Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-21

Mansfield moved that the visit 90 the
Agricultural college ut Logan be- made
tomorrow Shepard Inquired how the
ballot FOR senator could be- taken.
smoot said the senate committee would
not be ready to visit that institution.
Mansfield withdrew the motion.
JAcKsoN's SENSATION.
Representative jackson arose to
question NJ personal privilege and said.
feel the responsibility or what am
about tu Hay. on sunday morning the
falt Lake Herald Published state
ucnt that a legislative committee had
boon appointed and had called mo be-
furo 10 and that ! had avoided the APP
iElluiments. This u not correct
No committoo Or member ~ tho Log
lalature has Invited me 10 meet with
any such committee.
This morning charge has been made
IN the papers involving myself. and
Stating that I had been approached
with a dlahnnorahle proposal by n gen.
u7mun with whom 1 have formerly
been associated. l dcnlfc O. say that
that language IL true, and that the con-
vUrsItluu referred a. occurred under
The following circumstances
hmuNi ntuHe TO- % point ~ order. say.
INK TINT the matter being stated by
ilchnou was something tho assembly
hnd already referred tn committee
Hlth ppWrr a. act tndiciaiiy unun the
whole question. Nothing moro should
hc paid ~ % here. until the committee
makes ~ report.
Evans also objected. ON Saturday II
Was decided that thcae matters should
De heard by the committee tte thought
that no more upon this question should
! hs hoard ~ tho nfsemllv until the
committee had concluded IT, inVcHtlga.
| lion.
lapiTh was opposed to the cutting on
OF debate.
Evans asked f.npish whothcr or not
h. uapish intended 10 adopt the re-
port 81 the committee whom II was
given.
taplsh' replied that that would do
pend upon what the decision was.
/ d.uughtor1
Lloyd thought an such questions
l should go before tho court of Inquiry,
| now That u Ind been constituted
johnson said the matter was one that
/ vitality concerns tho question No. hand.
uH II AFFECTS the integrity " ono ~ the
! senatorial candidates. ana tho aHsstn-
| bly, ought never 10 descend O. the ape
| prnrnnrc ~ refusing 90 hear what any
member might know bearing on the
| question.
shepard asked n the purpose was 10
influence the voting. to which johnson
| r,pllfd un,
Cummings thought these charges
! should Oh 20 before the committee ana
should not be brought before the as
| Hfmtiy
smoot remarked that under the
/ amendment u tho member from
Weber, a committee with full judicial
pnwera was now engaged IN hearing
| an the evidence.
Fisher was IN favor Of allowing Jack.
Sun 10 proceed.
Many Others briefly expressed them.
selves, especially upon voting on the
question, "shall the decision % the
chair be tastainedT' which was put
! later.
Jackson withdrew hls request 10
| speak 20 r. question ~ personal
/ privilege. This was objected tn. and
the QUESTION was put 10 vote on roll
/ CALI
The decision ~ the chair that Rep
rcfcuintIyc Jackson was In order. was
/ sustained, ayes, 60; noes, "a.
] Jackson again Withdrew his request
] Tor the privilege ~ speaking 10 quea-
ton ~ peronui privilege.
The i2ith ballot was then taken with
the following result;
cannon, 4; King, 6; Mcclure. -.
Nehrkcr, q Powers. L. sutherland. ~
/ Ridcout I.
on motion OF Shepard the assembly
! dissolved