Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-11

salaries were which the oiloefe
OF the laet session received, anu
after Mr.. O'Brieu hnd been NJ
pointei clerk pro TEN he read from the
journal rs tpllowt: Chieisclefk 50
minute clerk IS, uocket clerk s4'9U .
enErosslng ana rolling CLERK - oV,
committee clerks 81 30, sergeant Nv
arms S., chaplain 81 me,sengefe 81
dooskeeper "a, Waterman 81
Sloan, ia the interest oil harmony.
moved as a substitute that henneI 70
! compromise for SS50 be adopted In all
cases where Gus below 81 had beeh
made.
This brought members TO their feet
| one after another, the economlcal ones
! to protest against even the hIty-ceh'
raise and othefs to defend the skilled
clerks In their com pensation.
WASTING $50 AN HOUR
Sloan sai "Weare wasting money
at the rate Of $50 an hour In this effort
to 'economize'; let's get u vo,c."
Upon rising vote tho sou comp
fOmise motion was Lost an tue COM
mittee's recommendation was oittT-
wards adopted.
Wilson then move tina, the follow
ing PERSONS be elected to nll the Offices
named:
Minute Clefk-Msi. Thomas, Davis.
Docket Clerk - Joseph Nj. Cohen,
Salt Lake.
Eugrossing and Enrolling Clerk
MIs. A. U. Hobson, Cache.
Committee ClerRs--GeOrge Hayes,
JuRb, anu Maouus r lph. Sanpets.
CnsplaiD-Ri Ira n. hincHley
Jr., Millari.
Observation-Disclosures Johnson,
UtIh.
y orkpepei-Col. sullivan. W b,H
Watcuman-J. NJ Gnni, Rich.
Mes.euger.-Ffauk Rippon, Sum.
init, AMI Thomas +. Thomas, Sail
LaAe.
MORRISON FOR CHIEF CLERK.
O'Brirn arose in behalf of Weber
county ana offered the name OF james
Is. Morrison o. Sewer Tor oniei clers.
Bluau-I would like to know now
these iiicsa are distributed with
respect 10 g untles. Are we goln; tC
do QUO thing In caucus anu another
here?
OFFICERS SWORN IN.
h.ler some discussion the oiiicers as
named above were elected anu Speaker
Perkins requested them 10 come for.
ward to be sworn IN. A responded
except Ar. Tnomp,op, xho ia MOI
in The city anu the speaker admints
| tered the oath OF office.
kenneT moved that the eDgrossnC
al d enrolling clerks be Instructed tt
! . 10.
of billie, etc, uurlug the two or thtei
weeks in wnion they VIII have nolhi 8
| TO do In the iirst part OF the eessiun
| Tho motion carried.
UPON motion Of rhOreson the ch el
clerk WAS Instructed to nuluy tb'
Senate that the House was now or
ganized.
RULES ADOPTED
Wilson moved that the rules Of ihi
| fret session stand NJ the rules Of TN
session until further ordered.
Kenner thought some OF t1e com
miltees provided for In the old RUE
were cumbersome in the uumbe, @
their membership, so he mOveu t1n
the committees be temporarily con-
POSED OF eeven aud five M mbsss In
stead OF nine anu seven.
Wilson accepted ths am lndment o
Eonner anu after some discussion tn
rules were adopted with the ameud
ment.
| NoTIFIEp THE GOVERNOR.
Eomney moved that com
mittee of three notify GoveTnJ
Wells that the House was Ia se
zion and tho Speaker appointed Ron
ney OF salt Lake, Mrs. Anderson {
Weber anu ThoresUn Of Cache MS cue
committee.
SAW THE FIRST VOTE,
Secretary OF State Hammond II
formed the House thut the President ,
electoral college was now Ia sessiO
ana II the members desired to see III
irst vote OF this State cast for tn
President and Vice President OF Tia
United States tney could do SO by 20
ing to the executive Giiict.
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