| Show m T HE FORTIETH tt DAY the convention ras has ren been in session two score days 0 much lluch work to be lone done yet the legislative article was taken up mp I 1 ineater esterday telegraphic news special to la tins journal SALT LAKE city april II 11 tile the convention went into session at 10 a ill president smith in the chair eighty one dc delegates legates answered answered I 1 to their names and the rev G E ji ja ne of the second methodist Ell episcopal nopal church offered afi bied prayer raleigh of salt I alt lake presented a petition signed by george F p goodwin and forty seven others asking that prohibition be submitted to the of the territory orv as a separate article the legis legislate lati e article was taken up on third reading as reported from the committee of f the whole eichnor moved to strike out section 0 33 3 which reads as follows sa ing the united states I 1 laws aars were bellici ent to protect the state the legislature shall not authorize any game of chance lottery or gift enget arise under any pretense or tor for any purpose in whatsoever this precipitated a lively discussion cus sion at atthe the termination of which Eich nors motion went down under a big volley of votes this afternoon varian offered the following the legislature shall not authorize the state nor any county city town township dis ti act or other political vi vision s lo 10 n ot f the state to lend its credit credi t 0 or r security to stock or bonds in aid of any railroad telegraph or other pr private IV ate individual or corporate enterprise ter prise or undertaking dundei taking richards Rich Rieb aids offered the follow following ing substitute no appropriation shall be made by this state or any political subdivision diN ision thereof to any person corporation association or institution not under the absolute control of tle state nor shall the state or any political subdivision thereof lend or pledge its credit for any quell mch person corporation association or institution A lengthy discussion followed and cut off by varian moving the previous question to this a two thirds favorable vote was reached 51 to 24 and the substitute was lost on a party parly vote of 41 democrats to 47 republicans Republic ansI A roll call showed that the amendment had carried on a vote of id 40 to 44 the republicans who voted with the democrats were I 1 I 1 varian corey coray end johnson johnon before the result was announced the clerk and stenographer canvassed and re canvassed their figures three or four time and the folmer whisper whis perel eJ to president smith the vote stands 46 to 44 courty four to forty six repeated repealed the president the amendment is adopted it goes ito the article Kl dredge I 1 challenge the vote varian rising quickly mr president it cannot be do considered pierce I 1 raise alie point of 0 f order der melle zd that the amend amendment did not 0 t car carry or I 1 y it did not receive a mafoi majority ity of the votes of dele delegates abc atc hele elect to the convention bention ven tion oll the president the point of older is sustained by the chair varian variant hotly I 1 appeal from i the delistia dec istia of the chair the scene that followed was a most moat exciting one and for a considerable nd sid erable time a dabel like condi tion lion prevailed varian still held the hie floor and continued to reclaim against the chairs chaire decision roberts called attention to tile I 1 fact that if the amendment failed to carry on a majority vote vole of those present then the equal suffrage article was lost the other day as it received but 52 votes for insertion in the constitution if the president w VM as right then he was wrong no now varian again got the floor and at 4 ocl ocic the convention temperature wai stan standing dir at fever heat |
