The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-16
The DAVIS Proceedings.

The morning hour was prohtably
used in transacting business concern
ing sundry matters of interest.
Mr.. Harbour presented two petitions
/ from residents of Weber and Davis
counties, praying that a law be en-
acted compelling bankers to give bonds
for the protection of depositors, which
were referred to the committee on
/ banks and banking.
LOUD MEMORIAL DEFEATED
Mr.. Rideout defeated the Loud me-
mortal when the same came uD for
action, although it took the senate
some time to realize it.
The measure came up for action the
first thing after the reading of the
took the floor and acclaimed against
it. He declared from his reading of
the requests for the passage Of the
bill. develops the fact that those who
were behind the memorial were the
Associated Press and the men who
were deeply interested in mailing large
quantities of matter. which of right
should be barred from the mails at
the second-class rate. Second-class
mail matter was sent through the
mails at a rate of one cent per pound,
and tons of stuff were transported at
this rate. The reports showed that
last year there was matter of this
should have been SIS 00O, 900. but from
which the department only received 3d.
00G. COO. 1t (the Loud bilD was a meas
ure calculated to improve the condi-
ton of the postal department and
make itself sustaining. Under the
present law the patent medicine men
were deluging the mails with adver-
Using matter under the guise of news
papers and periodicals. Coin Harvey
had appeared before the committee in
congress and. protested against the
bill. No wonder. because the law had
permitted him to flood the mails with
his books. While the book was good
one, he did not think its transmission
at second-class rates was contem-
plated in the law. If the memorial
prayed for the passage of the bill he
would vote for it.
Mr. Caine-You understand that
great deal of this matter you allude
to is government documents?
Mr.. RideOut-I don't know as to that |
I presume. however, a great deal of it |
is government publications.
Mr.. Rideout then read an extract |
from the report of the postmaster
general relating to the expenses of the !
department. showing the enormous cost !
of mailing documents free. af-er which !
vote was taken, resulting:
Ayes-Caine, Cannon, Hamer, Neb-
eker, Shurtliff, Snow, Wright.
Nays-Evans, Harbour Rideout |
SmOOt, Whitaker, Mr.. President
Absent-Allred, Chambers, Johnson. /
Monson, Robson.
Mr.. Game. with a view of moving a |
reconsideration, asked to change his |
vote from aye 70 nay, but Mr.. Evans
objected unless he stated his object. |
Mr.. Game did not want to be forced
to give it, and the senate quibbled !
for a time over the question. Finally
Mr.. Game stated his purpose and Mr..
Evans objected. Twenty minutes of /
rule reading and debate were consumed
and ended in the chair deciding to
give Mr. Game the right TO change.
Mr.. Evans said he would respectfully.
appeal from the decision of the chair.
The chair has no fine feelings to
ruffie. said President Nebeker The
chairs rulings are subject to reversal
by the senate"
The senate stood by the chair, and
Mr.. Game changed his vote
This gave Harbour a show, and he
Mr.. President, I would like to call
the attention of the senate to the
and theosophical significance
hat attaches to this controversy.
After 5000 years history repeats it
self and Game kills a bill"
Senator Hamer's prompt action in
srasping the arm of Senator Nebeker
saved Harbour from instant death by
| flying ink well.
THE CODE REPORT.
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