Show BIG FIVE KILL ONE Democratic House Minority De Dc Defeats Defeats feats Republican Scheme PAY ROLL LARGE ENOUGH 4 MEASURE WAS PASSED BUT CAUCUS ol IT The Big Five meaning the Demo Democratic DemoI Democratic I cratic began doing business Ht In hi the house They were in instrumental Instrumental In tn killing a little measure to pay paT a ft political debt at the expense of or the taxpayers ers by electing a page Tb The Republican majority has 1 put Its foOt t in it tin in another way by b failing properly to ete eJe t the officers of ot the house hou According to the best b St opinion th present officers have been serving illegally for the last two days Th mInutes of the first days session show that Alma Molyneux of ot Grand county moved that the Republican cau caucus cus rus cu list b be elected the officers of or the house huBe D H R of oC Washington county ouri the Democratic leader by vir virtue virtue virtue tue of oC his nomination for Cor the speaker aker ship introduced as a substitute the Democratic caucus list It was moved that the substitute be laid on the table All the rules of parliamentary law as asa adopted a Monday Monda are to the effect that the th tabling of a substitute tables the original motion The BIg Bg Five knew this but they kept smilingly silent and let the Republicans fall tall into the pit they had for themselves As Asa AsK a K result the house has never legally ted any officers and those who have ha c ben serving in the various capacities have hae done so without technical author authority ity Sanpete Was Left Out The Republicans got Into another tangle tan le in the session after the joint assembly yesterday afternoon in the distribution of or officeS office Sanpete county was left lert out and the Sanpete representatives representatives like It Therefore Lo Lorenzo LorEnzo renzo Peterson of Fairview after the house had been baen called to order follow tollow following followIng ing the retirement of the senators in introduced Introduced introduced a resolution creating the of oC office lice fice of page In the house salary not mentioned Morris A was as promptly on n his fet feet r et With an inquiry as to the duties proposed for forthe forthe forthe the page age J He was told that the official was supposed to run errands for the members of the house David Stoker the th Davis county member of of the Big Five opposed the on the ground of or extravagance Morris pointed out that the officers of o the house Included a arms arma an assistant two doorkeepers two messengers and anda a watchman Morris Norris Cries Extravagance There Is hf I no more n need for a page than there is 15 for tor a 0 fifth wheel on a wagon he declared It Is an act of or extravagance Dr Condon favored the motion m Wll lard Done of or Salt Lake opposed it ItH V H II Barrett of ot Beaver county was in favor tavor of oC appointing a messenger for tor forthe forthe the governor instead of a page and introduced an amendment to that ef of effect effect feet J J 1 Stewart of 01 Salt Lake was ivan for a page Mrs C E B Coulter the woman mem member ber her made her first speech supporting the original motion We to circulate from desk to f desk disk on Ii the floor of ot the house she sh ah said Mid The amendment was lost and the original motion Peterson was immediately on his feet to name a acan can candidate for tor the office offic A A Dalton of ot Sanpete county l There was wan some dis dispute dispute put as to the method of selection and 1 It was determined by the Republicans to let it go over until they hold holda a caucus This was done and the cau can caucus caucus cus cue met after the regular session Tight For One Oo Job Joseph Josoph E Johnson of ot Emery county as soon as Alma Molyneux called the caucus RUCUS to order Jumped to his feet with the nomination of ot Frank Killiam of his county for tor the place Peterson again pressed pre the claims of his Sanpete constituent for whose especial benefit the office had been created and Ste Stewart Steart Stewart wart art presented the name of or Vivian Marriott of or Salt Lake county But by b this time some of the thc Re Republicans Republicans publicans had taken their cue from the stand of the Democrats on the tion tIn Don D Do Q B Colton Calton of Uintah TV W H Barrett Darrett of oC Beaver Archibald land and of Weber and J B M I Wilson of ot Waatch Wasatch all deposed filling mUng the office favoring reconsideration of the tion to that effect On motion of ot Wil Wilson WilBon Wilson son Bon the motion declaring nominations in hi order was laid on the table and a I nOtion motion to adjourn was vas rushed d through I no choice having been beert made ma This was all that was accomplished I It I at t the caucus The only matter aside I from the e routine that came up in the I house was the resolution of t f Done of I Salt Lake that each member be fur I at the states stat s expense one I morning and on one evening paper as s se by each individual to be dell I ered erNi as ag desired Done estimated the I expense e at 15 He said the members I desired to be Informed Of the opinion I of 01 the public liS White Moly oly I Austin a d Fishburn opposed this as not a proper charge upon the jl state Johnson of oC Emery favored It but the motion was lost |