The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-31

amendment was not in order because
it amended am amendment.
The chair decided the point not well
taken and the amendment in order, but
reversed himself on reading Roberts
rules. Warner then moved to recon
slider, which was objected to by Suth-
erland, and sustained. Warner then
moved to suspend all rules and amend
which was lost.
JONES SPEAKS AGAIN.
Senator Jones then took the floor to
speak against the passage of the bill
which ne hoped would not pass,
1t has been charged that only the
saloon element was against the meas
ure. This was untrue. There has
never been a petition against this bill
in any saloon. No man has ever been
asked to sign in saloon.
The first petition was circulated on
Wednesday. He had said three-fourths
Of the people Of this city were against
the bill. He wanted to amend He
wanted to say that 80 per cent of the
people of Salt Lake were against its
passage.
A GALLERY PLAY.
Senator Jones read the heading of
the petition at some length with com
ments upon each section. Having con-
Guided, he began the reading Of some
of the names. 1.-THE first one l call
your attention to, is that of George
M. Scott, who is one of the heaviest
taxpayers in this city and former
mayor"
us he not a partner of the present
mayor?" asked Sutherland.
Eyes sir, he is. But he is one of the
heaviest taxpayers in this city. Next 1
have W. S. Mccormick, man who
represents as much property in this
city as any man in it. l.. S. Hills,
the president of the Deseret National
bank, which has a capital of 100000
and pays taxes upon 100000 more.
John Beck, who is reputed to be very
wealthy man and heavy taxpayer
comes next J. M Stout of the Utah
National. M. j. Cheesman, Samuel F.
Walker, Joseph r. Walker, of Walker
Bros. bank, Frank Knox, of the Ma
tional Bank Of the Republic, H. M
Bacon and James H. Bacon, of the
American National, T. e. McGurrin,
of McGurrin & Co, George NJ. Downey,
president of the Commercial Nation
al.
Every banker in this city which
represents the wealth of the city, is
here represented. The exceptions are
the lions Savings bank and the State
Bank of Utah. The governor being
represented in one ana the president
of the senate in the other, we deemed
it nothing but courtesy to leave them
out
The only persons interested in the
passage Of this bill are those directly
Interested. The chief of police is in
terested because his salary Of $2,400
per year is an incentive. The provi-
sions of this law provide for an in
crease in the salary of the chief as
time goes on The salary of the chief
of the fire department is $1,000 per
year and that is ar incentive for him
to work in favor of the bill. But
there is not a petition on the table
from any. business man of the city
asking this condition be continued. If
the men at the heads of the depart
ments were not drawing salaries would
they be interested in non-partisan
bills? No. The sole purpose of the
bill is the perpetuation in office of the
men in whose interests it is drawn"
EASILY SAID.
The speaker then made a remarkable
declaration:
L know it is unfair to tell tales ont
of school, but have a piece of infor-
nation for my Democratic friends on
Uhe other side. I. too. have been ap-
preached and asked to support the bill
l was importuned by the men who
have been mentioned as advocating
its passage, and in their desire to OBJ
tain non-partisan police force and
hre law these same men told me, and
urged as a reason why I Should sup
port the same. that if 1T was not made
a law the city of Ogden would be
turned over to the Democrats; that
Democratic mayor had been elected up
there and the Republican chiefs of the
police and fire departments would be
turned out Of Office"
They come to me-" said Jones. rais-
ing his voice land appeal to my par
t1sanship, for I am a partisan of a
most intense character, to get through
a non-partsan measure. Great ap-
plause, which was suppressed by the
chair ordering the galleries cleared if
the same did not cease.) When you get
down to tie motive which underIies
this bill you will find that personal
motives govern
DRAGGING IN THE MINISTER'S.
The speaker read an extract from
letter in the Tribune over the sigma
ture of R. G. NcNiece. This divine
at the committee meeting
and advocated the passage Of the bill.
but he has since repented and now
goes in print as against it, The min
listers were invited to attend that meet
ing. They thought by the represen-
tations made the city was in danger:
that the lawless element was all ready
to capture the city. The divines failed
to see the niger in the woodpile The
smoke blinded them so that Pratt,
with his $1,000. and Devine. with his
$1,800, were not visible. These two
worked the ministers
At this point Jones declared he was
not feeling well and asked the senate
to adjourn, which was agreed TO.