The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-07

/ though the chair decided the OH mad
passed, it was evident to the wiser
/ members that IL is not a tWo-th-rd
| majority Of II and recess was taken
TO allow the majority to send and get
the absent one. He is i'll and could
not attend so the Republicans decided
to reconsider their action and adjourn,
which was victory No / for the mi
nority.
amount of craftsmanship in his rulings,
/ inconsistent with his declarations upon
! taking the chair, but then that is to be
expected. Perhaps the most remark
! able was that on the motion TO ad-
journ. Senator Warren, Of Provo, ap-
pealed from the decision of the chair
! in announcing the vote which he de-
/ clared carried. The chair stated that
an appeal from the decision of the chalr
could not be taken after he announced
| the vote; that if any was to be enter
! tanned it must come in the interval
! between the declaration the ayes ap-
| pear to have it" and The ayes have
it." This rule, if adhered torwin cause
| considerable annoyance during Une
session, but 1t is believed the president
may be induced to change his methods
as the members of his own party do not
approve of such course.
1t was 1897 when Secretary of State
Hammond called the senate to order,
and stated that his appearance there
in performing that duty was because
of the absence OF the chief clerk OF the
last senate, or council. upon whom the
duty deyolved. The chairman pro tenn
then read the proclamation of Governor
Wells calling the legislature in special
session, which appears in another col
umn.
This reading was followed by the
calling of the roll to which all re-
sponded save Senator George Suth-
erland of Salt Lake City, who is III
On motion of Senator George NJ.
Cannon, the oath of office was adj
ministered by Chief Justice Zane, as
follows:
You and each of you do solemnly
swear that you will support, obey and
defend the constitution of the United
States and of the state of Utah, and
that you will discharge the duties Of
your office with fidelity.
CANNON FOR PRESIDENT.
This done Senator Jones moved the
election of president of the senate,
which prevailed, whereupon Senator
Jones testified to a feeling of exquisite
pleasure in presenting the name OF
/ George NJ Cannon, the unanimous
choice of the Republican side, and a
! lessly and with no partial feeling to-
ward friend or foe.
SNOW PRESENTS CHAMBERS
Mr.. Snow felt a degree Of pride in
nominating for the place man not
/ only fit and qualified by age and exper-
| fence but a man whom all Utah delight
! ed to honor. Hon. R. c. Chambers.
STRICT PARTY VOTE
The vote was strict party one, Can
non 10, Chambers ). absent !. Mr..
( Chambers and Mr.. Cannon paired on
! the vote.
Senators Jones and Snow were ap-
! pointed a committee to escort the pres
| ldent to the chair and this little task
! completed Mr.. Cannon spoke briefly
as follows;
Gentlemen of the Senate:-I sin
cerely thank you for the honor which
/ you have conferred upon me in select
! ing me to preside over your delibera-
! tons. ! promise to attempt to do my
duty faithfully and as God gives me
! the light to see it. I ask your assist
ance in this matter and hope to merit
your confidence"
Mr.. Booth then moved the electio q
| Of the officers of the senate. which car
ried and Mr.. Candland moved the fol-
/ lowing be elected the officers of the
] senate:
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Secretary. Mrs Lille R. Pardee, Salt
/ Lake city: minute clerk. James Glove.
1 Provo; enrolling clerk. T. ]. Hender-
shot, Ogden; engrossing clerk, o. E.
I Cary, Provo: ergeant-at-armS, Abner
! Crane, Sanpete: Waterman and door
/ keeper. Peter Shygersen. Juab; mes
! senger. James Cameron. Garfield;
Waterman W. F. St. John. Ogden:
/ committee clerks NJ L. Richie Emma
! L. Madison; page. NJ. L. Perry.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.
Senator warrum was on his feet in
! an instant and moved as an amend
ment the election OF the following:
SecretGrY. Z. a. Mcdaniel, Weber;
/ CHAPLAIN NJ. L. Pratt. Utah; minute
clerk. a G Barber. Cache; enrolling
I clerk. ]. P. Sweeny. Summit; sergeant
/ alarms. Otto F. Malmb berg, Utah:
doorkeeper, w. L. Robinson, Beaver;
! comm ttee clerks, Miss K. Frame Law
! Ter. Salt Lake. and George R. Lund.
! Washington: page. Master Rawlins.
/ Salt Lake; messenger. J. F. Taylor.
! The Republican candidates were
! elected by strict party vote, the
! amendment being defeated. ayes g.,
]. i
ton the Democrats stood by their
| colors and voted no.
THE GAVEL APPEARS.
Senator Jones. of Salt Lake. caught
/ the eve of the chairman and an
! nounced that he had been handed a
! gavel to present the chairman. With
! the gavel he had also been handed a
/ communicat ton which explained the
! transaction. The missive was sent to
/ the clerks desk and read as follows:
This gave1 is a fac smile Of the
/ one presented the president Of the
1 Utah constitutional convention The
/ body of the Eavel is composed Of Utah
mahogany. part of the material of
which one of the floors of the Salt
1 Lake temple was constructed, and the
1 handle is of paradise wood from one CT
I the trees grown on the Temple block.
which was planted over forty years
ago The light piece of oak inlaid in
one end is a piece of the hanging Of
the old Liberty bell and the dark piece
in the otter end is from the British
! pay-ship Augusta. which was sunk in
the Delaware river opposite Red Bank
during the revolu tionary war and laid
over eighty wears under thirty feet Of
water and mud and was taken Up
over thirty years ago. This gavel was
constructed by T K. Stedh7m and
presented to the president of the SEN
ate of Utah state"
In responding to the address and
communication the president stated
that he understood the gavel was not
presented TO him so much as to the
senate itself The mahogany In the
gavel. growing as it had on the
mountains of Utah. was of itself a les
son in this. that the laws
cl,n,,ld he 81 framed as 10