The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-12


= Petersen, Randall Robinson, Wes- -
= ton. Mr.. Speaker-20. =
e Those. changing their vote from ::
= aye TO nO-Mi1ls and Barnett. =
:. Number of votes necessary for -
= constitutional majority-30. =
Consolidation Of the University Of
Utah and the Agricultural college Of
Utah is at least four years away unless
the minds of the opponents Of the plan
in the house undergo a decided change
between this hour and the time when
reconsideration is moved today. At
midnight there was no sign of such
change of mind being imminent.
The friends of consolidation made a
gallant fight, but they were waging an
uphill conflict all the while. What is
more, they knew il; but that knowledge'
did not deter them i'm the least from
being on the firing line all of the time.
The antagonists of the measure did not
make the showing OF force on the floor
of the house during debate. They
didn't have TO: they had the goods and /
! they knew they could deliver it when
( the proper time arrived.
Goes Down to Defeat.
/ And so it turned out that senate bill
No. ii. by Park. went to defeat for
/ lack of a sufficient number Of votes.
Thirty votes were necessary 10 pass
/ the bill. and the best the rOlleall
showed before any changes were made.
was tWenty-siX in favor Of the prOpo-
sitiOn. The final vote was "a to 20,
every member being present and vot-
ing.
4 The vote was taken as the hands OF
the clock were reaching with a hungry
reach for the hour of midnight. When
the result was announced there went
up from the crowded chamber a sigh
of relief that might easily have been
heard in Logan. There was no ques-
ton about the genuiness of that sigh.
Friends and foes alike Joined in it and
the spectators came in with a healthy
chorus. All were glad that the agony
was over, for agony it has certainly
been. this consolidation business, for
many a weary week.
oratory Without Limit.
And talk about your oratory,
POUNDS It rained rhetoric and poured
sesticulations for nearly nine solid
hours. with only break for a ham
sandwich. When forty-fOur men are
told that they can cut loose and talk
| half an hour each without let or hin
drancs. it may well be imagined thai
! will be something doing. as the saying
goes. This may be the more easily IN
! derstood when it is known that, under
r ordinary circumstances, speeches are
limited to three minutes. Therefore, the
rare opportunity OF talking tor a Solid
half hour was not one to let pass. And
: If any one believes that the fullest adj
: vantage was not taken of the letting
= down of the bars. he is sadly in error.
= Every body kept close count on the
= clock and only in one or two instances
! was a precious second allowed TO go un-
{ flied with words. Some of the orators
had a lot of unfinished business on
: hand when their time was up. but most
{ Of them succeeded in getting some ore
else to finish it cut for them.
e The Points at Issue.
5 Senate bill No. III proposed an
h amendment to sections , and OF arti-
a Gle 10 of the constitution. These amend
. ments provided for the establishment
\ of high schools and for the consolida
= ton of the university and the agricul-
ttral college. They reaa-
f Sec >. The public school system shall
: include kindergarten schools, common
y schools consisting of primary and gram
a mar grades, high schools; a university
including an agricultural college. and
such other schools as the legislature may
E establish This common schools snail ~
free The other departments Of the sys-
: fem shall-be supported as provided by
= 1 law: provided. that high schools may BE-
I / maintained free i'm all cities OF the first
( and second class constituting school dis
: tricts and in such other cities and dis
: triets as may be designated by the legis-
!. / iature But where the proportion OF
= school moneys appOrtioned or accruing &
: ! any city or district shall not be sufficient
y I to maintain all the free schools in such
y city or district. the high schools shall b
I supported by local taxation: provided
I | that when anv cities or districts shall IS
! tabI;sh high schools. the legislature shall
appropriate from moneys raised for gen
; eral state purposes an aggregate amount
; not exceeding one-half of ] mill annual
I. " on each dollar Of assessed valuation o
= property within the state to assist in sup
$ porting such high schools. and said fund
y shall be apportioned to the cities or dis
= tricts concerned as may be provided b.
law"