The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31
JOSEPH JOLTED
BY new SPEAKER
Calls ToIton to Chair and Gets
BoWled Over on Point
of Order.
LINCOLN DAY TURNED DOWN
HOUSE DECLINES TO HONOR
MARTYRED PRESIDENT.

Speaker Joseph descended from his
exalted station yesterday and called a
good Democrat TO the chair BY so do
ing he received a valuable lesson in
parliamentary law and practice that
| should probe valuable 10 him, If he but
| remembers il.
Mr.. Tolton was the temporary pre-
siding officer while a bill fathered by
the aggressive speaker was under con-
4 sideration.
The very fist dash out of the box
Representative Joseph was bowied over
| by the Democratic speaker So anxious
was Mr.. Joseph to display his oratorical
powers that he attempted TO speak
While the question of ordering the bill
to its third reading was pending
speaker Tolton promptly raped him to
order. declaring that he was not speak
ing to the question before the house
Joseph blushed to the roots OF his hair
and sat down. An audible swille passed
over the asscmblage at his discom-
future
Mr.. Tolton then put the bill through
the stages of its passage with dignity
and dispatch, and in real parliamentary
order
Comparisons are odious. but Mr. Toll
ton won golden opinions from both
sides of the house as q presiding Off
Ger.
Representative Thompson filled the
role of chaplain in the absence Of Chap
lain HOss yesterday.
Joseph Starts Talk.
A discussion was started early i'm the
session by the announcement of Speak
or Joseph that house bill 20, reported
favOrably from the committee on
claims and placed on the calendar for
ef.-r1
referred 10 tho committee ON appro-
priations. Several members contended
that the bill should first DE passed and
then referred to the approDria atoms
committee, but the speaker finally had
his way. and No 20 was rubbed from
the blackboard
Mr.. Kuchler's resolution providing
for the appointment of special COM
mittee to investigate the alleged publ
cation OF false quotations On stocks and
commodities was passed and the chair
appointed Messrs. Khchier. Eidredge
and Robinson Fs the special committee.
House bill No. 10, by McRae. To- re-
quire telephone aud other wires 90 be
strung not less than tvs enty-five feet
above public highways was killed on
an unfavorablc report from the COM
u1ittee ON highways and bridges
The Louise adopted two Joint memoir
4 q
the abrogation OF mis- order Withdraw
ing lands from entry. and another 10
the house OF representative, urging the
passage of the SmOot bill 10 rension
veterans OF the Indian wars in. Utah.
The following bills wore reported IA
vorably from committees
House bill "A. by Jackson. for sub
terranean water commission: house bill
p. by Barnett, amending mining laws.
referred to judiciary committee.
No Lincoln Holiday.
The committee ON judiciary reported
unfavorably on the petition OF pupils
OF the OquiITh school presented ny Mr.
Taft. asking that LiHcoln's birthday
be made a legal holiday. = bill 10 this
effect was introduced by Mr.. Taft
Tuesday. and is still pending.
The report from the committee on
public funds on the report Of the state
hoard of loan commissioners was re-
ferred back to the committee for cor.
rectiOn.
House bills is and ~ were put NJ the
foot OF the calendar, on request Of their
author, Mr.. Robinson.
House bill No "A was made special
order fer O'Clock this afternoon. when
the author, Nephi Jensen will speak
on II. II is till to prohibit false and
exaggerated statements OF financial
conditions by Officers OF private cor
porations
The house passed house bill "a. by
Westphal. n1al-ing owners OF traction
engines liable To- the county Tor dam
ages done by such engines II bridges
and culverts or the public highways.