The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-27


put in the court would declare tn.
constitution unconstitutional
kearns-Is not this provision in othei
constitutions?
Thurman-Yes. In Idaho. But I d.
not want to follow Idaho. That state
has many queer provisions.
Not Worth the Paper.
He continued that he believed mir
ing to be a public use. and the courts
would so decide, In the end the courts
will decide this question and no con.
stitutional provision will make pcssi
BILE the taking of private property for
private uses. The provision would not
be worth the paper on which it was
written.
Farr. said he had been interested
part of the time: and mortified and
chagrined the other part. He had nc
doubts that some of the delegates
would be in the future legislatures, and
so there would be some intelligence in
those bodies.
The previous question was then called
and the vote was taken on striking
out the section. It resulted in another
victory against the miners on a vote
Of 46 to &c.
/ Prohibition Finally Knocked Out.
The adverse report from the COM
! mittee of the whole on the question of
prohibition was then taken up and on
I motion of Hart, the majority report
against the submission of the ques-
ton was adopted by vote of 66 to 10.
Those voting for prohibition We're;
Bowdle, Boyer. Brandley. Cora-, Cum
bingham, Engberg. Holiday. Hey
bourn. WINS. Jolley, Lauritz Larson,
Murdoch. of Beaver. Partridge. Peter
son Of Sanpete. Raleigh Robinson of
Wayne. Snow. Symons Thompson. Mil
Ter, the cyclonic prohibitionist, was
absent.
At 11:35 the convention resolved it
self into committee Of the whole, with
WINS in the chair.
To Limit Corporate Powers.
The amendment of Roberts to the ar
ticle on private corporations. designed
to make corporations confine them
selves to one general line of business,
was taken UP.
Snow, James, Squires. Van Horn and
Richards spoke against it and Maloney
in its favor, and a recess was taken
from 1905 until 2.
Upon reaSsembling, Roberts took the
floor to close the debate on his sub
stitute. He saw that there was no
chance of success. but he believed the
people would not sit quietly by and
allow corporate power to bind itself
upon them. He had read the trial Of
Warren Hastings and thought the
great corporations. like giant octopuses.
able to throw their tentacles, are the
greatest danger to liberty. He had
wanted to prevent the invasion of great
corporations which would lay their
paralyzing hands on the resources Of
the state. However. as the legislature
would have further power. he withdrew
his substitute.
BY two changes section Is was made
to provide, "All railroad companies
shall receive and transport each other
passengers and freight Qnstead of
tonnage and cars) without discrimina-
ton or unnecessary delay"
Adopted and Then Rejected.
On motion of Van Horn the following
substitute for section ii was adopted.
mo railroad or other transportation
or common carrier shall dis
Grim mate in the transportation of per-
sons of property, between persons or
places, or in the facilities for trans
portation, or in charges for like service
in transporting like kinds or quantity
Of property under similar circum-
stances and conditions" He explained
state commerce law and met ali the /
of the case. However,
his substitute had hardly been adopted 7
before Roberts moved TO strike it out
and the motion carried after some
little debate.
Rolling Stock Personality.
Richards moved to strike out section
I6. providing that rolling stock and
other movable property Of railroad
shall be personal property
Ind subject to execution and sale as
Well as taxation. After some debate
he motion was lost by large ma.
ority.
On motion of Hart section IS, pro-
riding that the legislature may appoint
/ railroad com mission, was stricken
'ut, as the power would be in the
legislature.
On motion of varian section 10 was
stricken out. 1t declared the authority
# the state over all railroad property
within its borders. "1f we've got to
10 this, what is the use of having
tatehood?" asked Varian.
To Prevent Pinkertons.
An attempt was made to strike Oh.
ection 20, prohibiting the bringing
nto the state of armed bodies of men.
Richards-May I ask the chairman !
f the committee the design of this?
james, can save time by saying ]
'inkertons.
Snow-Cannot the legislature attend :
D this without such a provision? I
he legislature won't do it. That's why !
re are trying to put it in here.
Another attempt to strike out was '
lade on the section prohibiting Of ]
GERS, employees, agents or ATTORNEYS
corporations doing business under !
municipal franchise from holding Of
ces or employment therein. l
Narian said this would limit the &
ght of American citizens to hold Of !
&c. |
In Our City Council. I
Evans said the section was gooe. /
of foreign corpora
ons owning large stock in them. sit r
the city councils and county a
ourts and vote in their interests. e
hey vote on the price to be maid t
lemselves for their own property or
roducts. There has been a shame D
Il exhibition of this in Salt Lake
ty recently, and the best economists o
re heartily in favor of this provision. Z
Varhan (quickly)-That is right. IL
Varian moved to strike out ''or eni- n
oyment" so as to limit the section -
officers. This was carried L
Richards moved to strike out s>at-
rneys and employees" and Button V
strike out employee" There were
sainst breaking down in any re- :,
rect the wall designed to protect the u
.ople. =,
James argued for the provision. He .,
id that the article was certainly E,
silly designed to be put in the con- IL
tuition. He said Missouri! went fur n
er than the coSlmittee had done. s,
he regulations were certainly neces- pl
ry to protect the people. re