Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-03

Alter the close Of the NEWS report
yesterday the following business was
| done.
s. b. SO. An act to provide for the
| control OF the Agricultural college,
The school for the blind, the school ior
the deaf and dumb, the Deseret Agrl-
cultural ana Manufacturing society,
the State industrial school, the State
| insane asylum, the State prison, anu
the University Of Utah, by q board OF
| control OF State Institutions and 10
provide for the appointment ana duties
anu compensation OF members OF the
board, was finally passed.
Caine wanted the bill to 20 over for
one day but this was objected to and
the bill was placed on final passage.
Game, continuing, said he had doubts
OF the practicabiiity of the bill.
II abolished the chancellor and boaru
OF regents Of the Utah University,
which was certainly a radical de.
parture. He said the bill provided tor
a salary OF 81 per day for members OF
the boord and he INDUS believe that
they could get the best ability in the
State at that price or any other price,
he thought II could be had only as
patriotic services without compensa-
ZION. He did not believe in placing
the Institutions NJ the State in the hands
of cheap men. The large powers given
to the boafd, practically without Iimi.
tatioD, amounted to ABSOLUTE power.
The board could remove or appoint
officers without cause. The Lsgisia-
ture might just Ms well turn over the
whole State government into the
hands OF board, like tho old
attempt OF Congress TO govern Utah by
board. 1t looked as II the matter
had all been fixed by thro wing q little
"sop'' to the different counties inter-
ested, namely, Cache, Utah, Weber
and salt Lake, each OF which was to
furnish two members OF tue board ex-
cept Salt Lake, which was to furnish
three.
Snow said he was not Satisfied that
the bill was good one ana wanted It
understood that he hadn't received
any "sop." He could not see that 1t
lcssenet the expsnso any as the
various boards. now,i in control, Aitho
having total OF thirty.two members,
served without compensation except
| n the case Of tins AGRICULTURAL college
and he had hoard OF no complaint.
Smoot preface his speech in support
OF the bill oy an objection to. the re-
marks OF Game to the effect that a
"sop' hsd been thrown out to the
supporters of the bill.
Csine-."By that expression, ssna.
tor, did not mean the cam nittee."
smoot-"What did you mesn?"
Caine-"Weli, the provisions are In
the BILL"
smoo,-"rhen you did mean the
Continuing, Smoot said there are
thirly.tW men on the boards control.
ing tue institutions OF the State,
and this bill proposes to re-
uuce the members to nine,
He believed that Senator Game
himself would be- glad TO serve on this
board as a salary OF 81 per day and
would give good service. Reports Of
interests in the manage
ment OF the State institutions are re-
ceiyed tom time to time, and when
they are Investigated by tho Legisla-
lure they develop peculiar conditions.
Each board, said he, has a knife at the
throat OF the other and the situation is
becoming absolutely contempsibls sud
should cease. Yne committee cites the
fact that tho foremost S,ate Ia the
Union In educational matters (Michi.
gam has adopted this plan and put tho
control OF ali her state institutions inIo
the hands OF board of reliable busI-
noss citizens. This board will be non.
partisan; It will INT up the State insli.
tutiOns and improve them.
After some lew words by Rideout,
who said ne was hardly prepared to
say whether or not the bill was u good
que, as he had not had time 10 can.