Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-19
BANABEROER A REAL "BUZ FUZ.'
So Declares Colonel Nelson Who Locks Horns With the Salt
Lake Senator Who Made Plea Yesterday for More School
ReyeRue-Says Board Of Education is Incompetent

Il wish TO thank the committee for
its courtesy In allowing the friends of
the bill to consume half of the time,
that was set aside for the opponents Of
the measure" was the sarcastic re-
mark made by Colonel Nelson this
morning in the second public meeting
held by the joint legislative committee
on education, to consider II. b. IS, re-
latlng to the increase in the school tax
levy.
II will state to you, Col. Nelson" re-
Joined Chairman Done. that the meet
ing today was advertised as a public
session and open TO discussion on both
sides. The same is true Of the meeting
held yesterday but none Of the oppo-
nents Of the bill seemed disposed to use
any Of the time. which was as much
theirs as anyone else's.'
The session was held In the senate
chamber, which was we'll filed with
ladies' and gentlemen. Among the lat
ter were Prof. Byron Cummings. W. j.
Newman. John f. Dooly, Judge II. p.
Henderson. state supt Nelson, County
Supt. Ashton several legislators VINO
were there as spectators, and many 9TH
ers who are interested In the contro-
versy. The proceedings today took on
the form OF debate, and the questions
discussed were, as TO the deficiency IN
the school fund, the reason for H. the
way 10 make II up, or In short, DO the
schools absolutely require the proposed
increase in the funds, in order 20 Keep
running to the end OF the school year
INCOMPETENCE is CHARGED.
The discussion was begun by
Colonel Nelson, who said that
while In the Joint building yesterday he
incidentally stepped into the senate
chamber, and there heard his name
used in a not very Rattering way he
remained to hear what the gentleman
had TO say further, and as he listened
10 the speech ne was reminded OF the
renowned Sergeant Buz Fuz. This al
fusion was. OF course, 60 Senator Bam-
berger. In continuing Col. Nelson sall
he was living here 20 years ago ana
that he hoped 10 live here many more
years. This was IN answer TO senator
Bamberger's refernoe '1
having come to Utah In the stormy
DAYS and his existence avr~ 40" Dol. -.-
out the knowledge that peace was pc
vailing.
col. Nelson said he had served on the
school board q number OF years ana
perhaps knew as much about the opei-
atlons OF the city schools as any man
in the city. He denied being an enemy
10 the schools and called attention 10
the fact that during his administration
many OF the new buildings were erect
ed; that they were built careid ally ana
economically and by the best skill IN
the city. He said he was struck with
the unanimity OF sentiment at yester-
DAYS session. IN which reports favora-
bic 10 the bin came from meetings that
had been held In nearly all the school
districts. ~. II not hard 10 get up spec
lal meetings" said he. and
Ex-PARTE STATEMENTS.
and l have no doubt these meetings
were melted by the school board" He
proposed that II the bill be passed II
should be amended so that the increas-
ed tax cannot be levied Until the pro-
position had been submitted TO the vote