The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-09
SENATE.

When the senate convened yesterday
upon the desk of each member was a
communication in a long, legal looking
envelope, pasted close and marked
Personal and Private" Upon the up-
per left hand corner was a note in bold
Gothic type to the effect that if the
same was not delivered within the ensu-
ing five days the missive was to be re-
turned to Colonel George Pepper Nor
ris.
Pending the arrival of the time when
the senate was called 70 order the sem
ators perused the billet doux referred
to. which were printed in bourgeois
type, in the language of p. W. Nc
Caffrey, the manager of the colonel
canvass, in manner and form as fol-
lows, tO-wit, that is to say:
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGIS-
LATURE:
Salt Lake City, Jan. Z, 1896.
Gentlemen-I solicit your votes on
the following grounds:
/ l am as well, if not better quail
fed, by political education, training
and seven years experience at our ma
-ional capital, for the duties of the po-
Sition as any other candidate.
=. L am the only practical mining
man in the list of candidates and thus
represent the leading industry of this
state better than any other candidate.
g. If you will make me your senator
L will undertake to have a railroad to
the coast within three years time, and
this viii benefit the whole people of the
state more than any other thing which
can be done. l have business COnnec-
tons in Europe, where | have resided
several years, to accomplish this.
There is no other candidate who can
do this but me. Very respectfully
yours, GEORGE PEPPER NORRIS.
1t is needless to say that no action
was taken by any of the members of
the senate other than to smile and de-
post the communications in the waste
basket
Yesterdays session of the senateAwas
not enliVened by any startling proceed
ings. The business of the body was
transacted quietly and speedily. one
bill was introduced by Senator Booth
providing for the appointment of court
stenOgraphers and fixing their compen-
sation and defining their duties. This
bill was read for the first time and re-
ferred to a special committee appoint-
ed for the purpose of considering the
same 1t is the intention of all the
members of The senate and house to
legislate so the courts can get to work
DIS SpeSuiAy d. pOSSlble lie house re-
ported Mr.. Nye's bill fixing the terms
of district courts and defining the quail
ifications of jurors.
In this connection it may be stated
that the committee having this last
mentioned bill in hand have before it
the ACCESSIBILITY of allowing women to
serve on the juries. It is contended
that they should not be permitted to
serve and many lawyers OF the city
viii advocate the measure in that form.
The arguments against such a course
are that women are too likely to be
sWerVed by sentiment; besides, several
other reasons of a nature not to be
discussed in public. The two bills will
doubtless be passed this week. which
VIII enable the courts to get to work
at an early date.
The president Of the senate yesterday
appointed a committee on rules which
win report at the opening of the sas-
sion today The other committees will
be appointed as soon as the report of
the committee on rulez is received and
adopted. The president yesterday sent
each Of the members of the senate a
communication asking their preferences
as to committees upon (which they
wished to serve and the replies viii be
made today.
Routine business Of The senate yes
teTday was as follows:
The senate began its session at p.
m. Prayer being offered by Rev.
Crook Of the Episcopal church.
The chair called attention to the alb
sence Of the journal, the printer being
fact that the governor had announced