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

The convention yesterday took UP
the article on mines and mining and
killed it off. They also killed off pro-
hibition, once and for all. The rest of
the day was spent on the article on
private corporations, and so far the
committee has been markedly victor
ious. Several provisions were stricken
out, and the insurance fight was on
when lack of a quorum at o'clock
last night forced an adjournment.
Those who want the capital of the
state to be located at Provo showed
their hands. They have succeeded in
keeping the committee on public build
ings and state institutions from To-
eating it in that article and it is to be
left to a vote of the people. i they
can have their way. This would keep
the subject agitated for several years.
The Proceedings.
When the convention came together
yesterday there were storm signals
out. The smuggling in Of the article
on mines and mining the night before
and the insertion of the section de-
claring nearly all mining and irrigat-
ing uses within the right of public do
main, had raised a hurricane Of
wrath. The whole question has caused
[ nough anger under any circumstances
Aid debates, under the best conditions,
EVe been heated. The peculiar cir
Icumstances under which the article
had been brought to the front after
being killed in the committee Of the
whole intensified the natural feelings
on the subject. The proceedings of the
morning afterwards furnished ample
justifica ton for these storm signals
Counting noses was again the pleas
ant diversion OF Clerk Christensen for
a quarter of an hour after g. for
quorum did not put in its appearance
until that time. The Salt Lake mem
bers weren' so much to blame as usual
for this condition, as the country mem
bers formed the great majority Of the
absentees.
Delegate Raleigh, OF Salt Lake. was
invited TO offer prayer.
\ Trip to SaItair.
The junketing tour joke of Ham
nnond, of San Juan, proved to nave
been very effective, for a coElmunica-
ton was received from Manager n.
w Clayton extending a cordial invita-
ton to the delegates to be the guests
of his company and visit 1.-The famous 1
bathing resort, Saltair," at a conve1-
lent day and hour.
The reading Of this created mild
sensation and Hammond looked
pleased.
Kicks wanted to fix 4 o'clock Sunday
and Heyborne 4 o'clock Saturday. and
Bowdfe opposed breaking the Sabbath |
with a Junketing trip. At length it /
was decided to fix the time after the |
work was done.
Must Wait Fer Location.
Morris. chairman Of the committee |
on public buildings and state institu-
tions, submitted the report of that |
committee with the following article:
All property and institutions Of the /
territory shall upon the adoption of the /
constitution become the property and /
institutions of the state of Utah. Re
fornatol.y and penal inStitI tons and I
1bos, for the benefit of the insane; /.
blii.d, deaf. and mute, and such other /
institutions as the public good may re-
ullfre. shall be established and supper /
ted by the state in such manner and
under such boards Of control as may
be prescribed by law.
At the general election in the year
1896 the question Of permanent location
of the seat of government is hereby
provided to be submitted TO the quail
fed electors of the state and the ma
iority of all the votes upon said ques-
ton shall determine the location
thereof. In the case there shall be no
choice Of location at said election tie
question CT choice between the two
places for which the highest number of
votes shall have been cast shall be and
IS hereby submitted in like manner TO
the qualified electors at the next gen.
eral election thereafter; Provided, that
until the seat of government shall have
Sesn permanently located the temper
arv seat of government shall be and
in Salt Lake city, Utah.
pubic buildings and Institutions.
when the seat of government shall
80 tEeafr-located as herein provided
3I,.s location thereof shall not thereaf-
ter be changed except by vote of two
thirds of all the qualified electors OF
the state voting n that question at
election, at which the question
Of the location of the seat Of govern
,7aent shall have been submitted by the
The legislature shall make
no appropriation s or expenditures for
eapjtai buildings or grounds until the
seat Of government shall have been
permanently located.
The public institutions of the state
are hereby permanently located at the
places hereinafter named, each to have
the laads specifically granted to it by
the United States in the act of Cons
gress passed July Is, 1894, to be dis
nosed of ana used in such manner as
the legislature may provide:
First-The state prison at the city of
Salt Lake, in the county of Salt Lake. ;
Second-The state fair at the city of
Salt Lake, III the county of Salt Lake
Third-The state Reform school at
the city Of Ogden. in the county of ,,
Weber.
Fourth--The insane asylum at the ,,
-ity of Provo county of Utah.
Eiftf--The institution for the deaf,
dumb and blind at the city of 49,, !
n the county of --. |