The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-26
Smith AGAIN
SAT- DOWN ON.
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Thurman wanted to know if some
members. in order to make some
changes agreeable to themselves, were
! trying to bring this matter up again.
Crane grew somewhat angry at this.
He said there were Observation-Disclosures
! about how the section really did pass.
He resented the imputation that the
committee was engaged in any pecu-
liar practices. The only thing was to
have full understanding.
Thurman explained he did not mean
the committee. but the mover of the
motion. who was trying to 20 behind
the action of the convention.
Goodwin during the debate after
Charley Crane and Lambert had been
talking)-If this was not a dignified
body I'd say this was all rot!
Politicians Born, Not Made.
Raleigh-Poets are born. not made;
according to the gentleman from Rich,
dudes are born. not made; I think Re-
publicans and Democrats are born not
made You cannot make these elections
non-partisan and we want as few as
possible.
Thurman made a very warm speech,
in which he said this action would
open up all the important questions
which it was thought had been hnally
disposed of. 1t was a dangerous pre-
cedent More than that he wanted to
take some of the red fire out of the
campaign During that time men are
temporarily insane. There should be
some chance for them to cool off when
school and judicial officers are under
consideration.
Resembles Car Reed.
After some more debate, pro and con.
Kerr raised a point of order that the
motion to suspend the rules in order
to reconsider was unbeatable. The
chair did not make a clear ruling, but
allowed debate to go on. Kerr again
raised his point just as EFans, of
Weber, was about to speak. The chair
ruled him out and he appealed.
Evans, of Weber. said the appeal had
come too late and could not be enter
tanned, Notwithstanding the very ap-
parent fact that this was the first
clear decision the chair refused to
entertain the appeal.
Thurman Talks Plainly.
There was little heated passage be-
tween Allen and Thurman. Allen said
Thurmans opposition to reconsidera-
ton was easily explained. He had in
troduced the idea of separate judicial
elections and had worked it through
the committee.
Thurman-Are you a member Of the
committee? Were you present at its
meetings?
Allen-No.
Thurman-Then you are talking Of
something you know nothing about.
Allen-Well, I have information from
man in whom have the utmost con-
fidence.
After Aliens speech Kerr moved the
previous question and it was carried.
Vnrian Raises n Point.
Varian, who had come in just as the
vote was about to be put, made the
point of order that a motion to re-
consider would have to bring back the
whole article on elections and suffrage.
A simple section could not be brought
back. That would be an absurdity.
Evans. of Weber, said it was the
right Of the body to do anything it
pleased.
Richards upheld Variants position
that the whole article must be brought
back.
President Smith held against varian
and the latter promptly appealed.
Varian arose to debate the appeal
and Evans, of Utah, raised the point
that 1T was not debatable.
President Smith-Tile point of order
is we'll taken.
Varian with wrath and emphasis)
Does the chair rule that an appeal
IS not debatable? If he wants to shut
me off I'll sit down.
yarian Scores President Smith.
The president quickly craw6shed
and Varian proceeded. He said that
the only vote on which the article had
been adopted was the last roll call.
1t was absurd to say that a single
section or para graph could be picked
and called back. The idea presented
the clUmsiest piece of parliamentary
blacksmithing ever perpetrated any
where. He wanted to know what
scheme there was which would bring
back only one section.
Hart said he was in favor of recon-
sideration, but the chair was I'M
doubtedly wrong.
had the right to call back what it
wanted to.
President Turned Down.
The vote on the appeal was "a to
81, and the president was again sat
down on very hard.
Squires moved a reconsideration of
the vote on the entire article.
Thurman-You mean to bring up
woman suffrage and everything else,
do you not?
Thurman--Well, vote it down
The motion was voted down and
over two hours of talk was wasted.
The article on Judiciary was then
taken up and Chichester offered the
following proposition relating to the
supreme court:
Supreme Court by Districts.
The state shall be divided into three
supreme court districts. as follows:
The First district shall be composed
OF the counties of Cache, Rich, Box
Elder, Weber, Morgan and Davis.
The Second district shall be composed
of the counties of Summit. Salt Lake
and Tooele. The Third district shall
be composed of the counties of Bea-
YER Carbon, Emery, Garfield, Grand,
iron, Juab, Kane, Willard. Piute San
Juan, Sanpete. Sewer, Uintah, Utah,
WaIatch. Wayne and Washington.
The taualified voters of each of said
diStrst:4s shall elect the said Judges
for IKE term of six years.
var,Rn protested against sectional
ism int the supreme court. He said !.