Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-02
Is Amended to Allow the Governor
To Appoint Board in
Ogden.
OPPOSITION WAS LIVELY.
But it Failed To Muster Any Strength
When IL Came TO the Final
@tlow of Votes.

IRE Dill. Inc nldtNSi
up just before the conclusion OF the ses-
sion yesterday afternoon. and after
stormy debate, in which considerable
opposition TO the measure was shown
by members from the outside counties,
the roll call shows that 81 mem
bers We're in favor OF the bill, eight
against, with five absent and not vot-
ing.
When the bill came up Joseph relin
pushed the chair to Tolton. He then
offered few minor amendments. just
to start the thing going. Kuchler want
ed to make the bill applicable also TO
Ogden, and he moved an amendment
that cities having 10000 or more people
be included In the provisions OF the
ball.
Henrie Of Pangutch moved that cities
OF the third class. having q population
OF 5000 or more be also included. This
precipitated a warm debate In which
Crtchlow was the centarl figure. Henrie
said that they In Panguitch would also
like the privilege of calling on the gov
ernor to appoint their police officers
every time they had little difficulty
among themselves. This brought Critch-
low to his feet aud he said that when
the country members have asked for
anything during this session. the city
TO them; now, he said, IL would be
only fair for the country members, who
We're not interested In this bill TO hold
back and let the city members have
their way.
Joseph moved an amendment to the
amendment that kuchler's amendment
carry a general parliamentary mix up
followed. kuchler, Westphal, Henrie,
Clegg. Richards and pretty much every
body else got in and mudded II up so
al r.alt on hnI l1l nd fNrlr tn
bring order out of chaos, but he did 1t,
effectively sitting down upon several
who wanted to make horse play out OF
the matter. Tolton finally ruled all he
amendments out of order except Hen
res and Kuchler's, The motion COM
Ing upon Henrie's amendment that cit
les of tho third class be included, the
proposition was lost by an oVerwhelm-
ing vote and kuchler's amendment
then carried making the provisions OF
the act apply to cities of the second
class having 10000 or more popula-
ton.
Joseph then wanted to amend by
placing the appointing power In the
hands of the governing body of the city
instead OF the governor. This amend
nent failed to carry.
Richards moved that the amount of
salaries of the commissioners be cut
from $1,000 per year as provided, TO
$1,000 per year. Lost.
HEN HE PERSISTS.
Henrie tried It once more. He moved
that the power given TO the governor TO
appoint with consent of the senate be
all stricken out and power be given to
the city council to make the appoint
nent. Jensen said he wanted the police
department out of politics and was OPP
posed to the amendment. Critchlow
again took up the cudgel. and declared
that there Is crisis at hand In Salt
Lake City. He said the police depart
ment Is the greatest nucleus for corr
ruption that cities have to contend
with. The scandal of lhe chief of police
In this city being arrested time and
again on such charges as would make
any man blush with shame, be they
true or not, was one that must be con-
sidered and dealt with. He said II was
noi until Theodore Roosevelt took up
the police department of New York
that it was freed from corruption, and
II is so in nearly every city. The coun-
try members have no interest In this
measure. and 1t could not apply to
small cities. But Salt Lake needs the
commission and needs II badly, and
asked that the members support the
measure.
MERELY A BUGABOO.
Mr. Mills asked If the constitutional
ity of the measure had been gone into
whereupon Mr.. Joseph again reiterated
that he was no constitutional lawyer
but thought he had common sense; and
that the constitutional question was
merely raised as bugaboo for the pur-
pose of frightening members out of vot-
ing for the bill.
Mr. Henrie closed on his amendment
and explained his attitude on the bill.
He did not wish to be understood as OPP
posing the city members In having
what they needed, but merely gave 1t
rs his opinion that the appointing DOW
n. - T..
city and not with the governor. Roll
call was demanded and the vote was
then taken. The detailed vote on the
bill was as follows:
Ayes--Barnett, Benson. Bower.
Downs, Clegg, Critchow, Croft Davis.
Dsreng. Eldredge. Fuller. Giles, Han
sen, Hendricks Hone, Jackson, Jensery
Nephi Larson, Mcmillan, McRae.
Marks. Vaughan, Meeks, Mills. Parry,
Petersen. Richards Tolton, Weston
Westphai, Mr.. Speaker--si.
Nays-Cottam, Dean, Henrie, Holt,
KuchleT, Long, Miller, Randal--S
Absent--Dofius, Jensen, Martin, Rob-
inson, Sutton. Thompson--5'
FROM THE SENATE.
The senate sent word that the presl-
dent had appointed Senators Johnson,
Gardner and Williams as a conference
committee on IL, Is. 10. by Robinson.
creating a state board OF equalization.
Also that the senate had passed with
amendments H. b. POS, by Bowers, ac-
cepting the grant OF money authorized
for an Increased appropriation for ex-
pertinent stations made by act of Con-
2ress.
Communication was received from
congressman Howell saying that he
was In receipt OF ii. J. NJ. /. asking
President Roosevelt to rescind the or
dor whereby coal lands were with
drawh from entry. and would take
proper action on same.
DEMOCRATIC RECEPTION.
An invitation was received from the
Woman's Democratic club for the MEM
bers 10 attend a reception to he given
IN honor OF the Democratic members OF
the legislature. at the residence of j.
III Moyle, on Wednesday evening
March 6. On motion the invitation was
accepted,
" B. So. by Euchler, came I'D for
consideration. The purpose of thii
measure was 10 compel prison mad,
goods TO be plainly marked az such
kuehler made Il plea In favor Of tn,
bin, saying that II was not aimed
az the employment OF persons con
nned In prisons but TO protect manu-
lecturers from unjust competition bs
prson labor,
critohlow, Westphal, Tolton, El
lrlHgf tn 4 Ia.