The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-10

JANUARY 10. 1897
report because, in his judgment it was
not possible to make fair and equal
distribution of the offices, but the COM
mittee had done the best it could. A
/ change of one position would mean a
change of all and confusion would re-
suit.
Gibson moved that the office of chap
/ lain be dispensed with. That was suffi-
| cient to oreciDitate a debate. Nj.
kenner opposed the motion, not that
he cared particularly about being Off
cially prayed for, but because he DE
lieved this was Christian nation, and
! the example set by it and the several
states comprising it. should not be de-
parted from by the state of Utah.
Mr.. Sloan and Mir. Evans took about
the same ground, while George Rom
ney opposed chaplains. He believed
prayers were the uttered wishes of
the heart, and thought that hired pray
ers were not of that lasting quality
which attached to the voluntary sort
He didn't want TO pay for being prayed
for.
Price of Cache didn't want one man
to do all the praying. 1t would mean
mat W pld WOulQ De QelINSTeQ
the same person during the session,
and he would have to vary each day
lest he fall into a rut and deliver the
same prayer twice.
Mr.. Smoot said he believed in having
chaplain. 1t was a precedent set by
other legislative bodies and should be
adopted by this one. The custom OF
praying was an enlightened one-one
which betokened civilization. Mr..
nrUnOf'G niPc aar
carried the day, for the motion to strike
out was lost
Gibson raised the point that the last
legislature was an expensive one, and
that the Democrats should not follow
in its footsteps He wanted economy
What Gibson would have said further
on this point was cut short by the
adoption of the report on the matter
OF number of the officers, which pre-
vailed
Isaac Wright moved that messenger
be taken from Salt Lake and given to
Garfield but the motion died a
bornin'," receiving no second.
Johnson urged that the Twelfth
senatorial district, composed of five
counties, ought to be given something
and Hardy, of Sanpete, said his county
should be recognized. He wanted the
report amended so as to give his
county two offices, but he failed of
success, and the report was adopted
as 10 allotment.
ON SALARIES.
Kenner of Salt Lake suggested that
1t was meet and proper that no en-
ployee of the house receive more than
the members He wanted to raise the
dignity of the members of both houses
to the level of the officers. He moved
that the salaries of none of the en-
ployees be more than those paid mem
bers. Times were hard and it was
quite probable plenty OF good people
could be found who would be glad of
the 2laces.
MIR. Sloan called attention to the fact
that some of the clerks required might
be StenographerS who would command
more salary than others, and amended
by excepting them. This was lost and
the motion as made by Kenner was
adopted.
Mr.. Harbour, with an eye to fairness,
moved the salary of no clerk or other
officer, be less than any member which
was sat on in glee by the members of
the caucus by a motion to table pre-
vailing.
Mr.. Evans moved the appointment
of a committee on salaries, five in num-
Der, which carried. The duty of this
committee was to make a schedule of
cidentally it may be said the committee
was appointed and is still out roaming
around somewhere with no caucus to
re.)ort to.
THE EXECUTIVE CAUCUS.
Then came the crucial moment. All
outsiders were ordered to get out and
the senate took the right and the house
the left. The following result was an
nounced at the conclusion of the de-
liberations:
Senate-Pr esident-Aquila Nebeker,
of Rich.
secretary-John E. Hansen of Salt
Lake.
Docket Clerk-Miss Alice White of
Journal Clerk .... This ap-
pointment is in the hands of Cache,
put no name has been announced as
yet and will not be until Monday.
Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk
Thomas NJ. Evans of Box Elder.
Watchman-Frank Jardine of Tooele.
Doorkeeper-John G. McQuarrie of
pointment goes to Sewer and is not
yet named Ii will be filed on Monday.
Committee Clerks-L. c. Johnson of
Salt Lake, Miss Otelia Halgren of
Weber
Chaplain-M. L. Pratt of Utah.
House
Speaker. n. Perkins of Weber
Chief Clerk-W. II. West of Weber.
Docket Clerk-Joe Cohen of Salt
Lake
Engrossing Clerk-Nrs A. NJ. Hobson
of Cache.
Minute Clerk-Matt Thomas of
Davis.
Watchman-J. NJ. Grant of Rich.
Messengers Frank Rippon of Sum
nit, Thomas Thomas of Salt Lake.
Committee Clerks-George Hays of
Juab, Magnus Rolf of Sanpete.
Chaplain-Rev. Ira n. Hinckley of
Willard.
The caucus then adjourned until
Monday.
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Walkers on or before the first Satur-
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that amount stricken off the regular
price of new ones.
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