The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-12

The bounty debate has been on and
Is over with. The Republican pro-
srdmme has been carried through and
the constitution will have no prohi-
bition against the giving of aid to pri-
waite individuals or corporations. AL
most the entire day was devoted to
the consideration of bounty. During
the debate Roberts brought out a
quotation from the message of Brig
ham Young to the legislature of 1850.
The Proceedings.
When the hour of 10 arrived Presi-
dent Smith raped the convention to
order and called Eichnor, of Salt Lake,
TO the chair. Seventy-eight delegates
were in attendance and prayer was
offered by the Rev. r, G. McNiece, of
the Presbyterian church. Clerk Chris
Minute Clerk Rapp performed his
duties in a manner that his chief
would do we'll to initiate.
tCEhree Thousand For Suffrage.
Chidester, of Garfield, presented pc
titions asking that woman suffrage be
inserted in the constitution, from citi-
zens whose places of residence and
number of signatures are indicated
Salt Lake, 1913; Utah, LILO; Tooele.
$50; Iron. 159; Jua5 266; Emery, 229;
Grand, 121; Pleasant Green, 1913; odd
names. %. Total, 1854.
For Separate Submission.
The following petitions for separate
submission Of the suffrage article
were presented:
BY Hill. of salt Lake 81 names; by
c-lE III
Crane, of Willard, 10 names; Kearns.
OF Summit, SO names from Park City
and 126 from Coalville; by Roberts, IL
from Davis and 1872 from Logan: by
Kiesel. of Weber, the resolutions of
The Ogden mass meeting.
A Strong Prohibition Petition.
Raleigh presented a petition signed
by President Woodruff, of the Nor
mon church Bishop Seaman, of the
Catholic church, Bishop Leonard, Of
the Episcopal church, and ministers of
the BAPTIST, Christian, Congregational,
Lutheran, Methodist. Presbyterian
and Unitarian denominations, asking
that prohibition be submitted to the
people as a separate article at the
time the constitution is voted on.
The convention here, on motion Of
ER;cks, went into the committee Of the
[ysole and Eichnor vacated the chair
favor of Squires. who welded the
gavel for the remainder of the day.
The Bounty Fight Begins.
The first business OF the convention
was consideration of the four bounty
sections reported for the legislative ar
ticIe by the Democrats.
Richards, speaking for the minority
of the committee, said that the sec
tons reported by them were designed
10 limit the powers Of the legislature
in q necessary way. He believed it
would not be proper for the govern
nnent to build railroads or manufac-
turtles. That was outside its province.
The first section reported by the mi
nority was killed by a party vote of
S<3 to so. It reads as follows:
No Grants To individuals.
Section 1. The legislature shall have
no power to make any grant, or to au-
tflorize the making Of any grant of
public money or thing Of value TO any
individual, association or individuals,
municipal or other corporation what
soever; Provided, That this shall not
be so construed as TO prevent the
grant of aid IN a case Of public calam-
ity.
To Save Money.
Speaking Of the second section
Richards said that It was designed to
accomplish the same end as the other
by preventing the loaning of the gov
ernment's credit. He said a great deal
had been heard since the beginning
of the session regarding economy in
public expenditures. II had been con-
stantly said that the new state would
be overburdened with taxes. The day
before hours had been spent in dis
cussing whether the salaries Of legis-
iators should be cut down from 81 to
$3.50 .. more That would have saved
= only a, few hundred dollars at most,
awhile this provision would probably
Save tens Of thousands Of dollars.
Both the second and third sections
were killed by a party vote of As to
81. They read as follows:
No Lending of Credit.
Section 1.-The legislature shall
have no power to give or to lend, or
to authorize the giving or lending, of
the credit Of the state, in aid of or to
any person. association or corporation,
whether municipal or other or to
pledge the credit of the state in any
manner whatsoever, for the payment
of the liabilities, present or prospec-
tive of any individual, association of
Individuals. municipal or other corpo-
ration Whatsoever, nor to subscribe
~ authorize the subscription of stock
on behalf of the state, in any corpo-
ration, or association. or company.
Shall Not Become Stockholders.
Section S.-The legislature shall
have no power to authorize any
county. city, town, township or other
political corporation or subdivision of
the state now existing, or that may
be hereafter established, TO lend its
credit. or to grant any public money
or thing of value in aid of or to any
Individual, association or corporation
what soever, or to become stock
holder in such corporation. association
or company.
No Extra Salary.
. Richards moved the adoption of sec
Br.aos4 4, reading as follows:
II ssnntsnr, The 1eqislafiira sha II