Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-31

Of his constituents. The inuendoss
aud insinuatious OF Mr.. Jones were
entirely out Of place, aud II repeated
ought to be- resented by every member
Of the Senate. This was a personal
oOntroversy, and tue Legislature had
had enough Of II and should settle the
business NJ ouce,
Warner said he would az soon finish
the bill tousy NJ any Time, but out OF
Difference 10 those making The request
for postponsmsut, that u should be
granted.
Booth said he was willing 10 grant
posiponemonL He had talked with
y number VI the elgners OF tue petition
anu no wanted 10 nnd out why others
Of the petitioners were opposed to the
bill.
The vote showed eight In favor OF
posiponeneut ami eight Rghiuet II, and
the IN tion was declared Loaf, tho pfoii.
dent voting no.
Jones, whose speech on tho bill wah
supposed not TO be finished yesterday,
NJ this point refused to dlstusi Il fur
Their.
Warner objected 10 tho bill because
the officers appointed under II were
not elected directly by the people. la
the Interests Of COED q lvefument, he be.
lievod there should be a radical change
from the present commission system.
lilo believed the bill was scheme To
keep certain persons In office. lie
criticized the present BOARD of commits
sloLers for running the city into debt,
anu the ohiefs Of police anu nte de.
partments Tor doing likewise. He did
not believe the people Of Salt Lake
CITY desifei tho retention OF tho com.
mission, or that its opposition was
from the saloon element. Mr.. War.
ner continued his remarks at some
length, saying tho best element OF the
clay was againft the bill anu the com.
mlssi1D.
Sutherland said he was prepared to
assume the responsibility OF supTo ting
this bill. lie took this position ft tile
reason that the vast majority OF his
c3DatitueBtH were H. favor Of the non.
partisan commission. One oblectlou
raised to the bill was that the
fife and police chiefs had listened to
this debate; another was that n mem.
Ter OF the commission had urged
Its passage. These men IA citizens had
n perfect night 10 do that. Inc Cover
nor had recommended the retention OF
this commission, and when n ucmbor
thereof had accepted the Invitation "
the Governor to suggeat neej-
cd amendments, that member
vas severely criticised by sen
ator. As to tbs suggestions Of
the Mayor Of Salt Lake ON the subjest
Of this commission, they were wholly
impraoticable. II was y disgrace to
the city that II should share the wages
OF sin; but the effort to charge the
police department against this
ays,om was peryorsion Of fact.
The responsibility was with tue
city attorney anu tho police
Justice, who were not under
this commission. The police had no
alternative, but TO do M thes, OH cRls
had directed. Mr.. Sutherland pointed
out the uniairneH, OF the assault on the
non-paftifan system by charging ~
with that for which II had no responEi-
bility, and cited n grand jury report ~
1881 where the police department
under the Mayor had vastly greater
amount OF evil, to the extent
that captain Of police had been
killed by one OF hts tuboTdiuRtes. And
yet the state was asked 10 return the
city TO that system Of government, the
most disropuIaOle ever known here. 1t
was conceded that the ministers OF the
city were In favor Of the noI-pattissn
commission, and Senate, Jones hal
read extracts from Mr.. McNieug'a lot.
ter In n way That did the lstier great
Injustice. Mr.. Sutherland then fesI
MI McNiecu's letter, gni was COO.
tinuing his speech IN support Of the
bill at the time the NEWS went to
piess.