The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-18
TALKS HARD TO
AVOID A SPEECH
Senator Lawrence Kills Resolution
for Washington's Birthday Fete.
RECONSIDERATION TO BE UP
WALToN's REGISTRATION BILL
GETS OVERWHELMING VOTE.

DTlhudyy the senate yesterday killed
REPRESENTATIVE wilson's resolution pro-
viding for a Joint session of the Iegis-
lature next Wednesday to celebrate
formally the natal day of the father
of his country
johnson immediately served notice
mat he would move for a reconsidera-
ton Monday. On that day sew
F! eFaI of the absentees of yesterday win
I be present. and a determined effort
VIII be made to force the resolution
through.
The issue came up early in the SEES
sion and kept recurring at intervals
until the close, furnishing vast
/ amount of fun for the dignified upper
/ house.
The Wilson resolution went to the
committee on federal relations, of
which Park is chairman, Thursday aft
ernoon. Park promptly declared that
whatever might be agreed on by the
committee, he would stick out TO the
end for a speech by Lawrence. Law
renee tried to argue him out of it, but
in vain. The rest of the committee
| fell in with the plot, and when the
committee report came in yesterday it
| provided for speeches of ten minutes
/ duration by Senators Lawrence ana
Walton.
Lawrence Gets in His Work.
Lawrence offered to amend the re-
port by naming Park and Bennion, in
| stead of Lawrence and Walton. Ben
| Mon made spirited speech in oppo-
| sitiOn to the amendment, and the re-
! port was adopted by a rising vote.
| Lawrence Immediately got 20 work
| There were but twelve senators pres
! ent, and after a busy spell of hUstiing
| Lawrence succeeded in lining up seven
\ of them behind him. Toward the close
| Of the session the resolution came up
| for consideration by the senate. AL
| though the committee, maiciOuSly,
Lawrence says, had presented and Sc
| cured the adoption of a report Oh the
! resolution, the measure itself had nos
| been passed upon by the senate, which
| at once proceeded to kill the resolu-
ton. Gardner. HollingswOrth, John
| son, Larsen, Lawrence, Walton and
/ Love voted against the report. Bar
| Der, BenniOn, Mckay and Park voted
/ for it. Lewis, Loose. Bamberger, Cal
| lister, Rasband and Williams We're alb
| sent, while Clegg was enjoying the Sit
! uatiOn so much that he Forgot to
! vote.
! The death of the resolution Of course
meant no joint session to honor Wash
} ington's memory.
! Lawrence Immediately moved to re-
! commit the committee report for re-
! arrangement
! Bennion raised a point of order that
| the report could not be recommitted.
The report has been presented and
| adopted. and we can't go behind the
returns" he said.
( President Love ruled that the point
/ was not well taken.
! This resolution was referred 10 he
| committee on federal relations, and the
| committee had no right to take &C
| ton looking to the carrying ovt Of
1 the provisions of the resolution until
/ The senate had passed upon the rcsc-
| luton itself" ruled the president.
| BenniOn appealed from the decision
| Lawrence spoke in support OF the
/ ruling and contended there was nothing
| before the senate. HollingsWOrth joined
| in and pointed out that with the reSO-
| luton defunct there could be no joint
! session, hence no speeches by Law
renee and Walton at said joint ses-
| sion.
Need Bamberger's Aid, Says 7ennion
Bennion-NevertheIe shall insist
on my appeal. In the absence of Sen
! ator Bamberger, / think ii is unfair
/ to take this advantage of the minor
! ity when Senator Bamberger is not
| here 10 protect us.
HoIIingsw orth--I will direct the SEN
atOr's attention to the fact that two
/ thirds of the minority is here, but not
| two-thirds of the majority.
/ BenniOn. with becoming gravity, pre-
| scented a long line Of technical points
! in support of his position.
| When Bennion finished, President
I Love. giving Park a severe look to that
| senator's undisgUised amusement, re-
marked:
] Il will say for the benefit of the
| hartman of the committee on federal
| relations, that the committee appears
/ to have got the cart before the horse. -
LAWRENCE want TO say on behalf of
| the committee report that 4 consider
| the selections of speakers made by the
committee very wise and discriminat-
| ing. In that respect / think the COM
mittee has done exceuently well and is
entitled to congratUlation, but of course
the disposition Of the resolution itself
nullifieS the report,
BenniOn demanded that his appeal be
| put and it was lost by viva voce vote.
| Johnson gave notice of his intention
| to move a reconsideration Monday.
Lawrence says he will be out Of the
| city on official business Wednesday,
| and Walton is suffering from a bad
| throat caused, he believes, by inhaling
| smelter smoke, so the general prospect
| Is that other speakers will have to be
| chosen by the senate even if the action
of yesterday is reversed.
Registration Bill Passed.
| Senator WaIton's registration bill
| senate bill No. "a, was taken up and
| passed by the senate with some minor
/ amendments. The measure was the
/ subject of some debate. confined almost
| entirely to the technical phase of the
I subject, and was passed with but one
| dissenting vote, that of Gardner who
explained that he did not believe a
| change from the present registration
laws was necessary
| Senate bill No. g. by Gardner. was
passed by unanimous vote, and house
| bill No. IS. by Hawley, relating 70 the
| docketing of judgments, was similarly
/ treated.
| The senate cOncurred in the house
/ amendments to senate bill No. Is, by
/ Caliister, relating to vacancies and pay
of Jury commissioners.
| Consideration of senate bill No. 50,
relating TO the state mental hospital,
was deferred until Monday on sugges-
| ton of Senator Hollingsworth, who
| said he would like to have the bill go
! over until Senator Loose of Provo and
the other absentees could be present.
Committee Reports Adopted.
Favorable reports. with slight amend
ments, on the following measures were
| adopted:
Senate bill No. 75. by Bennion, relat-
ing to notice of levy, etc; house bill
| No. 81 and house bill No. So by Fish
! burn, relating To school census. allot-
| ment of school funds, etc: senate bill
No. 80. by Bennion. relating 10 the ap-
pointment of associate examiners in
| cities OF the first and second classes.
compulsory school attendance, etc. (:
| senate bill No. 49, by Williams, prOvid-