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the memorial in which he declared that
it was imperative that members make
at least enough out of the legislature to
nay their expenses. At the close OF
his speech he voted AYE" but that
error was really of no effect since the
motion to table was lost by a vote "
10 to ;.
on the motion to adopt, Mr.. Hull
explained that he was not hostile to
the memorial by any means but he de-
sired that the matter be put before
congress in the regular way. Mr.. Cole
man opposed it on the ground that
there was no possibility that congress
would do anything about 1t and 1t
would be better therefore for the leg
islature to act independent, as If II did
not care whether it got a raise or not.
Mr.. Williams also spoke in behalf OF
the memorial. He was one of the con-
structors of it. He had assisted in
/ burning a lot of midnight oil over 1t
and so much care had been taken with
il that it could not be improved upon.
IL had been made to say just what IL
meant-the legislature needed the mon
ev. Now was a good time to ask for
it, while congress was engaged in max
ing a generous raise of its own salary
il would be the better able to under
stand the needs of the legislature.
Mr. Whitesides was of the opinion
that ANYTHING worth having was worth
asking for and that if this raise was
not asked for it would never occur to
congress to order it. He believed that
the time was exceedingly favorable.
so that the burden would not be so
heavy as it would have been before the
elimination of Oklahoma and the IN
dian territory.
Mr.. Bell said that the principal OPP
position to it was sentimental II was
misconstrued to be a salary grab when
in fact il was nothing of the sort. The
tax payers of the territory were no'
going to be despoiled Of any thing II
/ would come out of the tax payers OF
the nation and they would never Zee
il. Mr.. Bell said that he would TAKE
a hack seat for nobody when II came u
2 economy in the direction of public al
7 fairs but he said there was such
: thing as running government on to'
r close a margin.
Other speakers agreed with Mr.. Bel
e that the territory could not expect a
o a regular thing tc get a decent legls
=, lature at 81 a day. That it had on
= now was A mere scratch and might no
occur again in a thousand years unles
= there was a decided elevation of tn
per diem.
= Mr.. Burke tried TO get an adjourn
n ment and let the memorial go to com
e. nittee when the committees should o
2, Amounted. But he was overruled an
= the memorial was adopted for Their
e was not much time to be lost If any
= thing was to be realized from 1t fc
y the existing legislature. Not dissent
: ing vote was cast against the memori'
$, though two members passed.
= Mr.. Pace presented memorial ash
- Inere has become uncomfortable an
= ever flood time it eats up great area
IL of land worth 500 an acre. The men
orial cOntemplates a large apprOpri;
II ton TO be expended under the directiO
III of the department Of the interior
forcing the river back into the char
u mel where it belongs and the buildin
II of entertainments which will keep
III there. This work will have to be dor
- along the whole course of the riv,
- from San Jose a short distance abOy
!" SolomOnville to the boundry of the Sa
Carlos reservation. The memorial va
3" unanimously adopted.