The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-07
! IN THE REALM
Of POLITICS.
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Secretary Hammond yesterday closed
the contract with the city for the
quarters of the legislature. This year
the city will receive $1,000 in rent for
the senate chamber and the hall of the
house Of representatives. The con-
tract includes light and heat, the ap-
propriate committee rooms and janitOr
! service
Last year the senate and house did
! their own iantor work, thus making
! places for two men, who will this year
be cut off as a result.
The senate will occupy the same
apartments as it did last year, with
! the committee rooms of the council
while the house will have the large
room up stairs and the apartments ad
| jacent thereto. The same Will be fitted
up il time for occupancy on Monday
next. The city furnished the legisla-
ture with rooms free last year, but
this time it was determined that the
state could afford TO pay something for
the privilege.
Members of the legislature are com
ing to the city slowly. AQuila Nebeker,
state senator from the counties OF Rich,
Morgan and Davis, came down yester-
day and spent the day in caucusing
round with his intimate friends. Mon
son of Cache has been in town for two
or three DAYS and SmOOt and Evans
Of Utah and Snow of Washington are
expected in today. The caucus of both
houses takes place on SATURDAY., and
the advance guard is said to be lay
ing few wires in anticipation of that
event Up to date nothing is certain
about the presidency of the senate or
the speakershiD of the house. although
something may develop today as the
members continue to arrive.
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The message of the executive may
not be ready for reading on the first
day of the session, although the gov
ernor is working on the same very
hard these days. He was very busy
yesterday on the document and is de-
voting all his spare time TO the compo-
sition Of the document.
The IS senators Will all sit in circle
this session. instead of two being
placed inside as was the case last year,
Extra desks will be provided for the
members by the secretary of state.
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From what can be learned the print
ing of bills of this session will be con-
siderably less than last year 1t is
proposed to cut down the ''phat' which
was SO plentiful in last years journals
and other documents; in other words,
to quote member We will have
more than Is words on a page this
time" The documents will be carefully
scanned ere they are sent to the printer
and the proof will be read with care,
something which was not done by the
attaches of the last senate and house
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On Monday next the electors will
cast the vote for president and vice
president of the United States and
after certifying the same according to
law, Hon. Radley D. Johnson will be
given the returns and will take them
to Washington and deliver them to the
president of the senate. He will have
to leave on the evening of the same
day in order to get to the capital in
time
Although most of the officials of the
state have qualified and are now act
ing, still the work of issuing commits
sions does not cease. the force in the |
secretarys office being still engaged at |
the job. 1t is expected it Will be closed |
now in very short time. The amount |
of fees which the commonwealth will |
receive from this source has not been |
totalled as yet. but will be announced |
very soon.
1t is said that several applications |
have been presented to the mayor of !
this city, asking that certain persons |
be appointed to the place made vacant |
by the resignation of Chairman Col |
bath of the board of public works, bat
that he has declined to receive any of
the same for a time.