The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-05

- GATE prescribed Dy the statutes, they -
- viii have Alva Adams sworn in as :.
= governor of the state. The oath :,
= will be administered by Justice :,
- Steele. of the supreme court. The Z.
= hour and place of fhe ceremony >.
= have not been definitely settled. ;.
n ENvER. Jan. Mo action was
II taken by the legislature today look
ing toward settlement of the gu
bernatOrial contest. and il is not likely
/ that anything in this direction will be
undertaken at the first session tomor-
roU.
The house progressed rapidly with its
! work. effecung its permanent organiza-
ton by electing William r.. Dickson as
speaker and, just prior to an hours re-
cess, taken at ? O'Clock. sent word 10
the senate that il was prepared 10 enter
into joint session for the purpose OF
| hearing the governors message and can
Vassing the vote The senate however.
made no such progress as the house and
when II adjourned ar $50 was not pre-
pared to enter upon a Joint session. Its
! troubles came through the report OF the
credentials committee, which declared
that all members were entitled 10 their
seats except Senator's Born and Healey.
who were arbitrarily seated by the Dem
! ocrdts two years ago
Couldn't Be Done.
Lieutenant Governor Haggott who pre-
sided over the senate. declined TO re-
ceive the report. saying that while in his
opinion they had been illegally seated
still they had been seated and IL would
require something stronger than the re-
port of the committee on credentials 10
deprive them Of their seats. A long de-
bate followed a recess was taken and
at the conclusion Of the recess the sen
/ ate adjourned until 10 O'Clock tomorrow
When the senate meets tomorrow an
attempt Will be made TO Gust the two
senator's 1t requires a two-uhirds vote
- NmF u
Republicans have but nineteen senators
against fifteen Democrats The plan most
! in favor tonight is to reconsider the vote
by which they were seated two years
ago Lieutenant Governor HaggOtt de-
clared that a motion to reconsider could
be made only by some member of the
senate. who. two years ago, voted in the
affirmative on the question Of seating
Senators Born and Healey- There is but
one member who is in position 10 make
this motion He is Senator Cashmere
Barela. Of Las Animas- who two years
ago voted with the Democrats, but who
has, this session, been clasSed with the
Republicans It is not likely that any
| joint session Will be held either to re-
/ ceive the message of Governor Peabody
/ or 20 canvass the vote until the senatorial
! fight is settled.
Get All They Asked.
The supreme court this morning d.
rected that an inquiry be made lRto the
| conduct of the last election in this city.
J and ordered that it assume the Sceuc
asked DY Inc heDuDuCdUS. ms means
/ that the investigation shall not only take
| in the ballot boxes but the poll books,
registration slips and all other matters
/ pertaining to the election. The applica-
ton of Alva Adams for a modification
of the order limiting it to the ballot
boxes only. was denied The order was,
however. modified in the matter of eX-
pense. It was directed that Mr. Adams
pay One-half of the expense attendant
upon the examination of the boxes and
one-half the salary OF the referee 20 be
appointed by the supreme court in this
connection. The Republicans were di-
rected TO pay one-half the expenses in
( cident 10 the examination Of the boxes.
and all the cost of the investigation Of
all other matters pertaining TO the cleo
ton This puts upon Mr. Adams no
/ GREATER financial burden than that which
his attorneys yesterday announced he
Z would be willing to assume, and allows
/ the Republicans to pay for the greater
( part OF the investigation. which Attor-
/ mey J. H Hersely yesterday announced
| they were willing to do
TeIephoned to Thomas.
/ When the court opened none of Mr..
Adams attorneys were in court and
Chief Justice Gabbert directed the clerk
/ to telephone to the office of c. S. Thomas.
/ leading counsel for Mr.. Adams and ask
/ if he desired TO be present in court when
/ Y as made The clerk returned with the
I information that all Of Mr.. Adams cOuu-
/ sci had left the city, Chief Justice Cab
I 1T has been claimed by Mr. Adams at
torneys" he said that this investigation
I will take up matters which his applica-
ton for an Investigation did not intend TO
/ be taken up There is no foundation for
this claim. When counsel presented the
application for an investigation there was
nothing said by them limiting its scope
! When the order was issued by chc court
! last Friday. 10 the effect that all the
election machinery should be investigated,
Mr. BCIford. one of Mr.. Adams attorneys,
was present and ne then offered no OBJ
lection An inspection of the petition sub
mitted in behalf of Mr. Adams dIsciOSes
no mention of a desire to limit the in
vestigatiou- There is absolutely no fOun-
dat1on for the claim that The order goes
! beyond the scope of Mr. Adams original
| request for an investigation
Order Modified.
! The court will however modify the
order in so far as the matter of expense
! is concerned Mr. Adams has said that
\ if the investigation includes the entire
I election he will be forced TO withdraw the
/ petition The counsel on the opposing
/ side has expressed a willingness TO pay
/ for the entire matter rather than allow
/ it 10 be limited to the boxes. If they had
not made this offer we might permit Mr..
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