The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-26

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Shepard-Have you not stated thai
you would rather have no senator al
all than have A. W. McCune elected?
Harris-I don't remember that I ever
said that. but If did. expressed my
sentiments.
Shepard-Air. Harris, is it your inten-
ton that we shall elect senator this
session?
Harris-Yes, sir: that has been my in
tention ever since the beginning.
Representative O'NeI then moved
that the resolution be laid upon the
table
I object. Mr.. President" Represen-
, tative Harris said, ito members accus-
! ing me, after the statement which l
! have made on the floor of this house,
! of my improper motive. 1 will state
! that no person is responsible for this
resolution but myself, either in this as
I Semby or out Of it. I introduced this
resolution that we might have this
question understood by the time the
committee makes its report. l ask for
| the roll CALI
Senator Whitney, in explaining his
vote, said: 4 shall vote no on this
proposition, because as a member Of
that committee l earnestly desire that
the proceedings Of the committee in
full may come before this joint assem-
bly, in some manner. I am perfectly
willing they should. 1 do not under
stand the gentleman's expression that
he was not in favor of anything being
covered up If he meant that the COM
mittee is trying to cover anything up
he is very much mistaken. But he
may not have applied it in that way.
I wish to inform him, however, that
transcript Of the proceedings is gotten
out every day, and the report in the
daily newspapers is the official tran
script OF the previous days proceedings
by the StenOgrapher, who is sworn, and
officially employed. OF course, we can
not help the papers commenting, but
the testimony itself is the Stenograph-
ers testimony furnished in full and
correctly. But 1 shall vote mo- on this
question, because, as q member of the
committee, 1 cannot afford to have it
understood that we are trying to cover
up anything. We shall base our report
on the evidence before u.s.
Senator Wright said he should vote
aye.
Harris-I would like to know if there
may be such a thing as two reports
from a committee of that size?
Senator Wrighf-Yes, sir, but 1 be-
lieve that in the majority there is wis
dom. and in the majority report I
should coincide.
Representative Bennion-I desire to
state that am not opposed to a thor
ough investigation of this matter. 1 do
not know that these other members are
doing but l am wading through the
matter in the newspapers every day. 1
believe most of the members are going
through it too, as 1 am. 1t will entail
great cost upon the state to have it
reprinted, and then he will not have
the time to look through it.
PRESS REPORTS COMPLETE.
Representative Cummings shall
vote no on this proposition, for rea-
sons that have been explained already,
and I would add to what has already
been said, that it is distinctly under
stood between the committee and the
various newspapers that the papers
should give a full unbiased report.
Representative c. u. Harris-As I
view this it is immaterial 10 me how
the report comes, which man it comes
in favor of, yet I have implicit conf
dence in the committee, and [ feel that
they are better able to judge, being
there and hearing the words from the
lips Of the witnesses and seeing the
expressions on the faces of the witness
ses. 1 believe their judgment would be
better than mine, and cannot see why
this resolution is necessary. 1 am will
ing to take the report of this commit
tee composed of the most able men we
have in the assembly.
Lapish-I agree with Representative
Bennion that to wade through that re-
port again would take a very long time
and believe the newspapers are print
ing it as il is given, minus the COM
ments. / believe il would cause some
delay to have this printed
Representative Mansfield considered
the resolution a, reflection on the per-
sonnet Of the committee.
T
Representative O'Neil said he would
vote AYE" because he thought the eX-
penSe entailed would be useless.
Representative Richards was opposed
to the resolutions on the general
grounds stated by other members.
Representative Robinson voted AYE"
because he was in favor of standing by
the men appointed.
Representative Sorenson said he
would vote no because he wanted the
assembly to be furnished with all the
evidence.
After Representative Sorenson had
spoken. President Nebeker announced
that hereafter on roll cali no eXplana
ton of votes or long speeches would be
permitted unless by unanimous consent
Of the assembly.
MR.. HARRIS DISCLAIMS.
Speaking to a question of personal
privilege, Representative Harris said: !
! am sorry that any member of this
committee should think that this was
intended as a measure to delay, because
it was not and if any remarks l have
made would leave that impression, L /
would certainly ask TO withd<~F it, and |
when spoke OF my desire not to cover |
anything up, 1 did not refer at all to
the committee. ] have the utmost con- /
ddence in the members OF that commit !
tee, ! think they are the best men in ]
this joint assembly. 1t was only for
the purpose of having this matter |
thrown open to this joint assembly and /
the world that made the motion.
The O'Neil motion to lay Harris res /
oluuon on the table was lost by a vote |
Of y noes tC 2S ayes.
The detail of the vote was as follows: /
Ayes-Senators Bennion, Cannon,
Chambers. Evans, Smoot, Tanner,
Thomas. Wright, Representatives Ben
Mon. Bywater. Clyde. FAR, Hansen,
c. L. Harris Horne, LaDish, sLarsen,
Lloyd, McQuarrie, O'Neil, Parry. Redd,
Roylance, Richards, Robinson, Robert
son. Shepard, Welch-2S.
Noes-Senators Alder, Howell Kiesel,
Aquila Nebeker, W. G. NebelSer, Peery, J
Shurtliff, Whitney, Represent
atives Belts, Bramwell, Callister.
Christianson Cook. Crosby, Cummings.
Fisher, Forman. Fullmer, Greenwood.
\. J. Harris, Ivers, Jackson, Johnson,
Mansfield. Miller, Murdoch, Smith, Sor-
erson. Taylor, Wheeler-31.
administrator Robson. Represent
tives Holmgren, Law, Stewart-4.
Senator Evans punctured every ar
gument advanced by MIR. Harris, show
ing that the motion. If carried, could
only result in a waste of time.
SENSIBLE SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED.