The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-18
The Night Session.

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7:30.
The Night Session.
There will be merry war when the
house meets this morning; elimination
and recrimination and all that sort of
I thing. An attempt will be made to
cite members before the bar of the
I house and have them punished as for
contempt and language will flow in
copious streams from the lips of speak
/ ers in the affirmative and negative.
| When the house adjourned yesterday
afternoon it didn't adjourn at all; it
/ simply took a recess, to meet at 1880,
at which time Thomson's bill permit
ting voters in cities to vote on or
dinances, a sort of initiation and refer
endum measure, was to come up.
Although 1880 was the hour fixed. the
hands on the official clock pointed to
$40 ere the gavel of the speaker called
the fragment of a quorum together
and caused the usual solemn hush to
fall over the scene, like wet blanket
on an Arkansas ague patient.
Mr.. Clerk" remarked Mr.. Speaker,
in the imperative mood, call the roll"
Mr. Thomas ratified off the list of
members and after footing up the X
marks announced mo quorum
How many are present. inquired
the speaker.
Sixteen"
Mr.. Speaker" piped Mr. Sloan. "Mr.
Speaker
Mr.. Sloan"
Has the Waterman of the house
been excused from attendance upon the
night session."
He has not. Neither has any men,
Der or officer of the house"
Then the fun began.
Mr.. O'Brien, for the purpose of test
ing the matter" raised the point that
no quorum was present, whereupon
Mr.. Gibson moved to enter the names
of those present upon the journal and
adjourn.
But it was not to be.
Mr.. Sloan cited the rule which author
ICES Is members to compel the at
tendance of absentees. and moved the
sergeant-at-arms be directed to bring
them before the bar of the house,
which was warmly seconded by Mr..
Thoreson.
Representative Robinson made a re-
mark to the effect that he doubted the
ability of the sergeant alarms to find
them
You don't know anything about the
ability of the sergeant-at- arms." re-
sponded that functionary, and Robin
son sat down.
o'BRIEN SERIOUS.
Mr.. O'Brien took serious view of
the situation. The house had plenty of
business to occupy il and had voted to
hold a night session. Members should
be compelled to attend.
Speaking to his motion Mr.. Sloan
said it was patent TO all where the
members were. They had all voted to
hold a night session and were now
in a body absenting themselves, know
mo had 70
act business. They should be compelled
to attend and show respect for the
body to which they belonged.
I'VE know where they are" said Mr..
Sloan, and they should be brought in
and reminded that they owe a duty
to the state as well as the senator
elect"
Mr.. Robinson bodied up once more,
this time with the suggestion that the
sergeant-at-armS be given instructions
as to the whereabouts of the ''recal-
citrants."
Once more did Johnson sit on him as
it were. Il don't need any pointers on
that natter he said, and again did
Robinson settle in his seat like a buff
cochin on a dozen eggs.
Mr.. Sloan's motion was put amid
some merriment and declared lost for
lack of Is. Il challenge the vote" said
Bob.
Roll call resulted in II ayes, noes 9,
and Johnson started for the Rawlins
residence with instructions to procure
such assistance as he might need.
PLAYED HORSE.
While he was gone the members
played horse with Gibson in the chair !
They moved he repeat his bear story
When Gibson put Dotson in his place |
a motion to describe Fort Cameron
was ruled out of order. When Thorn |
son presided the enacting clause of all |
bills introduced by Populists were
stricken out. Mrs. La Barthe held the |
chair long enough for Sloan to arise !
to a question of personal privilege and |
ask an Interpretation of the rules. The |
rules say q member must speak from |
his seat and another prescribes that he |
shall stand and address the speaker. |
How can a member speak from his seat
and stand at the same time?
The sPeakeress gave it up.
After two hours of frivolity and the |
sergeant-at-ar not appearing it was !
decided to adjourn. The absence or (
Mr.. Johnson excited much comment /
but on the way up town he was met |
and explained that his authority was 1
disregarded and his request that they /
attend laughed at; that warrant was /
demanded, which of course, he had not.
And house bill is still the special |
order.
The absent members, as was we'll |
known, were attending a reception
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