The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-21

SENATOR FUNK, DEMOCRAT,
CHARGES PEANUT POLITICS
Both Senator's Smith and Bad
ger Make Warm RejOinders;
Vote Is II TO G.

After n pretty battle in the senate, In
which the Democrats were augmenteu py
four Republicans, senate Dill NO ~, pg
kuchler. an act permitting one-ha1 Oh
the city council To confirm an appoint
mcnt made by the mayor, passed the SEN
ate by IA vote Of IL TO Il.
The bill is one designed 10 assist the
Republican mayor OF Logan in getting rid
of Il Democratic city marshal. The mar
shall was elected as Democrat before
the law passed at the last session oi
the legislature making the marshall APP
pointive. became effective. The mayor
and five members OF the Logan city couh-
ell are Republicans and five members OF
the city council are Democrats. Inc DEM
ocratic members have declined TO con
firm the appointment of a Republican
marshal and the Democratic marshal rs
pointed and confirmed. II the bill which
passed the senate becomes ii law the
five Republican members of the coun-
ell will he enough 10 confirm the mayor
appointment.
The bill failed of passage last Thurs
day. but Senator kuchlcr. the author ot
The measure. moved reconsideraiion,
and on Monday II secured enough Toies
to pass the senate. The senate voted TO
reconsider the bill wle:cupon the dts
cusson became warm.
Booth Opens Fight.
Senator Booth opened the opposition TO
the measure. He declared that he be
Hcvcd the passage of such measure was
establishing bad precedent. lie was
followed by senator lvcrson, who de-
clared that he wished To plead with the
senate not 10 perpetraic tnc outrage ol
Uassing sucn Il measure. lie said that
IL was revolutionary and he did not think
The intelligence of the senate would per-
nail IL To pass.
norjty said he was naturally opposed 10
To The bill but that whatever he might
say against II would probably carry no
weight with the majority.
h. T.
ones TO blame" he said. "Nu one can
blame the minority for such an action. II
you wish 10 make yourselves ridiculous
] am wiling 10 SIT by and see You DO IL:
Senator Funk, the other Democra; in
the senate and the member from the
only district affected by the measure. was
not so cheerful concerning the bill.
u 90 NOT think the lime of the senate
should bc taken up with such Il measure
rs tais." lie said. 1T is manifestly be-
meath The dignity OF the senate 10 Indulge
in such peanut politics. II is absurd TO
I,ace tais senate In a position OF going
ont of is way TO remove Nttle city
marshal in Logan because he ls n Demo
crat Why don't YOU enact a law max
Ing 4; Impossible 20 vote in any way
except Ky party emblem. and do away
with the individuality of choice in cleo
tons? 1 cannot understand how anyone
who votes for this measure can satisfac-
Inrily explain his vote 10 his conscience.
You are injecting politics-peanut politics
into the lawuaking OF this state. and
1, should not be tolerated.
Smith Makes Warm Reply.
Senator Smith replied warmly to the
senator from Cache denying that there
IVES any politics In the measure and de-
caring that /, gave To the mayor the
power that properly belonged To him. and
permitted him TO make appointment
Of an officer IN harmony with his policies
and prevented the possibility OF q dead
lock. Senator Iverson replied TO Senator
SDiith and said that the consent of the
council meant The consent Of majority
end not OF half nor of minority. He
did not think the courts would take the
meaning as interpreted By the bill.
Badger spoke In favor OF the bill and
denied that Il was a political measure
in any. sense OF The term. He resented
tho charge that he could not reconcile his
vote for the bill with his conscience and
also the charge that vote for the meas
ure would be unpntriotlc. He said tnat
there was nothing patriotic In deadlocks
on a roll call the bill was passed bS
THIS vote:
Ayes-Badger. Burton, Horslcy. Hyde
Kelly. Kuchler, Marks. Sevy Smith
SiooEcy President Gardncr-1l.
Noes-Booth. Funk. Ncrson. Lunt. OIL
son Wiliams-6
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