The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04


haps a good thing, as there was q
great deal of work done and perform
ed during the day. The maxim a bad
beginning makes a good ending" be
ing the regulation saying paraphrased
u. we'd to be the rule in the case of the
upper house. Although large amount
of time was wasted in the early morn
ing hours, the afternoon and evening
were well spent.
The senate has recorded itself as be-
ing against the use of the word loot.
as win be seen by reading the pub
lished proceedings given below. The
word loot has a sound which, while
IL does not CRATE on the senatorial ear,
is unpleasant. 1t is determined to be
& gruesome term; a combination of let
tiers having a sepulchral tone: ghostly
in some respects and fiendish in others.
The senate has deliberated and spoken
in no uncertain tones. Loot" is akin
to saying that a man is a General Wey-
Ter on a small scale.
AS it is usual to correct the record
when mistakes have been made, so in
the case of this report. The types made
Sutherland say yesterday that he was
general principles, when he did not say
SO. Whether the fault was due to the
man who wrote the paragraph or the
mechanic who set the matter cuts no
figure. What he did say was that he
was opposed to establishing school
at Beaver at this time at a cost to the
state of the amount mentioned, on the
general principle that it would be a
losing venture.
A conference on the county govern
ment bill yesterday between the SEN
ate and house committees appointed
for the purpose, resulted in more
changes. AS the bill now stands the
state will pay the expenses of all the
court jurors in civil and criminal
cases and the fees and mileage of wit
GesseS in criminal cases. The counties
viii pay the salaries of the county
clerks and sheriffs, instead of one-half
being taken from the treasury of the
state. The fees to be collected by the
sheriff have been raised to the old fig
ures. Hence the amounts collected by
that officer will be a great deal more
than as provided in the bill as it came
from the house.
The ''Alfalfas" made what will doubt
less be their last stand yesterday, in
the case of the educational bill. A
clause which relates to the control
and management of schools in cities of
the first and second classes was amend
ed so the courts would know how to
Construe the same. The Metropolitans
contended this was an absurd proceed
ing, but the Alfalfas stood by their
colors and the change was made. The
bill passed.
Mercur was heard from again. this
time in the registration bill, which was
changed in the house so as to admit of
all towns wishing to incorporate be-
ont 11s.-
1stration. This change was adopted
by both houses, but the bill has not
yet passed, a conference committee
having been appointed to consider other
sections of the bill.
The bill permitting certain counties
10 pay bounty on wild animals and
BIRDS was reconSidsred and passed.
The enacting clause was stricken from
the measure Thursday, but upon the
representation of the outside counties
that ground squirrels and musk rats
were overrunning the country, the SEN
ate repented and passed the measure.
with the elimination of the pole cat,
VINO is free to roam his scented way
Unrestricted.
The opponents of the dover principle
met with defeat last night. the motion
TO strike out failing by a large major
lty. Cannon and Evans were the fight
ers for the abolition of the Drincinla
but sutherland and others got in their
work during the day and the measure
offered by Evans was defeated. Cand-
land made party question of the bill
and declared if the right of dover was
dDonshed, the women would hold the
Republicans responsible and they
would go down the toboggan slide of
defeat just as sure as little apples were
result of creation.
The senate passed a resolution limit
ing speeches to five minutes and for
bidding any member from sneakine,
twice on any question except when he
Is the mover of the motion, or by unan-
lmous consent, and the signs of relief
winch were liberated when the vote
was announced weighed at least a
pound apiece.
Sanalgre root was the subject of a
brief discussion once more and The hin
amended to suit the ideas of James
Aenophon Ferguson of Carbon, who OBJ
jected TO a senate amendment in the
house. "a INC
The details of the proceedings viii he |
found in the subjoined abbreyiation
UNIVERSITY REGENTS.
Governor Vets yesterday sent tho !
following appointments to the senate.
Regents of the University. e. Tai
mage, vice Robert Hardness, resigned
Mrs. Emma J. McVicker. vice Frank |
]. Cannon, resigned
John Q. Packard, vice E. A. Wilson
resigned.
Waldemar Van Colt Of Salt Lake
City, Succeeds himself)
Isaac Smith of Logan. Succeeds
Colonel JOIN w. Donnellan)
The last two are to date from jan
ua-y l, 1896.
The appointments were confirmed in
executive session, on motion of Mr..
Allison.
OBJECTED TO 'LooTING."
The senate yesterday gave an exbi-
9itlon of the deep interest it feels in
the interest of the state With i'm
portant business staring it in the face
the upper house deliberately wasted
over an hour of valuable time-made
more valuable by the reason that there
is but one more day in which to sit
in arguing matter which could have
been settled in five minutes.
Scarce had the echoes of the opening
prayer by Senators Evans. who in.
voked divine aid for harmony and uni
son, died away ere Senator Chidester
arose and objected to the reasons
given by Glen Miller for voting no on
the bill to pay interest on state war
rants. Mr.. Miller's explanation as re-
corded in the journal was:
Mr. Miller explained: / vote mo-
upon this bill because ! object to loot
Ing the state treasury for the benefit
of The counties and of voluntarily ad-
ding interest to a non-in .erest-bearing
debt at a time when the state is in the
deeDeSt financial Distress end r-ba,,