The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-11

AS an aftermath of the storm clouds
that swept over the senate on Tuesday
there was an almost vacuous calm in
the upper chamber of the legislature
yesterday. The only rhetorical display
came up over the code bill, the men,
ton of which in the secretary's min
utes was like unto the waving of a
red, red flag. Immediately there was
clashing of senatorial broad swords
between Evans and Hamer but their
wrath was not in similitude to the
wrath of the gods, for it was only
few minutes before cold, white
winged senatorial dignity had again
settled down upon the upper cham
ber
Sadness sat beneath two senatorial
togas at the end of the session yester-
day. Harbour saw the house corpo-
ration bill, giving referendum power
10 the people when the city council
granted franchises, throttled under his
very eyes. Senator Johnson, who
made an adroit flank movement in IA
vor of the house bill, which has to do
with the payment by the state of eX
penses of criminal cases, also obtained
a cruel, heart-rending reception from
his colleagues, and had to undergo the
ild-harrowing torture of reversing his
vote, in order to reserve the privilege
of moving a reconsideration.
Only q small guard IF senators ar
rived during the forenoon, and the
morning session only lasted long
senate to order and receive immedi-
ately thereupon motion for adjourn
ment until o'clock.
READING OF THE JOURNAL.
During the reading of the minutes
upon the reassembling in the afternoon
Evans moved that the house communi
cation in reference to the code bill (No.
III be stricken out.
That BILL" he said. could not have
passed until 10 o'clock last night-six
hours after it was received. The COM
munication from the clerk is conse-
quently entirely without authority"
Hamer, in reply, claimed the senate
was officially informed of a certain ac-
ton in the house, and the reference
should certainly remain where it was
as the senate had nothing to do with
it, even if it was wrong.
Evans maintained warmly that it
was a physical impossibility for that
to have occurred. The house in reality
in the minutes should either be stricken
out or returned to the lower house for
correction.
Snow then put in a stiff thrust at the
Weber senator by saying he was
greatly surprised at the gentleman's
attitude. The gentleman knows" he
said that ii is incorrect and an i'm
possibility and a clerk who violates
his oath of Office in that way should
be discharged"
Smoot held the report to be abso-
lutely incorrect, and Hamer, in reply,
remarked that to strike it out would
falsify the records. Harbour said he
had voted on the understanding that
the communication was bona fide and |
to strike it out would leave him in !
the air. Someone inquired if it was
unusual for him to be left in the air, |
and then the matter went to a vote |
and was stricken out.
TO DRAW LOTS.
When the resolution providing for
the apportionment of the terms of /
senators, which were to end in 1899 |
and 1891, Senator Evans offered a sub
stitute resolution which so arranged
the affair of taking lots for the long
and short terms that each legislative
district would be sure to have at least
one senatorial representative during
the whole period.
Mr.. Evans said that the constitu-
llO0al provision Was IIldL the ltIlSln VI
the term of each senator was simply to
be decided by lot. The idea of the first
resolution was to mix the Is lots in a
box. from which each senator was to
have the privilege of extracting one. If
his theory were carried into effect, it
would be possible for some sections to
nave nc representation, and division
which would effectually prevent this
would be more harmonious with the
hcti tr1fa
ution, no part of the state would be
eft unrepresented in the senate.
Harbour objected to the substitute
9lan On the ground that, in the opinion
# some distir guished lawyers the sub
titute was unconstitutional. The law
would scarcely allow senators from the
anne district to draw against each
'ther. for that eliminated the element
# chance and each county would be
absolutely sure of representation under
hat regime. Evans replied that the
constitution merely provided that they
hould be drawn by lot, and that pro-
-ision was satisfied by the method
proposed in the substitute.
Hamer believed the plan of the sub
titute to be unconstitutional So did
Whitaker. and he advocated the adop-
ion of Senator Cannon's plan. about
he constitutionality of which there
ould be no question.
The substitute was lost in a vote of
to five of the members being alb !
ent.
Then the original resolution again
eceived consideration. Snow wanted
amended so that the minute clerk 2
hould have no hand in it, but this was !
)st. The resolution was amended, so
s to allow each senator to open his
allot and indorse his name upon it,
he resolution was adopted by
vote of 10; three absent. 2
HOW IT WILL BE DONE.
According to the terms of the resolu- o
on the secretary will first write the v
Gr7bers from l 10 is both inclusive on r
cards, which will be sealed up in v
lvelapes and shook up in a box. The
embers will then draw these cards h
nd the number on each will CORE
pond to the order of drawing for lots. s
On this the secretary will write on S
ne cards the words -four years and
! nine cards 1.-TWO years" These cards,
hich must be of uniform SIZE VIII -
zen be placed by the minute clerk in -
lvelopes Of uniform size and color and !,
Ill be placed IN a box and thoroughly
,aken up. Each member will then
,aw his envelope and open it. put his a
me thereon and hand the same to y
e president who will announce the
suit. which will be recorded by the g
cretary. q,
The short terms expire at noon on q.
e first Monday in January, 1899, and -
e long terms at the corresponding =
ur on the corresponding day of 1901 .,
id certificates announcing the result =,
II be issued by the secretary.