The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-13
TALK Is PLENTY
. IN THE HOUSE
Many Words Flow Over Foun-
tain Pens and Printing,
LITTLE RESULT FROM CAB
RULES ARE ADOPTED AND BILLS
ARE INTRODUCED.

There was taikfest fer sure at yes
terday afternoons session of the lower
J. use Of the legislature. The sauabble
was precipitated by section - of the
report of the committee on rules, which
provided that only such bills as were
1avorably considered by the different
standing committees to which they
were referred should be ordered print
ed by the speaker.
After sixty minutes had been devoted
10 the pro and con of the question as
10 the right of each legislator to have
copies OF his bills. petitions or me-
1nolia printed, it was decided that the
objectionable section of the report
should be stricken out in favor of one
SpeCifying that all bills memorials
ana petitions should be printed to the
n"'''her of not less than $50 each.
Aside from the question of bin print
IL. the point upon which brotherly
I eudship ended was as to whether the
6enateS proposed joint resolution that
L. upper and lower house members de-
cline to equip themselves with fountain
pens and knives at state expense should
be passed.
Joseph bristled with Indignation that
the senate should assume TO recon-
mend what the house of representa-
tives should do with regard to equip
lnent- Tolton of Beaver sat down on
Joseph twice during the knife and pen
difference, and the resolution was final
ly referred to the committee on con-
tingent expenses.
There We're nine bills in all present
ed, the majority of which went to the
committee on judiciary.
Squabble Over Printing.
The first order of business after the
mouse was called to order by Speaker
Hull at 2:l0 O'Clock yesterday after
noon was the hearing of the report OF
SIne committee on rules. Chairman
hinney,s report he stated. following
lis reading by Clerk Vigus was sub
Etantially the same as that Of 1903 The
house will be governed by Roberts
Rules of Order.
Immediately after the report had
been read. Wilson of WaSatch rose to
express his disapprovaI of article Is
declaring for committee censorship
over printing Wilson thought that in
telligent consideration could not be
given bills presented unless each was
ordered printed and each member CIV
en- a copy
Joseph. the terrier-some say tar
Tyer'-Of the treasury, told of carloads
of printed matter being wasted at the
last session and called for economy by
uphoidfng the debated section of the
report Fishburn of Box Elder Ed
ward Of Salt Lake, Carroll of Kane
haWley Of Sewer and GundTy of TOOele
were among those who expressed their
opinion that article Is of the report
Should be amended so as TO provide for
printing all bills.
Miller of Emery, speaking for the
adoption of the committee report. was
given - hand" by the southern mem
bers for reminding the house that
$4,000 might better be used building
bridges than printing bills
At this juncture StOokey of Salt Lake
was squelched by Speaker Hull for de-
claring that the amount of time con-
summed reading bills in case they were
not printed would soon amount to
$1,000.
surely the gentleman from Salt
Lake would not propose that this house
pass bills without giving due time TO
their considerations" queried the
speaker.
Others who spoke for the adoption of
the report in reference to the disputed
printing clause were J. A. Anderson,
Kinney and Tolton. Kinney and Toll
ton are both members of the commit
tee on rules. During the discussion,
i Speaker Hull reminded those who be
iieved that a small quantity of bills
might be printed in each case that the
printing contract made by the secretary
of state provided that $50 be the mini
mum number of copies to be made of
. each bill
Roberts motion that the objection
BILE section be cut out and a provision
that all bills introduced should be
printed was finally put through In the
motion as passed is a provision that
the ergeaIlt-at-arrns shan place a
copy of all printed matter on each
members desk.
The rules of order governing the
house during it's present session are
much more condensed and logically ar
ranged, according TO Chairman Kin
ney, than were last years. The rules
relating TO the duties of the speaker. to
quorum, etc, have been consolidated.
Penknife Controversy.
During the controversy over printing.
communications from the senate were
announced, as follows: A communica-
tion stating that a committee on con-
tingent expenses had been appointed
a joint resolution TO the effect that the
senate and house should not draw on
the state for penknifes and fountain
pens; a concurrent resolution that the
senate and house authorize the en-
plOyment by the governor Of a messen-
ger for official purposes during the
sixth session
The resolution regarding personal
equipment at the expense or non-ex-
pense of the state was. the communi-
cation related, passed under a suspen-
sion Of the rules.
Penknives are handy. fountain pens
ditto, and there was silence following
the reading of the resolution. which
had broken in on the considerat ton Of
the printing problem.
But the resolution was not to be won