The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-12
GETTING DOWN
TO BUSINESS.
Continued from Page II

Thurman-The motives of the COM
nittee have been questioned. VIII the
gentleman withhold his point for
moment?
KimbaILNo. Some other long
Winded gentleman may want the floor.
call for ruling on my point.
President Smith after bewildered
gazing about for a moment]-The gen.
tleman Is out Of order, if it IS against
the chair.
without acting on his last ruling the
president allowed Hart to say he was
satisfied with the action OF the COM
Inittee Keisel withdrew his motion
Cannon was recognized by the chair
and began to speak. Thurman was on
his feet again
Il have waited for three speeches
since was shut Off" he said. eff
there is to be debate 1 desire the
floor"
Cannon thought we were still
debating.
The chair seemed to doubt its former
ruling that the question was unde-
batable and looked around in uncer-
tainty.
Mr.. Varian. can you turn to that
rule?" he asked in despairinS tones.
Frank Pierce came to the rescue
with Roberts, which held the question
was debatable.
We'll, the chair was right said the
president. Gaughter)
"Then I will go on with my perora-
ti0n," said Thurman Ldughter)
Thurman said all he as.ed was that
the members should read the reports
of the various competitors. He did
not want any further responsibility.
Squires-I am rather in favor of haY-
ing the reports read to the convention
Naughter) 1t will moi take long.
The report was then unanimously
adopted and McGurrin was sworn in.
Democrats Carry Out Their Pledge.
Evans of Weber, was the first to
place a constitutional matter before
the convention. He introduced the fOls
lowing resolutions:
Whereas, both political parties In
this territory have declared in favor of
woman suffrage; now, therefore, be It
resolved, that the rights Of citizens Of
the state of Utah to vote and hold Of
flee shall not be denied or abridged on
account of sex. Both male and male
citizens of this state shall equally en-
JOY all civil, political and religious
rights and privileges"
Eichnor introduced a proposition
reading: 'All elections shall be by
ballot. Nothing in this section shall be
construed to prevent the use of any
machine or mechanical contrivance for
the purpose of receiving and register
ing the votes cast at any election; pro-
] vided that secrecy be preserved"
As to Voting.
Evans offered the following: mo
person who shall receive, accept or Of
fer to receive pay, or pay. offer or
promise to pay. contribute. offer or
promise to contribute TO another. to be
Maid or ,1Sad oDu r7o1e1y or other
valuable thing as a compensation or
reward for the giving or Withholding
of any such vote, or who shall make OF
become directly or indirectly interested
In any bets or wager depending upon
the result of any election, shall vote at
such election: and upon challenge fol-
such cause the person so challenged
before the officers authorized for tina
/ purpose shall receive his vote, shall
swear or affirm that Che has not trans
crossed the prevision,9 The legislature
shall enact laws making a violation
any provision of this section a crime
and provide the punishment therefor
and the legislature shall also enact
laws excluding from the right of suf-
frage all persons convicted under the
provisions of this section and also per
sons convicted of bribery or of any
other infamous crime
These three propositions were re-
ferred to the committee on elections
and suffrage.
I EichnOr arose and offered long
declaration of rights, through which
the secretary began to wade and was
frequently Guyed for his pronuncia-
ton of various terms. After he had
gone through several pages Thurman
asked.
How many more sections are
/ about fifteen said the secretary
"Then l move further reading be
dispensed with" said Thurman and
the motion went through with warmth
7 looked through forty state con-
stitutions to get the matter said
Dennis. QaughteP).
Other declarations were presented by
Lewis of Weber, and Peters of Box
/ Elder. and were referred to the COM
mittee on preamble and declaration OF
| rights.
No Passes.
Evans of Weber, offered the follow
ing:
mo public officer or person elected
or appointed to a public office, under
! the laws of this state, shall directly OF
| Indirectly ask. demand, accept or re-
ceiYe, or consent to receive, for his
own use or benefit or for the use OF
pass, free transportation, frank,
ing privilege or discrimination
in passenger, telegraph or teIe
phone rates. from any person or cor
poration, or make use Of the same him
( self or in conjunction with another
a person who violates any provision o.
this section shall be deemed guilty o.
office at the suit of the attorney-gen
eral. Any corporation or officer, OF
agent thereof, who shall offer o,
promise to a public officer or person
elected or appointed to public office
any such free pass. free transportation
Thanking privilege or discrimina ton
shall also be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and liable to a punishment
except as herein provided. No person
or officer or agen of a corporation Civ
ing any such free pass. free transpor
tation. fTanking privilege or discrima
nation hereby provided shall be priviI
edged from testifying in relation there
TO and he shall not be liable to civil O
criminal prosecution therefor if h
shall testify to the giving of the same.
During this reading the secretaF!
found Evans writing somewhat diff
f1eult
~ suggest" said Kimba1l. ''that MI
Evans furnish an interpreter OF hi
writing Oaughter1.
Private Corporations
Maloney presented a long proposition
relating to private corporations,
makes radical changes in corporation
laws.
Both were referred to the eemmitte
! on corporations other than municipal
Snow presented a proposition en-
bodying the idea of salaried officer
and absolutely prohibiting the fee sys
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