The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-28

The constitutional convention is now
getting in a position where it is ex-
ceedingly difficult to hold a quorum
together for good working hours The
house was turned into a very undig-
nif1ed assemblage yesterday afternoon
on this account. Much work. however,
was done. The committee of the whole
went through the articles on private
corporations. public lands and salar-
les.
The Proceedings.
The fact that members are becoming
tired of conf nual waits for a quorum
at the beginning of every session, and
morning sessions in particular, was
duly attested yesterday morning. when
the members who had come early
plainly showed their impatience at
waiting until Cps before the necessary
"a appeared. Delegate Howard, Of
Emery. offered prayer.
Judge Zane for Suffrage.
CT1idester presented another batch
Of suffrage petitions, asking that the
clause be inserted in the body Of the
constitution. The one in which he
seemed to take most pride was the
smallest of all, but included in the
Is names were c. S. Zane. John NJ.
Zane, Sara R Zane Margaret D. Zane
and Margaret z. Witcher. The other
petitions contained $50 names from
Wayne. 10 from Washington and 1873
from Garfield. Filed.
On motion OF Roberts the convention
decided to save time by keeping up on
revision and compilation. Therefore it
will spend an hour and a half
each morning on the articles
already prepared and those dis
posed of will be put in the
hands of the engrossing clerk. AS the
committee on compilation said they
have several articles ready for sub
mission. this will enable the body to
finish its labors three or four days
earlier.
COray at it Again.
coray. of Juab, sprung the following
resolution, which was promptly tabled:
Resolved. That the sergeant
be directed to spread the names of the
tardy members on the bulletin board
and that the aforesaid be required to
produce a reasonable excuse for said
hardness. and that in the absence Of
such excuse, said members be repri-
manded by the president for slothful-
ness"
On motion of Hart the secretary was
instructed to record in the minutes the
names of all absentees and those ex-
cused from attendance. The vote on
this was very close.
AT 10 o'clock the convention went
into committee of the whole and took
up the private corporations article,
with James substitute. leaving the
question of deposits of fire insurance
companies to the legislature. After
some debate James substitute was
killed by an overwhelming vote.
Maloney moved to include life and
accident insurance companies in the
deposit section. and Jolley moved that
the deposit be $4,000 instead Of 100000
EmascuIatfng an Article.
The house killed both these amend
ments by an overwhelming vote and
the section was then stricken out, as
was section q directly referring to
that subject.
A motion was made to strike out
section %. making it necessary for in
surance companies to make semi-an-
nual reports of condition. James spoke
against this motion.
Maloney, of Weber, (dryly)I am
glad to hear the gentleman Uames)
say one word in favor of his own re-
port. 1 thought that. like Judge Good
wins bees i'll the South Sea islands,
he had taken to the woods. Qaugh-
teri
Thoresen (after James had made a
speech against one Of the provisions)-
Is it now in order to strike out the
words ''W. F. James, chairman" at
the end of this article? Naughter)
James Gets Angry.
James-Mr. Chairman, the gentle
man must withdraw those remarks.
Thoresen Qaughingly)-I withdraw
The motion to strike out the entire
section prevailed Therefore the whole
question of insurance is left to the leg
islature and not a word about such
companies is left in the constitution.
With three attempts the committee
struck out, piecemeal, section 20, re-
lating to charters Of banks. The same
fate was meted out to section so, to
prevent the legislature from sanction
mig suspension of specie payments,
and section 81, requiring the registra-
ton of money in bills and notes and
ample security for their redemption.
Van Horns Big BIunder.
Just at this point curious incident
hanpened. Richards was asking
lanes a question. Button was lean
ing over a table in the southeast cor
ner of the room talking to Bowdle.
Suddenly Van Horn, in the chair. be-