The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-14

The senate of the first legislature Of
the state of Utah was considerably
wrought up yesterday. Senators
Booth and Chidester were especially
perturbed Warm expressions flowed
from their lips liks morning dew from
the petals of a blush rose, an hour
after breakfast time. They severally
and collectively resented imputations
upon their senatorial characters They
Joined in earnest appeal that the sem
ate arise in its might and rebuke, in
no uncertain tones, the traducers of
the legislative honor, integrity and vir-
tue, in common with the others, pos
sessed and owned in fee simple.
AS there is a cause for every effect,
so in this case. The fuel for the fame
which heated the tempers of the states
men referred TO. until they were at the
point where spontaneous combustion
ought to have stepped in and assert
ed its rights. is found in the follow
ing, which was presented by Senator
Mckay, right after the offering of the
invocation by Senator Snow.
ITO the Honorable members of the
senate of the state of Utah. 1t is high
time the legislators Of Utah made
laws for the people instead of Office
seekers We have noticed that men
who pay no taxes are the foremost in
creating commissions and offices and
arguing for high salaries for which
they win no doubt scramble in order
to draw the salaries and fees. We
have taken this thing under observa-
ton and pledge ourselves hereafter to
work against all such men at elections
for the reason that nearly every fan
mer. working man. artizan and bust
ness man cannot pay the taxes and
have to witness their homes sold for
taxes, since taxes have been so in
creased TO the detriment of their fami-
ly's happiness and Well-being. and like
q. disease is robbing them of comfort
and destroying their freedom and
homes. We are determined to here
after only vote for taxpayers of some
reputation to make Utahs laws and
help bear the burdens of the expense
of the state, and let these non produc-
ing, non-employing and non-taxpayers,
whose only stock in trade is CAB, Sc
verely alone. Why should they Gre
ate Offices, attach salaries thereto, then
begin to lay schemes to get into those
Offices and draw the salaries which
they have attached to the offices they
have created? Economy should be the
order of the day now We want a
senate and legislature that can cut
down expenses and high salaries pro-
portionate with the surroundings and
taxpayers condition A high Salaried
office and enormous fees these times
is curse on the people; they must
have relief; many Of the officers should
nave no compensation but the honor.
others should be cut down proportion
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tutions and regulated according to the
times"
This document was numerousIy sign
ed by residents Of Ogden and Weber
county: SO numerous in fact as to
cause the senator from the city on the
north to sit in wondering silence as
the reading progressed. Among the
names attached. which by the way had
the signatures of sixty-three people
attached, were those of David Peery,
W. c. Warren, James CaSsin, D. D.
Jones, John Scowcroft, William Dri-
yer, Thomas G. Thomas. c. L. Pee
hles, Ad Kuhn, David Eccles, Thomas
D. Dee. z. w. Wade, Joseph Clark, ].
". Abbott and a great many other
taxpayers
Senator Mckay asked that the pc
tition be read at length and as the
ripe, juicy expressions fell from the
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senators were q study.
When the reading was completed
the petition was referred to the COM
mittee on salaries.
During the business which ensued
Chichester, who recovered first, got his
breath and asked the chair if the or
der of business could not be changed
and the petition referred back to those
who sent it. Chidester was about to
a q rslyc AS,. INA
chair decided against him by saying
the question could come up under the
head of miscellaneous.
During the interval which elapsed
from that time until the table was
cleared Booth grew warmer and warm
er. At the end Of the first reading of
house bills he was so tropical that the
automatic heating apparatus shut it
self OFT with sigh of relief.
Then Booth turned himself loose.
BOOTH RAMPANT.
Prefacing his remarks with the dec
laration that he believed in the posi-
ton taken by John Quincy Adams, that
all citizens Of this land Of the free
and home of the valiant had the in
slienable right Of petition, the senator
launched g torrent of senatorial and
consequently digni1ed invectfve, at
those who sent in the document.
1t is the right OF every citizen to pc
tition legislatures and congress for re-
lief, but all such petitions should be
couched in respectful language. If any
citizen had approached him and used
to his face the verbfage of this petition,
ne would have made a pugilist of him |
self and knocked the offender down
If he could.
The senator then began discussion
OF the petition Seriatim 1T is high
time the legislators OF Utah made laws |
for the people
Don't you think it's true?" asked |
It's lie" retorted Booth, fortisino.
IT is an insinuation we are not DO |
ing work Tor the people. It comes |
is e lie'' -
Having thus eased his mind the SEN
ator proceeded There was an implied /
threat IN the petition For one he did I
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