Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-30
FIREWORKS BURN
IN COUNCIL ROOM
Minority Members Given an Ex-
hibitIon by American
Majority.
BOND ISSUE EXPLAINED"
RcscQu,,on Introduced by Puppets OF
The Inner Circle" Shows Osten-
sible Purpose of Mortgage.

with nothing on the surface to give
warming of anything happening out OF
tho ordinary, and only routine business
In sight. last nights council session
developed some of the most astonish-
inc features ever chronicled in a meet
ING of Salt Lakes city fathers. Classic
a,shts of oratory We're INDUCED in
over the most trivial subjects, parlia-
mentary tangleS of the brand usually
affected By the erudite disciples of JET
rarsons manual of order We're numet =
ous and compliments of not too
complimentary nature were exchanged
between minority and majority mem
hers, About the most amusing stunt
nerforned by the solons last evening
was the attempt to get out of tho
committee pigeon hole and revivify the
old matter of appointing of a matron
for the city Jail. The resolution APP
pointing HRS. Bero TO that position
had been introduced in the council
March H. and efforts of more or
less desutory character have been
made ever since to do something with
it. The more important matter of the
bond Issue had first to be got out of
the way, however, and the Inner cir
Gle promise, to reward faithful la :
borer in the cause" of American
ism" was compelled to wait.
STEWART CALLS IT UP.
The matter was called up by Coun-
Gilman Stewart, who moved to take the
matter out of the hands of the com
mittee and place 1t before the council
for action. AT once the learned seign-
ors fell into miXup. Councilman
Fernstrom asked that the matter go
over another week, as 1t had come to
the council In the shape of a report
from the committee.
councilman Stewart holly opposed
this move, saying 1t had been laid over
long enough.
councilman Fernstrom insisted IL was
the right of any two councilmen to
insist on the laying over for considera-
ton for a week any matter coming
up from committee. as 1t might con
tam new provisions. or might even
pe new report. The councilman
canned this right by virtue of the
Stewart again opposed the motion as
the promise to fix the matter up" had
oeen made for sure last night. and II
Just HAD TO go through. A debate ON
the ability to handle the ma tier in view
of the request of the minority members
followed. In which several members
took part, and during the war of words
Inc city attorney became active and
began 10 look up the ''statoots'' in order
10 set the honorable gentlemen right.
BLACK TAKES A HAND.
Just at that moment Councilman
Black came to the rescue. He said he
didn't believe any of the councilmen
Knew what they were talking about
He then proceeded to elucidate the
question. He said the matter was
properly before the council because the
council misunderstood the action In re-
gard 10 1t. He then proceeded to state
what the action taken had been. but
City Recorder j. B. Moreton interrupt
ed him with the Information that he
was entirely wrong and told Just what
the action of the council had been, that
the report had been referred to the CITY
attorney for an opinion. and that at
last meeting the attorney sent It back
TO the council with his report, as re-
quested, and that 1t was properly before
the council as report from the com
mittee. Whereupon the ponderous Mr.
Black subsidized.
FERRY TAKES A HAND.
Councilman Ferry then tried his
hand. He said he had a very clear idea
OF what the proposition was, and said
he would tell the council. The reason
the report was not a report, he said
was because 1t was not a report The
committee had considered the report,
and It had considered It we'll Ever
since the 18th of March the matter
had been In the hands of the committee,
and they ought to know, So what's the
use wrangling over anything so plain.
The position OF those contending that
the time for action is now Is right.
Stewart asked for a decision by the
chair President Davis announced that
the report was before the council for
action. Councilman Hall appealed from
the decision of the chair Ferry said
the chair was right. Councilman Fern
strom said the attempt of the majority
10 throttle the minority in a statutory
privilege was n dangerous precedent
and would rebound upon their own
heads. This Is the rawest thing tho
followers of the American hierarchy
ever perpetrated In the seven years
have been in the council" said Fern
strom ''and tell you the contract you
make under this ruling will not be
worth the paper II is written on" He
further stated the purpose OF the APP
pointment was merely graft. He stat
Nu lHeIs WAS no harmony III tHe Mplh
OF the administration. either in the
police department or fire department
or any other department of the city
ut is all graft" declared Councilman
Fernstrom, land the people will repay
you by retirement to private life
DAVIS is FIRM.
President Davis refused 10 entertain
the appeal from his decision. and th'
matter finally passed ON a vote OF
70 8, Councilman Fernstrom voting II
the affirmative. When the vote wa
announced, Mr.. Fernstrom moved Il
reconsider the matter, which actiol
took II over for another week.
DAVIS AND HEUSER.
A prolonged discussion also followe'
the motion by Councilman Ferry Il
take from the hands OF the COMMITTEES
the matter of the forfeiture OF $3.50 b.
Davis a Heuser on sewer extension
contract No. IFS and TO pay the full
amount or the claim, as he said com
petent reasons had been given VIII,
the delay of Go days occurred in tn
completion of the contract. Fern
strom and Black opposed the council