The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-17
PROCEEDINGS IN HOUSE.
Referendum Bill Killed and Irriga-
ton Bill Passed.

LlOA Dill dS2C0-
In the house the scenes yesterday re-
sembled the footing of Pekin. The
evacuation of the halls of legislation
was attended by a promiscuOus apprO-
priation of books, maps, stationery,
ink-wells and everything else that was
portable. Members left the joint build
ing heavily laden with bundles as large
they could carry.
The loOting began several days ago,
and reached its climax today. Not
much was left behind except the desks
and the printed copies of the bills con-
sidered.
A spirit of hilarity prevailed a part
of the time and of strained feeling and
a desire to butcher all bills in sight
during another portion of the time.
After the ''saunter'' for dinner the
Timothy club" showed UP in all its
glory Every member from the coun-
try wore at least one head of timothy
in hfs button-hcle. The city members
who had been dubbed the ''Silk-stock-
ing club" promptly pinned small
pieces of bright-coIored silk hose to
their lapels, and the rivalry grew
strong.
Beuner Y. Smith got into trouble by
wearing both badges. AS soon as the
house was called to order AxtOn
moved that he be suspended from the
Salt Lake delegation for wearing the
insignia of the Timothy club" The
law recently passed against the wear
ing of insignia by any person not right
fully entitled thereto was cited, and 4
movement started to prosecute Smith
Tor It's violation Page came to his res
Cue by moving that he be initiated into
the Timothy club" but the Salt Laker
appeared to shy at the thought of the
possible ordeal. There was a large
amount of further good naturel spar
ring before the house settled down TO
business.
The senate irriga ton bill was passed
IN the forenoon. The wrangle over the
hsh and game bill took place in the
evening.
Referendum Bill Killed.
After that bill had been finally
amended and passed. the house took up
the initiative and referendum bill (sen-
ate bill Al, by Murdoch, by reouest).
Ihere was period of debate over this
measure, the feature being the Repub-
hcan attempts to kill the proposition
without going on record as doing So
When the question came to a final vote
only Two Democrats opposed the bill
Hatch and Van Wagenen. The vote
was as follows
Ayes-Eyans. Fry, Hamlin, Harmon.
Langton, Vaughan. McGregor, McAIiI-
Ian, ID. ii. Morris, N. L. Morris, Phillips,
Pond, Redd, Smith. South. Van Hrone
Glasmann.
Noes-Anderson, Barrett. Bench
Christensen, Davis, Hall. Hatch, Hew-
lett, Holmgren, Homer c.. w. johnson.
+ ely, Sharp, Stevens, Van Wagenen.
When the Dill came from the senate
II was referred to the judiciary com
mittee over the protest of a number
or members. Several demanded that
the minutes show that they favored
the BILL The committee met at once
and reported TIE bill, with one amend
emf raf
the number of voters that must sign
a petition TO have a measure submitted
TO the legislature under the initiative
or TO the people under the referendum.
IL the bill as it came from the senate
the number was per cent of the quail
med voters of the state. This was
TO read - per cent of the
a. a'ified voters Of nine counties. being
IN the aggregate not less than 3 per
cent of the qualified voters of the
state The amendment was adopted
and the final vote was on the bill as
Speaker Turned Down.
Sneaker Glasnann came very near
getting money out of the state treasury
70 heip pay future campaign expenses
II re Shoulf see fit 20 run for congress
or constable or some other Office. The
mouse was about to give him the money
Wnen Harmon and Homer protested
rage was just rising to his feet to take
g hand in the fray when Clasmann. like
Davy Crocketts coon. came down"
he withdrew his request for aid from
the state treasury, seeing that the op-
position was increasing like a SNOWFALL
sliding down mountain.
The application for state aid grew
out Of the speakers series of tax bills.
He frankly stated early in the session
that the purpose of some of these bills
was TO give him a chance to make a
speech or two. After he had INDUCED
in a few cyclones of u srtory in regard
to tax IS and tax-dodSers, the bills were
killed, many of them at his request.
The st2te footed the bills of several
hundred dollars for the time consumed
in listening to "Bills" pearls of eIo-
auence, but yesterday the speaker asked
for more of the public funds to help
him print a speech for distribution
among voters.
1t was during the afternoon that the
speaker announced, in insinuating
tones, that he had had $500 copies of
the speech printed and distributed. but
the people of Utah were clamozing for
more. He. therefore. asked that what
eser might be necessary be taken from
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