Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-18
HaHum PreCIpliatts a Political
SQuabbls.
SHARP PASSAGES by SENATOR'S.
After All, tho Question Had Not
Reached Party stage-Buslness
Of the Senate Today.

execution, ~ amended by the House;
the COMMITTEES recommended that GER
tain House amendments DO conourred
la provided tho House concurtsd In
certain other Senate provisions.
:. b. %, relating to the Presidential
electors, the committee recommended
concurrence In House amendments.
>. Is. 100, storage anu sale Of un-
claimed freight; this committee recon-
meuded IT, passage with amendments.
\. Il. 81, government Of the UGah
University; returned by the Governor;
the committee recommended that the
Governors suggestions bo adopted.
GOVERNOR ~ UPHELD.
s. b. 81, relating to the government
OF the Utah University, came up on
the committees report on the Cover
nor's suggestions. These were all
adopted, aud the bill will 40 back to
tue Governor la shape tor him 10 np-
prove II.
EXEMPTIONS IN WAGES, EIc.
s. Il. n, exemptions OF wages, etc.,
from execution, came up on tue com.
mittce report on House amendments.
The report was adopted. This adds 10
the exemptions from execution In Get.
tain cases growing croIs and proceeds
thereof to tue amount Of $500.
PREsIDESJiAL KLEcIoRs.
3. Il. 90, relating to presidential and
| vice prusiueutial eloctou; came up on
thu c1mmittee's report. The majority
OF the committee recommended that
the House amendment, providing that
In case " vacancy In the office Of
such eleolor the successor OF the fetir.
ing electOr should be named from tho
same political party TO which no be-
longod, bo concuffed 10.
| Sutherland, chairman OF the ludiol-
AIRY committee, moved that this par.
tieulsr Amsndmentbe not conouffed In.
Ho said there was no state win such y
provision.
Warner moved an amendment that
this pTovlsion be oodonfred 10.
The nmondmsnt was sustained, . to
0, 4 Republicans and 4 Damoefats
voting aye aud . Republicans voting
no.
ON tho final passage OF tho bill sulh-
orlAnd alone voted no.
REGISTRATION BILL.
&. Il. So, providing q uniform system
OF registration, was called up, there
being majority anu minority reports
thereon.
Chidester moved its pOslpOnsmsnt
til Monday next
Evans moved TO amend by making
| the poelponement I'll this afternoon.
Sutherland opposed tho postpone
ment
ChiIester said his only object in
posIponing was 10 give a member OF
the Committee opportunity 20 get u
| bill In; hut since II was objected 80 he
Withdrew bis motion.
The mai rity report on the bill
recommended its passage, aud was
signed by Chidester, chairman. 1t Ad-
vised that the Governor should ap-
point registTaiion boards OF tnTse msm-
Ders Ia each county, not more than
two OF ono political party, To serve four
yeats, without compensation, who
should appoint registration officers In
the varlons counties.
The minority report disagrees with
tho provision authorizing the Cover
nor to appoiut the couhty registration
board, anu recommends that all regis
tration ttiicers be appointed by tue
board OF county commissioners. II OPP
poses the Governor appointing the reg
iatration boards, because II was an In
reference with local seli.government,
aud for other reasons like this. The
minority report was signed by Saoy
anu Warrum.
A POLITICAL QUESTION.
Warfum, In opposing the motion to
adopt the msJority report, opened, the
fret real political debate Of the session.
lie declared the provision was intend.
ed TO support "the lettering form OF
the party now In power" and opposed
It from party standpoint. He be-
lieved that II was a political scheme
which would fail. Que OF tho objects
Of Statehood was TO get rid OF this
system, which was continue.
| ton OF the Utah Commits.
sion plan, SOC Objectionable to
the people. II would bring the Cover
nor Into disrepute. Wafrum aaId the
bill was even TOO partisan for Allison,
who, he said, never failed 10 inject par
tisanship into his remarks. WArfum
believed that nothing he could say
| would check the adoption OF this
proposition; shut mark my wotds."
said he, at Is a chicken that will come
home 10 roost. The boomerang will
reluru, ami then the party now Ia
power will have to explain ihAI IL
didn't know IL was loaded. am
against tho Governor going into
counties ami naming officers therein"
snow followed, tauutiuR Chidsster
by saying that that senator dare DOT
make In the open senate the remarks
he did IN committee regarding election
scandals and the remedy thereof which
| this proposition TO leave the Governor
to appoint could provide.
Al this point several senators were
engaged IN u quiet conversation, anu
Snow asked. "Have 1 the door, or half
dozsn oihen2" Snow then made
3 me sharp remarks about senators
oonVeTsing when be was talkiug.
AllisOn-We are merely doing thai
which 10 characteristic OF tho gentle
man from Washington.
Allison then passed into an adjoin.
ing room with Cannon, convsfslng,
but came back Immediately upon a
demand from Evans that his remark