The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-10

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Suffrage Presented and Filled.
The constitutional convention spent
She dullest of many days yesterday.
L had been expected that, first thing
in tie morning, it would take up the
legislative article and, during the day,
the question of bounties would come
up and there would be a lively align
ment of the two parties for a time.
However, early in the morning those in
charge of the apportionment for the
legislature managed to hold the con-
rention to consideration of its calendar
and the article on federal relations
was pushed through. The apportion-
ment people then relented and the
committee of the whole spent the rest
OF the morning on the eight lines which
make up the militia article.
In the afternoon the apportionment
champions succeeded in forcing ac-
tiQp The expectations of the day be-
ftoS were not realized and the scheme
did not go through without objection.
Peters and Hart made a lively objec-
ton to the unfairness toward Box
Elder and Cache and brought on
good discussion. Varian moved an
amendment to prevent the system Of
county representation. The discussion
continued all afternoon and in the end
the committee gained a victory. tt
will come I'D again this morning and,
now 1t is begun, there is no telling
when the end will come.
Should the article on apportionmeDt
and boundaries be disposed of today
the committee of the whole will pro-
badly take up and finish the execu-
tive article. which was laid over while
Varian was absent Then the legisla-
tive article will come up and the
bounty debate win be had. After that
comes revenue and taxation AID then
labor and arbitration
President Smith showed he had been
thoroughly scared by the parliament
airy tangle of the day before When
the apportionment and boundaries
article came up he hastily called
Eichnor to the chair and sat by un-
comfortably all afternoon.
The Proceedings.
The president called to order and
members were punctual answering to
roll call
Rev. George F. Richie of the Con-
Agregational church. was invited to offer
the opening prayer
Separate Article Petitions.
Petitions then came pouring in again.
some for separate submission of the
@aual suffrage proposition were pre-
sented by Van Horne. signed by 800
citizens. more or less" by Cunning
ham. of Utah. ''by request bearing 165
signatures; by Miller. of Sewer. from
1850 Christian Endeavorers: by Good
win. of Salt Lake. five petitions signed
respectively by 90. $40. 60. 1853 and 100
citizens; by Lowe. of Box Elder. IN be-
half of 81 of his constituents; by Kicks.
of Sewer. by request" petition con-
tanning 142 names: by Murdoch of
Wasatch. two petitions. one from the
Ontario mine with 20 signatures and
1.-THE other from the Ontario mill with 60
signatures attached: two by Slower of
Iooele. one with 40 and the other with
SO names: by Larsen. with so sigma
lures By Brandley. with 149: by Rob-
erts, with so; by Ryan, one with %
signatures. one with Is and one with
SO; by Cushing. one with 1856: by Thur
man. by request" 46.
To Break the MOnotony.
Chichester presented a petition signed
by 2153 Ogden citizens asking that
equal suffrage be incorporated in the
constitution. and Francis presented two
of similar import. signed respectively
by Y and $50 Morgan county citizens
All were filed
Whitney. Of Salt Lake Cby reduest), /
took occasion during the lull to present
to the president a copv of Sbinler's
group of the convention.
Ordinance and Federal Relations,
The convention refused to go into
committee of the whole and the article
on ordinance and federal relations was
taken UP. There was some discussion
over the polygamY clause. Hart con- /
tending that the prohibition would not |
be self-enforcing. but some requirement
of legislation was needed. Evans said |
the provision amply complied with the |
enabling act The article was passed on /
roll call
At II o'clock the convention went into
committee of the whole. with Eldredge |
in the chair.
The article on public lands was
taken up and Evans moved a recom-
mitment of the article so that a pro
vision can oe made whereby bona
fide settlers on lands can obtain them
for less than their present market
value. There was statement that
the committee on education would re-
port such provision in connection
with school lands. The article was
finally referred TO the committees on
education and public lands Jointly.
For Female Soldiers.
Inc d1licIe on HLuuLld was then !
taken up. Macintosh jumped up
when the first section was read.
Il move to strike out the word
male" he said.
This brousf1t down the house. II
took Chichester a few moments to
g-s-her himself. Then ne arose II ask
z question:
way I ask Mr.. Macintosh ii he is
e member of the militia?" fLaughrer)
Maokinosh (tapping his gray halrsl
No, l am exempt On account of ny
hair G1aughter)
Chiaester-If you were. I'd supporr
yoEr alendnrent SO as to improve the
nilit-a.> QaUghter)
Il A few moments later Someone