The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-14
LOGAN MEN LOSE
HOUSE TOURNEY
Garry on Bitter But Losing Fight
Against Senate Bills.
BOTH MEASURES CARRIED
OTHER LEGISLATION ACTED ON
DURING CLOSING HOURS.

The house was the scene Of a bit
ter hopeless struggle yesterday after
noon on the part of the friends of the
Agricultural college against the pas
sage Of senate bills Nos 151 and 152.
defining the courses of instruction at
the Logan institution and the Univer-
sity Of Utah. respectively Every tactic
that promised to kill the bills was tried
IN vain. support was asked i'm the fight
against the bill because of alleged ''un-
fair play on the part OF the senate.
Despite the fact that the enemies of
the bills seemed not to have the slight
est show from the beginning they made
q fight that was at all times interest
ing and that at All times showed the
Intense feeling that consolidation pro-
3ect has aroused in the northern section
OF the state.
And when the bills carried and there
seemed little left for those who op-
posed it, they quietly whispered
amongst themselves, and limited vague
y at axes they were sharpening for
the appropriation. For if they could
not preserve the course Of study at the
Agricultural college intact, they could
at least use retaIiatory measures.
When senate bills Nos. Isl and 152
came to the house late in the after
noon, Roberts moved that they be re-
1erred to the committee on education
and art. This was seconded by Joseph
This was the first test of strength. for
If enough votes could have been Sc
cured to throw the measures into COM
mittee, il is probable that the PROPOSE
ton Of duplication of studies at the
Agricultural college and the University
would not have again been opened this
Session.
Being test, it was bitterly fought
Wilson seemed to voice the sentiment
of those who were opposed to dupli-
cation. so called. when he said that
delay means DEATH Roberts motion
failed by vote of IA ages to % nays.
Roberts then moved that the enacting
clause be stricken from the bill. He
submitted that the Agricultural college
could not be accused of dupIication
when II had been the first educational
institute OF higher learning in the state
to give courses in engineering and COM
1nerCe and finance. These studies, Rob
erts charged. had been later duplicated
by the university. Roberts urged the
house to stand for its former action.
Despite the Cache representatives
earnest plea, his motion TO strike out
fhe enacting clause was lost by a vote
of IL ayes to p nays, as follows:
Ayes-AUstin, Fishburn. Gundry
Hone, Joseph, Kuchler. Luther, Maugh-
an, Merrill, Pancake. Roberts, Spencer
and Stewards.
Nays-Allen, Anderson "a. W, Car
roll. Christensen. Gotham, Cromar,
Daily, Edward, Hawley, Hopes. John
son, Jones. Kinney, Lyman, Marks, Nc
Crea, Pace. Painter, Peterson, Richards
Stookey. Stringham, Thompson, Tolton,
Wilson, Wooton and Speaker Hull-27.
Would Adjourn Sine Die.
As an evidence of the point, or rather
the depth, at which the champions of
the Agricultural college were, Merrill
moved at this point to adjourn sine die
Speaker Hull called the attention of the
members to the fact that if the motion
prevailed. it would necessitate spe-
eial session. which would mean thOus-
ands of dollars to the state.
Merrill's motion failed by a large
margin.
The bill was then placed on its final
passage and carried by vote of %
20 Is. as fOllows:'
Ayes-AIIen, Anderson "a VI Car
roll. Christensen Gotham, Cromar, Ed
ward, Hawley, Hopes. Johnson. Jones
Kinney, Lyman, Marks, McCrea. Pace
Painter, Peterson, Richards, Stookey,
Stringham, Thompson, ToIton. Wilson
Bnd Speaker HulI-25.
Nays-Austin, Daily, FishbUrn, Gun
dry. Hone. Joseph, Luther, Vaughan.
Merrill, Pancake, Roberts, Simons,
Spencer, Stewart and Wooton-15.
Sister Bill Also Carries.
Seeing that they had the upper hand.
the friends of the senate measures hur-
Tied the end and Immediately after the
passage of 5 B. No. Isl, McCrea moved
that S 3. No 152, providing for the
course of instruction at the University
- Utah be placed on it's final passage.
On final passage the measure carried
by the same vote as did No. Isl. Joseph
being absent, but Kuchler being pres
ent and voting aye.
Bills Passed by House.
&. r. No. 49, by committee on public
snstitut1ons, vesting government con-
troll Of state penitentiary in a board
consisting of governor and two resi-
dent citizens. Passed.
$. 3. No. 155, by Hollingsworth de-
Ening cities of second class as those
9'aving a population of 5000 to 10000.
Hnstead of 5000 to 10000. Passed.
:. B. No. "a, Dy Walton. aboIishing
registration every four years where
ELECTORS vote at all elections. Passed
To Revise journal.
on motion of Roberts, a committee
- az appointed yesterday by Speaker
Hull to revise the house journal for
abe sixth session. Representative
qRoberts and McCrea and Chief Clerk
NiEus were named. They Will each re-
Eeive 1925 for performing the task
Imposed upon them