Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-07


The House members were called to
order by ex.Clerk George l.. Blair, Of
tue Utah Comm shoD. After tho
Usual prelimiBafies Judge Barlch
Administered the oath Of office ~ tne
MEMBER. All Of the representatives,
were present at that time eGcspt
Nsbekrr " Rich and Caziet OF Juab.
Subsequently tue former csmo In nuI
was sworn by Speaker Dauny, after
the orga nizstion which IL as follows,
had been completed: Speaker, Presley
Denny; chief clerk, W. NJ. Ia mpsIu;
minute clerk, w. II. wOoley; docket
clerk, Louis HyAms; committee clerks,
l.. q. Johnson anu Miss Henrietta
Clark; sergsant.at-Arms, w. IL. CLARK.
watchman, J, 4. Atkins; mtssebgois,
A. l.. roons and Jesse W. Fox; Jsni.
tor, II. II. q. Welsh.
There was an effort on this part Of
Democrats TO secure the substitution Of
their selection Of officer az agreed upju
In caucus. But Ms In the Senate the
scheme Jailed on n slTictiy party vote.
fne adjournment was until . p. IN.
today.
JOINT SESSION.
In tho Joint session there was eonsid.
cradle unlmportant preliminary talk
regarding selection OF seats, etc. Tnis
was cut short by the following message
from the Governor
10 tho Legislature Of Utah:
The Constitution Of this state does not
FIX tho time for tho commencement OF
the first regular session OF tho Legislature
Of this State. As grave doubts exist as
TO tho legality OF a Legislature assembling
voluntarily at n lime not designated By
the Constitution or the laws Of tho state
l have deemed II wise to convene you IN
special session for tho purpose Of fixing
tho lime and place for tho commence
mont Of the first regular session OF the
Legislature OF the state Of Utah,
A. tho entire Interests u the state de-
mand the Immediate attention OF the
Legislature. have deemed it Dust 70 call
your attention to This subject only and
earnestly recommend that tho earliest
possible date bo iixol as the time Tor tho
commencement Of tho regular session, NJ
which time you may enter upon the field
OF your duties untrammelod by the re-
affections Of a special session.
A motion TO appoint q conie -ence
committee Of i've msmbefs VI each
branch OF the Legislature with instruc-
tions to frame bill fixing the time
OF beginning the regular session car.
tisd unanimously. In the session Il
the House, Crituhlow, Lewis, Bolitho,
MOnson aud Murdoch were appointed.
In the Senate, joiner, Snow, Booth,
Allison anu Barnes were named. The
Joint committee performed it, task and
reported this Dill Ia due form, fixing
last night at O'Clock ne the time "
begin the regular session. The bill
was rushed through the House under n
suspension Of the rules, engrossed by
Clerk Hyams, signed by the Speaker
And forwarded 10 this SeDAte.
Senator Warner moved to substitute
to-day ht 10 am. Lost by a strict party
voie OF TO IL. The billwas read three
times and declared passed. A party
wtanglo followed In which the
Democrats succeeded In defeating the
bill, on the grounds that no measure
can DO eusoted TO take effect within
sixty days except by a two-ibirds ma.
lorlly. This the Republicans would
have had with But heTland present.
The adjournment finally went over
until 2 .. IN. today,