The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-14
A RECESS FOR
A PHOTOGRAPH.
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dent Smith, who was 50 anxious to
have the recess taken, was we'll to the
front in the photo and SO he was sat
isded. After the action was taken,
there was some disposition to feel
sheepish over it, as it was seen that
the necessary dignity of the conven-
ton had not been guarded.
1t was a spirited joint discussion
which took place in the convention yes
terday between the secretary and
Pierce. A motion would be in order to
admit the secretary to the privilege
of the floor.
The monotony of bad breaks on the
part of the president is now and then
relieved by the charming audacity of
the clerk.
Variants lecture on parliamentary
law yesterday afternoon was evidently
delivered for the edif1cation of the
president. Would it not have been in
better taste to have coached that Of
nclal IN private?
Judge Goodwin has very little to say
in the convention. The judge evidently
values his reputation for ability very
highly.
Alma Eldridge sits by quietly Sitting
every proposition i'll order to deter
mine if it contains anything upon
which he might put a partisan con-
| Struction.
| Mr.. Crane complained that the air In
the convention hall was bad. Mr..
Crane should have withdrawn Till the
air had chance to purify.
George NJ. Cannon has put his foot
into it. 1t would have been much bet
ter had he stopped at carrying out his
delegated privileges as spokesman Of
| the Republican caucus. AT least that
side. But his remark on Tuesday
about the Introduction Of propositions
in the convention instead of submitting
them to committees has raised Whirl-
I wind OF course among the Democrats
his motive is seen through. He wants
himself and other Republican chair
men to get full credit for all articles
~
to the Democrats. However. among
the Republicans from the country dis
| tricts. unreal as it may seem, Cannon
IS taken seriously at nearly his own
estimation of himself. Consequently
some of these out-of-toWn delegates are
| dfff1dent about presenting PROPOSE
tons and really feel hurt at the sally
of the Hon. George NJ. However, he
should not. be taken, seriously When
he gets out of the realm of the caucus
there is no accounting for what he will
say or do. He has shown a desire to
be super critical. but that will wear off
pretty soon when he learns that a
member of the constitutional convex
ton is not essentially a superior be-
ing and also learns that there are
something oyer a hundred Of his fellow
delegates who can do a little thinking
and speaking for themselves once in
while. The case is simply temporary,
But even if it should prove to have
staying qualities. the Republicans wifi
soon learn what the Democrats have
long ago learned, that he Is not the
arbiter Of the fate of the whole people
of Utah.
The Judiciary committee has taken
up the very important subject of petit
Jurors, after having determined that
grand juries should be abolished
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lessen the number of Jurors and this
finds favor with not a few members OF
the convention. The question of con
tinuing in force the present Law
authorizing verdict OF nine or more
jurors also came up. Nothing. how.
ever, was reached and the discussion
will be continued this morning.
Already there is merry fight on Ii
the convention on revenue. taxation
and public debt over the question OF
taxing mortgages What will come ou1
there is no saying. WINS. of Washing
ton, who made such a strong fight fOl
taxation during the last legislature, Is
making a strong fight for the principle
strong fight, though he IS the only
banker in the city who would seen
disposed to take that side OF the cues
ton.
The committee on appoIsionment is
having warm time over the .;uestior
as to whether it has the right to fz
the number of members Of the legisla.
ture. This right is claimed by thu
committee on the legislative. but the
members from the outside counties fee
that it would be much more to thei,
advantage to have the subject con
sidered by the apportionment commit
tee, as each county has q, representa-.
tive on that. If they can hold the
committee down it is proposed to give
each county representative in the
legislature. The members from sht
smaller counties are actively at wor}
TO bring the convention into line ar
the proposition in favor of the appor
tionment committee and 1t already
looks as though it would go through
as many members from even fhe
populous centers will give their aid
Foremost among the workers in This
line are Snow, Of Washington. and
Nebeher, OF Rich, who are both ener
getic men.