Show A RECESS FOR PHOTOGRAPHo Continued from page 1 dent Smith who was so anxious to have the recess taken was well to the front in the photo and so he was satisfied sat-isfied After the action was taken there was some disposition to feel sheepish over i as i was seen that the necessary dignity of the convention conven-tion had not been guarded n fIt f-It was a spirited joint discussion which took place in the convention yesterday yes-terday between the secretary and Pierce A motion would be in order to admit the secretary to the privilege of the floor foor The monotony of bad breaks oil the part of the president is now and then relieved by the charming audacity of the clerk Varians lecture on parliamentary law yesterday afternoon was evidently delivered for the edification of the president Would it not have been In better taste to have coached that official of-ficial in private S S a Judge Goodwin has very little to say in the convention The judge evidently highly values his reputation for ability very 4 Alma Eldridge sits by quietly sifting every proposition in order to determine deter-mine if it contains anything upon which he might put a partisan contraction con-traction 4 4 Mr Crane complained that the air in the convention hall was bad Mr Crane should have withdrawn till the air had a chance to purify 4 4 George M Cannon has put his foot into i I would have been much better bet-ter had he stopped at carrying out his delegated privileges as spokesman of the Republican caucus Ait least that fat he was upheld by the Republican side But his remark on Tuesday about the introduction of propositions in the convention Instead of submitting them to committees has raised a whirlwind whirl-wInd Of course among the Democrats his motive is seen through He wants himself and other Republican chairmen chair-men to get full credit for all articles brought in He wants no credit to goo go-o the Democrats However among the Republicans from the country distrIcts dis-trIcts unreal as it may seem Cannons Cannon-s taken seriously at nearly his own estimation of himself Consequently some of these outoftown delegates are diffident about presenting propositions proposi-tions and really feel hurt at the sally of the Hon George 1f However he should not be taken seriously When he gets out of the realm of the caucus there is no accounting for what he will say or do He has shown o desire to be super critical but that will wear off ratty soon when he learns that a member of the constitutional convent ion is not essentially a superior be lag and also learns that there are something over a hundred of his fellow delegates who can do a little thinking and speaking for themselves once in a while The case is simply temporary But even I it should prove to have staying qualities the Republicans will soon learn what the Democrats have long ago learned that he is not the arbiter of the fate of the whole people of Utah The judiciary committee has taken up the very important subject ot petit Jurors after having determined that grand juries should be abolished There is a proposition to materially lessen the number of jurors and this finds favor with not a few members of the convention The question of con tinuing in force the present law authorizing n verdict of nine or more jurors also came up Nothing however how-ever was reached and the discussion will be continued this morning S a 4 Already there is a merry fight on in the convention on revenue taxation and public debt over the question of taxing mortgages What will come out there is no saying Ivins of Washing ton who made such a strong fight for taxation during the last legislature is making a strong fight for the principle George M Cannon is also making a strong fight though he 5s the only banker in the city who would seem disposed to take that side of the question Ques-tion tonThe V The committee on appoiSonment is having a warm time over the question as to whether It has the right to fix the number of members of the legisla ture This right Is claimed by the committee on the legislative but the members from the outside counties fesl counte that it would be much more to their advantage to have the the subject considered con-sidered by the apportionment commit tee as each county has a representa tire on that I they can hold the committee down i is proposed to give each county a representative in the legislature The members from the smaller counties are actively at work to bring the convention into line on the proposition in favor of the oI tionment committee and It already looks as though it would go through as many members from even the populous centers will give their aid Foremost among the workers in this line are Snow of Washington and Nebeker of Rich who are both ener getic men |