The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-08


consent of the other for more than
three days. The proper procedure
therefore, it is asserted. is the passage
of a concurrent resolution adjourning
the two houses when a session is at an
end. This was attempted by the in
PRODUCTION of such a resolution but as
usual no motion that it be adopted was
made but instead the speaker ordered
the resolution read as usual then said:
You have heard the motion, all in
favor signify by saying aye, those op-
posed no. This action deprived the
motion of its form of resolution and
brought the question upon a simple
motion to adjourn which was carried.
A protracted discussion as to the
prOpriety OF such action ensued which
was participated in by numerous of the
new members anxious to display their
I knowledge of parliamentary practices.
None of them seemed to know where
they were at " however, and the
speaker was more at sea than any one
Lewis, of Salt Lake, alone appeared
to be aware that a concurrent resolu-
ton must be read three times before
passed and he was not sure
of it, but thought so and asked
for Information on that point.
The chair ruled that in any event it
| was too late, since the motion to ad-
jour had carried already. The house
/ was in a most hopeless state of con-
fusion with no question before it, and
! everyone talking at once, when CaZiar
of Juab arose and informed the chair
that nothing further could be done.
| since the house had adjourned and
( there was no speaker to put motion.
! Finally the members left their seats,
| congregated in groups, and chatted on
other affairs, forgetting the business of
the hour. They had simply given up
all effort to find a way out of the mud
! Gle. AT length the speaker and few
| others decided to send a message to
the senate to the effect tht the house
| had passed a concurrent resolution to
adjourn, and one was fixed" up and
| dispatched by a messenger, who re-
! turned and informed the members of
! the house that the senate had already
adjourned and had reorganized in regu-
! lar session. Speaker Denny thereupon
! arose to the emergency and resuming
the chair he had vacated declared that
he adhered to his original decision and
| that the house stood adjourned with
out date.
In Regular Session.
! When the house emerged from the
adjournment it proceeded to reorgan-
lze Tor what is termed the regular SEES
sion, but it was much more like an ir-
!
! ingly tiresome wrangle, in which much
! more time was frittered away, the
| house was organized by electing tine
| officers selected by the Republican eau
/ Gus, and who officiated at the special
I session, Presley Denny speaker and
| William Thompson chief clerk, the
| Democrats presenting their caucus
T nominees, With Aquilla Nebeker for
| speaker and George Christensen for
chief clerk
When the speaker had been escorted
to the chair by Nye and Critehlow,
Lewis moved the adoption of the rules
| of the thirty-frst territorial session
1 govern the session. The motion pre-
vailed.
After some discussion to no point
over the necessity of legislators again
taking the oath, Nye introduced tine
I first bill in the regular session. Its
reading was laid over pending more
discussion with no point as to whether
! a bill could be introduced until the
house Was fully organized. a commu-
nfcation from the senate announced
that it had completed organization.
A motion to adjourn, by Harris. was
lost and then MonsQn took advantage
Of the Republicans not being ready to
fill the minor offices and offered a res
olution naming Democrats for the
| places. The resolution was of course
| promptly laid on the table by the
Republican majority. The house de
cided to consider itself organized af-
ter it had been tranSacting business
for an hour and sent a message to that
effect to the senate and then Nye
called for the reading of his bill, which
is verbatim as follows:
H. B. No. by -Nye.-An act to
provide for the fixing of terms of dis
trict court and the summoning and de-
termining qualifications of jurors
therein
Be it enacted by the. legislature of the
state of Utah:
Cection Until it shall be otherwise
provided by law, the district courts of
state are hereby authorized to fix the
terms of court to bel held in each of the
counties Of their respective districts.
and to issue open venireS for the sum-
moning of jurors to try all civil and
criminal business arising in the sever
al counties of each district and tria-
bic by such courts.
Sec. 2.-Unti otherwise provided by
law, the qualifications Of jurors shall
be as follows:
IA citizen of the United States
over the age of twenty-one years.
2.-Who can read and write the Eng
lish language.
9.-Who reside in and has resided in
the county in which such juror is
called upon to serve six months next
preceding the time such juror is so
summoned.
4.-Who is a taxpayer in this state.
and
5.-Who is of reputable sound mind
and discretion, and who is not so dis
abled as to be unable to serve.
All acts and parts of acts in conflict
with the provisions Of this act are
hereby repealed.
Sec 3.-This act shall take effect i'm
mediately from and after it's approval.
The author spoke in favor of his bill
and asked that it be passed at second
reading. which was done, the reading
being by title only notwithstanding
that his motion did not so provide nor
were the rules suspended for the pur-
pose. a necessary proceeding.
Robinson wanted the bill amended
to make it provide that only males
should serve on a jury, remarking that
he did not want to be shut up in
jury room all night with eleven Wo-
men. Nebeker thought the bill was be-
ing rushed through too hastily, and it
was finally DISPOSED of by referring it
to a special committee composed Of Nye,
Critchlow, Taylor. Nebeker of Rich,
and Murdoch for immediate consider
alton
Harris introduced H c. r. No 1,
providing that the sergeant-at-arms
provide the members with three daily
papers. attend to the members mail;
that the chief clerk attend to the
printing of the journal until the proper
action by the house provided for it;
that the. secretary of state provide the