The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-25
SPEAKER UPSET
BY OWN RULES
Compelled to Take Back Track
on First Bill Reported
from Committee.
HOUSE IN A VERBAL MELEE
SPEAKER ROASTED FOR TOO
MUCH soLIclTUDE IN DEBATE.

ore lone committee report marked the
erventh day Of the house session. the
first report 90 be presented at the scs-
sion and that tell 10y the wayside
through failure 20 comply with the
rules which provide thar an proposed
amendments to any bill proposed by
committee shall Dee typewriter or print
"a and laid upon the desk of each mem
This report was from the judiciary com
mittee and recommended the passage Of
house bin No. ~. by kuchlcr. recurring
3 petition from twenty-five citizens be-
fore q al arge against a public official
may he considered by court. and rec
commended IT'S passage with an amend
ment cutting the number on the petition
to ten.
the amendment Speaker Joseph ex-
pIained that the committee was not
equipped Tor making duplicate copies of
amendments and he had consented that
the report state me amendments. with
She understanding that they would be
printed and laid upon the desks of the
members before consideration.
Tine speaker was about TO put the
question ON the amendment bot Mr
Thompson was obdurate and forced the
withdrawal Of the report until the rules
had been complied with.
AZ the opening of the session a COM
municati,n from the senate was read.
showing the rejection of house concurrent
resolution No. T. providing for a ioiOt
committee on revenue. The report was
filed.
senate bli \, 4 was reported as
passed 10y that body II was referred 10
tine committee ON judiciary
petition from the people OF kamas
I'm Summit county and Woodland
ia. IN. , Jniah county 1tly, asking TO be
1851 foI the construction OF road be-
tween the two places aud an appropria-
ton OF Nl.WO Tor continuation of the
work during the next season was referred
20 the committee on highways and
bridges
Speaker Joseph called upon the com
mittce ON highways and bridges for a
report on all oils before il. on next
Tuesday
Jumps on Hotel Room.
Mr.. Thompson raised a question as to
ne renting OF a committee room at the
wilson hotel. saving that the state was
paving rental for rooms i'm the city and
county building which should be suffi-
Gent for all purposes. The speaker
PASSED the matter mp TO Mr.. Jackson the
chairman Of the committee on contingent
expenses who said the room. at the hotel
had been secured at "A time when there
was not sufficient room at the building
and because II was convenient to a large
number Of the members 20 meet at the
hotel
lr Thompson was once more insistent
.rd said that he had noticed that the
committee room at the back of the house
chamber was not crowded with commit
iCemen II was far more convenient
ihan q room an the hotel and was in
easy reach OF The files. so that needed
nformatioE could be obtained without
The matter was allowed to drop and
rests between the speaker and Chairman
jackson to stick 10 it or abolish the hotel
committee room.
Melee of Discussion
Nj. Tolton called attention 10 "a conflicr
between the house rules and the house
journal by a motion to amend the rules
so as 70 provide for the first and second
-eading OF bills along with their introduc-
ton. The motion was adopted
ON motion Of Mr.. Robinson the house
ordered printed JO0 copies Of the rules
and 500 copies Of the railroad commission
'li. Subsequently, the committee on
printing was authorized 40 order as many
copies - any bin as appeared necessary.
MIR McRae. chairman OF the printing
committee. called attention TO the DELAY
ed 20 investigate and report to the house
tomorrow
Tho conclusion OF the session was de-
loted 10 lively Interchange on ques-
ons or parliamentary law. the speaker
allowing considerable latitude under the
order or miscellaneous business, for the
benefit OF the new members who are not
So familiar with parliamentary procedure
rs we who have served before" he ex-
eained in response to protest from
DR. ToltOn. who insisted that the BUSH
ress OF the house should be conducted
strictly within the rules