Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-15
HOUSE REFUSES
TO ADJOURN.
Representatives Belts, Jackson and
Others Made the Attempt,
But TIE MOTION IS LOST.
worker. Ngai n.t RECOMMENDING Joint
Assembly uchiud the uoSenic"'
Don't wan,aI. =. senator.

\ surprise was sprung In the House
this afternoon when Representative
Belts from Utah county moved that
the members adjourn sine die. The moo
ton received "a prompt second from
Representative jackson, Immediately
behind whom sat Henry A. Ryan.
leaning forward making whispered sug-
gertlons. For "a moment speaker Roy.
lance hcsltntcd ana refused To put the
motion. Finally he yielded. but said
that several bills were yet undisposed
IT, among them the appropriation uud
revenue bills. jackson rctnllntud hy
saying that the record could be made
10 show that the measures were passed.
before adjournment and the Speaker
could 81 sign them.
"Iiut I VIII not sikh the record with
such falseh0od upon It's face" roe
sponded the Speaker as he brought his
gnyel down upon his desk with cm-
phatic frmnosa.
We'll. want tn ~ home" cried out
lietts
"weu. To home" exclaimed tho
Speaker.
And n will be- q good thing n you
do" rhlmed In shepard.
The following uicmbers voted aye
on the proposition that the House now
adjourn sine die
uetts. Cook. Fisher Greenwood.
Harris. y H. ivcrr. Jackson. Johnson.
Miller. Murdoch. sorens1n-i2.
Those voting IN the negative were
nonnlon nywater. CaliiHter. Crosby.
Fnrr. forman. Hansen. Harris, 9. n.
iioimEren. Horne. Law. Lloyd. Mans
field. McQuarfie O'Noii. Parry. i,edd.
Robinson. Robertson. shepard. Stewart
aud Mr. speakcr-s2
TO WAIT UPON THE GOVERNOR.
After twcnty-four hours Of manifest
anxiety and worry. Jackson. on a mo.
ton renewed NO less than a score Of
times secured tho appointment NJ u
committee to walt upon the Governor
and notify him that the Legislature
was nearing It's end and ask him "
he had anything further 90 commune
cato to n before II adjourned. The
j Speaker appointed a. such committee
/ jackson. Robinson aud Hansen. The
last named however. requested 10
| Withdraw from the committee Per-
mission was granted and Stewart was
named IN his stead. The committee
l promptly proceeded to carry out Us
| instructions. hut Immediately returned
| to the House with the Information that
l the Governor. who Ind spent the most
81 tho night considering bills. had not
yet reached his office.
CONFERENCE on APPRoPRfA-
TIoNs.
I on motion OF Mansfield. The speaker
appointed u conference committee Ia
meet with u Ike committee from the
senate 10 arrive at some conclusion
regarding the amendments made In the
House to the revenue ana appruprla-
lions hill, The chair appointed Mans
Held Crosby and Fisher. Immediately
after appointing this committee n
communication was received from the
senate. stating that IL had refused IA
concur IN House amendments 10 the
appropriation hill. and announcing that
| II had named q conference committee
consisting ~ Senutors Thomas, Ncbekcr
and shurtlif. ana requesting the app
pointmcnt Of u like committee from
the House. also that II had refused
To concur In House amendments 60 tho
taxation and revenue hill aud that u
appointed Thomas Nehelor and Shurt-
I'M nn u conference committee. and re-
luesting that u similar committee b1
named by the House.