The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-07

man who did not support the chicago
platform so far as it related to silver
can be confirmed by that body for any
position in this state.
The matter came up in the senate
yesterday afternoon and was decided
after an hour of debate. The governor
in the course of the afternoon sent to
the senate the following nominations
as members of the state board of arbi-
tration and Cancellation.
John Nicholson, chairman, and MEM
Der Of the board for five years.
E. A. Wall, of Ophir, member for
three years.
w. S. Willis, member for one year.
The first and last named are from
this city. It is said the first voted for
Mckinley and the last two are silver
men; in fact there is no question about
the latter.
sMooT OPPOSES.
When the president put the question
in the senate, Does the senate advise
and consent to the nominations of the
governor Just made2" then il was that
Mr., Smoot arose and said that he was
not in favor of consenting to the con-
firInation, for the reasons that Mr..
Nicholson was not a silver man and
had voted for and supported Mckinley.
1t was highly improper that a man
who did not support the Chicago plat
form should be confirmed for an Office
by Democratic and silver senate and
he wanted the question settled right
now.
Mr. Game thought that the remarks
of the senator were i'll timed and that
ii could be demonstrated that Mr..
Nicholson was all right on the ques-
ton. but Smoot held 70 his original
position and moved that the nonina-
tons go over until Monday in order
that the senate might have chance
10 determine whether or not the gen.
tlemeu nominated by the governor were
silver men, or gold men.
PRESIDENT NEBEKER.
The president called Mr.. Johnson to
the chair and supported the motion,
declaring that he was willing to go a
step farther and confirm the nomina-
lions of the other two, who were all
right. and turn down tie selection Of
the chairman appointed. 1T is time
that we should draw the line" said the
president, and now is the time to do
il We should serve notice TO the eX-
ecutive that these men are not to be
confirmed. If they want patronage
they should go TO the administration
they have supported and get it. This
IS no place for a man who worked Tor
Mckinley 70 come for favors.'
Nc. Snoot conceded with the views
of the president, but was not in favor
OF confirming the two lsst named and
laying over the other one, as was i'm
piled from the remarks OF the Dresi-
dent. He thought there was plenty of
time between that time and Monday in !
which to secure the Information needed |
and that It was best to let all three
SO over.
The president inclined to the opinion |
that it was best TO say TO the governor |
that this senate would not confirm the |
appointments OF men who were even !
suspected OF having supported McKin- |
ley and serving notice by prompt &C |
ton. The governor has thrown down |
the gauntlet and il is the duty of this (
Democratic senate TO meet it. There is |
no use in delaying this matter; we /
should act at once"
Several of the other senators had |
something to say upon the question. |
all being against the confirming of a |
nomination made of a gold bug. Sena /
tor Game again assorted that il was /
his belief that Nicholson was ali right. /
Senator NebekeT of Tooele said as
concerns Colonel Wall. he was the best |
qualified man in the state Tor the |
position and was one in whom all !
parties could repose confidence in his /
integrity and sincerity.
Senators Harbour and Whitaker |
both testified as to The ability of W. .
S. Willis, who was the choice of or /
ganized labor in the board. and warm
~ Endorsed his work as believer in
the cause Of silver.
Senator Nebeker added something to (
the statement made concerning Mr..
Wall IN relation 10 his devotion to the
cause of silver and MS work i'll its
behalf
II was decided to permit the matter
70 go over until Monday.
PLENTY OF BUSINESS.
The senate did e whole lot of work
yesterday both at the morning and
afternoon and evening sessions. The
principal debate of the day was that
which cccurred on the bill introduced
by Harbour, creating = state board Of
public works. which passed after
dehcte of some hour and g half. more
or less. II did not pass as introduced,
by any means. although in its pres
ent shape il viii assist those who want
to abolish the contract system.
This bill has been before the
senate several times and was finally re-
committed to the committee on labor
and it amended the same and reported
it back with recommendation that il
pass.
MIR Harbour made a remarkable
speech in favor of the bill, and said
few things calculated TO make some
senator's uncomfortable.
lie said he favored the measure be-
cause il was in favor Of a class which
had nothing but the labor of its hands
to sell on the market. The contract
system should be abolished. There was
no need of the intervention of q third
party by the state in securing labor.
The idea of saying the state should
be compelled TO employ a middle man
in the securing Of its labor was folly.
One might just as we'll say that if the
state was 10 be compelled to make a
purchase of wheat, IL should be by
law enforced 10 employ the services
Of an elevator man or a Spectator
In order 10 make the purchase. The 5
labor which Is needed is just as pur-
chasable a commodity as any " -er
and the men who have it to sell shOdld
be given the right 10 sell 1t direct I
and the state should have the right 10 Z
directly purchase II. As an Illustration I
Of the contract system and the evils
which arise under IL, the speaker
called attention to the fact that in the
eastern portion Of this city there is a {
Job under contract which was let, the {
contractor figuring that he could do the 7
sork at a profit II he paid his men 81 f
per day. He found that ne could not I
and he Is now subletting the work TO I
men at AZ cents per linear foot. The I
conditions OF the country are such that 2
men, in order % get money 10 keep
rom starving, have to accept the con-
litions Of the contractor. He has been 5
old by men who work there that j.
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