Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-03

with interest the political position taxi
On by that paper FOR years.
and have noticed Una,
Whenever has s'poTse s,c sha ma Sau,s man .,
FOR he has most aHsurcdly gone astruy.
| feel perfectly safe In catsing my vote
for the Hon. \. W. McCunc.
RICHARDS WARNS MAJORITY.
Representative Richards said. Mr..
rrcHident-rhis. sir. IL the 10th day Of
this session, and the S>th ballot cast
for United states Senator. and from
present Indications. ! Judge. that We
are further from the end than we were
IN the beginning. II such think can be
possible,
Nearly onc.haif Of the time allotted
10 this legislature has been practically
wasted. and nearly one-halt OF the
money necessary to conduct 60 days
session Of the Legislature Huuandcrcd
Ia the effort To- elect or TO not elect
United States senator.
We are under rcproach before the
people OF this state for the unwarrant-
able and incxcusnble waste OF time ana
the peoples money, ana while feel
kocnly this reproach nH u member OF
the minority vet Mr.. President. I con-
tend that the Infinitely greater tcproach
rests upon the members of the ma
J0rity of this body.
say time ana the peoples money
have been wasted. | ask. Mr.. Pfcni-
dent. what are the facts?
Morr than 100 bills aud resolutions
have been introduced In the houses OF
this LEGISLATURE. and less than n half
dozen OF them have been passed.
In calling your attention. Mr.. PrcHi-
dent. to where the responsibility for
this non-lcginlntion lies, l refer you TO
a sentiment prevalent among the mem
beru of the majority. u which l am.
Informed by one az It's members. that
II ~ not desirable that bills should
come m TOT final consideration while
this senatorial contest II on. as the
arguments that would be necessary for
and against these measures would most
likely AFFECT the senatorial vote.
Now. Mr., President, " the wheels or
legislative progress are blocked by the
deadlock In the senatorial contest which
In the result OF the action OF the ma
jority. where then lies the responsible
~ for legislation? There can be
but one answer.
" the point be raised. ms | have
heard " stated upon the floor Of this
house and elsewhere by members OF
the majority. that thorc II no pressing
demand for immediate legislation. then
1 answer lot us end this sensational
iiEht at once nnd adjourn this session OF
the Legislature.
Does the responsibility OF this, what
II called deadlock. rest upon the ma
jorltyg
answer members OF the majority
have repeatedly told un that this II no
fiTht OF ours. that we must Keep our
spoon out Of their dish ana II has been
said further that " We were to Inter-
fcrc for the purpose OF settling this
mater that they would thwnrt our pur-
pose by Withdrawing their support
from the candidate for whom we
should vote.
There has up TO this time. Mr.. Prcai-
dent been no disposition upon the part
OF tho minority 10 Interfere with the
purposca OF the majority IN the cleo
tion Of n United States senator. but MS
hna been stated already upon the floor
FESTIVE spirit II being manifest In
our ranks.
We have hcon patient. ana l now
serve notice upon the majority OF this
body that patience ceaHca TO be u vir-
tue
Virtue must assert horaelf and partl.
sanship must yield TO patriotism.
N the majority stlll insist on our
keeping out OF the fight. then Mr,Prcs-
dent I demand OF them IN behalf Of tho
people OF this State speedy settlement
Of this question.
cast my vote a'Ta'n resident.
zoe lion. George Sutherland.
OTHER spEEcLEs.
Robinson called the attca,lon Of the
gentleman from Rich county 10 the
fact that n minoritics were right, then
the Republican members were right
Il nughtcr) Cook rctortcd that " this
We're true. then the Cannon fusloniata
and not the Republicans were the right
men. U.aughtcr) Then Cook cast his
vote again for Powers. himself ana
Lnplah after al being the only real
minority, two, In number