The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-01
Question Of Propriety.

Sdlu IndC ne DelleVeu his resolution
would be step toward accomplishing
that end.
Question Of Propriety.
Senator Kuchler said that there was
merely difference of opinion as to
ton MA king certain information rela-
| tive to land openings known to certain
persons and Withholding it from other
, persons,
Senator Smith declared that when
the secretary of the interior had made
this designation the order became pub
lie property and the record was open
for inspection. 1t was proper, he said,
for any attorney in Washington, any
senator or any representative, any Sec
retary of any senator, or any other
person in Washington to give this in
formation to people in Utah.
Stookey Sheds New Light.
A new explanation of how the peo-
pie who fled on the Tooele land last
Saturday knew Of the opening was then
made by Senator Stookey. According
to his explanation half dozen or more
persons located certain government land
III Tooele county which they wanted.
They then went to the register of the
land office and asked that he use his
influence to have this land designated
for entry. He said that he would do
so, providing the members of the party
would get enough entrymen to guar
antee that the land would all be taken.
This, he said. they did, and prepared
to unite in the cultivation and i'm
provement Of the land, In compliance
with their wishes, the land was then
set apart for entry and they filed on
it. Ii the proposed opening had been
generally known, he said, others who
would not enter into such an agree
ment and those who had borne no part
of the expenses of locating the land
and securing government permission to
make entry on it would have An equal
chance OF securing this land
Sees No Wrong in Method.
Senator Kuchler asked Senator Stock
ey if he thought this was a fair meth
er or not the public should not share
in the opening without any favors be-
ing shown. Stookey replied that he
saw nothing unfair with the method
and thought that neither resolution
should pass.
Senator Smith asked why any citizen
should have any advantage ever any
other citizens in such selections.
Senator Kelly asked If the present
would not result in land deals and per
nit land agents and certain others to
select the cream Of the public lands
and for specified sum per acre have
these lands designated for fling by
their clients. He asked if this had
not been done.
Stookey replied that it may have
privilege had been abused by some was
no reason why it should be withdrawn.
Question of Ethics.
Senator lverson said that it would
give him great pleasure to vote against
the substitute resolution and infinite
pleasure TO vote against the Kuchler
greatest respect for Senator Kuehler
because of his long legislative service
to his state, but that his resolution
called for too much haste. The ques
tion, he said, was one of ethics be-
tween the legislature of Utah and the
Utah representatives in congress. If
this resolution were hastily passed, he
said, it might result in embarrassment.
He said that no good could be accom-
plished by the resolutions because the
matter had no doubt been already called
to their attention. lie said aspersions
had been cast upon them by the news.
papers and they would undoubtedly in
vestigatae in order to clear themselves
Of the charges made, This they must
uttGSHaIlIy 10 WlLuOuU uuy aCllUu ny
the senate.
Result of Vote.
On a roll cali the substitute resou.
ton was defeated by vote of II to 9.
The original resolution was then voted
on and defeated by vote Of II to 4.
Senators Kucher and Kelly, both of
Weber voted for the resolution and
with them voted Senators Olson and
Funk, the two Democratic members
Senator Funk voted both for the sub
stitute and the resolution, explaining
that he wanted some sort of resou-
tion TO pass and although he preferred
the original resolution he would rather
have the substitute than none at all.
The introduction of the kuchler res
olution accomplished no direct results
but for a moment turned the glare Of
the spotlight on what WAS considered
by many an un9uestionably unfair prac.
tice of the land office.