The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-15

appropriating $4,000 for this celebra-
ton was adopted by the senate with
out amendment and returned to the
house. The senate subsequently gained
possession of the resolution without
the consent of the house, amended it
by reducing the appropriation to $780,
coo, and again returned it. Sloan was
incensed by this proceeding and pro-
tested against acquiescence by the
house, and the latter, refusing to con-
cur in the senate amendment, ap-
pointed q conference committee, with
Sloan as chairman.
Saturday night the conference com
mittee reported that the senate had
receded and would agree TO the $50, 600
appropriation, and this report was
adopted. Yesterday afternoon the SEN
ate notified the house that it had re-
ceded and had re-adopted the reSoiu-
ton. Directly afterwards another
communication was received, request
ing the return of the resolution, as the
senate had again reconsidered ~ vote,
and asking for a further conference.
This requst was granted, and it was
then that Sloan announced his with
drawal from further participation in
the house deliberations. He believed
that he and the conference committee
had been treated with great discourtesy
by the house, which had all along
shown a disposition to truckle to the
senate He then left the hall, and sub
sequently declared that he had meant
what he said, and would attend no fur
Their sessions.
1t was learned later that Sloan, just
prior to this incident had signed a new
agreement with the senate conferees,
recommending an appropriation OF S15,-
coo for the semi and $4,000
for the Omaha exposition. In view Of
this disclosure his subsequent course
was harshly criticised, but. when ques-
toned, he charged that Senator Snow
had induced him to sign the new report
by false pretenses and by misstating
the facts; that il was represented to
him that the senate would not agree
to the $4,000 appropriation. when the
fact was il had agreed to it at that
very time. This charge was stoutly
denied by Senator Snow.
Aside from this incident the pro-
ceedings were barren of interesting
feature.
It NAV be of interest to the Demo-
cratic members Of the house to know
that at ore time during Yesterdays
session the Populists and Republicans
had < within their power to adjourn
and bring the legislative session to an
abrupt termination Under the house
rules 10 members may compel the at
tendance of absentees, and a less num-
Der can adjourn. In a legislative sense
the house is now in continuous SeS-
sion, and at the time referred to the
Populists and Republicans were in
majority. and the speaker was absent
They had it within their power to elect
q speaker pro TEN, adjourn and end
the session.
impatient, and when they meet this
morning Z will be with the intention
of continuing at work until the end
It is the belief that an adjournment
viii be reached some time tonight.
Those members who think the business
should be dispatched with the greatest
possible speed will probably act to-
gether, shut off all unnecessary debate
and hasten the adjournment.
The senate omnibus road appropri-
alton bin was passed without amend
ment after some discussion. 1t re-
quired some shiT:.lisning to secure the
necessary number of votes. Shepard
came in hastily, IF it's one of these al /
falfa bills vote aye" he said resign |
eddy.
Sloan offered a resolution authorizing
the speaker to draw from the contin-
gent fund $50 each for the chief clerk |
and minute clerk, and $50 to the docket |
clerk, for extra services. Action was
deferred.
Senate bill No. IS, relating to the as
sessment of railroad lands by county |
assessors, was repassed as amended to |
meet the governors objections.
SCHOOL TAX LEVY.
Thoreson called up house bill 95, in
creasing the school tax levy from to
3l5 mills for 1887, which had been ad-
yersely reported by the ways and
means committee. He pointed to the
dne showing made by the legislature in
the matter of expenditures, record
that he did not believe a bounty giving
legislature could equal. A
portion of the amount that had been