The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-13

intendent, encouragement and president
of the university to be ex-oficio mem
bers- Three are to be elected by the
alumni OF the university and the 0Iner
six by the people The term of office IL
six years, but elections are SO arranged
that one,third shall be elected every Two
shall be ex-officio commissioners OF
lands, are TO be chosen. School books are
to be chosen every five years by a con-
vention of the state board. county and
institutions for the deaf, dumb and blind
is to be Jeff to the people. Teachers must
not be Interested in the sale OF books or
apparatus No political test is to be APP
piled to either students or teachers and
schools must be free from sectarian con
( troll Appropriations cannot be made for
Eichnor presented a proposition on the
powers and duties of the executive. which
does not materially differ from that OF
Low, of Cache. except in the matter OF
salaries
The Judiciary.
Kearns. of Summit, presented a prop
OsitiOn for the judiciary II contemplates
a supreme court of three members and
superior or district court for every N,UUU
/ inhabitants Probate courts are to be
| done away with and each county is to
have four terms of court each year. The
| supreme court judges are to hold for
/ twelve years; the district Judges for six
! Salaries are well up, but the number of
| judges Is cut down. County clerks are
made clerks of the district courts.
! Woman's Suffrage.
Thoresen, of Cache, offered a PROPOSE
] ton on election. giving woman suffra ge
and shutting out from its enjoyment
bribers, heeiers and gamblers on the re-
! suit Provisions are made for elections
and peculiar oath IS prescribed for state
officers, who would be compelled to
II do solernnly swear Cor affirm that I
will support, obey and defend the, con-
L.
constitution of the state of Utah. and
! that 1 will faithfully discharge the duties
| of---- according to the best
Of my ability; that have not. knowing
! ly, violated any election law of this
| state or procured it to be done by others
In my behalf. that VIII not knowingly
receive, directly or indirectly. any money
or other valuable thing for the perform
ance or non-performance Of any act or
duty pertaining to said office, other than
| the compensation allowed by law"
Legislative, Executive, Judicial.
| The following was introduced by Eich-
nor. Of Salt Lake: The powers of the
government Of this state are divided into
three distinct departments-the legisla-
tive, executive and judicial, and no per-
son or collection of persons charged with
the exercise of powers properly belong
ing to one Of these departments shall ex-
ercise any powers properly belonging tC
either of the others. exceDt as in this
| constitution expressly directed or per
mitted.
Life Insurance.
Maloney, of Weber, offered a PROPOSE
ton requiring foreign life insurance com
guaranty 4 fund Of 100000 and domestic
companies are required to deposit tina
fund.
Strevell introduced a proposition say
ing: "The right Of action to recove
damages for injuries resulting in dealt
shall never be abrogated; and the amour
recoverable shall not be subject to an!
statutory Imitation
Committee Clerks.
There was a three-rnged circus owe
the selection of two committee clerks, il
which the principal features were tn
badly ratified state OF President Smith
who once laid down his savel in utter des
pair and asked:
Gentlemen, where are we at"
Finally, after a long parliamentary
tangle had been unraVeled, Miss Berr
McMaSter and Miss Henrietta Clark wer
elected committee clerks. In the mean
time President Smith called Squires to tn
chair and beat a hasty retreat to tn
cloak room
The serSenat-at-arTnS was instructed {
| purchase a clock
The mayor of the city was given tn
privilege of the floor.
The committee chairmen were instruct
ed TO meet and arrange a schedule o
committee meetings SO there would be n
conflict.
An adjournment was taken at p. m.