The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-02
VOTE TO EXTEND
TERMS IN CITIES
House Republicans Caucus on Mu-
nicipal Election Bill.
HOLDS MEN NOW IN OFFICE
EQUALIZATION BOARD MEASURE
LOSES EMERGENCY CLAUSE.

AS the result Of the house caucus
heid yesterday afternoon before the
regular session, it was determined by
the majority members that Fishburn' 5
OH III B. No. I'D, providing for the
holding OF all municipal elections in
November, 1906. and thereafter BIZ
SilHlaily- should pass the lower branch
oI lhe legislature. While. the caucus
vas iohS. consuming over an hour and
iii laII, II was not particularly stormy
representative Austin presided
me attitude shown in caucus toward
ish burns bill was indicated later in
the AFTERNOON when a report from the
committees on municipal corporations.
ana elections. recommending that il
pass. was adopted Several changes
were recommended by the report but
none Of the amendments is material.
The bill. if il becomes law through
favorable action at the hands of the
senate, would extend the terms of the
members of salt Lakes city council
Cas- the terms of like officers in all
other Incorporated cities and towns)
one year, making the dates of muni-
clpai and general elections conform. It
Is this phase which has caused con-
siderable discussion. The bill pro-
Viding it takes its regular place on the
calendar. should come up and be
passed by the lower house the first
part of next week. Yesterdays caucus
1orty-twO majority members of the
house The house did not convene for
regular session until $50 o'clock.
Loses Emergency Clause.
The hackers Of the partisan state
board of equalization bill again made
an unsuccessful attempt to pass house
bill No. 1O2. by Merrill. with the
emergency clause. The bill made an
even poorer showing than il did Tues
q
ency clause by a vote Of "A ayes to II
nays.
Yesterdays vote on final passa &c was
p ayes to Is nays, as follows:
Ayes-Allen, Anderson, j. A., Austin,
Carroll, Christensen, Dean, Edward,
FiShburn, Johnson. Jones, Kinney,
Luther, Lyman, Vaughan, McCrea,
Merrill, Painter, Peterson, Richards,
Roberts. SimOns, Stewart, WoottOn and
Speaker HuIl-24
Nays-Anderson A. V. Gotham.
Cromar, Curtin, Daily, Hawley, Hopes,
kuchler, Marks, Miller, Pace, Pan
cake. Stringham. Thompson, Tolton
and Wilson'S.
Merrilrs bill was called up by Kin
ney. Thompson raised the point that
Roberts Rules of order provide that
mo question can be twice recon-
Fidered." This point was first sustained
by the speaker but the latter reversed
his action upon Kinney asserting that
called up Tuesday, the house was not
Teconsidering the same matter.
On this hair-breadth techniCality, the
vote OF the house to reconsider. was
allowed to stand. As the bill was
passed yesterday. it viii not, should it
be passed by the senate. take effect
until sixty days after approval. Gov
ernOr Cutler may make his recess APP
pointments for the state board of
equalization but the appointments can
not be confirmed at this session. which
IS different, so different, to the inten-
lions OF the partisan supporters Of the
measure.
Execute Senate Bills.
The house held a joint execution yes
teTday of senate bills No. 50 and 81. by
the senate judiciary committee Sen
ate bill No. 50, granting ordinance
making powers to boards of county
commissioners, failed Tuesday by
vote of ten ayes and twenty-one nays.
kuchler moved to reconsider yesterday
afternoon and his motion was allowed.
The bill made a slightly better show
ing. the vote being seventeen ayes and
seventeen nays. y majority vote of the
entire house (23) was necessary to pass
the measure.
Senate bill No. 81. providing for the
surveying and locating of county
boundary lines by the state engineer in
case Of dispute. was reconSidered on
motion of Curtin. The bill carried
Tuesday night by vote OF twenty-five
ayes and eight nays. After Tuesday
evenings session a campaign of edu-
cation" having III view the defeat of