The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-12
THE PROCEEDINGS


The bill relating to the. recording of
marks and brands was the first to re-
ceive attention. Evans objected to the
measure. but upon learning that its
| enforcement would incur no extra eX-
pense, withdrew his adverse criticism
and the bill passed.
The centennial celebration bill, to
which a $4,000 appropriation was at
tached, came down from the house, and
was greeted by opposition from Hamer
of Ogden. He objected to Ogden being
/ ing the exhibit go there. This, he
claimed, ought to be paid out of the
$4,000 appropriated to the commission.
Senator Smoot explained that it had
been learned that many of the floats
could not be conveyed to Ogden. What
ever expense there might be should be
gracefully paid by Provo and Ogden.
If the expenses of transportation were
paid from the $1,000 given the commits
sion, the result would be to materially
hamper the exposition in Salt Lake.
An extra appropriation of $4,000 ~-o'''d
be necessary unless the cities paid the
expenses. Snow wanted to see the re-
port of the appropriation committee
before any definite decision was arrived
at as to appropriations, and further
consideration of the matter went over
until 9 q. m
Nebeker's bill prohibiting officials of
state institutions from holding any
other office under the state. was neatly
punctured yesterday by reason of the
adroitness of Snow. The apparent
personal thrust of the bill at ]. NJ.
Tanner, now in the dual role of presi-
dent of the Agricultural college and
supreme court reporter, aroused the
ire of Senator Evans. He said they
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state educational institutions than any
other officials of the state. The bill
was un-Democratic and its hidden pur
pose was to aim a blow at the presi-
dent of the Agricultural college. The
professors in the state educational in
stitutions were under the control of
the state board of education, and it
would be a direct thrust at the author
ity and privileges of that board to
pass such a measure. If the board
saw that any teacher was not doing
GOOD service in his official position.
they had the right to remove him.
The bill concealed a Republican fight,
and Democrats should not lend it their
support.
he ground that no man could serve
two masters and serve both well.
SHOWS ARTILLERY.
Then Senator Snow discharged some
artillery, and the bill, which had risen
auspiciously, took a sudden and swift
descension. The bill. if passed, he
said, would entirely destroy the eff
iciency of the Normal school bill. 1t
would prevent these educators from
serving on state boards of education
and many vacancies would have to be
filed. If you want" he continued,
TO single out some individual, do so,
but do not destroy our school lesisla-
ton in the process"
This caused a mental Somersault in
Rideout and when a vote was taken on
the bill his voice Joined the chorus of
its opponents. The vote stood: Ayes,
8; nays, Il; absent, 3.
NRAW1NG LOTS.
At noon the drawing of lots for the
long and short terms began. In ac-
cordance with the resolution the terms
of first-class senators were to end on
Dec. 81, 1898, and those of senators of
the second class on Dec. 81, 1900. While
Secretary Hansen was vigorously
shaking the enveloped slips Senator
Rideout arose to remark that he did
not wish to serve through the long
term and asked consent to pair with
someone so that his winning the prize
of a short term would be almost as
sured. 1t was decided that this would
eliminate chance from the proceeding
and would consequently be unconsti-