The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-23
FINAL ROUNDUP.
President Love Gives His Opinion of
Work of the Session.

ii was a good -natured body of Sena.
tors that met Friday morning to await
the completion of the work of the En-
crossing and Enrolling committee. The
members of the Senate lounged around,
cigar in mouth, happy in the conscious
ness of duty we'll performed The Off
GERS wore happy and contented faces,
well pleased in the thought that their
duties were about at an end-as also
their salary-well, hardly,
The harmony and good feeling which
prevailed among the members Of the
Senate throughout the session was due,
in large measure. to the tact, good
Judgment and executive ability Of it's
President, Hon. s. II. Love He treat
ed the members with an impartiality
seldom seen in a presiding officer. His
department was at all times kind,
courteous but firm in the discharge of
the. delicate duties of his position.
These qualities. exemplifed as they
were on every occasion, have gwen
him an enviable position in the hearts
of not only the members. but every
one in any way connected with the
Senate.
To the work and influence ,xerted
by Benner X. Smith are largely due tie
success of some of the best legislation
which was accomplished. He dis
charged the duties of a Senator with
fearessness and independence which
were most commendable. He attacked
tho malfeasaucc and Irregularities
which he charged existed In She State
Land board with preparedness which
was In every way characteristic of an
honest. fearless public servant who had
a distasteful public duty to perform.
He asked that a special committee be
appointed TO investigate the charges
preferred by him on the floor of the
Senate. a committee, not for white
washing purposes, was appointed. thiS
committee investigated the situation;
the charges were proved to be true.
This was followed by necessary lcgisla
ton on the subject which was intro
duced by Senator Smith In the face
of the record AS shown by the report
of the committee, connecting two at
least of the members of the Land board
with n knowledge of wrongdoing in
the Land office, and a refusal on their
part TO investigate or explain the mat
ter, the Governor had the Nroptery
to send in the names of these same
two members for reappointment TO the
Office which it had been shown by rea-
son of their moral turpitude they were
wholly untitled TO fill. in executive
session these appointments failed of
confirmation The Governor WAS
promptly informed of the Senate g ac-
tien, and almost as promptly the ap-
pointments were fred back to the SEN
ale by the Governor, without explana.
tion and wholly ignoring the Senate s
previous action. In dealing with these
actions by the Governor, Bcnner X
Smith took the initiative in rescnting
this insult on the floor of the Senate.
Result; No confirmation for members
Of the Land board.
President Loves View.
Asked as to his view of the Iegisla-
tion of the session. President Love said:
proud of the record made by the
Senate Of this Session, not only In the
number Of important messages passed,
but In the wisdom displayed in prevent
ing the enactment into the law Of a LOT
OF freak bills and some very vicious leg
slation.
Probably the most important matter
considered, Gn my opinion). for the ad-
vancement OF good government in civic
affairs was the socalled Galveston bills
and I sorry indeed that they failed
OF passage in the House II may be a
long while under the peculiar conditions
good an opportunity of doing so praise
worthy thing as We had at this ses-
sion. Then there was the consolidation
Idea that is not dead, but only sleepeth.
The usury law, contracts for public I'M
pTovements In cities. pure food bill, ju-
venile court measure. primary law. sale
of cocaine. tax on peddlers. etc, fish and
game bill, Torrens land law State land
board. the Justice OF the Peace duke
bills), organization OF the National Guard
stamping OF precious metals, are all
measures OF importance. while many 9TH
or small meritorious bills were placed
the statute books.
There were some very good bills that
were killed by the Senate in the closing
hours OF the session that should have
been passed. but It was simply ont OF
IN me question to get fair consideration
The Seventh Legislature had an on
portunity of making a great record and
taking decided step forward In the
way Of reform legislation, II II failed
In any respect TO meet the expectations
OF the people as whole. IL cannot rea-
sonably be charged TO the State Senate