Show I 1 11 I 1 1 ahe legislative ASSEMBLY failed to pass tile tho bill in produced trod I 1 I 1 el tile the regular republican caucus elected in both houses aind the usual Compliment complimentary a ry vote tote given their nominees by the Hi jino Bority rity pass tho the meas IN fire fixing last evening for regular I 1 session tor for lack of a two thirds majority ity in fit the senate meet today at two 4 salti salt lake city utah january 7 at the close ot of the inaugural cere kobles onles the center of interest shifted to lie he joint building the length of the bernacio gramme pro had caused governor Bo vernor wells to change the time thile of in eating tang of tile legislature front from 2 to 3 ii clo clock r that hour even wal wag too aly as only a tew few of the senators end ad representatives had reached their bills at the tu appointed time hunger having diverted the attention of most i f them temporarily from the business rf f putting in motion the machinery of 0 I 1 tate twenty minutes later however all had arrived the senators took possession of the furnished city council hambar few states have are provided their heir senators with more handsomely appointed places of meeting than that nt t spart apart for the solons scions of upper ouse ousa oil paintings of brigham chiung oun and tho the mayors of salt lake city icicy adorn tle me walls the he very rich iest at furniture that the fascinating hayi iken en could induce the city to invest in ob fords the floor door the desks are ranged I 1 in n so set circular clr cular form the democratic senators BenA ent tors occupying six seats on the eft it of the president and the republicans ranged around the remainder 0 cie e crescent the space for spectators 4 ti limited but it was nearly sufficient it yesterday esterday forthe demands upon it I 1 there ere was no crush of people to witness 4 te he opening proceedings in eft either her house I 1 iha he new fledged sovereigns reigns had been i finessing striking scenes until they I 1 tad become more or less ss weary arid and I 1 0 0 the legislature began its life in ili the presence cresence of small audiences the representatives have not net as rich as have the lords most alost 0 heir desks are those used by the territorial rit legislature their easy chairs re ire not wholly easy and the carpeting it f the liall hall Is not of so BO good a quality a that under the feet of tile senators ut the hall Is a spacious one its effect i pleasing and it will be as possible 0 enact ehaet good legislation there as lr in he more luxurious chambers dowry bairs r KNOW when the members had at length as ambled both branches were puzzled tc it ii now ow li how v to get properly started valous I 1 ous plans were suggested but the us ne roost most popular was that which sug sted that the secretary of state hould call the bodies into life cliel 4 r hammond became a much wanted I 1 individual and searching parties were ent for him in various directions the I 1 ouse ousa becane tired of waiting and a chilom clerk cleric of the deceased utah r om mission who was possessed of P i st t of the members of the house v as I 1 bowed lowed to perform the necessary bunc lon on fifteen minutes later the r roll oil ad d been called showing the presence t all the representatives representative except neker of rich presley denny had been ut t in tho the chair and judge bartell bartch had florn orn in ills members while the house was arranging iff lt elimina ries secretary hammond was wa hind and and the senate was rewarded r its patience by being called it if der by a state officer the oath ol of bee ce was administered by chief jus se e zane to the senators in tact fact li it las administered twice since on the mgt t occasion the pledge to support the institution ution of the state was fitly omitted when the houses were duly organized w a proceedings suffered a halt the th chinery was set net in motion again bi formation that came from gov wells hen he had been formally notified lat at the legislature was in session lat at he desired to have them meet in int session to receive a on n the senators climbed the stairs sard ard the message from the governor forming them of the reason for calls the special session and marched ck to their chamber I 1 A A PARTISAN FIGHT A joint committee met soon after to ame me a bill fixing the time tor for the eting of the regular session A par ban n difference was speedily developed he 9 republicans had agreed to support ie proposition to convene in regular slon on at 6 but the democrats ad decided to favor postponing the agular lar meeting until today so a ash h came in the committee meeting ie republicans succeeding however i they hey were in the majority in carry the 6 proposition the bill aa reported to the house wit whre re it M s passed unanimously As aa the bill u to go eo into immediate effect it re ired a two thirds vote tor for its pas ige ge but as the democrats had less an a third of the votes in the house aey ey allowed it to go through that ranch rich without a fight their brethren i i the senate were more belligerent they controlled tho the situation ater sutherland being absent the publicans public ans had but eleven votes one pa a than the needed two thirds the 0 he democrats were all present when abill e bill came up for passage warner 1 oft off in opposition ills ostensible ps mon son was that the balloting tor for senor ors should be put ort off two weeks so k at the legislature might have anity to pass needed legislation relar a to the courts the argument was waa 4 t applicable since such legislation uld bo be passed in one week as well i in two even it if it should be granted at t a postponement of the senatorial tion would facilitate legislation oth th argued that it would aid legis leals 11 uon tion to arged sst t t the he senatorial fight out ot of 0 r way aill allison son gave warner varner a paran it shot by suggesting that the latt would like under the circumstances 0 postpone the election indefinitely ievans vans foug fought at the bill declaring that 0 code coda 0 of laws lawa could be passed in two eke Candi candland and made a sensible rey dut but the democrats had the votes beat the emergency clause and arimenta availed nothing with them t even when the matter was waa urged wi n them privately as when booth f id the ear ot of chambers it was after 6 when the bill ached bed a vote though all the re blicaus were not especially desirous V having the regular session begin today all voted in favor of the 1 III I while the democrats were solid ainest it president cannon declared the bill this decision was challenged i warner who appealed from it the wo clr ir explained that while the bill he had d bed ed the provision putting it into act act immediately had bad not been car pd the decision was waa sustained but victory was wa a barren one as the was practically defeated since it ild id not co cc into effect tor for sixty days day 11 ill heat ot of debate debat allison ad 1 11 I 1 danold tile the the I 1 lie legislature L ta untenable a proposition prop os that t rl pobar Pt bar could 1 josslon ato po KO into t regular notwithstanding 1 ding tile the defeat the 0 of erner emergency gelley clause cia ne find and that when the bill wont went into hence effect sixty days it would relate rel ate back date all the and vail v 11 in tile tho acts pa sed by the legislature I 1 meantime meant me the cans soon realized that the were in the saddle democrats arid and could there until remain sutherland who it 0 was waa absent owing to his illness aas could be brought in ili jones rose but his speech remained said mr unspoken president for when he had he was drawn into a knot of his fellow senators the animated and conference that followed was broken in upon u P on by democratic to motions mop adjourn these were voted down but a party caucus having been decided upon the republicans finally forced EL a recess and hurried into an adjoining room to consult the upshot was Is a determination to bring sutherland to the chamber and a was sent tor him but the absent messenger senator could not be prevailed upon to come A message came from him that he was in bed and too ill to venture en ture out the republicans then gave up tho the fight and both bolh houses adjourned until 2 leaving the bill that passed pass ed but in effect was defeated hung it II was learned up later that senator sutherland whose absence caused the trouble rouble t had been out during the afternoon and was in the cullen hotel between 5 and 6 oblivious of the parliamentary snarl in which his party brethren had become involved because if f the loss of his vote |