Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-07
THE SENATE GRIND.
Partisanship Crops Up Over Sen.
Walton's Registration Bill.

The special order OF the senate for
o'clock today was Walton's bill "a,
amending the registration law. Yes
terday when up for passage, Il de-
veloped the first partisan fight since
tho senate convened Bennion and
Bamberger argued long and hard
against It's passage, and once defeated
by solid Republican vote, they again
renewed their objections TIL finally per-
mission was secured to lay the bill over
until today at o'clock,
The objection to the bill was all CEN
tered on one paragraph-that giving
the registry agent the power to register
any voter on any day he may apply
at the office, but not compelling him
to be there TO register persons on days
In addition To the specified days. II
was claimed that this provision would
leave him too much discretion, and
allow him TO be absent when policy
suited and present likewise when some
faction could benefit thereby
Yesterday n motion by Bamberger TO
strike out the clause allowing registra-
ton on any but specified days, was
lost and he then moved that an amend
ment be inserted compelling each reg
istry agent 10 be In his office every
day to register voters from the first
70 the last registration day IL was to
consider this motion that a delay until
today was granted
In the meanwhile the Three Bees"
have not been drOnes, with the result
that several converts have been gained
for their cause No debate occurrd to-
day and as an agreement was reached
at the last minute to pass the bill back
to the judiciary committee for further
consideration.
BIPARTISAN BOARDS.
Waltons measure contained the much
mooted question OF partisan boards and
provoked a spirited debate on that sub.
ject I'm response TO a question by Sena-
tor Lawrence as 10 the merits OF the
provision destroying bipartisan mem
hership, Senator Walton made an earn
est defense Of his view against bl.
partisan boards. Ha had been a mem
Der OF the land board for several years,
and claimed that questions Of party
policy entered the land board as much
aB any department OF the state. He
therefore favored partisan boards
which would be responsible to the par
ty for its policies
SUBSTITUTE BILL.
The judiciary committee submitted a
substitute bill for Hollingsworth's
bill No, 20, granting power TO the coun-
~ commissioners 10 enforce their or
dinances, The substituted bill, No. 80,
makes the powers OF the commissioners
uniform with that OF city councils and
boards Of aldermen,
$, b. "a, by Mckay, lby requesD Is
the long delayed Horticulture bill. IL
makes many alterations I'm the present
law I'm the direction OF securing Of
ncient service.
The Judiciary committee killed $. g.
N. by Holingsworth on the limits Of
the fiscal year
The committee on agriculture and
irrigation killed senate bin No. 2, by
Calllster to establish experiment farms
In southern Utah.
The conference committee consider
ing Josephs house bin, No q. with
Ike committee from the house sus-
tanned the action OF the senate I'm re-
1ectng the measure. The report stat
ed however that a substitute bin on
the taxing OF mines would come up IN
the house
Senate BIN SO, by Lawrence DIV rc-
quesD provides for the approximation
OF $4,000 90 build and fence a monu-
ment to the dead soldiers and sailors OF
utah who were killed In the Spanish
American war The monument Is 10 be
bullt IN the plot at the city cemetery.
ser apart for burial OF soldiers and sail
ors, The design ia 70 be approved by
tho Philippine Veteran association and
the expenditure ~ the money Is 70 be-
under tHH order of tho governor and
the auditor.
or bills received from the House No.
n went 20 the judiciary committee. No.
l6 90 the committee on mines and min
Ing, No 40 and 4S 10 the judiciary, and
No. to the committee on agriculture