The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-08

FEDERAL CROWD.
SHOWS ITS HAND
Enemies of Galveston Bills
Send Popular Measure
to the Table.
CASE OF SNAP JUDGMENT.
MANY STILL IN DOUBT AS TO
VOTE.
CASE OF SNAP JUDGMENT.

Without giving the members of the
house an opportunity to go on record
on the Galveston bills, those measures
yesterday were railroaded from the cal
endar to the table through a cunning
DIT of triekery. I'm which the fine hand
of the federal office-holding clique was
as plain as day. So quickly was the
trick turned that fair-minded men are
by no means sure that the vote by
which the bills went to the table was
one warranting the announcement of
the speaker that such action had been
ordered. Indeed, there are some who
hold the distinct notion that the mo-
ton to table old not muster a majority
But the speaker said it Gid, and there
the matter rests for the moment at
least. 1t is difficult to count confused
groups of standing men with accuracy.
No opportunity was afforded in yes
terday's proceedings for any member to
have his name written in the record.
II was clean case Of snap judgment.
The consideration of senate bills Nos.
"a to 46 inclusive. and senate bill No.
Is, the Galveston bills, was on the cal
endar as a special order for , O'Clock
/ The reading of the first bill had
scarcely begun before Mcmillan, of
/ Salt Lake, moved to lay on the table.
1 On a division the vote was so close
/ that it must have been apparent to ev-
/ cry observer that a roll call alone could
decide. With vigorous rapping and in
loud tone Speaker Joseph announced
/ that the motion had carried and that
/ the bills went to the table. Many OF
/ the members present were taken COM
pletely by surprise, SO swiftly was the
scheme put through and the voice OF
protest muzzled.
The bills may be called up from tbs
table at any time, and the understands
ing is that Mr.. Critchlow, chairman OF
the house special committee that haC
the measures in charge, will today take
action looking to that end. The friend:
of the bills stoutly maintain that they
can enlist the support of the required
number on their side and pass the bills
The Galveston bills provide form
of municipal government for Salt LAKE
City different from that now in force
Instead of a mayor and city council
the Galveston plan is to place the di
rection of the city's affairs in. tn
city in the hands of a commission o
three responsible business men, witt
an auditor, ALI to be elected by the PEG
pie. The system of mayor and coun
ell comes to an end when the commits
sion is selected.
Two reports were returned by tn
committee that had the bills unde
consideration, majority. report sisne
by every member save one-McMillar
Mcmillan submitted a minority repoT
i'm which ne recommended the bill 70
passage provided the membership o
the commission were increased to five
one member being elected from eac
|. municipal ward.
Deep interest is manifested in today
possible developments. as this legisla
4 ton is regarded by the people of Sal
Lake City as being by far the mos
important of the session That ther
is a popular demand for the Galvesto
method cannot be questioned. The sue
cess of the plan in other cities ha
been demonstrated to the satisfactio
Of everyone WIG has given the matte
thought.