions. However. as Evans. Of
Weber. suggested it, perhaps he is not
to blame. In the end the president got
so wild in his decisions that Varian ap-
pealed from his decision and roasted
him in turn. calling his decision a
stupid piece Of parliamentary black
smithing." and the house upheld Var
ian's view of the matter by overruling
the president. 81 to "a. Then things
cooled down.
Yesterday was spent principally on
the article on judiciary, end several
important amendments were made.
Salaries were left at SO. 600. though the
shavers still attempted to cut them
down. A long time was spent on an
an attempt to put judicial elections
with the general elections. but the at
Tempt was defeated. The mining ar
ticle, which was killed in committee of
kae whole, was reSuScitated and will be
y. ken up this morning. No evening SeS-
'sien was held, though the convention
first decided on one and was compelled
to reconsider
Waiting for a Quorum.
Again yesterday morning there was
a wait for a quorum and the clerk
Iss.t in a quarter of an hour counting
noses. At 9:15 he gave the signal and
President Smith called to order. Only
fifty-four delegates answered to roll
call. Delegate Brandley, Of Sewer.
was invited to offer prayer.
Chichester, OF Garfield, said several
of the delegates are anxious to go
home on Saturday night and he
wanted to crowd things a little. He
wanted to have night sessions from
now on.
Suuires and Lambert said a week
from Saturday will be about as soon
as the work is done. There was some
more debate, in the course of which
Thurman asked James:
How is it the country members
show more endurance that the MEM
hers from Salt Lake? These. With a
few exceptions, seem to come and go
whenever they wish"
Eichnor raised wild Northman pro-
test against this. He said he had
tried to do his duty.
Evans, of Utah-Well, you know,
Mr.. Eichnor, present company is al
ways excepted. Naughter)
Farr All Right.
Farr-Well, you know, boys like me
can stand night sessions. 0aughter.)
Kicks Zone of the long-Winded dele
gates)-If we want to get away the
country members had better put a
bride upon their tongues. We've
spent TOO much time talking non
sense. II some of the country men,
bers and Salt Lake members would
se,. this we'd do more business.
SqUires-The gentleman is rather
peculiar Since the country members |
he'll caucus to shut off debate they !
have been doing ali the talking. |
The motion of Chidester for a night /
session carried.
Hammond Springs Joke.
Hammond, of San Juan, who has
good claims to being the wit of the
convention and who applies every /
question TO San Juan, offered a good /
Joke on the members on their junket- |
ing trips and desire for pay, in the
form of the following resolution:
Resolved, That when out of the |
scr, 900 government appropriation, the /
officers and employees of the conven-
fion have been paid in full, the /
balance be spent in taking an excur-
sion composed of all the members, |
officers and employees Of the conven-
ton and the reporters Of the press to /
Saltair; the remainder of the appro-
priation. if any, be presented to the
Salt Lake tabernacle choir and choirs
Of the other churches"
This was received with a burst OF
laughter. and several members called
for a second reading. 1t was then flied.
SaI. Juan & Reserve.
Hammond. however. tried again by
oeferiner the following resolution:
siResolved, That the legislature shall
bv law set apart San Juan county as
a reserve. in order to protect the re-
mains of the ancient Cave and Cliff
DweIlers of that land"
Squires-Who is the author OF this
document? Oaughter)
Hammond am.
would be protected by it. Naughter.)
This was returned to Hammond.
He was not yet discouraged. me
clerk had another resolution yet. read
ing as follows:
-i'Resolved, That the first legislature
the ratification of the constitution
for the state of Utah. take immediate
measures to have San Juan county sur
veyed. so that settlers in that county
IAN acquire legal title to their homes"
Squires-I move that this be referred
% the next legislature and the gentle
nan himself. Iaughter.)
Hammond then let the thing drop.
Separate Judicial Elections.
Allen. of Piute. called from the table
us motion to reconsider section II of
he article On elections and suffrage
.--o.-iding for Sanlrate iudicial elec- |