Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02
ARMY BADGE
BILL IS DEAD.
Was Killed in the House After
Much Discussion,
OTHER BUSINESS DISPOSED.
Congress NIemoriaiIzed 20 Aid In the
Rec iamatioD OF Arid Lsnds-The
Metric System OF Calculation,

The feature OF yesterday afternoon
session In TN lower house Of the Legls-
lature was the debate on Smiths bill,
prohibiting the wearing by unauthor-
lied persons Of Loyal Legion or g.. A. X,
badges. The bill was finally killed by
vote OF "a TO II.
The committee on militia had report
ed fayoring the passage Of the measure.
When it came up for third reading the
author (Smith) explained that the prime
object OF the bill was 10 prevent the
two orders named IN II from being
worked by impost0rs.
Mr.. Anderson thought that the sim
Cling out of these two orders would be
class legislation. He suggested that the
bill should include all orders in the
United states.
The penalty for wearing the insignia
OF either Of the orders without authority
was fixed In the bill at from $40 to $500.
Mr.. Holzheimer moved as an amend
ment that the $40 be stricken out. so
that the fine might be made as low as
seemed III In the discretion OF the court.
MIR. Van Horne seeing that the In
clusion Of other orders endangered the
passage of the bill rose TO say WORD
on behalf Of the Loyal Legion and q. A.
r..
"These orders ought to be protected
said he. because they are made up or
men who have seen actual service IN the
Unitde States army, and II should be
an especially sacred duty with all pa
triOtlc Americans to protect that fast
dWindling order, the q. A. r.
The speaker suggested the word
wear" be stricken out of the bill. lie
did not see any great culpabillty In
wearing a button Of an order II 1t was
not used FOR the purpose Of defrauding
or getting money or favors out OF the
members OF those orders. MI Smith
thought that any unauthorized person
wearing these buttons should be pun
ished for travelling under false colors.
Mr. Mcfarland went further, and sug-
ested that the makers and sellers or
these badges should be made liable
Mr. Van Horne explained that as the
buttons were continually being lost 1t
was necessary TO leave the buttons In
the hands Of nanufa "tnrers and deal
ers as otherwise the demand woule
on the orders.
MIR. n. l.. Morris moved as
an amendment W lilN .'iA
that the words "for the purpose OF Inn
posing on any member OF said orders
be introduced into the bill to quality
the act Of wearing the badges by the
unauthorized Anderson and South
considered that the wording of the bill
covered this amendment. Mr. N. l..
Morris thought that II would be all
right for a son TO wear such badge,
In the event of his ilheritlng II from
his father 1t was suggested that inno-
cent persons might wear the badges
being ignorant of the penalties. MT.
Hall considered that ignorance should
be no excuse.
Then Mr.. Harmon arose and said that
he was not in favor OF the passage or
the bill in any shape
A vote was then taken on Holzhei-
mer's and Morris's amendments and
both were lost. Other amendments were
proposed and voted down. Axton In
declaring against the bill, said he
thought Il was unnecessary TO clog the
Statutes with unnecessary laws lie
added that members OF these orders
knew their comrades without having
TO be identified by means OF badges or
any other insignia, AT this point Mr..
Gardner moved that the enacting clause
be stricken out. on a vote this was
done by "a to II.
When House bill No. 7. by Stevens,
came up for third reading the COM
mittee on fees and salaries were ready
to make their report, fixing the salaries
of State officers as previously noted in
the News" on motion Of Van Horne
the third reading was postponed till
Monday, the bill not having been print
ed as the rules Of the House demand.
House bill No. 2. by Van Horne. re-
garding the salaries OF Supreme court
Justices was similarly postponed on mo-
ton OF Mr.. Hewlett.
A petition was received from a num-
Der Of merchants in Park City urging |