The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-13
TELEPHONE AND
DESKS TAKE UP
SENATOR'S TIME
Two Vexed Questions That Wor-
ried the SoIons Upon Their
Assembling Yesterday.
OFFICERS ASSUME THEIR d.
TIES AND ADJOURNMENT
IS TAKEN.

Debate over the occupancy of desks
and how to obtain free toll service
without Obligating the senators to the
telephone company. enlivened the first
session of the state senate yesterday
afternoon. After the formalities of or
ganizatiOn had been observed and the
lower house and the states executive
notified that the senate was in ex-
istence, the solons wrangled briefly
over the two first problems that pre-
sented themselves. Then they ad-
5Ourned until tomorrow afternoon.
when the two houses viii meet in joint
session to receive the governors mes
sage.
1t was the reading of a letter from
the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company which started the telephone
agitation. The communication was ad-
dressed to the senate and proffered the
usual courtesy of a free telephone ad-
1acent to the senate chamber and free
use OF the toll service to all parts of
the state for members and officers of
the senate
Senator William n. williams rose
caught the eye of President Allison.
and moved that the offer be accepted
with thanks. It took only a second for
senator Bamberger to rise to his feet
with a Mortified expression.
The senator's motion has received
no second asserted the Salt Lake
democrat hurriedly. Il move that the
letter be laid on the table"
senator Williams turned with a puz-
zlea expression toward his colleague,
who occupied the seat next his own.
l second Senator Bamberger's mo-
u3n. that the letter be laid on the
table snapped Senator Hoyt Sher-
man, Whereupon Senator Williams
puzzled expression was turned in the
opposite direction.
senator Williams motion not hav-
ing been seconded announced Presi-
cent Allison, "the chair will nut SEN
etor Bamberger's motion that the let
Ter be tabled"
Wanted the Telephone.
- viva voce vote was taken. with
tne result that the telephone com
Pany letter was placed among the
archives.
ne senate was uneasy. however
would the telephone company become
Shsnoed end refuse the free toll serv-
&c askei the country members. while
those who wished to avoid the an
eaIance of having accepted favor
In big corporation put on their
-.ost viriuous expressions and stared
severely at the ceiling.
Nolhing happened for the space Of
Tserai silent seconds Then Senator
.lInIy Gardner of Spanish Fork shift
"a gneasily and finally rose. The con
.lehce Of free telephone service be-
Zen salt Lake city and the neigh
70 ~ Hoo "a OF Spanish Fork was too great
e thrown away.
move" said he. that we take
1 1som The, table the letter of the Rocky
- ss-. IAN Bell Telephone company. ac-
~, ~ their courtesy and extend them
cut thanks for same" -
psnator Barber seconded the motion.
s,,.ssesident Allison repeated the prone
aio..l' COUGHING it in a LEGAL phrase
rs which sounded formidable 10
~. move. mover Visions OF formal delivery
car1, ne senate into the hands OF the
~ .sto 1T fitted through the mind
me rns spanish Fork memoer.
a., "a say all that?' he asked.
believe I repeated the n.otion cor
said President Allison, and he