Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-08
SENATE FAvORS
CONSOLIDATION
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Parks Bill Providing for Consti-
tutional Amendment Has
Passed Upper House.
BULlEM'S PLUCkY FIGHT.
Cache County Senator Makes Long and
Stirring Address, But Is Voted
Down VT Last
BULLEN'S pLUCkY FIGHT.
THE SENATE VOTE.


For consolidation submissions: Fena-
tors Brinkerhofr. CallIster, Clegg, Card
ncr, Holllngsworth Lawrence. Miller.
Park. Rasband, Benner X. Smith. WILL
llains and President Loye--la.
Against consolidation submission:
Senators Bullen, Huantski, Johnson,
Seely. John Y. Smith and WaltOn-6.
With five senators standing with him
in the final vote, Senator Hersohel Bull
len, Jr.. waged bis battle in the senate
yesterday afternoon against cOnsolida-
ton, and lost to tho cool little man
from Weber who spread MS middle OF
the road" territory 0uJ till 1t pushed
the Cache county contingent 10 deIeat,
The propositiG.i now goes TO the house,
and If 1t passes viii be submitted 10
the people In the form OF a constitu7
tIonal amendment,
Park led the battle for consolidation.
For the iust time since he entered the
senate In the sixth session the Salt
Lake senator has showed himself In
veal battle array. But his fight was for
absolute union of the colleges and We
Der county came In 10 prevent this
with q Hollngsworth amendment that
took much Of the swing out of consolida-
ton for Logan. and left the institution
ON that site, as university DEPART
ment.
The final vote was reached yesterday
afternoon at o'clock. after a series
nj speeches that break AL legislative
records since the same problem was
dragged back ard forth through the
Constitutional convention, IL years ago.
DEBATE INCIDENTS.
The sensations OF the debate We're
sprung by President Love, who charged
that Logan residents had attempted TO
boycott ". c. ". L., with which he Is
connected. because OF his attitude on
consolidation; by Park, who declared
thar the Agricultural college Is really
q Logan city high school, maintained
at the state expense; by Bpllen, who
attacked the state commission, and by
Hollingsworth, who asserted that he
could not do as his constituents wished
when 1t was apparent that they had
given little thought to the matter on
which thOy had petitioned him.
HulanisH and his Weber county col
league parted company early in the
afternoon on the subject When re-
cess was ordered at noon 1t was after
Hollingsworth had served notice on his
constituents that " certain petition
would not be given first consideration
over his duty TO vote for the best inter
ests of the state.
When the work WAS taken up in the
afternoon Hulaniskl came forward with
the speech that separated him from
his colleague. ~ am opposed TO amend
ing the constitution unless 1t is cry
ing necessity" he declared. Ny coll
league, MIR. Hollingsworth, has ac-
knowledged that II is not necessary
10 amend the constitution TO place the
institutions under one board. Then why
should we do It? This Legislature has
the power TO submit this question to the
people IL it wants to. by means OF the
referendum. Why not do II that way
and not amend the constitution The
people OF Weber county are opposed to
consolidation and !, as their representa-
tive, shall vote against these bills.
FOR PEOPLE TO DECIDE.
Hulanislxi was followed BY Callister
OF Willard. He stated that he wished
to define his position, and in doing so
he first stated that he was there not
to vote for Mlllard county. but for the
interests of the whole state. Il love
both institutions" he declared u am
a graduate OF the university ana my
son is a graduate OF the Logan lnstitu-
ton. But tho interests OF the state de-
mand that ] take some position and
am In favor OF submitting this matter
to the people. l want 10 see the hlgn
schools prosper also. and think 1t As
time that we take the high schools to
the people instead of making the. peo-
Die come 10 them. Do away with the
preparatory course of the university
and lot the state distribute these schools
In every nook and corner OF the state.
Rasband rose also 10 signify where
no stood on the matter. He mad TOR
many weeks expressed himself as Ia
yorable 10 consolidation so his attitude
~ N
clared that the people paid the taxes
and should have the right TO decide
whether they wish 10 maintain two big
schools, or only one. expanded to do
tho work OF both.
BuLLENs FINAL STAND.
Senator Bullen then took the flool
for the last big speech of the day. He
was we'll prepared for IL, and delivered
himself Tor over an hour in force
ful manner, reviewing the case from
the start, charging the opposition WIFI
much unfair practise, and finally con-
cluded IN a declaration that the uni
Versity was the INVADER the Aseieul,
tural college on the defensive, anc
hghting merely to maintain It's rlgho
to exist by all that lis fair and just"
Al the conclusion OF Just such 6
epeech two years ago from Senator
BARBER of Cache. four senators refus'
ed to vote, and consolidation submis'
sion failed. That night in Logan there
we're bonhres and a big parade, ane
Senator Barber rode home In stats
as the hero of the hour,
This time the results were different
/ Sam G. Park. showing more nghtlnI
| shirt than is his wont. arose TO clos'
| he dehate. and President Love left th'
| CHAIR 10 make a talk. which is on
| OF the rarest things of his career a
the end of these talks there was
| vote, 1t was decisive but only by
narrow margin, ana the eohsoilhh'ioi
senator Bnllen started his final tall
NV attacking the hiea school provision
| of the consolidation bills, declaring
10 be a rider. put In for the purpose o
| catching votes He then declared tina
the purpose Of the solldationist
Svas To shut the doors or the AEricnl
mral college and make the univsrslt
alone. the center OF the states educa
tionai system. He read statistics Iror
other states, and q letter from Dea
ii, 6. Price OF the Ohio Agriculture
college tending TO charge the com
missioners OF Utah with garbling
Ietter lac had written on consolidate
10 make Il meet their Views Senate
Bullen made strong Impression wit
mia speech. He was listened 10 intent
IN both by the senators and by th
large crowd of visitors who thronse
me space outside OF the railing,
PRESIDENT LOVES VIEW,
President Love spoke briefly beIoI
the door was given 10 Park Tor
Closing summary He spoke OF the N
tense prejudice prevailing on the sui
ject and deelared that Profs. clhF
and Upham had left the Logan heho'