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Show HKIIill r CU )SHI (JTS. So tho reapportionment bill, introduced intro-duced by Mr. Eomunhs in the senate and thrown into conference with the legislative bill, is passed notwithstanding notwithstand-ing tho frantic efforts of DelegateCAlNK to defeat it. Incidentally it may be remarked that Mr. Caine seems lo be incapable of exerting any effort unless it comes to a measure affecting his masters. Had ho labored as diligently for the appropriation of a public building build-ing wo might now have one. But what can ba thought of the sense of justico of a man claiming to possess ordinary intelligence in-telligence who, knowing the positive wrong of the present apportionment, would remain silent during a two years term, so far as any attempt at-tempt ou his part was coneorned to correct it, and then when representatives from other states And it neeessary to havo something done in the interest of fair play, insist that the legislative assembly should be authorized to make the appointment, aud thus try to defeat the reapportionment reapportion-ment altogether? The effect of the new bill cannot but be beneficial to the best interests of Utah. Salt Lake City and Ogden have today one-third of the population of the entire territory. This ought to entitle them to one third of the representation in the territorial assembly w hich of itself it-self would mean an increase of from ono to two members over the representation repre-sentation in the last house. Hut the liberals will undoubtedly hold the two outsido districts which they carried nt j tho last election, namely, the Bingham and Tooele and Summit county districts, dis-tricts, which furnish two representatives, representa-tives, making a positivo nine, and possible ten of the liberal contingent. Besides this they will have a lighting chance in other districts notably in Salt Lake, Weber and otiier counties, which is improving every day. j This change means an increased representation rep-resentation of that element of our population pop-ulation w hich is earnestly engaged in building up out material interests. It will also securo for the important commercial com-mercial centers of Salt Lake and Og-den Og-den tho consideration which their growing importance demands. Altogether tho prospects for the territory ter-ritory of Utah never seemed brighter, the citizens having now an opportunity by wiso legislation of obviating any further fur-ther necessity for congressional interference in-terference with Utah affairs. Will they doit? |