Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-12
SENATE SENSATION.
Senator Harbour was Denied Fret
Transportation.
COMPLAINTS BEFORE THE SENATE.
The SergeaDi-ai-Arms Ordered 10 Drlns
5. IL. Bnbcotk Before
the Bar.

The sensation OF the day was created
by Senator Harbour this afternoon.
He arose TO question OF personal
privilege, while the Senate was In
session and made a statement TO the
fleet that be, yesterday, male appli.
cation to Mir. S. il. BaDcock, traffic
manager OF the Rio Grande Western,
ter free transportation, but was refused
for the reason that he had supported
the fellow servant bill.
Harbour's statement was calculated
to lead senators to understand that
MIR. Blbcock had taken course cal
culsted to improperly influence Iegis.
lstiCD, anu immediately upon its con.
clusiop, Evans rose and moved that
the SER esnt.st-sTma he ordered to
bring Mr.. BAbclck before the Tar or
Seuale. The motion prevailed aud
the sergesnt'atarms departed. Just
whether his Instructions amounted to
an order for Mr.. Babcock's arrest or
not, seems to be a mstter OF doubt, but
the ex cutive tflioer OF the Senate did
not take quite 30 severe view OF the
situation.
He found Mr.. Bahcock In the latter's
office, ami informed him that his
presence was either desired or required
Just which could not be def ni,ely
Observation-Disclosures the Senate.
Gam l ito understnrd that l am
under artetl2' asked the railroad man.
swell, not exactly" replied the
but am instructed
to bring you before the Senate"
Without nhfan.tnn Mr. pahonnlr
accompanied the sergeant.st-afms
to the Senate chamber. The
latter announced the presence
OF his prisoner or guest, as the
case may be, and the upper branch OF
the Legislature immediately went into
executive session.
All reporters aud spectators were
executed, and the proceeding were
strictly secret. The President in
formed Mr.. Babcock that the Senate
mad been advised that he bad sought
to exert an improper ipfiu nee
over legislation by refusing To iseus
Transportation on the request OF u
senator, or words to that effect.
Mr.. Bsbcock was informed that he
would be permitted to make state
ment, aud he proceeded to do so. He
said that ut the opening OF the
session he had Issued to every
member vi the Legislature with
out distinction or discrl mi n alton,
free transportation, go1d TIL the close
Of the session; and that repeatedly
since that time he had issued to MEM
b 10 who had voted for the iellow.ser.
want bill, and other anil.railroad
mcssufes. passes for nitmbers OF their
families or friends. He totally denied
having discTiminated against members
who mad voted for Hnti.railroad meat-
ur.s In the matter Of pssses.
Smoot, in order to verify Mr.. Bah.
cocks statement, asked a number OF
senators II they hal received passes
from Mr.. BabcOck, and they replied in
the affirmative, and completely rub.
stsuu d what lie hal said.
Mr.. BlhcOck was then excused and
lett the Senate chamber none the
worse Tor his interview W til the solone.
When ne had gone, Harbour made a
charao teristic speech in which he tried
TO shoW that something should be- done
to stop such Injustice ana discrimins-
u 80 that to which he claimed to
have been su jected.
C.ine made sletc CHI in an entirely
u tleTest vein, throwing ditcreuit on
~ W hbiN iHioNNthlHkf anu nuuuu up
by moving that the record OF 1t be ex-
plunged from the journal. Carried,
and the incident closed.
When Karl q. Mheser hed been con.
tifmtd one OF the normal school
cjmmlss on, the executive session
arse, and toe senators "sRun,ered."
a number Of railroad attorneys
were eeep and they characterized the
Stuale's action as farcical. Mr.. BAD.
clok, granting that all alleged by
HarOOur was true, had infringed upon
no law.
Mr.. Babcock when interviewed by
NEWS representative, was Teticent,
ANA declined 10 make any statement
or publication other than that Har-
b1ur had asked Tor pssses for his wife
aud her sister, and one OF the reasons
why the request was refused was BIZ.
cause Mr.. Babcock had information 10
the effect that Harbour had 10 wife.
Mr.. Babcock sBin he had Repeatedly
Issued passes On the request Of mem.
beTs who had voted ard worked for the
feilow.ssrvant bill, aud had given a
pass TO the wife OF the author OF the
bill.
The utfair has been "the talk OF the
town" ever Fit CO 10 occurred, but MIR.
Babc1ck has not lost prestige through