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Show THESCHOOLSSAFE Governor West Shows His Good Judgment AND FIRES IN VETOES. The Council Confirmed Nearly all the Governor a Appointes It is not Known When "Thursday March 8th, 18941' W ill End With the Utah Legislature. Tbe Sunday session of the legislature, the necessity for which was due solely to the action of the majority in delaj-ing delaj-ing action on important measures until un-til tbe eleventh hour, was devoted largely to "saunteiing." this being especially true in the house. In the council some business was disposed of. The governor's nominees for public institutions in-stitutions were confirmed, except in tne cases of Messrs. German, for the medical board, Dusenberry, for the asylum board and Milner for the reform re-form school board. The militia ap pointments all went through. The appointments made by the governor gov-ernor and confirmed as follows: , Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing Manufac-turing society President, John It. Winder; Frank W. Jennings, Fred Simon, Herman Bamberger, JNelson A Empey, Septimus V. Sears, Amos D. Holdaway, Wiley G. Cragum, John D. Vptprs James A. Melville. Abraham Hatcn, Divid 0. Wiley, Sr. Territorial Insane Asylum Albion B. Emerv, Lewis W, Shurtliff. Reed Snioot, W. W. Woodring, George 0. Whitmore, William Creer. Agricultural College of Utah Aaron F. Farr, Jr., W. S. McCornick. Alonzo G. Barber, William P. Kebeker, John W. McNutt, Achilles Perrin, D. C. Hubbard. Reform School John Watson, Marshall Mar-shall A. Breeden, James H, Moyle, Lyman R. Martineau, David Thor-burn, Thor-burn, Thomas F. Roueche. Bord of Medical Examiners Allen Fowler, J. M. Dart, Joseph S. Richards, C. C. Shinnick, John D. Carnahan, McKenzIe, N. Graves. Regents of the University of Utah Moses Thatcher, Robert Harkness Lewis S. Hills, Board of Pharmacy Clarence A. McCoy, J. B. Farlow, George A. Fenne-more, Fenne-more, John L. .Burden, W. A. Wade. Board of Dental Examiners J. i . Christiansen, i E.-erman, II. A. i Whitney- Joeph "ft . Thatcher; Stanley 1 W. Clawson, " Governor West is proving himself a thorn in the Bide of the republicans and making lor himself a splendid record. The people will appreciate and value his vetos. His first important im-portant veto was that of the bill to pro vide for the payment of witnesses and jurors in which several reps, were appointed ap-pointed as court commissioners. His next was the veto of the bill throwing the territory back upon the old election machinery. He objected to this because be-cause of tbe deterrent effect it would have upon statehood, the little time that will elapse before the consummation consumma-tion of this act, and the shortcomings of the old law. The message on this subject stated the case yery forcibly and brought forth from Varian the remark, re-mark, "Well, we can't do anything about it." The most important veto, however, that has come before tbe two houpes, Is the one tbe governor sent in yester-dav, yester-dav, in which he disapproved in very forcible language of taking of a half mill from the echool tax and putting it onto the general levy. This was the greet republican measure which was aesigned to cure all the ills that are at present afflicting the territory. It was opposed in both bouses by the democrats demo-crats generally, on the ground that it would prove too great an injury to the public school system if its pro-viaions" pro-viaions" were carried out. Notwithstanding Notwith-standing this members on the republican re-publican side who opposed it were whipped into an acquiescence in its paseage, because they were afraid to raise the taxes and more afraid to bond. Thev are badly confused. Some want to adjourn withont action, but as they do not wish to add to the vast amount of democratic campaign material they have already furnished they hardly dare. There are opposing ideas as to what will be done. That the governor will allow no tinkering with the public school system is a settled thing. The plan to shut up the schools has been abandoned as unten able under such circumstances. Some eay that tha taxes should be raised, others that more bonds should be issued. is-sued. The democrats are not being be-ing consulted, yet it may turn out that thev will hold the balance of power in both houses on account of rebellion (already loudly thre?tened) on the republican re-publican side. Tbe bounty bills and the memorials inrsi-ition to lead, wool and sugar have not been heard from yet in either of the houses, and the majority of the members are feeling a little anxious to ' know what will be done with them, There are conflicting rumors as to their final disposition, but none of them have any foundation. Their fate can be settled only by the message oi the governor. With the governor and assembly di vided on some points it is doubtful when the last day of the present Be8-sion Be8-sion will come to an end. |