The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-06
LEGISLATION AND LEGISLATORS

that I had my first knowledge of such
an amendment"
Senator Badger than moved the question
on his motion and President Gardner sub
mitted the question TO a viva voce vote OF
the senate. Both sides appeared to be
evenly divided and 4 roll call was asked
for by Senator Beager. On the roll call
the vote resulted as ollews:
The Vote.
For making the subs-l ute bill a special
order for this morning at 10:l5 O'Clock
Badger, Bullen, Burton, Horsley, Hyde,
Sevy, John Y. Smith, Williams, Wilson,
President GardneT-l0.
Against a special order-Hulaniski,
kuchler Marks. Miller. Secly. St0okey-e.
President Badger announced the vote
and ordered the bill placed on the calen-
dar a special order for 10 O'Clock this
morning The kuchler forces had appar-
entity lost and the Badger forces were
radiant in their triumph. Senator kuch-
Ter. however, seemed to be suspiciously
happy.
Before Senator Kuchier had announced
what he proposed to do he said that he
committee to investigate the claims of an
irrigation district against the state, but
that if this bill was to be considered he
felt that he could not take the time to go
to Cache county. Tt was then decided that
by unanimous consent the senate would
adjourn this afternoon at o'clock.
This much accomplished in the way of
delay the big coup was then sprung by
Senator kuchler.
The Coup D'Etat.
"The chair has always been very fair
In its decisions sbegan Senator kuchler,
and I think that no senator has any COM
plant to make against any ruling of the
president of the senate. However, L would
like TO call the attention of the president
l. n \
I think that the president will concede
that he was in error and amend his ruling
would rise TO point of order and in
this connection read the following from
Roberts Rules of Order which apply
wherever they are not in conflict with the
rules of the senate:
" a special order suspends all the rules
of the assembly that interfere with its
at the time specified. and
it therefore requires a two thirds vote to
make any question a special order.
Il submit, Mr.. President, that the vote
by which senate bill 14S the substitute
for the Cannon bill. was made a special
order for tomorrow morning at 10;l5
o clock. was merely a majority vote and
not two-thirds vote therefore the bill
must take its place on the calendar and
come up in its regular order"
President Gardner looked up the refer
ence in Roberts rules. smiled sadly at
Senator Badger and announced:
1.-THE point of order is well taken"
Unwilling to give up the fight. Senator
Badger caused laugh by asking that he
might change his vote from the affirma-
tive to the negative that he might move
for Il reconsideration. The vote had been
and il was. of course, impos-
sible for the chair to recognize the re-
quest Of the senator.
The Finish.
Under the ruling that a two-thirds vote
is necessary to make q measure a special
order the bill was placed at the foot of the
with thirty-two long bills ahead
Of it, The senate had already voted to ad-
iourn this afternoon at > o'clock. so that
the bill will probably not be reached be
fore Tuesday. Its consideration. il il is
at all. will take two days,
which will bring it to the last day of the
session. In the meantime other important
bills. including the Des Moines bill, the
insurance bill. the corporation tax bill.
the public service commission bill and the
appropriation bill will be up for cOnsid-
Grafton. and il seems not at all unlikely
that the liquor bill will be lost in the
shuttle Yesterdays triumph for the IL
mated all probability OF legislation antag-
onistic TO the liquor traffic at this session
Of the legislature.
The entire incident ended In a hearty
laugh in which everyone save Senator
Badger 5OineG. Senators on both sides OF
the contention crowded around Senator
X uchler and congratulated him on the
success of his clever maneUver-