Show r SENATE DEBATES OVER PHONES o 6 Accepts Offers of Companies fJ r Discussion DAYS SESSION IS BRIEF t 4 BODY ADJOURNS AFTER T TWENTY N NTY TY MINUTES WORK Offers to the senate with free treo t I hon S furnished the for the dEbate Of the and constituted the only aside from the tho reading of 4 thc Journal yesterday from the managers ot of the Utah In and the Bell corn com companies Panics offering to Install tree free t telephones top the use of members during thE sea ses session sion were road read The Belt Bell company ex cx the fr free e uso of Its toll thU inos moved that the tho offers Ic bt accepted with thanks Senator Law Lav LavrEne rEne opposed the motion taking the 10 o that It would be questionable pro Dro for the senate to accept courtesies any corporations that might be at af br by legislation to come up In the tho senate Ho said ho he did not know ot of any legislation that affect the and had no measures in Contemplation himself but the should hould not accept the tho ot offers rs He asked for a ron roll call vote Senator Bamberger said It was n a early arly to begin disagreements yet Tet he felt ft t would not be wise to accept the offers and agreed with Senator Lawrence Johnson Wants the Phones Senator Johnson favored accepting the phones Similar courtesies had been lc ic at former sessions lons he said and be had never heard that reflections had been east cast on any member in as He Be said ho o believe his vote would be Influenced by bj any consideration ot of that kind Senator Bennion again spoke in Ia support ot of his motion R H said ho he believed the tho installation or of the phones might properly be viewed is a favor to the tho telephone companies as members could be moro more easily reached It if the tho phones were placed tn in a senate committee room Is that the medium through which they reach this thia body Inquired Senator Lawrence Senator Bennion that he be meant it would be R a convenience to the tho sub of the companies who might do de sire elre to communicate with members Senator McKay favored the phones which ho said would be a great eon con to the tho senators and would not bd likely to influence anybody Says Bays No Bribe Is S Senator Larsen also spoke for the tho phones which he pointed out would be ft 8 great convenience to members who out of town r I dont doht believe they arc ofer offered d by b w ty Y or of a bribe be said nor would I so ac Opt them as such but mere merely I as favors vors tended to the senate benator Lawrence explained that ho did wish to be understood as saying ho he the matter as an offer of bribes but merely merrl that he questioned pro propriety Of accepting the tha offer It If any member had occasion to use uso a toll lino on business ho he saId the state should pay for It out of the contingent fund but if n a member m used ed I C toll line Une foi fo his atc business that member should pay f fr r the service The motion was then put and vs ra follows Bennion Clegg r r I ncr Hollingsworth John SOl Larsen LarRen I L wis McKay IcK Park Walton w J I ims N L Lawrence Love LOTe Js t and not r J il Allison jr and Abel John Evans 1 r presidents ot of the te were t rs and were warmly gr greeted ted by byrn rn oU friends Senator Barber or of orf 1 f 11 lv one of the three Democrats made 1 5 3 first appearance Senator I I r F had been out of th the state and WM wap t able to reech the city In time for the tho e J lons session Ion occupIed twenty rii its time The senate meets tOday a 8 |