The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-10
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
Legislative Notes.

The committee clerks of the senate
do not seem to realize that their
presence is not required at the joint
sessions.
The question which agitates the
speaker of the house most of the time
is not the pending one but the inter-
rogation: where are we at?"
AS yet the engrossing and enrolling
clerks have had nothing to do but sit
and look on. But the time is coming
when they will have plenty of employ
ment.
Arthur Brown is the most confident
man of all the senat Orial possibilities
He declared yesterday to a friend that
he was as sure of being elected as the
sun was to rise on that day.
President Cannon. of the senate, yes
terday received a telegram from Hon
C. E. Allen concentrating him on his
election as president. The message
read: Accept my congratulations The
presidency Of the senate fits YOU
The president of the senate is await
ing the replies of the senators in re-
lation to their preferences as to COM
mittee work When all are received
he will appoint all the committees
Several of them will be announced to-
dav.
Chairman Cannon assisted the ma
jority out yesterday by some timely
prompting. Had it not been for his
good offices Senator Warmers resolu-
ton relating to silver would have
passed and the majority would have
lost some prestige which they hope to
gain
Colonel George Pepper Norris indig-
nantly denies that he has entered into
a combination with Judge Goodwin in
the race for the senatorship." The
colonel says he could not afford to
make any such arrangement and that
he "does not want to carry any dead
weight in the campaign
The members of the senate were yes
terday supplied with all the station
cry, paste, mucilage, pens, ink and pa
per needed. Minute Clerk Glove was
given huge pair of shears and pot
of paste which will amount to a quart
He declares that he feels just as if he
were at home editing the Enquirer.
G. S. Varian will go into the contest
on the 21st with more votes than his
political opponents are willing at this
time to credit him with Although he
may expect opposition from the Tri-
bune faction. there are a great many
members who belong to the Republic
cans who will vote for him because of
this reason. Judge Goodwin has not
to exceed four votes at this writing.
Aquilla Nebeker. of Rich. is about the
only member of the lower house who is
onto himself. We're it not for "QuiF'
the Republican speaker and the men,
bers would loose themselves in the
labyrinth of legislative rules and
would never get through. Nebeker
takes the reins at times and gets the
bows extricated. He will doubtless be
presented with a vote of thanks at the
close of the session.
A bill for the relief of Private David
Mcdonald was introduced in the Douse
yesterday by Representative Gushing.
Mcdonald is a member of the First
battery and was injured over a year
ago while on duty. He has been I'M
able to do manual labor since and
asks for $500 compensation. It is said
that several of the members are will
ing to grant this request and that NC
Donald will get the money.
a conference of the Republican
members of the senate and house will
be held this evening at the city and
county building The call was issued
by Senator Jones and Representative
Bolftho. and is made with view to
getting the Republicans to join in a
caucus to consider party measures
from time to time. The senatorial sit
uation will be considered. and while
the members mentioned expect every
one of their side to attend. they assure
all that the action taken is not bind
ing on those who do not agree with
the measures adopted