Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-01


,a,lyea met In joint session ~ "
o'clock M. Mr.. President presiding.
The roll call should only Christian
sen absent
CHAMBERS MOVES TO ExpuNGE.
aenator Chambers said:
desire 10 make a motion. II has
hoen known to the members OF THIS
body that the presiding officer has
acted Justly and lnpartialiy. II has been
saii that the revolution introduced yea
to-day by tho fair representative from
Salt Lake tMrn. Hornc) was for the
purpose Of casting reflection upon the
presiding officer OF this body. This talk
has come chiefly from members out
side OF this body and " not true. hut
IN Justice TO The President OF thr sen.
ate. moyc that the resolution nnd AZ
i.laitcr conncctcd with ". be cxpunsca
frhni the record. jackson and others
seconded the motion. shepard ana
smuot opposed the cxpunging OF the res
olutlon from. the record. Hansen op-
psci the cxpunning. saying that tho
'nbcr who made the motion TO cx-
flFe was present when II was pre-
pared and was In favor OF H. Cham
81 favored u In tho firat place. and sub
reaucnt events had convinced him that
II should not stand On the record.
Evans was In favor OF considering
the wishes OF the member who intro
duccd the resolution. though he raw
nothing IN II that II should be OK
plunged from the rccord-
Lloyd said Il would be Improper TO
place the regponfibilty. or the odiun. II
there be any, upon the one that Intro
duocd the resolution. IfN
= NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. noRxH q
Mrs. Horne said; I feel entirely able
to take the responsibility Of the resolu-
ton. aud feel satisfied that all my
friends hero are true 10 me. There II
s0thing In the record which can posni-
by injurc the PRECEDENT Of the Sem
ate. or the members OF the Assembly.
or much icds myself. Air. Chambers
asked. before this session, " had any
objections To- his introducing the mo-
ton 10 cNpunEe. I said that had not,
but that I should vote against cN-
punging the resolution.
PRESIDENT NEBEKER.
President Ncbeker took the iioor and
said. feel that I should say some.
thing ON this question. ! am opposed
~ expunying the RESOLUTION from the
record, aa that might appear TO east
reflection ON the member who intro
dnccd II. IL there ~ any reelection In
H. ! desire To- bear Il. Hnd 10 look 90
my future record Tor yindicntion. In
case any vindicatlon n needed.
SENATOR WHITNEY.
Senator Whitney said: I am opposed
10 the motion 10 cNpungc. ! know moth.
ing % this resolution until Il was In.
ifpduccd upon the nOor of this nsaein-
by, and was among those who voted
10 lay II upon the table, I do not aiicH-
lion the motives OF the member who
Introduced II, nor Of those VIVA favored
~ adoption. Those motives, l doubt
not, were pure and honorable. am not
among those. thank oOdi who spend
their time Matching up imputntiona
upon the motives OF members ut this
Assembly, desperate diseases require
desperate remedies" and II u only Il
desperate cause that requires desperate
arguments To bolster II.
one N the commonest arguments OF
thls Kind In the lmputation " Improper
motives TO an adversary. Thia u rot
always done directly. An inucndu, an
lhtlnuntlon, IN sometimes made 10 do
t.fNice In lieu OF an open accusation.
The deliberations OF this Assembly
nave not been free from iasinuatl ms
~ ihia character, II was insinuatei hero
lhe other day that because a certain
candidate for United states senator
vas not member OF the dominant
church that fact might pofrihiy count
lsalnrt him with mcmbcrr NJ this body.
again II was intlmat-d that another
candidates wealth ought not u weigh
IN his favor. or another candidate pow
wy 10 count against him, IN other
words, that we should no, bow down
god OF gold. Why, sir, what right
nave such arguments an these upon thia
h"off A mans religion or non religion,
mans wealth or poverty, are not
glalleationa or disqualification for
We oiilce OF Senator OF tho tnitei
sAtes' A man may worship 4 yellow
sos FOR auEht care. bowling down To
W. mead at night and to It's tail In the
MORNING that has nothing 60 do with
we question OF the aenatorahlp, Ncith.
mas mans wealth or poverty.
nave not pleaded Ia support uf any
.haldate that he II a man ~ wealth.
w. not his wealth that conlinendn him
70 those who are supporting him but
NV ABILITY TO produce wealth, 10 organ
capital, to promote Industry ana
nu up the country, ability Nhich ~
~, a. much a God-giyen endowment
NY luHt as worthy of re 'ognitlon a.
IN which enables other men Ia utter
mat burn"
,i repudlate Nth scorn all these In
mhaatons, this calling In question OF
uh motives. | protest against any
Pulauon upon the motives OF My.
T1o'he' the introducer OF this resolution
e, motives are pure. liut ! am up
r,ea To the motion tu cSplnge the
,o'ulnn from the record, Let 'hose
~ Wlsh 10 reoaut, recant, Let ~ mo-
nn In. pe made cxonerating tho President
~ lrt uA not carry this lnntlon to cN-
ih', thus mutilatlng tho history %
"sae proceedings,
REPRESENTATIVE I.Arlsn.
representative Lapish said; II do
any my uglleNe there II any ona here that
wh .suonb the motives OF the member
""' introduced the resolution. Nome VI