Show END OF THEIR nope BOPE hereafter the convention delegates L will get no pay ilay for their services the convention was called to order at 10 0 clock with 86 delegates present rev clarence T blown of the congregational church was invited to prayer chidester presented a petition from from joseph cameion chabi chai mail iman of the garfield county republican lub club and ill others asking that C equal suffrage for men and women be provided for in the con constitution ahti aution the same gentleman presented a petition sipped by F M beff and 25 others of mill creek cannon of bait lake sent a pe pc of similar import to the tha 1 retard s dek it was signed by mill kill creek residents Ne hebeler beLer of rich presented ted it a petition from 16 of his constituents asking for equal suf liage separate submission petitions were presented as aa follows by bibba of box elder signed by names evanson Ev evans ansof of utah 01 91 warrum of cache 21 hart 63 rob 1 erts 45 gibbs 41 all were filed at 10 30 the convention put aside the calendar of the convention and went into the committee of the whole to consider the article on labor laboi and arbitration with james in the chair there was a great deal of discussion I 1 oer this thia article strevell offered an amendment to the third section providing for eight hour day in mines and municipal works by adding in the absence of a specific contract this was carried ivins moved to strike out the section ile he said the whole matter should be left to the legislature then ensued a scene which puts to shame any of the bear garden scenes of Pies president ident smiths palm 1 iest days squires asked what ha had 1 I be become come of an amendment of stover t to in t clude smelters shelters sm elters of lead ore in in the I 1 section the chair stated elated it had been ruled out of order a few minutes before and lad had riot not been offered since I 1 have sent it to the desk the chairman I 1 have bae ruled it t ft i as not presented squires hotly Is that your decision the chair yes the gentleman will bit don do n I 1 squires then I 1 I 1 appeal the chair is appealed from mr su squires ire s will ill take lis his seail squires q u re did not sit down though he had been told to do so ko several times snow laughingly call on the sergeant at arms I 1 squires sat down but a few moments later was on his feet I 1 the chair mr in squires will take his seat ile he is out of order squires batly I 1 am not out of order half so much as the chair il ial james jamea jumped forward he was fairly livid and held the gavel rosedia posed in his hand as though he would strike ilia his eyes were blazing and his beard was bristling squires was nervously chewing the unlighted cigar in his mouth and was by far the cooler of the two though his big face he was at N ft hite heat beat evans of weber broke the suspense by moving that squires be brought to the bar of the committee and be reprimanded for liis his disorderly conduct however hart I 1 said this was beyond the power of i the committee the appeal aias ft as argued and the I 1 chair was stained sustained bu by an oer 1 ft helming vote on motion of thurman Thur nian the fourth section relating to mechanics liens was stricken sti icken ieken out thurman said this chii was distinctly a matter for the legislature if the delegates would only realize that this thip is tho the last day dav they will got get their pay he be said eaid they would go to the constitution ris r tit ution making and trying to legislate 11 on motion of strevell a section was adopted making it obligatory on the legislature to enforce provisions of tho the article button wanted the first firs t monday in september made a legal holiday as labor day clay but lie he was sat down on president smith moved to strike out the entire article but that was I 1 killed and the article was placed aside to be favorably reported I 1 the article on revenue e and tax neveu aton was then taker taken up 1 I the first disc discussion came up over I 1 the question of taxing the stock block of foreign corporations held in utah varian N wanted anted a 1 provision which would make men who live under our laws a a pay for the lie protection they receive and a nd if their property is in other states pay taxes on the rep representation recen tation of that property prop propel eity ly cannon said this would mean double taxation and would make a distinction bet between veen individuals and corporations varian paid faid valuable stock is nev property like a promis ory note dote Va rians 8 embodying his idel ideas vi was as killed anderson of beaver sprung taxation aaion n of church pro property erty nt but h he e was promptly squelched varian wanted taxation of the net only of mines he mo moved ed to strike out all that pait of section 4 T w lich provides for taxation of all mines not developed at the government price ile he said i that is no value tom to a minean mine until it has net proceeds thurman said he be admitted 1 u were ere many mines which were riot not being used because their owners I 1 wele baitin waiting g for something to turn up but there jue 11 e also thousands of acres of farm lands held under the same conditions yet the farmers mut must pay the taxes on these lands why discriminate in favor of the mines he wanted justice to both ile he would search out all ty in the state elate and tax it ile he bourne and squires spoke against the amendment and eldre beuge uge and hammond ammond II for it however it was iris defeated fhe committee then arose and reported progress lund u d presented the follon following ing we 11 e accounts and expenses bog beg leave to report the following there has been expended up to and including this date as per accounts on file the sum of thousand eight hundred and i eleven and 72 dollars leaving a balance of four thousand one hundred and eighty eighth I 1 eight and as dallai a 8 M 4 28 the foregoing includes the salaries of members and officers oh acers and all expenses pen es up to date we le commend that the members be paid up to and including I 1 tuesday the forty fourth day and the balance ile he held for the payment of th the officers of the conven 1 tion in full the printing of the minutes the printing of 1000 copies of the constitution of the state elate of utah and any other contingent expenses the remainder should be divided pro lata isla among the members of the convention on motion of james this was adopted at 3 5 55 an adjournment was taken |