The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-28
house BURIES
RAILROAD BILL
obopn,IieS of Commission
Measure Inspire a Flood
of 0ratory.
rlual VOTE IS 81 TO 5
.,,sesE REPORT OF COMMIT
TEE is ADOPTED.
FINAL VOTE IS "a TO 5

.t~e ie a mighty change OF
-,ono the members Of the house
hs1I. = .bis tine and the hour when a
be'N'' =. made 10 reconsider yesterdays
noA'- * little likelihood that Titan
voie' ~. railroad commission for two
VIII A~ l,sst. The motion 10 reconsider
yeals- a. - which the railroad commits
he Ve'e o5 vent down to defeat is
sioa iSiS gu tod7v. Mr CritchlOw having
notice that he would endSdNOr 10
et.n ~ nroposod act resuIIected
have w - rotbing indecisive about the
There Na s,,,isrs Yesterday sent the rail-
va tue -.,ie-ion hin speeding on Its way
T1aG cuiiili.,-; bie doom that awaits I'M
90 tldt li-iaticn The count showed a
ihheiF - AGAINST the bill and IN IA
~ a. Two OF mos no l 49, tlieII
votes lasoi@ Iii was announced by the
bloiy The final vote tolioWS;
spedhei, The report Of the committee
10 dtGP5s and transportation recon-
on iirs fbst II. q. No. 10, the measure
me i,.s7.,,siderat ton do not pdSs-Barnett.
undei ra,..er GOTHAM CTitChlOw, Croft.
htl.s.' moan DvrinC. Eldredge. Fuller.
Jaws tiaTsen Hendricks. Henrie, Holt.
qteon Kuchler. Larson. Long, McAlll-
RIcRae. Vaughan. Mllls. Parry, Pc
5srsen Randall. Robinson sutton;
gg gi Tolton. Weston, Westphai and
Mf oi ret he unfavorsble report of the
Asaiiraa CIegg. Nephius Jensen,
Nfsrks Miller Richards,
Na,ibleent-Bowns DOrius Martin, Jensen.
Meeks-5.
Trouble Starts Early.
~. debate on the report of the railroad
- transportation committee branding
r. hin unfavorably was easily the fea-
,rra n Yesterday afternoons session of
Inc house During the wordy war which
extended over a period of more than an
Soyr's time no small degree of feeling
g-ss manifested by some of the members.
Inirieate parliamentary questions arose in
enid succession and points of order were
81 fhick and fast that one had no sooner
bee1 declared well taken or OVerTuled
than the presiding officer had another lot
"a handle The chief trouble seemed to
IL in the fact that the members insisted
on opening the entire railroad commission
hin question refusing to cOnfine them
selves TO debating the motion and the
substitute that had been offered.
The first intimatiOn of the storm brew
ing came when a motion was made that
All Of a number Of committee reports be
adopted in bunch.
Nh. CritealOw was on his feet in an
Instant He did not want the railroad
eCmmission bill ChOked 10 death in that
Summary style He wanted it thoroughly
floor OF the house. If there were any
members who were afraid to show where
they stood with reference to the COM
mission bill Mr. CritchloW would like to
see the color Of their hair.
critchlow at the Bridge.
II vas finally agreed that the commit
tee reports be adopted with the exception
OF the ailroad commission bill. house
concurregt resolution No. 3. relating to an
amendment To the constitution making il
possible for smaller towns TO erect water
plants. and II. 3. No. g., relating to the
treatment Of dTunkaTds.
M Critchi0w moved that the report of
the railroad and Transportation commit
tee be rejected and that The measure be
placed on the calendar. Mr.. Vaughan
moved as substitute that the report be
adopted
Mr.. Critchlow said that there were peti-
lions before the legislature from 1900 citi-
zens OF Utah urging the passage of a rail-
rad commission bill If the report were
adopted he contended. these people would
have no means Of knowing how the
members stood; they certainly were enti-
tied 70 that knowledge, he said.
M Tolton suggested that it would be
Easy enough 20 secure roll call. the con-
sent OF five members only being neces-
sary. In the event of roll call every
member must vote and thus his position
Nuui0 De clearly DEFINED.
Mr. kuchler said he had signed the re-
BORT because he felt that he represented
all Of the people of the state and not a
certain few. Railroad commissions. he
declared emphatically. had been success
Ses IN some states. but dismal failures in
DINERS Is Utah in a position to make
lion.
Jensen = the Rescue.
Nephius Jensen said he was going to
vote for the bill He believed that the Gre
siion OF railroad commission would in
aace more railroads TO come hither and
otarins with them attendant advantages in
me way Of capital for investment. and
sould not operate as a scarecrow to new
INES, as has been maintained in some
quarters. In brief. Mr.. Jensen believed
,ndl railroad commission would serve
l9e purpose Of sort Of welcoming hos
nee LOT new lines Furthermore, with
lIe existence Of an effective railroad
commission. the old railroads would be
deal. Poop'0 STUART
continuing. Mr.. Jensen said that the
allfoaos are quasi public institutions and
We d duty to the people quite as strong
!, as 10 their stockholders. Proceeding.
NJ. Jensen said that the railroads dis
/. . .IiilIate IN favor Of the big shipper and
,---.--I ne snlall shipper; in favor of the