The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-10
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o'clock, when the reports were re-
terTed to the committee, the anti-union-
lists felt that, while they had not won
they were not yet licked"
No one would have been at a loss
after yesterdays session to know how
the terms upper and lower houses
originated. At least, those who are
lighting consolidation intimated that
they were not in doubt. Every move
in the house was made seemingly aft
Sr the Significance of a senate move
had been taken into consideration.
This was the cause of bitter protests
from time to time.
Moves Made by House.
The first motion of the afternoon re-
lating to the committee reports was
made after the house had been noti-
he'd that the senate had amended the
committee report proposing the ap-
pointment Of an Investigating commits
sion. by adding a prOvisO that its find
1ngs should be submitted. together
with constitutional amendment TO
the voters in November 1906.
After the senate communication had
been read. Wilson moved that the ac-
ton OF the senate be the action Of
the house McCrea seconded Wilson's
motion. Apparently the members of
the house believed that by favoring
Wilson's motion they would be adopt
ing the auti-consolidatiOn report with
incUrable amendments.
MerIlll, VINO signed the pTO-COflllnlS-
sion report. arose and holly charged
the senate with breaking faith mas
much as there had been an agreement,
he said. that neither house should be
apprised OF the action of the other
while in consideration of the reports.
Hull who had surrendered his gavel
I'm favor Of Kinney, and who remained
ON the floor throughout the session,
called attention of the house to the
fact that the senate had taken little
action either 0f the The
senate had simply amended one of
them. he declared, and the house would
be adopting nothing if it duplicated
the action of the upper body
In support OF his declaration that the
. senate had broken faith in bringing
In "A report while the house was in de-
bate on the two reports, Merrill stated
that he had notified Senators Barber
and BenniOn, of the special committee,
that the house would have the matter
under consideration at its afternoon
session.
Wants Committee of Whole.
At this point Hull moved that the
house go into committee of the whole.
The opponents of consolidation immedi-
ately proceeded to go after him
Roberts and Joseph both opposed the
measure. Fishburn went after HulHs
motion hard.
What a slick way of bowling over
Us country members he said we
may look green, aye, but we're on to
some Of these members. Innocent
looking motion, isn't it? It is intended
simply to break down our parliament
tary rules in order that fair opposition
may be blocked"
Austin took a hand in the fight
against going into committee of the
whole, and. despite HUlPS assurance
that it would I'm no wise affect the
debate on the reports, the motion was
lost.
Wilson then renewed his motion that
the action of the senate, as indicated
in its communication, be made the ac-
tion-taken by the house. There. was
apparently no cause for renewal of
the motion excepting that the house
was losing sight of the question be-
fore il.
Before the motion could be put, Nc
Crea succeeded in obtaining recog-
milton from Acting Speaker Kinney
and replied to FISH burns charges that
there had been an attempt to fool the
TlIrals. McCrea and Fishburn in
obliged in some heavy hitting for the
next few minutes in assertion and de-
NAL of their own and each others