The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-10

Twice the brindle clock hath struck
and the greatest one-ring circus not
under canvas is in action.
Let us observe first the rIngmaster.
Calliope and brass band combined and
ruling with iron hand minus velvet
glove. no cheap despOt is he. High III
his seat of power and glorious in the
light shed by his own Respondent
locks. he is absolute master of the sit
uatiOn. the works. the whole thing.
Misnamed as the Utah house of repre-
sentatives, his subjects follow his COM
mands. admit by silence his declara-
tons that they pass by the truth and
assist his attempts to amend the consti-
tuition by legislative enactment Some
times right, oftener wrong, he arranGes
the entries. makes the pace and deter
mines the result. Generally his sub
jects ratify what he does, but their ac-
ton is only incidental TO his program.
What he wants goes He finds rules TO
meet the exigencies of nth situations or
makes rules as he needs them, and it Is
a reckless wight that dares dispute him.
! Besides he reVerses himself with the
| facility of a spineless contortionist-
He Defies Analysis.
Once there was person named Ivan
the Terrible. Men speak of him when
they wish 20 cite an example of au-
thCrity gore wrong. But there can be
no combination of car, sultan. satrap
and emperor to equal him whom I'M
happy fate has placed in the speakers
chair in Utah.
Harry Joseph, lawmaker extraordin-
ary Consider him. oh ye that believe
the people make laws and unmake
theml
At once a witticism and menace. he
defies analysis. But there is only one
Joseph. and hope is not ended.
He is worthy of observation. The
show is worth much more than it costs
the spectator, and worth much less
than it is costing the state.
The fireworks begin as the clock
ceases to strike. Roll call is not half
finished before the speaker begins TO
fideet Sometimes the gentle clerk is
too slow and the speaker begins to in
terpolate remarks ere the list has been
called Always at the instant the last
member on the list responds, the voice
of Joseph is heard in the land 1t
might almost be heard throughout the
land. as the speakers whisper causes
the windows to rattle, while his ordin-
ary conversational articulation wakes
the echoes far and wide. When he is in
full blast strong men tremble and the
weak flee.
This is Sample.
1t goes something like this:
The first order CT business is the |
consideration of house bill No. %. The
clerk will read house bill %. Mr.. Clegg
has the floors, Sit down. Mr.. Cleggi |
The sergeant-at-arms will clear thu
floor, The gentleman from Utah coun-
" has the fioOri Proceed, Mr.. Tolton,
Mr.. Tolton of Beaver county has the
floor. Mr.. Robinson has the floor State
your point of order, Mr.. Robinson. The
gentleman from Salt Lake asks for in
formation. The chair viii state that If
members would keep their ears to the
ground they wouldn't need to ask for
information. Where were we at, Mr. |
Clerk? Oh. yes. that's right. house bill
No. % Sit down. Mr.. Cieggi No. sir. |
I did not The chair did not recognize |
you, The question is upon the adoD- /
ton of house bill No. %, No sir, the /
question is not dehatable under the |
rules, You can look for yourself. Mr.. |
Mcmillan moves that we lay house bill
No % on the table, IT has been move! /
and seconded that house bill No. % lie /
on the table. but the chair win not en-
tertain that motion from Mr. Mcmillan. !
Mr. Marks has the right to make that 1
motion, Whers is Mr.. Marks? Oh yes.
I know where he went to- Mr. Marks /
moves that house bill No. % lie on the |
table, The sergeant-at-arnls will pro-
vide seats Tor the ladies'. The chair Will /
state that | invited them to attend this /
session 0f the house, Sit down. Mr. !
Clegs, Mr.. Jensen of Salt Lake must |
take his seat, Sit down, Mr.. Jensen.
the chair told you to cit DOWN Roll |
call on house bill No. %. House bill |
No. . mas been passed Proceed to tbs,
next order Of business.
Elapsed time. eighty-four seconds.
SYnnptor1s Revolt.
Early in the session symptoms Of re-
volt were noted. II is of record thai !
Nephi & MANY Others Jensen OF Salt !
Lake county once disputed ulxase and 1
lived 10 regret it. Sometimes. when the /
speaker is reading something OF con-
yersing with a caller. NJ Toiton OF
Beaver takes tie floor and proves /
point of er6eT well taken, but il ends
there Either the speaker moves on TO .