The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-29

clause. Referred.
To Limit Debate.
The committee on rules, by Varian,
reported in favor of a new rule re-
garding proceedings in committee of
the whole, in which motions to post
pone and lay on the table are pro-
hlbtted, while debate is limited to five
minutes, without privilege for more
than two speeches.
Allen, of Piute, moved a suspension
OF the rules and the immediate adop-
tlon of the resolution. WINS and Evans
supported this.
1t was soon evident that such a rule
would place the speakers on suffrage in
an unpleasant position by cutting off
their speeches. Hart and Richards in
sisted that there was no hurry in the
matter and the report should lay over
one day under the rules
The convention, however, did not
seem disposed to be enthusiastic over
the prospect of the coming speeches
and the report was unanimously
adopted
Adams, chairman of the committee
on public lands. submitted the article
on that subject and it went on the
calendar of the committee of the whole.
It's full text will be found in another
column.
me BAH opens
Wells made another attempt to side
track the suffrage article, by calling
for the third reading of the bill Of
rights, under the head of unfinished
business" He was ruled out, however,
and at 1O:40 the convention went into
committee of the whole on suffrage,
with Hart, Of Cache, in the chair
Lambert, of Salt Lake, endeavored
to be the first to make a motion, by
offering a substitute for the first two
sections. But he could not even secure
a second.
Kiesel of Weber, offered a substi-
tute for the first section, which pro-
vided that male citizens, with the
usual necessary qualifications, should
have the right of suffrage.
There were cries of Question!
Question: The suffragists were evil
IDENTIFY ready to go to vote without ar
gument. Roberts took the floor.
WINS, as a matter of courtesy, asked
unanimous consent that Roberts be
given all the time he wished.
Varian called attention to the rule
limiting debate, but said he would
yield his time to the gentleman. One
after another delegate followed, until
Roberts had about two hours time,
and was compelled to ask:
MIR. Chairman, 1 ask protection
from this flood"
Roberts Starts the Discussion.
Roberts said he would not take as
taken had not the Republicans de-
cided in caucus to support the article.
Friends who had stood with him, now
said the fight was useless. Perhaps
they would now wonder why he con-
tinued He would not make his argyll
"a 0T he 9 q
it was useless to reason with those who
closed their ears and determined to
follow a chosen course. He would
argue only as to expediency. First he
wanted ito say he was disappointed
with the report of the minority. He
knew nothing of-what # Contained. IN
til it was read from the clerks desk.
His only suggestion made to the mi
nority had been ignored by them.
He had been misunderstood because
he had resented the arrogance of the
majority. He had been anxious to
to have the issue joined. Where the
majority was unkind enough. ungener-
Gus enough to endeavor to keep the re-
port from being properly brought for
ward. he had made the fight. He was
proud he had. That was as far as
his connection had gone with the Re-
publicans.
In the territCrv there is a general
sentiment against increase of taxes.
Thinkers must realize that the taxes
will be almost doubled. There is
numerous class who will oppose this
constitution on this ground. They are
not alone in the rural districts. They
are in the centres of population.
There is another class which will OPP
pose statehood because they fear pro-
hibition. So far as can be told the con-
vention will submit separate article
on this subject. There is a. consider
able number who fear its adoption and
who will vote against the whole con-
stitution rather than to see The state
pledged to it.
The Disappointed Ones.
Further than this there are those
who were displeased by the results of
the election. The Republicans might
smile. They undoubtedly believed thai
the only persons who could be dis
gruntled at results were the Demo-
Gratis. But this was not so. He had
been informed by one Of The leaders
of the victorious Republicans that al
ready dissentions over spoils had made
themselves felt and the party was rent
with dissensions until there were as
many disgruntled ones among them as
among the Democrats.
There is the other class which will
vote against the constitution on ac
count of woman suffrage. He had
often heard of the courage of Wyo-
ming and of Colorado and of Kansas.
Yet why not speak of New York, of
old Virginia, of Indiana, of Ohio,
They have not woman suffrage. Yet
they have no tyranny over woman.
Yet men speak of Wyoming. They say
it has had suffrage for twenty-five
years. If woman's influence has been
so good Wyoming should be- a model
state. But on it there is now a blot
of shame that cannot be wiped away.
That was the blot of wholesale murder
of helpless foreigners, which the in
huence Of women was unable to re-
strain. He denied woman suffrage had
been tried in Wyoming for twenty-five
years. Until lately Wyoming has been
a territory and had not felt the strong
feelings that come with statehood and
its attendant struggles for place. The
territorial condition offered no chance
for the consuming fire of politics 1t
was like going from a relief society to
the polls. Was that a fair trial of
suffrage?
Fear of Old Conditions.
There is another class fearing that
old conditions will be revived. That
feeling is not yet dead. The class is
already large. If we place woman
suffrage in the constitution that class
will be enlarged. Members had told
him their blood boiled when they saw
the intimations in the minority report.
Yet whether blood boils or SINNERS
he fact remains. The delegates might
as well look the condition in the face.
He regretted it, but the class was
strong which believed there was no
sincerity in the movement. They, Iner-
haps. do not fear the people. but the