The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-13

never be a loss to a state. Those who
advocated economy ot this kind were
acting upon false premises.
Smoot raised the point that the queS
uon was not open to reconsideration
bus was overruled, and the amendment
went 20 a vote.
The amendment passed on the fol
lowing vote:
Ayes-Allred, Game, Chambers
Evans, Johnson, Monsoon, Robson
Snow, Wright, Nebeker 3President)- 10
Nays-Cannon, Hamer, Harbour
Nebeker, Rideout, Shurtliff, Smoot
Whitaker-S.
Game announced that as the $4,000
under discussion affected only the
country members, he would reverse his
vote y majority of them voted
against the bill. AS the opposing coun-
| try members We're in the majority. his
vote was transferred to the affirmative
| column on the announcement of the
| vote. Aamer moved to strike out 3d.
600 and insert $4,000 Evans raised
| the point of order that the action could
not be reversed. The point was sus-
tanned and Hamer appealed from the
/ decision of the chair. and the appeal
! was lost on a vote of 10 10 g.
Harbour moved the substitution of
S19,950 for $4,000, but a point of order
raised by Snow was sustained and the
amendment lost.
The bill was then put on final pas
sage and carried, everyone voting aye
except Harbour
THE OMAHA APPROPRIATION.
Senator Wright then moved to recon-
! slider the vote by which $4,000 was ap-
propriated to the Omaha exposition
Before the vote was taken Evans ar
gued against an appropriation. He
claimed that Utah was sufficiently ad-
vertised and internal Improvements
were now necessary. He wished to
protest against sending any Utah
money to Omaha or elsewhere out of
this state.
Smoot, in reply, agreed that Utah
was well advertised, but in many parts
the advertisement was greatly detri-
mental to the state. Many people be-
lieved that the people here wore horns.
The resources and commercial advan-
tageS had not been properly advertised
There had been meager opportunity at
Chicago. but the present sectional ex-
hibition would be far better adVer-
Using medium.
Harbour entered the fray to remark
that it would be a very derogatory
comment on the enterprise of the citi-
zens of Utah. The $4,000 would sim
ply have TO be used for the shipment
Shurtliff spoke in behalf of the ap-
preparation.
Wright had reconsidered and de-
clded not to vote against the appropria-
ton. He wanted the $4,000 devoted to
the pioneer jubilee instead of the
Omaha exposition.
A PARLIAMENTARY BATTLE.
Then occurred fine clashing of par
liamentary rapiers. Smoot claimed
that Wright had given no notice of
appeal, and consequently had no right
to call up the bill. Wright reiterated
with wondrouS emphasis his previous
and amid the wild tumult |
that followed the Strident baritone of |
Senator Smoot swelled in throbbing |
waves through the chamber, challeng- |
ing the Sewer county senator to |
prove it by the records President /
Nebeker who was on the floor, claimed /
that if Senator Wright had not before |
announced his intention to reconsider,
he could do so now, for the long-lived |
last senatorial day was not yet over.
Evans went further and said the notice
for reconsideration would be in order
even if made a day later. Courtesies
passed between Smoot and Evans in
1eep, concentrated tones
The chair sustained Wright and
when the motion was going to a vote }
Harbour and Rideout rose simultane-
ously to say thatsjt required a ma
ority of all the senators to make the
reconsideration valid. This point
Whitaker in the chair was overruled,
Ind Wright's motion prevailed on the
ollowing vote, Hamer being absent:
Ayes-Allred, Chambers, Evans,
Monson, Robson, Snow,
Wright, Mr.. President-9.
Nays-Caine, Cannon. Harbour, Neb-
ker, Rideout, Shurtliff, Smoot, Whit
Lker-S.
THE GOVERNOR VETOES.
A message was received from the
Governor disappearing the election
IN:
l herewith return without my approx
/ senate bill No. 49, AN act providing
or elections. for punishment of cleo
ion offenses and oflelection contests"
This is a complete revision of the
avs of the state upon the subject of
lections, but omitS a provision in the
AVIS of 1896, requiring candidates for
n office to file an itemized statement
Z their campaign expenses. The pro-
ision omitted is in line with modern /
sgislation and in my opinion wherever {
his provision is found upon the statute
ooks it has beneficial results in keep ,
lg campaign expenses within legiti-
tdtS- lnOS. HIS Dill IDS l4O lcpCd4lllS I
auSe and the above provision would =
e in force until the taking effect of
lie code, which would repeal the same. i
/ my opinion this provision ought to .
e included in this bill. +
Section of chapter of this bill :
mits the time within which voters
ay be registered to the period between
le third Tuesday and first Wednesday
rior to any election. and section 20 of c
lis chapter provides for an entirely r
ew registration of voters each year of r
presidential election. Under these 7
DIVISIONS there is only a period of 16 a
avs within which a voter may be @
gistered to vote for state officers and
residential electors, and if voter v
lould be away from home or sick +
lring that period he would be dis n
anchised from voting at the most
lportant election in the state. In n
ew of the fact that the house to house y
.nvaSS is now done away with, l am a
the opinion that the time within
hich a voter may be registered ought
be extended to cover longer period
some provision made for the regis n
alton oath to be taken before some n
icer other than the registration Of n
er. ~
Section 5 of chapter provides that 81
all be on the first Monday of De- -.
mber following the election. This a,
tie, in my opinion, is too far removed ~
pm the date of election. 1t was a e.
after of general comment and dis
tisfaction at the last election that .,
e official returns of the election in "
is state could not be had until so
-e period. a,
This bill omits some provisions now ri