The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-16
RIPPER BILL IN SENATE.
Measure Called UP, but Goes over Until
This Morning.

Measure Called UP, but Goes over Until
This Morning.
The last two or three sIttings OF the
Senate were employed in the discussion.
consideration, Killing and passing OF
bills They worked and accomplished
considerable as measured by the mum
bcr of bills finally disposed OF.
What promised to he lengthy dis
cussion over the consideration of what
IS known as the Fire and Police Com
mission bill. was cut short by motion
by Senator John y. smith, yhlch pro
vided that action on the matter be de-
ferred until he had given the measure
further consideration.
The Sunday Amusement bill which
is House measure, was loaded up WIN
amendments until grown out of all
proportions, upon roll call was passed
by vote of 10 10 8. Senator Seely
voted no on the measure because his
amendment making 1t illegal to brand
a stray calf was voted down.
Ripper Bill Up.
House Bill No. 1876, by Mr.. Critchlow.
authorizing cities of the first and sec
ond class 10 create fire department
and a police department, maintain and
control the same; providing for board
of fire and police commissioners and
/ the property of the present fire, police
/ and prison departments in said cities
! over TO the board of commissioners
! treasury: provided for and repeating all
! acts and parts OF acts in conflict here
with, was taken from the calendar, read
! the third time and declared TO be open
/ for amendments.
Mr.. Hulaniski moved that cities OF
/ the second class be eliminated from the
/ provisions of the bill.
Mr.. Benner X. Smith moved as
substitute, that cities of the first and
second class be eliminated. This was
! agreeable 70 Mr.. Hulaniski.
/ In speaking to the motion Mr.. Hui
/ aniski said: "'The question is, is the
commission to be appointed by the
Governor by the provisions of this bill,
a special commission If it is, and there
can he no question but that il is
special commission then the Supreme
| court has decided that such commits
sion is an unconstitutional creation, y
/ Here the Senator cited the case of the
State VS.. Sanford. That was case
/ where three names were TO be selected
as fruit tree inspectors. The commits
soners of Weber county refused to
| make the appointments, On an action
in mandamus the Utah Supreme court
refused by the decision to compel the
! commissioners on the ground that such
action would be unconstitutional and
an unwarrantcd interference with local
selfgovernment by the Legislature.
The Legislature has not the constitu-
tional right to abridge the rights Of the
people in the manner prescribed by this
bill.
~ have unqualified faith in the
good sense of the people If things arc
not as they should be in some things
the people will right them without out
side aid or interference. In speaking
on this snbjcct from a local standpoint
] say here that in Ogden we have no
need for such a measure. The people
OF Ogden have no complaints to make,
We are doing very well, There we have
a Democratic Mayor and Republican
/ Council and they are giving the people
good administration, The people of
Ogden have asked for nothing Of this
kind at your hands, In this conviction
! warn YOU that it ia a serious thing to
take from the people their rightful
power of local self government.
"If this measure is such good
thing for Salt Lake and Ogden, as
some Of its friends will doubtless
claim for it, why confine its beneficial
provisions TO those cities If it is
good for them il ought to be a good
thing for Logan and other cities of the
State
"lt is perDIcious and vicious
measure, which. If enacted into law
would sooner or later prove boom
erang To It's friends and advocates, and
those who hope to benefit by it's enact
ment IT is contrary to the spirit and
genius Of representative government. II
is not right to take the power of self
government out of the people s hands
'''rhc measure is not a new one, but
| want to tell you thnt where il has
been tried it has not worked we'll As
a man Jealous Of his political rights rs
an American citizen | am opposed tC
this bill -
Senator j. i. Smith said he was not
now qualified TO vote on the measure
He wanted 10 investigate the constitu
tionalIty of the bill and asked that fur
thcr consideration 20 over, TO be takcI
up by consent al a stated hour, which
i hour was designated by the President
twenty-five hours hence.
: Communications From the Governor
C The Governor transmitted the follow
= ing communications, which were rcat
and ordered fled:
n Executive Chamber, Salt Lake. Marcl
r ii. 1907,
r The Honorable S H. Love, PresIden
of the Senate: Dear Sr-l have tb,
n honor to submit the following nance
: appointments. and invite thereto th
Y advice and consent Of your honorable
body. as members of the State Boarc
n of Land Commissioners, for two wears
s WILLIAM !. LYNCH of Salt LAX
!. THOMAS C. CALLISTER of Millar,
I county
{ HENRY n. HAYES of sevic
i county.