The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-19

I Glln iucI1DCIa0 l the COIlIililltC ~ NC
chosen by the six-half each to be
named by the senate president and the
house speaker
Both amendments were withdrawn
later, and as a substitute motion-i it was
proposed that the assembly elect three
senators and foul representatives for
the investigating committee, three TO
be supporters of McCune, three anti
McCune men and. at least one straight
Republican. n was proposed by
Senate Evans, in the interest of fair
ness n exact justice, and adopted.
Speaking in support of his amend
ment, Representative Shepard de-
clared:
I'VE want the committee to get at
this investigation quick and find out
what is OF is not in the charges of COR
ruptiOn Of members votes, as stated
or the floor of this assembly. The
charges against Mr.. McCune, it must
be remembered. come from a Repub-
lican, and not from within the Demo-
cratic party"
REPUBLICANS DENOUNCE LAW.
Replying TO Representative Shepard,
Representative Sorenson said: Il deny
that the charges against Mr.. McCune
are made by a Republican. The ac-
cuser is not a Republican; he is a half
breed Democrat. 1 want to say that
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house are not STOPPING to such bust
ness as that. We are conducting our
part of this contest open and above
board"
Representative Robinson brought
forth another round Of cheers for Nc
Cune and expressions OF condemnation
for Law by saying:
I shalr try to be dispassionate in
what little 1 may say. In relation to
Mr.. Law being a Republican, I want
tC say that in our first caucus, after
various propositions had been dis
cussed, he said that he had found out
that he was not a very good Repub-
lican, and 1 now bear testimony to the
fact that he is not a good Republican.
He has not participated in our eau
cuses; he has not voted with US; he
has been ostracised by the party, and
is disowned by ii. L denounce him as a
Republican, n not only as a Repub-
lican, but as a citizen. 1 q enounce any
mar who will stOOp to UGH conditions
and put himself in a position to be
either bought or sold, and who will
plan to induce or inveigle another into
such a nefarious scheme"
II wish TO say to Mr.. Robinson and
to his assembly, stated Representa-
tive Law, as a parting shot, that if my
adherence to my principles and that if
my loyalty to my country debars me
from being a Republican, may God
forbid that I ever again shall be a Re
publican"
HOT SHOT FROM MIR. HANSEN.
Speaking to the question as to how
the investigating committee should be
appointed, Representative Hansen had
this to say:
MI. President, I am opposed to II
other method of selecting this commit
tee on investigation, except from the
body of the house, by the joint assem- I
bly, itself. l care not whether they are
Democrats or Republicans, or both. 1
believe that both parties should be rep
resented upon 1t. 1t is my opinion that
that proceeding was followed in a sis
ter state a few weeks g when SIM
liar charges were made against an
other honorable gentleman, who was a
for the same high position
TO which Mr.. McCune is now aspiring. (
1 recall the sensation that was pro-
duced in the Montana legislature a few
weeks ago, when a member OF that
body, according to the dispatches, arose
from his seat and deliberately charged,
as Representative Law has done here
today, that he had been bribed. In
of his astounding statement. he
unbuttOned his coat and drew from his
pocket thirty s1,0a0 bills. Holding them
in his hand, he dramatically proceeded
the desk of the presiding officer,
where he exhibited this vast sum to the
astonished gaze of all assembled. 1t
looked as though he had made out a
strong case against the accused. A
committee was appointed to inVestI-
gate and it was discovered that he was
the guilty person. 1 40 not say that
Law is guilty, because I do not
know l only know what my own feel
are in the matter. But it appears
to me if he had been an honorable
mani
Representative JohnsonI rise to a
point Of order. The gentleman is not
speaking to the question.
The Chair-Representative Hansen
will proceed in order.
Representative Hansen continued: II
repeat, Mr.. President, that l do not de-
sire TO accuse anyone of Wrongdoing in
advance (Hisses). 1 care not for the
misses that come from the lobby, nor
l think any advantage will come
rom the interruptions of a political
nenopome. Laughter). And. again. l
to say. had AR. Law played . per-
-ectly honorable part in this matter.
Why did he wait? He says be has
Snown Of this since Tuesday night. At
no lime since then would his vote have
elected Mr.. McCune. Still. il he is in
locent, 1 want to know it-this Joint
assembly wants to know ii. If he is
guilty, ne should, like the Montana
)ribe-taker. be cast out from his fell
ows, stunned and despised OF men, and
lis name become a hiss and by-word
n the community in which he lives,
follow in the footsteps of Judas
scarlet. who accepted thirty pieces of
silver for his crime, and then went out
hanged himself. Oaughter). Mr..
President, 1 think this committee
be composed of both Democrats
md Republicans of the highest charac-
err. SO that no one will question the
ruth of their findings"
CHOOSING THE INVESTIGATORS.
President Nebeker and Speaker Roy
having EXPRESSED a desire TO be
REUSED from the duty of appointing the
INVESTIGATING committee, and Senator s
vans substitute. which was accepted {
" Representative Fisher, having been /
nominations were in order I
The first nomination was made by (
representative Johnson. He named +
state Senator Shurtliff as one whose I
-erdict YOU be unqueetiOned by the s
Senator Evans proposed the '
lame Of Senator Whitney. and Repre- {
.entative Fisher nominated Senator 5
Howell. Other nominations were made ]
5 fellows: Senator Evans. by Repre- I
entative McQuarrie; Senator Cham ]
'ers. by Senator RideoGt; Senator w. l
;. Nebeker. by Representative Lapish: y
Smoot. by Representative So !
enSon. However, the -four nominees !
asst named declined, not for the purpose {
f Sinking n duty, but because the
enate's quota of the committee. in SEN :
tors Shurtliff. Howell and Whitney, !
deemed to be representative in :
very sense. Senators Shurtliff, Howell !
nd Whitney were elected to member :