Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-12

THURSDAY EVENING SESSION.

The House met at 1880 pm. to con.
slider the special order fxed for that
hour, which was 9loan's investi gait o n
resolution, with the amendment Of
fered by Shepard. II will be RENE M
Dered that the amendment great
enlarged tho scope OF the proposed in.
yestigation.
Immediately after roll call Shepard
offered an amendment to his amend
meni, which prOvideIlt that the investi.
eating committee should consist
u the judges of the State Su.
preme court, the Governor and
the attorney general. In support of
this amendment he urged that to have
the Investigation conducted by these
five persons, all OF whom are Rspub.
licans, would take 1t out OF all factions
OF the Democratic party; that the high
character AMI positions of these
ligers, coupled with the inct tnai,f1ur
OF them were Geniiles auu only one,
the Governor, member OF the Nor
mon Church, would insure impartial
treatment OF the allegations OF clurch
influence, as well IA OF all other mat
ters TO be Investigated.
A long Gebats ensuej. Ia which
Sloan took a prominent part. rhOae
who supported Bhepard's proposition
laid stress on the TACT tunt, by
its expressl trms, Sloan's original
resolution caei "a cloud upon the In
tegrity OF every m sniber OF the
assembly, and urged that members
thus accused ought not TO be eithor
compelled vr permitted to investigate
sacn otter. The opposition, led by
sloan, Insisted that the Democratic
party was great, strong and good
enough 10 purgo itself OF all evil. and
that the l. glslature ought 10 invee.i-
gate sad correct all wrongs existing
within itself. The claim that ii was
inconsistent 10 air Democratic troubles
before Republican investigators was
greatly empbaei2ed by several mem.
bets, but ktnner anu one or Two oihora
took tue position that membeIe OF the
Legislature were not there as Demu.
crate bur no rerresentau Of the
| whole people, anu that The matters
proposed to be Investigated were mol
confined to the Democratic parry, but
affe cted the " hole State.
R3ylance ana Price, who had been
nnswerving In their support OF
Thatcher during the senatorial CAM
palgn, emphaticaily aisclaimed all
approval OF and responsibility for
Sloan'a resolution. Price saii he saw
pit at each emu of the Investigation
proposition. Should the allegations to
be investigated be proved 1t might
unseat KAwllns, man who, he
thought, weull faithfully represent
the Dsmocratic party anu the State OF
Utah, II permitted 10 keep his seat.
On the other hand, ah0uld tho
allegations not be proved, those
| who made them would fall in the
pit. Evil anu evil only could come OF
| the investigation.
Thoresen, Thatcher supporter,
vehementiy opposed Shepsrd's propo-
sitian, Insisting that the matters to be
/ Investigated were family matters OF
the Democratic party and should be
settled in the Democrtic family.
At length Shepard'a amendment to
make the judges OF the Supreme
| Court, the Governor anu attorney gem
eral the Investigating committee pre-
vailed by vote Of 20 to l2. The
| question the recurred on the long
amendment offered by Shepard to
Sloan's original RESOLUTION, designed
10 increase the scope OF the
| proposed investiga;ion. Konner
moved to table the whole matter
ana argued against having any inveB-
tigation. A long debate ensueJ, cover.
Ing much the same ground that had
been gone over previously, anu result.
ed n the loss Of the motion TO table.
Sloan moved 20 strike out from
5bepard's amsndmen. tho proviso
which required participants in the IN
vestlgatloD to pay their own expenses.
He urged thst 1t was Stale business
aud the State SHOULD bear the COSTS.
Shepard replied that accusations in-
volving every memberoi the assembly
had been made, tha' tie defendants
were willing to bear their own
costs, and the accussrs ought to
be compelled 10 bear theirs. The
House refused to strike cut.
After more debate anu wTangling,
Shepatd's amendment 10 Sloan's
resolution prevailed. ami later the lat.
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