The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-22

the ants by saying that the president
of the University of Utah had informed
him Wednesday that the professors of
that institution were almost unani-
TOusly in favor of the bill.
People Not Converted Yet.
Il believe in vaccination, and I be-
lieve that the board has been doing
what is right" was the beginning Mu--
dock made to an announcement that
he was prepared to vote in favor of the
bill. Yet a great majority of my con-
stituents have not been converted yet.
When the people are all converted, then
we can have a compulsory vaccination
law and a strong one, but until that
time l shall vote to pass the Mcmillan
bill"
How are you going to convert dead
men?" Lawrence wanted to know.
Murdoch didn't know, and SmOOt sug-
gested that Utah was not dead yet
Larsen said that since the last vote
was taken the doctors had tried to
show him. They laid their side of the
question before me-. he said, and they
failed to convince me. I am sorry that
the attack on the governor was made
in this body. We must give him credit
for being conscientious. believe there
is virtue in vaccination, but l am OPP
posed to the order of the state board
of health. 1 believe that this disease
at present it is my opinion that quar-
antine is not properly enforced
KieseI's Argument.
I Said Senator KieseI: 7 find myself
solitary and alone on this side Of the
house in support of the state board. l
relied on Senator Allison to combat the
defenders of the Mcmillan bill. 7 have
a great admiration for Governor Vols
and don't believe that any 80 per cent
of the people of the state are in fasO or
of this characterization measure l
don't believe that a majority Of the
people of Salt Lake City favor it, and
1 don't believe that a respectable mi
nority of the people of ogden do. /
have never heard but one complaint
against this bill from Weber county.
IN passing this bin you are going back
about 135 yeaTS-back to the time when
they burned witches.
Senator Thomas has been successful
in collecting everything that has ever
been said or written in favor of anti
vaccination in the world, and he has
made mighty poor showing stern
berg is good enough authority for ne,
and he did not get his position Of sur
geon general of the army through poll
tics as Thomas has said, but through
merit / was in the civil war and l
saw no cases of smallpox in either Of
the armies. / attribute It 10 the fact
that vaccination was made obligatory
in both those armies. If this bill be-
+ comes a law this state of Utah viii lose
the respect of the other states, and
when this popular clamor dies down
the PEOPLE will regret it.
CAS- for Governor Wells, he is a man
- Dflftv- 30 80 -1lls--- IF - - 49,
and I am willing to doff my chapeau
10 him.
Bill is Passed.
At this juncture there was a demand
for roll call and it was called, President
Evans being very particular TO say
that it vas on the passage of house
bill No IS
President Evans had his first say on
the measure when he came to vote
After Alder, Kiesel. Lawrence and
Sherman had contributed their mega
tive votes against twelve in favor OF
passing the bill, President Evans
sweiled the latter number to thirteen
with the statement.
Il have listened patiently to the fire
and cross fire under which this bin has
PASSED for the SECOND time. l listened