Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-16

representative in tho way OF quantity
ass well as variety of entertainment has
probably never been surpassed in the
history Of the STAT. u the matter of
legislative proceedings. The question
under consideration was tho reconsider
alton Of tho vote cast last Thursday by
which II. y. 30, the Cannon prohibition
aUI had passed the house. A debate
lasting three hours followed after the
motion TO reconsider had been made by
Mr. Holman and seconded by Mr. "a. A.
NgMliu. during the course of which
many charges were made and many
heated passages took place. AS outlined
n this paper yesterday afternoon Ron-
re-out1uve Holman made % number OF
direct charges against what Dee termed
the "traitorous six meaning six OF
hs colleagues elected from salt Lake
county who cast their vote for the pros
ubItion bin in the house. During his
address, which had been committed to
manuscript. Mr. Holman made free use
of such terms as traitor" "chicauory. "
"hIackmaiL" gigantic conspiracy. " and
BOO delivering the TRADE he tried hard
to maintain a. calmucss which Dc did
uo. feel. The main purport OF his ado
dress seemed to be-, Don't hand tho
brewers the double cross, and Dis ru-
marks and charges were continued
along these lines Tor more than half au
hour
McMILIN's ATTITUDE.
Representative Hugh A. McMmu scc-
0nded the mouon t1t reconsideration,
delivering, as Doe ana so, a little talk
$40 when he attempted 90 justify his poe
s.uon 100 relation 70 some alleged deal
sald TO nave been made by some mys-
ferrous parties claiming % be leaders
of something or other The burden OF
McMillins talN was THAT O. deal had
been made ana that he, nor the other
legislators would not have been there
had 1t not been made
oihcr FEATURES or tne session were The
,5gbt IN stand mon tbeir own cor,.,c-
lions and resentment of the charges
which had been hurled at the leaders
of the dominant church 10y the member
from hlnklam canyon, py representa-
tive Joseph J.. cannon, father OF the
pfommupn DBL Ana last nut by no
means least came the compliments To
federal otliclaIs delivered ny Repre-
sentative T.. G. Ashton
representative Nmte az ltah coun-
49, delivered strong ana eloquent adj
dress condemmtofN ~ the right ot
amy set of men 90 make any agreement
for him, either as individuals OF as
representative of the people, without
his knowledge or consent and dcnouno-
ing In unmeasurcd terms the idea mat
Doe or any other repre- tentative should
bow 10 any such infamous bargain.
Representative Brigham tirgg re
scented the lmputauon mat the measure
bad not been gwen ample time ana
consideration Don the judiciary commit
tee and representative Morris Of
Washington, also took up the cudgel IN
This behalf stating that The committee
had considered the bill for three weeks,
and had held two public meetings on
the subject al which an sides were
represented.
Ast4,roNrs pE,TARLe
After the three-column TRADE by Hol-
man, came thu somewhat startling re-
marks Of Representative Ashton, whose
address had also been carefully pre-
pared Mr.. Ashton began his talk by
stating that he regretted that his ma
tore was perhaps of AN oyer-sensitiVe
character. which prevented HIM from
passing with the same degree Of uncou-
Germ what he termed the interference
of federal officials" He regretted. TOO,
that DC was compelled 20 make open
charges which might have the effect of
operating him from his friends, but he
fat impcued TO do Sd by his sense of
Justice and right MT Ashton then Tor
l5 minutes entered legal discussion Of
the measure under consideration, and
not until the latter half OF his speech
did be come TO tho part az which his