Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-03-12 | Page 4 | Playing Horse

Playing Horse important legislation should be e claiming claim- claim n H ing their full fun attention an and interest in the last hours of the legislative ses session ion members members mem mem- bers of a house committee formed at the eleventh elev ele hour play hor horse e with their futile probe of the called so-called Y Welling cHing case It is a waste of the peoples people's time and mon money The senate has recognized this in mi its very lery cr proper action in refusing to cooperate in m the Absurd absurd impeachment proceedings It was well advised that the courts would have complete complete com corn jurisdiction in any action which should be taken faken if facts or supposed facts were to be produced warranting prosecution Either the house members who instigated this farcical procedure seek seck in some way to make political capital out of the matter or would use it as an excuse to remain in session beyond the allotted time time perhaps perhaps for the extra ex ex cx- tra pay or the opportunity to put Pitt on a show or pr both The citizens of Utah are arc thoroughly dis gusted with the thc dilator dilatory manner in which the prosecutions instituted cd long ago have been handled If early in the session curious and alert legislators had sought to get ct at the bottom bot bat tom toni of the deIB delays s 's and fix responsibility for j them thern e they ey might ight have a e helped to cleanup clean up a jA nauseous situation that appears to tt have altogether altogether alto alto- gether too much nuch politics politic in it warranting suspicion suspicion sus sus- suspicion sus- sus that there has been interference and meddling on the part of persons or interests seeking to dela delay or thwart justice True enough the tIle Welling V elling case should be sifted to the thc bottom but legislative action i is wholly uncalled for There arc are officials whose unties duties and responsibilities responsibilities re re- re- re ar are clearly set forth in the stat stat- utes An o outraged citizenry once the tine legislature legisla ture is finished and anel out of or the way will tolerate tol toI- I erate crate no further in these cases An awakening of or official consciences i is called for