The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-20

the court to defend INDECENT prisoners.
If that bill gets through the house,
the senate will concur, for the legal
fraternity are well represented in the
upper house,
The bill which abolishes the board
Of public works introduced in the
house together with the bill for the
repeal of the fire and police laws are
introduced by reason Of the fact that
many leading lawyers of the city hold
it as mandatory upon the legislature
they be repealed.
Section 20 of chapter VI, of the con-
stitution reads The legislature shall
not delegate to any special commits
sion, private corporation or associa-
ton, any power to make, supervise,
or interfere with any municipal i'm
proVement, money. property or effects,
whether the same be held in trust or
otherwise; to levy taxes, to select a
capital site or to perform any NUM-
cipai functions"
The charter among the functions
granted the city council of this city,
with its mayor, includes the appoint
ing Of Watchmen and policemen.
These two sections, say the oppon-
ents of the fire and police law. are
conclusive.
The opponents of the bill have ar
ranged for hearing tomorrow and
will be heard by the committee at
length. Commissioner Noble will go
before the body and ask the repeal of
the law. He will be supported, it is
said. by two members of the board at
Ogden, the mayor of this city and
many citizens The city auditor has
prepared a statement of the expense
of the commission for two years, which
does not include material furnished
the departments; merely includes the
expenses of trials. the loss of services
of men and the salaries of the board.
which foots up in the neighborhood of
900.
AS soon as the hearings are complete
the bill will be reported to the senate
where it originated.
Allison's resolution will take up all
the time of the senate Wednesday. 1t
will pass; there is no doubt of that.
The Republicans are nothing if not
jingoists and they will sit on the
minority with a vim worthy of bet
ter cause. 1t is doubtful if the mi
nority will oppose the measure. They
will let Allison rant unopposed and call
for a vote. This course will save the
state something. The memorial will
be laughed at when it gets to Wash
ington and the originator will be the
phase him. He is hide bound and can
stand it.
There is apparently move on foot
among the members OF the Republican
majority of the house to retire Presley
Denny from the speakership. In their
morning advocate appeared an article
Yesterday which is believed by many to
have been intended as paving the way
to justification of such a course
Whether this is true or not it is certain
the Republicans as a whole are not salts
fed with him as a presiding OFFICER, but
whether the dissatisfaction is great
enough to make them feel justified in re
moving him is a question that can only
be answered by future developments
1t would seem, if the rumor is true
that he was merely set up at the be-
ginning to be knocked down later IN favor
of one of the gentlemen of the Salt Lake
delegation. Mr.. Denny has not made the
most caDahlc speaker that ever PRESIDED
over q legislative body, but his rulings
have ordinarily been as much IN keeping
with good parliamentary practice as the
motions of majority of the gentlemen
who elected him and he has certainty
/ given the Republicans the beneht OF the
| doubt always. fact which lends color "a
the rumor. Should he be relieved h. -
! Critchlow would in all probability DE
/ chosen as his successor.