The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-17
.ANTI-SMOOT MEN
ARE PUNISHED
Given Undesirable Assignments
on House Committees.
OTHERS RECEIVE REWARDS
THE DEMOCRATS FARE WELL, IN
BOTH BRANCHES.


ured largely in the appointment OF
committees in the house. as announced
by Speaker Thomas Hull YESTERDAY.
The most desirable places were given
TO representatives who had voted for
Smoot in the Republican caucus. Those
who had opposed Smoot IN or out OF
the caucus were relegated TO the com
mittees Of the lonesome roads" vari-
ETY..
in the state senate Democrats got
the better of Republicans in so far as
quantity was concerned In FrC sident
Alhseu's committee appointments. but
the Republicans skinned Off the cream
Of the quality. There was not a Dem
Ocratic senator who was given less
than nine committee appointments, and
not a Republican who was given more
than that number. Senator Bamberger.
I the Salt Lake Democrat was placed
on more committees than any other
I member of the upper house. as Pres
ident Allison gave him eleven appoint
nents. Senator Harden Bennion, also
a Democrat, was placed on ten COM
mlttees- Each Democrat was given a
committee craftsmanship Some of the
/ Republicans were given two and three
( chalrmanships. The Craftsmanship OF
! the apportiOnment committee was Civ
en- to Barber, d Democrat.
Senators George N Lawrence and
/ Hoyt Sherman Of Salt Lake county
] were given the cream of the chair
/ manships. Lawrence was put at the
I head Of the important judiciary COM
mittee, and Sherman was made chair
man of the committee on railroads and
banks and banking.
Stewart Is Hit Hard.
In the house. J. J. Stewart OF Salt
Lake who has openly opposed SmOOt
( from the first, and who declined to
attend the caucus, was nit hardest He
was given not single Craftsmanship.
He WIS made member of the com
mlttee on elections and of the commit
tee on capitol and capitol grounds. As
there are no contested seats. the first
named committee viii probably never
be called together, while the second
may meet to recommend an appropri-
alton Of a few dollars to keep the weeds
out OF the capitol grounds on the Hill
Charles Brink of Bingham. who re-
malned away from the caucus. gets
Il membership in The -c0mmitte on cleo
tons and mines ana mining. The lat
Ter committee Is consistently made uD
Of members from mining counties z.
G. Lee of Carbon county. another mem
Der who stayed away from the caucus
Is made chairman of the committee on
salaries and fees. and a member of the
stock and public health. William +.
White OF Piute county. another mai
who did not attend the caucus is 4
member Of the committees on cleo
lions, federal relations ana memorials,
judiciary: legislative apDOrtionment-
mines and mining. and state library.
AS the only lawyer in the house be-
SIDES Mrs. Coulter and D h Morris.
his appointment on the judiciary com
mittee was almost forced
Tl1e
and voted for Governor Wells Jared
thus:
J. W Cahoon-Member Industrial
SehooI, legislative apportionment. man
fractures and commerce
T. p Evans-Chairman municipal
corporations; member mines and min
Ing, penitentiary and prisons.
What Sutherland Men Got.
The Sutherland men Jared a LITTLE
better. They were apportioned as fol-
A. L. Hamlin- Chairman contingent
expenses: member mines and mining.
penItenuary and prisons, public build
lngs. salaries and fees
william Metcaif-thairman hortfcl1l-
ture and agriculture; member claims
ana accounts. highways and bridges.
livestock. militia
A Molyneux-Chairman enrolment
and engrossing and state library: mem
Der education and art, highways and
BRIDGES legislative apportlonment and
public printing
L, Peterson-Member forestry. muni-
1lpal corporations. public lands
There was considerable feelins. over
these appointments.
1t strikes me as a very narrow prin-
apple 10 follow" said RepreseHtativ
stewart, who was relegated Dracticaliv
'm the earth as far as the committees
ire concerned 1t is going on the
principle that the only business If the
eglslature Is TO elect a senator. and
nat the places on the committees are
Tiew."
Representative Hamlin was so an
'ered that he declined TO serve as
halr1nan OF the committee on contin-
'eht expenses He expressed similar
Jews as 10 the bartering OF the places
n the committees
The most important committee in the
louise IS the judiciary Next come rev
nue. and appropriations and claims
nd accounts, dealing with the state
nances. Places on the railroad cons
lIttee are always sought. while n1eln-
ers from mining counties usually
.anJ 10 get on the mining committee
IS also an important commits
&c. he members from the country
lstrlets prize appointments on coun-
are and agriculture and. irrigation.
Places For Smoot Nor-Eormons.
The non ormons who voted for
moot were apporuoned places as fol-
Tvs:
W II Barrett. chairman railroads
I'D mines ana mining; member labor
nd rules
DR.. a 8 Condor. chairman scheaI
~ deaf dumb and blind. Industrial
'hool and public health, member MI
tia and revenues and appropriations
Mrs. Mary Coulter. Chairman iudi-
airy: member education and art. and
dustr-al school.
A II. Nash. chairman militia mem
ar claims and accounts counties.
unicipal corporations. revenue aIsG
appropriations and state library.
The Ogden members wanted places. on
e committees on Industrial school and
school for the Deaf, Dumb and
lind, both of which institutions are
Gated in that city i is understood
at these four got practically evary-
ing they asked. and IN some cases
ore than they asked.
In accordance with the custom. tbs
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