The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-02
HOUSE MEMBERS
FALL into TRAP
Little Lesson in Parliamentary
Practice Given by Repre-
sentative Tolton.
POPULAR MEASURE TABLED
GILL is SAVED BY TWO WISE
LEGISLATORS.

Representative Tolton gave a quiet lit
tie exhibition IN parliamentary law yes
terday that served as valuable object
lesson 70 unsuspecting members Of the
house. BY voting TO table an objection
able amendment to a pending bill which
the majority OF the house favored. the
house tabled the whole bill, thus effect
ually squelching It, except that two
members. who were PROBABLY in the plot,
voted against the motion 10 table and by
giving notice of a motion to reconsider
saved the measure from destruction.
The bill under consideration was III. Il.
"a. by Jackson, providing FOR 81 commits
sion TO investigate the subterranean
flows OF water in the interest OF arid
farming. Several amendments had been
voted down. including one TO reduce the
amount 10 be appropriated from Sl5.O0O 10
$4,000. Mr.. Kuchler moved an amend
ment- that the amount should be ex-
pended entirely upon lands owned by the
state. The members favOring tho bill
were mp iu arms over the amendment,
claiming 10 would defeat the purposes
Of the bill. Mr.. TOltOn found his OppOr-
tunity for the parliamentary play and
the majority fell into the trap. When
the house voted almost unanimously TO
table the amendment. Speaker Joseph an
nounced that the bill itself was tabled
and the primary school i'm parliamentary
law was stricken dumb Mr. Thompson
and Mr.. Sutton came TO the rescue. how
ever, having voted for the resOlu-
tion. and gave notice OF motion 10 re-
consider
Joseph Explains.
Speaker Joseph at the opening of the
session explained his connection with the
Marks incident of the dav before saw
ing that n had not instructed the ser
geant-at-arms to arrest Mr.. Marks. nor
bad that official done So The speaker
said he was aware that the arrest Of
member could only be ordered by fifteen
or more members Of the house AS Mr.
Marks absence had been noted by sew
"ral members, he merely sent the ser
teant-at arms with q request 20 Mr..
Marks Tor his attendance.
MIR. Thompson suggested that such in
cldentS could be- avoided by sending
messenger instead Of tho serEeant-at-
arms and the incident closed
IT, u. !, by Jensen. reported as passed
by the senate with amendments. was la
ken up. The amendments cOncurred IN
and the hill finally passed.
n. Is. .. by Peterson relating TO mar
rage was favOrably reported by the ju-
dietary committee. with amendments
striking Out '.cpileptcs' from the list of
unmarriagcable persons. which was the
main purpose of the bill. other amend
ments were suggested and the bin took
the regular order
House Rule Changed.
ON the report Of the senate bill by
walton. 10 reimburse Albert /. Eastman.
sheriff Of Rich county. in the sum ct
question Of reference to the commfttca
un representations and succeeded i'm get
TINS through au amendment TO rliic IL
whereby the ruling of the speaker il
maize to conform with lho practice in
DEVIOUS sessions The sneaker has bon
referring all bills reported from the COM
mlttcc an claims 60 the committee on
appropriations without passage As
anne n@ed. the rule requires the reference
alone OF claims that are passed upon IA
Nofably nl the committee ON ciaip,s and
accounts. and not OF bills cHnrcSsi- maxi
ng appropriations Tor specific pur-
nose. F
Mr. Hone withdrew H. b. IS saving
tnat he had discovered that 1t would re-
1ult constitutional amendment 20
reach the point aimed at that of the
taxation of mines and the net income
thefeirom. He subsequently, introduced
MI 20 submit "a constitutional amend !
mont ON tie subject
Two Bills Passed.
IT, O.. by Croft. changing the time
az taking the school census in counties
ana H. r. a. changing the time of taxi
ing me school census in cities. were
passed after number OF verbal amend
ments. designed To correct acts of "a nre
FlouS legislature. were made Tho bil1e
changc tho time of the census fr,,,,
summer TO spring. H. h. As. bv the same
author, and or similar lines. was recon-
United 10 allow the committee 10 maxi
a,nthdinents that were suggested ON tbe
floor of the house. III"
The house voted down rnotior.s 90
lonfn until Monday and to adjourn untii
10 clock this morning. and after a saS
sion lasting until o'clock voted Ia al
lourn until the regular hour O'clock
this afternoon.