Show I HOUSE MEMBERS IGNORANT NT ASK EXPERTS EXPERT'S HELP Democrats Admit t That Without i lout Advice They Cannot Make l Laws Las I Do you ou want a bill passed In the tho Leg Leg- of ot 1917 I If so see Iee tho time expert whom the committee on revision re re reSearch research research re- re search and Investigation In In Jn tho the house will empo employ House members admit that the they are not competent to pass upon measures unless this expert first gives os an opinion I No N matter what subject Is covered ered this ono man Is empowered to act b by a motion made mado b by J Jacobs cobs of oC Weber and adopted b by tl the tho House This expert must flutist tell tho the Ogden OSden member as all others in tho the House that they ther are alC i ig ignorant ignorant ig- ig that tho the people who elected them are aro equally Ignorant an and that what this expert says sas is the real thing and must mut bo be a adopted whether it be bo bobill bill cr or resolution Ten men in the lower loer h house uso do not accept such an idea The They were elected by hy a a. community that believed bello them competent to legislate for Cor the people and are ale not tied tlell hand and foot toot to tho the J machine which Is run exclusively cx- cx ex cx- elusively for or his benefit henell house cr Last Week eck Last week members of oC tho the lower lowerhouse lowerhouse r house said to tho state that hat they were able ablo to take talio care careo of all legislation presented pre seated that they needed no expert no on hanger-on that no person verson who Just wanted a salar salary to tell them what to do might have ha a Job Yesterday a tho the members decided that they did n t know what the they w wanted and anti therefore were willing willingto to have an expert who will receive c a higher salary salary sal sal- ary than they do give them enlighten ment In other words they say Bay to the people of or Utah See tho the man whom wo we employ amplo he knows Under this system tho graft rat that can be bo worked 1 is untold Ono One man has lia the say Ills His word Is tho law la I 1 am the thc great I am me mae to says sas the expert In the tho House yesterday afternoon Representative o Ja Jacobs of oC the committee commit commit- too tee on reference revision and arid investigation gation gaton offered this motion Tho The le legislative reference rr research an anil Investigating committee shall have hivo and arc aro given authority to employ on ono onI or moro more POSS possessing 3 n lIe ilo qualifications of or scholarship and expert ability to render expert s T In the an and 1 revision re of ot bills bUls as herein provided d. d Objection IN JM Fruitiest This Is an effort to amend the rules Croft objecting declared that nil all rules should be referred to tie the committee on rules Ho lie therefore moved an amendment In tho the shape shapo of oC a substitute substitute substitute tute that the tho committee on re reference and investigation atlon 1 bo be 0 abolished 1 and arid that rule SO SO which it was 8 sought to amen amend be bo stricken out This motion motton was defeated on a rising I vote ote oteI I When hen Representative Day Da- attempted to speak on tho the original motion ho was ruled out on eu a a. point of or order that an in amendment had been offered and voted on and amid therefore no debate was permissible under tho rules Then l Representative Rep Rep- ep- ep o Da Day demanded a roll call calland and fluid ho he was seconded b by the Republican n minority While hUo tho the roll was wa being called Representative o Day demanded tho the right to explain his vote ote which was wa'S accorded Ho lie said ml 1 I i am ani opposed to going outside of or orthe the tho membership of or this house to employ em- em plo ploy men at a h h salar salary to pass upon measures measure's pre presented to this house I believe C that it Is unnecessary and uncalled for tor I will g gp 1 further and say Bay that I believe bellove it is an nn outrage Wo Ve were elected to legislate for Ufo peo peo- po plc They had confidence In our ability abil ity sent us hero here to enact laws for tor them and I for tor ono one will enter my solemn protest against t tho the employing of or priced high-priced experts to tell teU us what the time people believed we J knew new when they elected u us I 1 1010 vote voto no Spend Freely Sa Says Sp Speaker When the speakers speaker's name namo was called ho remarked While wo we aro are voting mone money out of oC tho the contingent fun fund of the House blouse for tor excursions for ourselves and wives there thero was no reason wh why we should not employ experts to aid In the tho- matter matter matter mat mat- ter of or deciding deciding- on bills Intro Introduced Inthe in inthe inthe the House I therefore vote yole aye nc Representative Welling voted ote l a aye e bu but t ga gave vc notice that he ho would move moo e a a. reconsideration of the vote voto at not t the ses ses- cs- cs slon sion tomorrow I Ic Ayes Ayca Number 03 33 The motion mollon o of Representative JaCobs Ja Jacobs Jacobs Ja- Ja cobs was adopted ayes adopted ayes 33 nays 10 absent and not voting yoUng 4 4 rhe The detailed vote voto follows Yeas Airey Ar Argyle Tle Ballard Baxter flaxter flax Bax ter tel Blakeley Brown Drown Bullock Cardon Currl Currie R. R 1 B. B Curry Curn L. L W. W Dot Doty Greenwood Hanson Heppler Hinckley Holmes Jacobs Jacubs Johnson I Kelly e Kenned Ken Ken- ned nedy l lUng King Masters Morris Nalder al el ONeil cJ Piercy Pingree Quinn Sn Sevy Snow Thomas Welling Walling Mr r. r Speaker Nays Nays Adney Croft Crook Day Miles T. T 1 K B. McKay NIelson Pierce See r. r Absent Allsen t D. D D. D McKay I Newman Tanner I |