The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-22


ness of the Senate
A wave of reform struck Senator
Sutherland yesterday 1t was a thing
entirely unlocked for by the balance of
the members and even the senator
himself didn't fully comprehend the
situation until he had talked for some
time upon the subject under discussion.
But when the full import of the case
had presented itself to his mind he
handled it just as though he was used
to it.
The question arose on the following
invitation from the president and
faculty of the Agricultural college at
Logan:
To the President and Members of the
Senate of Utah:
This will invite your honorable body
to pay a visit to the Agricultural col
lege of Utah, at such time and in such
manner as your wishes and convent
ence may dictate.
Through the courtesy and liberality
of the Union Pacific Railway company,
a. special train has, at our solicitation.
been placed at your disposal for this
purpose.
We suggest that the day for the visit
and the hour for leaving and returning
to this city shall be decided by the
legislative assembly. Saturday, Febru
airy 90, would, as far as we are in
formed. be a suitable day for most
of the members and officers, and the
railway company has suggested 7:45
a. m. as the hour for departure from
this city.
The train would arrive in Logan at
1890. and the members would reach
the college at II. After two hours in
spection of the regular classes, in ses-
sion, lunch will be served, and the
afternoon devoted to further inspec-
ton of the various departments. The
special train will return on the even
ing of the same day, according to the
pleasure of the members.
Each member is invited to investi-
gate in his own way any or every de-
partment of the college. The work of
the experiment station may also claim
the attention of the visitors.
In conclusion, Mr.. President and
members, we cordially urge your ac-
ceptance, and ask that you devote
such time as you may, whenever and
however you may choose to visit this
institution of the state.
We fully believe that the interests
of the state itself as we'll as your
own health and enjoyment, will in no
wise suffer from the brief visit pro
posed herein; and trusting that we
may be honored by your presence, we
remain, with respects,
Yours in the cause of the state,
w S MCCORMICK
President of the Board of Trustees,
j. II. PAUL,
President of the Faculty.
The inducements contained in the
paragraph announcing that a lunch
would be served, touched Booth in a
tender spot. He was visibly affected
when he arose to move that the in
vitation be accepted and the senate
attend in a body
1t was at first believed the motion
would be accepted without a struggle,
but such was not the case by any
means. Sutherland suddenly dis
covered that the senate had q lot of
business on hand which would neces-
state meeting on Saturdays. There
was the salary bill, and the revenue
bill, the bill for the adoption of the
Australian ballot law, the election
crimes bill and the bill on education.
All these were of extreme length and
Importance and would require much
time in consideration The committee
on public institutions could as well go
to the college and report as for the
entire senate to spend a. day there.
Booth and Mckay combined in TAX
ing the position that the members,
especially those from the rural dis
tricts, did not know as much about
public institutions as they ought to and
the argument seemed to be very effec-
tive for the motion prevailed and
the senate will go.
UNCOMPAHGRE LANDS.
Senator Booth has arrived at the
conclusion that the Uncompahgre In
dian reservation ought to be opened
at once. He crystallized his thoughts
in a concurrent resolution, which he
offered yesterday as follows:
Senate concurrent resolution No. 4,
by Booth:
Whereas, Under the terms of an act
of congress, approved August Is, 1894,
a commission was appointed to allot
lands in seyeralty to the Uncompah-
gre Indians and report to the secretary
of the interior what portions OF their
reservation, situate in the then terri
tory of Utah, were unsuited or not
required for allotments, and providing
for the restoration of such unalloted
lands to the public domaineto be sub
ject to entry under the homestead and
mineral laws of the United States;
and.
Whereas, In the opinion of the leg
islature of Utah more than ample
time has long since elapsed for the
making of such allotments and report
the lands not suitable for allotments;
Now. therefore. it is the opinion of
the members of the legislature of this
state that such unalloted lands should
be without further delay reported and
proclaimed, and we respectfully resolve
to such effect and direct a, copy of this
resolution be forwarded to the honor
able secretary of the interior with the
request to require immediate report
from said commission and action ia
ken upon said report.
Booth asked that the resolution be
referred to the judiciary committee,
which was done, although the chair
suggested the federal relations COM
mittee, something Booth did not take
kindly to. So the judiciary committee
will advise and decide that Hoke
Smith be asked to do something in the
premises.
ANTI-CIGARETTES
Although it was not introduced yes
terday, Senator Allison has an anti
cioarette hill which he will file Mon