Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-18


after which prayer was offered by Roy.
j. y. Gillian Of tho Methodist church.
During tho reading Of the Journal |
the wander II one hundfcith member !
came Ga. TAc remaining suvon dele
gatea we're excused tar the day-1omo |
oi them Tor several days. Among
these wero Mr.. Varian, who has gone
to n vada on legal busiuca7.
AGAIN THE MINUTE.
The reading Of tho minutes was
again tho theme Of fruitful discussion
not on account of deficiencies made
by the clerks but Of o. motion made
by Judge Goodwin 10 have all amUni.
mcuta written out by delegates AMI
banded 20 the CLERK for insertion In the
record 60 avoid taking up the time OF
the Convention.
Amer some little debate Nebckof
raised the point that Judge G00Iwin's
motion was out uf order no that stage OF
bHsinUas. Tue point was sustained
aul tue minutes approved.
woNAS lurrHAuE.
whitney OF Sal, Lake presented "a
memorial ir0m thu Sal. Lake WOmau'u
5ullFago association, lui asked that = ~
DO read the frst time ana referred 90
tho COMMITTEES on elections aud
suffrage:
Tho undersigned delegates " Woman
$ uufagp association of Salt Lake county,
appointed Go represent that association In
prUsnnuug tho memorial 60 your honor
/ able body, rusuOC fully state That fhH
wumOu Of Faid association, together with
/ all the women OF Tho Territory OF Uuh,
are 90 prusOu. deprived OF tho privileges
| OF American citizenship, aud the right OF
Hunmgo,uotNiilsa udlngl ho majority OF
th0m arc uA,.yO born olilzgus o. tho
| United states.
We further represent that though
| amonnhlB 60 she laws, and pay taxes Tor
| tho support of thp municipal and Torri-
| torlhl government exactly tho same $50
male cil1guH, yOt We are not permitted "a
| voice or vote iu tho lUvyiug or oNpoudl-
| ture OF such taxes nor iu making tho
/ laws by which wo are governed.
! We further represent that though "a
/ fow women may not be- willing to
! exercise tho right OF suffrage,
! wo believe that tho majority n
| tho women Oi this IorritoIy desire
| and will cUugCiUnIuusly use this
| great privilege OF citizenship, aud thAl 10
il not lust thlt mo large number who
do desire 10 should boz longer deprived OF
their rights as ciuzous because " tho Tow
! who are indifferent
We rejoice that both Of tho groat politi.
| cal parties Boo Utah have declared boo favor
~ equal suffrage, and w1 now ask that
! tho pledges made 10 tho women of Utah
be- kept, and that tho now state Of
/ Utah may nave % Constitution
! framed upon tho basis ~ Justice and
| privileges Tor all her CiuZgus.
Believing that you urp aciultOi by
sentiments Of truO liberty aud Justice,
| aud because you have sOlumulY pledged
/ yourselves TO the eufmuChisgmCu. of thu
! women OF this Torritory,w0 specially
| request that you insert u clnurO in the
! Constitution ~ the state of Utah c0niorr-
ing upon womon tho right OF suffrage,
and your mUmorialiata Will ever pray
etc.
The memorial was signed by Ellen
y. ForEugon, Elizabeth j. Mnuierlgrc.
Mary h.. lrviue, May T.. Silver
Jomima Il. Midglcy.
FRoI TERRITORIAL ASSOCIATION.
H. 8. Richards, salt Lake, also pre-,
senled a memorial on tho same ques
ton from tho NOmEn'a Suffrage
association q Utah, which today held
special convention In Judge Nc
Nally's office, 10 draft the memorial
which was sigue1 10y Mrs. ~. Well
a. president aud Emily b. Richards
yioe-presideuti by Iiua ID. "A, Young
president a the National Woman
Relief society, Jane 3. Richards, vice
PRECEDENT; H.. -. Wells, secretary; alai
I a a.. %
pgo associations. Tho memorial WA
referred 20 the committee on election
and Hullnge.
NAMES OF THE MEMORIAL FRAAlERs
The following ladies comprised Ia,
committee who drew up tue memorial
Mr.. Emily S. Richards, acting a
chairman:
Sarah NJ. Kimball, Cora q. Caslelon
Isabella h. Bennett, Priscilla A.. Jun.
hinge, Mary 10, Gilmer, XiuA ID. n
Young, Mary a. Parsons, Emma j
McNlcker, Amelia Il. Young, r.
mania Is. Pratt, Ruth NJ. Fox, Phtbl
Y. Boatie, Martha Hughes Cannon
COriune M. Allen,
UNITED STATES SENATORS.
s,revell, Of Weber, offered the follow
Ing proposition;
AZ shall DO tue duty OF the Legisla
tura 10 elect United States Senators h
conformity 10 tho COuHtitu,i0n au,
laws OF tho United States curing th
fral thirty days OF the session VI Tia
Legislature, at when senator o
senators Bio 20 be elected.
UNIFORMITY ~ EDUCATION.
Mael0r, OF Utah, offered a pr1posl
ton from the Utah county tsaohers
association relating % system o' put
10 instruction, which was referred 4
the committee on education.
SWORN srATEMENTs.
Bhurtln, OF Salt Lake, offered
. pTupOsitlon requiring county 0nluia
b. ilu sworn statements Of moneys IA,
culvel anu disUurBei, which was ne
iarIou 60 tho coumiltso on municlpa
corporations.
TIE STATES CAPITOL.
Morris, Of Salt Lake, offered
proportion providing Tor psrmnuen