The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-17

Politics was simply sizzling. and If
storm does not break before the session
is a day older wise observers Will be much
disappointed.
Watch the Fur Fly.
ITS this way" said a member. who
would not allow his name to be used:
Joseph has simply violated every pledge
he made 10 secure his nomination and
has agreed to make no committee APP
pointment that hasn't the rubber stamp
approval Of Spry upon ii. Just watch the
fur fly when the time comes.
Marshal Spry. and Surveyor General
Thomas Hull. former speaker OF the
house, were mixing around at the VII
son last night. When asked what he
knew OF legislative affairs. Spry Innocent
Il don't know what is going on.
haven't been about the Legislature for
Nevertheless the United States marshal
was busy and wore a confident smile.
Surveyor General Hull was likewise busy
and smiling.
Another visit OF some Significance to
political headquarters last night was that
Of w. S. Mccormick. He is chairman
OF the Agricultural college board, but this
may not wholly account for his interest
in legislative affairs that would bring
him downtown on such night.
Secured First Blood
The outside members" whoever they
are. are understood 10 have held pri-
vate caucus last Saturday, prior TO the
assembling Of the regular Republican
meeting and settled upon a lot of nomi-
nees for officials Of the house, without
consulting the Salt Lake delegation. The
private caucus awarded the speakership
to Joseph and one lone COMMITTEE clerk
ship and janitor 10 the Joseph contin-
gent. taking all the other cuts of Off
cial pie TO the aforesaid outside men,
bers. The hand was played so adj
roitly that the JOscphiteS had to accent
IA t-h iaf
During yesterdays session the presiding
officer with the aggressive hirsute adorn-
ment referred incidentally 10 the insurrec-
tionary movement He stated from the
dilatory In making up his list of COM
mittees. but this was due to the fact that
the rules committee had not formulated
its report. which was then pending before
the body. but that If any member desired
any particular committee assignment. he
was at liberty 10 make his request Of the
speaker. who would give II due consider
alton. or words to that effect
Machine Disarranqed.
Il was after this that Caucus Chairman
kuchler made his defiant speech SO that
it will be seen that the Joseph machine Is
not in as good working order as it should
be.
The Joseph rules were submitted by
Harry Robinson, one Of the floor lieuten-
ants Of the speaker. The member from
billSHail lnoNeu, as 4 measure OF eNpedl-
ton. that the proposed rules be considered
section by section as read. il being under
stood that In case no objection was Of
fered. the section would be considered as
adopted.
This rule worked well until the third
section was reached. This rule was as
follows:
. The speaker shall appoint all commits
tees. except where the house shall other
wise order, and he shall be q member eN-
officio Of all standing committees The
speaker shall be empowered to require
any committee report upon any bill re-
ferred thereto. by giving four days notice
Of the time when such report shall be
asked for"
Thompson Objects.
The reading of this rule brought Orvil
l.. Thompson, the member from Willard
TO his feet with an objection.
Mr.. Thompson raised a question on the
hurried consideration Of the prODosed
rules, and he moved a reconsideration of
the action previously taken. with a view
to having the report printed in the Jour
nal, so that all the members might have
the opportunity Of reading them before
casting their votes upon the proposed
changes.
Speaker Joseph interrupted to explain
that the changes in the rules were few
and could be debated as read The 9th
ers. ne asserted. were merely tho rules of
OF the last house, which every member
had before him.
Mr. Thompsons motion for reconsider
alton was supported by Mr.. Henue. Mr..
Tolton and others
Seeing that a forced consideration Of the
rules might result in disaster. Floor Man
ayers Kuchler and Robinson gracefully
acquiesced and consented that the reading
Of the report might be dispensed with
and that it appear in the journal of yes