The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-15
BAMBERGER IN
H0RATIUS' ROLE
Seeks Vainly to Block Partisan Land
Board Bill.
MEASURE PASSES SENATE
APPROPRIATION FOR ST. LOUIS
FAIR GOES THROUGH.

Senator Bamberger assumed the role
OF Horatius at the bridge yesterday and
Nahanty, though in vain. opposed the
otisiaughts OF the Republican barbarians
Wno forced Walton's land board bill
'uIough as a partisan measure.
Frontal and flank attack. mine and
tountermine. mass play and end run.
Nenuhciation and innuendo. alike failed
I" turn senator Bamberger from his patb
anu even When buried beneath the over
"helming odds he was still kicking.
nc DiI, No -, had been recommitted
-, 1 'l.rr doctoring. As it emerged
sIen 49,! icofiniittee yesterday il placed the
S%iectloH of the secretary in me ha15S
of me board, instead OF in the hands
$50 governor. and reduced the score
III. $ salary from s. 800 to 81 500 Tbe
i..IIe was up Tor third readiu- Ram
G'rScr' IN a lengthy address. urged that
4.dSOlS ana the example of President
-'TVV2s1rtlt IN support of his contention.
al @4ItVl!; aEthOr OF the bill. explained
- lnaDliity TO see why a minority rem
49Shtdion was needed. If the board
most other states. he said. there womb
s9nSht oeeh no question as to its parti-
Hamburger Immediately challenged hin,
- tlroduce a bill making the members
,,,,' 1tie board elective. and promised to
support the measure.
The governor can appoint minority
3SpTfis;Gntatiyes II ne wishes. under the
Yes interjected Lawrence 7 see
10 R inns to prevent the appointment Of
And. / see no need of prevention.
either reloined Bamberger sarcasti-
Hamberger's proposed amendment was
lost. " ''9
Would Cut Down Board.
Barber then proposed to reduce the
board from five members TO three He
S'tid he had made inquiries of former
members of the board and without ex
enough 70 do the work. Barber urged
~ PIacuce OF consistent economy. With
TIC educational institutions of the state
Starving he thought it poor economy TO
create supertlQus salaried offices.
nave talked with an applicant for
appointment on this board he said. and
SiiS man was frank enough to tell me
ho.,r uGsi b..,, an appointment on the land
D1dIu because ne could draw that sal
airy and carry ON his regular business
at the same time"
II seems TO me that amendment might
IaNt come with better grace before this
other one tBamberger's) was proposed
ana lost. said Lawrence.
II the senator viii pardon me-" re-
lued Barber. Il would have offered this
Just the same
Five we're necessary. Walton argued,
TO do the work
Il predict now without fear of con-
tIduiGJloh said Bamberger. that if this
board were made to consist of seven or
lllnc members there would be two or
three good men who would do all the
work What is the need for more than
Inree when everything is so harmonious
Is ~ 50 one can lie down on the sofa
work? - ii'i ~ N9iS
senator johnson had been called to the
chair temporarily during the absence from
thf chamber of President Love The
Vote on the Barber amendment hinged
ON senator Johnson's vote and he saved
hyrs Larsen. Park. Lawrence Rasband
tlesg, Walton. Callister and Johnson
HOted against the amendment. while Me
Kay: HollingswOrth. Gardner. Loose and
Williams voted with Bamberger Barber
ana Bennion i'm favor of three members
Lewis and Love being absent left the
vote a tie. and the amendment was lost
Struggle on Other Changes.
Senator Bennion offered number OF
amendments changing the sections of the
bill around into better shape.
Before the question was nut Bambpr-
ger arose TO rove that the bill be re-
committed again.
Walton objected.
Il have no objection. however, he said
with much irony IF ne wants time Il
prepare another speech
II am ready TO speak now replied
Bambergcr.
Lawrence spoke briefly against the mo-
ton TO recommtt. which was lost.
The question on Bennion's amendments
was again about TO be put when BAN
hc-geT arose to deprecate ''hurrying il
though He was listened to and the
amendments were then adopted
Beunion tried to get through a motion
20 have the bill =Sprinted. but the Re
Iniffod ny Tho strenuous oD6CsitioD ~
Bambergcr and refused TO listen.
Walton moved a suspension Of the rule.
80 show that the Dill had been read th'
third time and placed on final passage
With sigh of satisfaction the Rich COun
~ statesman settled back in his seat sat
iSfied that at last il was all over but
- picking up the dead
Money For Irrigation Asked.
Then came an interruption from an un.
expected source. CaIlisteT. one Of his
own camp. arose to propose an amend
m"nt authorizing the board to lend money
OF irrigation plants
What's an irrigation pIant2'' inquired
HollinESWOrth.
tdlliStcr explained il meant a reservoir
and things like that.
Walton said nothing, but there was
blood in his eye. Only few days be
fore he went on record by stating he haC
moved 20 rccOmmit the bill for the pur
pose Of having little more fun But tn
1uU Yesterday was so prolonged that il
became burden to the proud father OF
senate bill No. %.
Lawrence took up the cUdgel for Wal
ton at this point and said he believed II
would not be safe To lend money on "irri
cation plants BcnuiOn voiced similal
N5GH.
Wei" remarked Bamberscr. arising
once more. Il am i'm favor OF this, for !
fail TO see how five gentlemen appointed
by the governor could possibly make 9