| Show ell mt UT legislature a alet I 1 e ere kers aters upon the third week ng s1 sa JR ot of its ts existence Exis a od orill ile in tin hn or I 1 ft falia lIa lon ton the Mentill p ig 11 it still ml real r public opinion anit nd becu of en lot 01 04 11 W lew leg ake time of embers to the tile e lei of ill relation hilll till ed la 11 lothel loth Mt alk er or cah influenza ole p el the thirteenth da of the legislative aaion Is gone and comparatively little ia Z ne the eighth ballot for or united le eq 1 tee senator ha hag been taken and ap it sw bently there ic Is no nearer ft a choice A 0 itt IVAS o n on the fird first bollot Y ltha ill 4 he senatorial election le Is the all ab abing topic both inside and out of c orl ii 9 ill active hall halls no other thought at lt it ajo itie ct the public and apparently no lut hat 01 cj ather er thought concern concerns the law maker makers pal pa ey meet vote for or senator and ad mont fjury 6 K urn with the occasional reference of mafoi ball lq to its it committee or pr the passage of s ame mme me unimportant resolution even pa ke e chronic economist economists appear to have B C baided i is little protest le Is heard against 14 an expenditure ot of near inear per 4 for which an ineffectual vote for donator le Is the sole service rendered NOW ow long this fate state ot of affairs will last Is I 1 am problematic A few members have hae are pressed themselves as anxious to set a 5 of e the matter but the large he iti icem determined to elect their candidate 1 r it 1114 I 1 ikes all the session I 1 le C let relatively the candidates st ind a as 04 Kf te e did on the first formal ballot 1 thatcher Thatcher leads II li enderson second with ith a nit tam lins 5 a close third the seventh and 25 to eighth ballots resulted in some cli changes inges thatcher atcher losing one ll miendert enderson on two tao ad gaining two one member I 1 being absent the last ballot resulted id a IS thatcher 33 23 II enderson IS 18 raw floco ansis a as I 1 EXCITING EVENTS ben birk i I 1 J ie contest has not been without aleph rent of more than passing interest een 1 ame me ot of these arise from the fact that r h there here appears to be a wide divergence I 1 at it tween the ideas of the people and the 0 an ain who ho represent them two mem bers against whom suspicions of church influence have been directed were hissed when A hen they left thatcher one I a 1 member was cheered to the echo when liani jle lie changed hi his ote to thatcher as A a 1 l t reason that influences for ils walgn ign to politics from which the people ent aad been granted immunity were in evidence so plainly as to be aka out pl we this was mas senator 11 hirbour in r rg sart f art he said mr nir president and members of the joint faint assembly 1 I feel that I 1 mn owe e to o 0 J constituents ind and to the people of hol fie state estate an explanation of the vote I 1 es i about to rast As you you ar an aware bl the he mer iner ciers of the minority part ere astave ap bave tave felt P I 1 their duty up to the pres kant nt time to let the dominant party parts let settle tile this question in their own way em Il ilind ind jehae we ha e been disposed to main bl in the integrity of our own party arut r ut mr president presidents I 1 have seen some at JK hinge inga in this campaign that I 1 do not r ry ibri 4 and I 1 am constrained to change abny y position I 1 am not an old resident re ff f this state I 1 am not a native eon son co ff f utah and I 1 am not imbued with the set shown by some memo cers ers it was only 13 12 months that we nit liptow tIP tow w utah admitted to the sisterhood lster hood of ic 10 ITS ales she came up P out of 0 grave ga tribu dons radiant and smiling and the leople cople were ringing the bell bells with boj jo low ow they are wringing their hands mr resident in order to preserve the in n I 1 ba arity of american institution institutions in or Is er that utah etar star on the flag shall re nain aln untarnished I 1 cast my vote for tilt ceN ce f loses thatcher aix As senator harbour arbour 11 thundered forth sit Is closing words a snout wen ww t ibia p tron tro n the lobby instantly several vad thatcher men bere iere on their feet br la moring for recognition but their alces 0 were drowned in the din when U 1 quiet 1 had beer been restored a motion irvis is made to clear the galleries nail eries but a h ottia 0 of 0 order its 1 made i heir tit iff s g a motion during rink roll call md ind the r awl antl m i a as at t wither arvn g it U pr s dresser of 0 tooele thoele J 1 0 a I 1 ir st d the I 1 joint flit trembly ts embly in ex anal n of chiq hl vote he ile was a almost s dram i IL tl as harbour but the gallery galler harl bail air i tn polled its lt vote and remained e Js ule tiles mr dresser wild IM mi lust choice M hia been a mem meni ber of the populist party part but the time as now come when I 1 should vote for my second choice it le Is to be regretted that the decision in this contest can inot not depend upon tre tt e merits of the can izates there are seme some who believe bellive ht hat in catling settling thi this question we e are settling some other uett beulon ue ulon lons of vital importance to the tatt I 1 ht firt mi of moderation euler fode atlon ration hat that guide inis 1 th it the man it til ill he be I 1 I 1 lutela F aund found is i i the nl h cand candidate in te yes bec ec is ito 11 ahe I 1 he t decor d afif I 1 rin in h that if left to t popular tote ote ht he would receive a majority of 0 the tile otei of all the electors for the arst o 0 of the in members embers Is li to tit IK electors I 1 lu tit thiril third consid it that thi thin bandl date represents a principle deir to the heart ot of tarn american I 1 hopt the vote of thi this wilt be a declaration that no man mail or woman oman aspiring to office in L altah tali need ask ail the tile consent of art ecclesiastical bod I 1 cast ni my vo vu e for or that apostle of and re legious albert liberty an apostleship from front which no religious body cn can depose him film moses mose thatcher I 1 BILLS the bill seeking to aid the tile In corpor corpora tion of the oregon short line Is t the an only 11 measure so far to pise pass both house houses it hat has received the sanction of governor wells and ie 16 tiow now a law it wa was called up ind and passed earl in the week the only other matter anat ha has been pad pa d upon by both house houses 16 the resolution looking to the annexation of a part of arizona to utah it differ differs atom measure measures introduced in previous legislative assemblies in that it memorializes the me arizona legislature to consent to th changes could this be accomplished it ie Is believed all material opposition would mould vanish BALLOTING FOR the fifth das days balloting brought forth little save a weakening of II enderson and a strengthening of catlin mr nir whitcher itt atcher held his own on nine ballot ballots were ere taken the first four developed no cnance in Is t e next three tic anlon ind kenner left henderson for rawlins and sno N went ent to rawlan from N ebe let er the populists withdrew Ith drew from front thatcher but tit will ill go back again when hen their otes notes will ill count for totsonie some thing thelast the last two lotif resul resulted in no hanges st blinding 1 hattler I 20 20 rawlins ns 19 henderson id finding in improbable a resolution was put through providing for three ballots e eich etch di dt until a seni sent tor for should be elected SIXTH 1 mi 1 s HAI BAT LOT at last the legislature Is growing wear ilear of the senatorial contest S bo far there has been a dead lock and esix 1 d a ha has brought forth no material change but a as the there Is 1 an end to ill all things so there must be to this contest so notwithstanding Mth standing the resolution put through the previous lou da tl athe tile joint assembly took twelve ballot ballots before adjourning the sixth das days ballot resulted in a gain of two tor for thatcher chamber Cham beri left rawlins anti and speaker perkina left ll henderson enderson both for thatcher rh atcher 1 I 1 he ballot stood at the tile jose lose rha 22 Baw ballins lins ns IS 18 henderson 14 A feature of da day wis is the bf aagut flit telegram telegrams b ciell from his me constituents asking him to support thatcher he lie his Ms been bittell bit bitterly terl opposed to thacher Int inviting it Is said that he would rather resign than to so I 1 vote ote finally he derl tely stated th tint tt he would do either the one or the other should he become convinced that his constituents so desired it As a result he was as deluged with message messages a few nt of which were very verj curt nores the gallery galler will thin out v when hen the tile senatorial election elc tion I 1 ikover over Every everybody bod ie Is tor for thatcher except those inside the railing they are divided bo so far no appropriation bill has ha been introduced governing members sat salaries it ie Is an senator weights wrights bill reducing sala 1 ries of state and county officers about 20 20 per cent met with an becom men emendation mend atlon dation representative bennion has intro deuced a bee bill it has to reference to the senatorial bee that Is wont to buzz in several tiles A petition was as ree received elved from san pete asking for a la law to protect depos igors in bivings banks this it a proper subject for legislation and it should not with ith savings banks either Represent athe dotson hai has intro deuced a bill intending the laws las of 1896 b by relie relieving ing mort mortgage gaies deeds of trust and notes efured thereby from froin taa taxa tion m where here the pro property pert Is I 1 fixed senator wrights bill repealing the corrupt practices act 1 N being made jest et of I 1 fiends of thatcher claim it in 14 to enable ill members N who tin oppose him to bit buy their mas sa into the next legislature if it in opportunity tunit I 1 in offered this 1 I suggesting thal the cant be elected again A bount bounty bill has ha been beirn introduced b by representative cook rif f box elder it is not a cocoon bounty but seela seel a to amend the la law of 1896 relative to bounties for the destruction of wild ild ani animals nials it ito principal feature differing from front the 1 fait of last year Is ill that it ft empowers the board of county commissioner commissioners to after a bounty at their discretion the forstr aaa 1 nude made it rina mallit man tWit lit rn ui ot pre it r if f i 1 etim it ii g tn 1 tt t cit artt t 6 Istina tor M fist t ii 11 i it lliter il it it 1 bill to rcpt recial al th i irrupt bract a 1 the he 1 measure I mallch sit re ire tha i ther iliac senator allan 1114 an ill it ikel t r il it il it ln in of the first I 1 ja is a ur uri requiring candid candidate itts I 1 r ot oti ci rt to rendar an ic counting of th ir expense it is ig almed d the tile bill mill pabs tin apptt house houses and po possibly sibly bly the tile lower uni ont ilo st bt athelan Al All Helan islan pet rue asure has many staunch friends who belane its it repeal would be a step tn in the wrong direction A report from front the of the school for the deaf dumb and blind show s that institution to have forty even seven pupils even seven of otther them being from idaho the department for or the blind his has to being from idaho I 1 ahe he institution li Is flourishing forty oer forty trade tirades are re taught the populists ere are going to afford the member members an opportunity to give expression to opinions on set leeral eral matter matters that are dear to populist heart hearts the list includes requiring cities count countie lem and state states to accept the their it own warrant warrants for debt debts due submit ting ling proposed 1 to the people for adopt adoption lon initiative and referendum i requiring bond issue to be in small de nominations athla the reach of all classes several of these measures have alread been proposed and others will follow As regard regards the statement that there are member members of the tile legislature who ho regard the church to be greater than the state the folio following ing letter writ tell by a member has been made public withhold withholding log the signature dec 31 dear alt your let er of dinst received I 1 at present am unable to take that higher ground ou oil peak speak of and indorse for or the highest civil position that utah cin cn gl gi t one N w ho hi ht h t pro iro en ell himself rt to a baue to h hi biad so completely anil anti cioll bolh pledged himself ind which lach I 1 should jude anle 3 ou oil in connect n with ith ean higher and more sacred than thit of 0 trie the united state sen aitor upon this question I 1 am ani free and un pledged and intend to so but unless dij nij ni fes fe lew s ar atit chang ed I 1 will not in ni nn feelings nor ba b m note ote indorse moes thatcher for senator respectfully Respect tull full |
