The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-08
CONSOLIDATION
PASSES SENATE
Parks College Measure Goes
Through After a Spirit
ed Debate. =
VOTE IS TWELVE TO SIX
HoLLINGsWoRTH AMENDMENT
AN IMPORTANT FEATURE.
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= The Vote. y

+++++++A+++<++++i+
= The Vote. \
y For Consolidation: y
y Senators Brinkerhoff. Callister. y
= Clegg, Gardner. Hollingsworth. Law
4 renee, Miller. Park. Rasband. Benner>A
! X. Smith. williams and President,%-
y LOve-12 \
y Against Consolidation:
y Senators BuIlen, Hulaniski, John y
y son. Seely John Y. Smith and Wal y
y tons. y
\ ~
By a vote of Y to 6 the state senate
yesterday afternoon passed the Park bin
consolidating the University OF Utah and
the Agricultural college at Logan.
1t was sos y. m. when the vote was
taken. For five long hours the prob
lem had been debated and the senators
and spectators We're becoming tired when
Mr. Park author Of the bill. finished a
dramatic plea for consolidation with
these words:
Have not the people right to say
whether they wish to sustain two insti-
tutions? Have not the people who give
the money a right to say how it shall be
spent? The arrogant friends Of the Ag-
ricultural college have the temerity to
say they have not. 1 submit TO any fair
the interests, of the great state of Utah
shall not be Blocked because Of petty pol
itics OF this little institution"
When Mr.. Park sat down President
Love. in a calm. deliberate manner. said:
IF there are no more remarks the sec
rotary will call the roll"
Senator BrinkeFhoff." began Secretary
\ Campbell. and the crowd held its breath
because it was known that Mr.. Bullen
and his friends had spent good part OF
the previous night with the Emery coun-
/ ty man trying to persuade him to vote
against consolidation.
Aye" responded Brinkerhoff in
CHEEKY tone, and the friends OF the uni
versity knew that they were safe.
Whep.the call was completed Secretary
CampbH handed the little slip upon
which the vote was marked to President
Love, who made the announcement.
Announcement Is Made.
This bill being a measure to submit
to the people a constitutional amendment
it requires two-thirds of the members Of
the senate to pass 1t. Senate bili No
III has received Il votes to against It
and has passed. If there is no objection
the title of the bill will De made the
title of the act and the bin transmitted
to the house"
THESE words ended what was the most
prolonged and earnest discussion on the
floor of the senate during the present ses-
sion and ended for the time being al
least the problem which has been haras-
sing senates from time immemoriai
The debate on senate bin No III began
lat 1890 O'Clock yesterday morning and
lasted until I2:50 o'clock. when the SEN
ate took a recess until O'Clock, when
the discussion was resumed In the morn
ing there were only few present, Dui
in the afternoon the senate gallery was
packed and many of the members enter
tanned friends on the floor or the senate
Great interest was manifested in the de-
bate which although lively at times, con
sisted in a great part of presentation
Of statistics.
BulIen VS.. Park.
Senator Samuel c. Park led the con
solidationists and the fate OF the Logan
! institution was intrusted to Senator Her
scheI Builen jr., OF that city. Both mer
acouitted themselves well and showed q
Thorough grasp of TIE subject Others
who took a prominent part were Senators
CaIlister, Rasband, Hollingsworth ant
The first question to be disposed OF was
on the adoption Of the Holling sVortf
amendment which located the Agr1cul
trraI college at Logan and PROVIDED ina
il should be part of the university. Tnii
was accepted by the consolidation-sts a.
, thew needed Mr.. Hollinssworth's yotS Z.
carry their measure. The original Pari
bilI provided for consolidation under on
2 hoard OF control but did not deflni1ell
locate the agricultural department Il
: Cache valley as is done in the amend
:, msnt- ,z-
was called for there were but few noes
in opposition
5 Defies Constituents.
e a. % tho. recu,tar things in Mr.. Hol
[ lingwortF's attitude is that the people
r Weber county are supposed to be agains
: consolidation and were enabled 70 exsr
: enough influence to swing Senator Hu
r ianiski to their way Of thinking
aF.-fa
: personalities. although at times II locke
s | as If there might be trouble.
lust as the debate was about 70 clos
| rore~ident Love created a mild sensatio
S nv stating that friends OF the Agr1cul
fural college had endeavored 70 Doycos
e the n c. NJ. l.. with which ne Is con
q nected. because of his stand on the cues
: ton He told this to show TO what de
: cree the people of Logan were willing {
u 90 10 prevent consolidation
( Thro1ighout the debate the fact was IRE
o euently brought out that the struggle DC
y tween these rival institutions mao pee
4 titter in the extreme and mad extended {
f everv portion of the state in the effort
e secure students. =.
II was also brought out that nearl
q 500 a year was being spent Dy tnes
INSTITUTIONS for advertising and THAT mos
IL of this advertising was for the purPos
of taking students away from each othe
] Argument Begins.
IF The real argument in the morning b
gan when Senator HolIingsworth spoke o
Ais amendment He began by summel
Ting previous legislation on this SUI
. 1ecf.
7 teen petitioned by. a large number OF Il
= leading citizens Of Weber county, =
: said, "urging US to vots, against consoi
= dalton. but understood that II Is con
= paratively easy to secure signatures
= such documents. as the signers az Tu
= have not given the subject more tina
= RAISING consideration / am in favor {
7 consolidation under one management. b.
= want to see the Agricultural colleR
= of the consolidated institution located 4
: Logan. / want TO see the college prcspt
and become one of the greatest institt
= lions OF its kind in the country, but
"a want to see Il remain an agricultural CO
i lege pure'and simple
II Wants Branch Here.
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