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Show zxTzxrixoxr bill is rOBCED DOWN THROATS OF THE MEMBERS. H. B. No. 110, by Flshburn. extending the terms of municipal officials, now in office, for one year, in order that elections elec-tions of State, county and municipal officers may fall on the same date, passed the House Friday by. a vote of 86 ayes to 3 nays. Tne bill was caucused by the House behind closed doors, and excited bitter opposition from eight members, and indifferent in-different opposition from . others. Charges and . counter . charges were made in the caucus that, had the bill been discussed on - the floor of the House, might have resulted in the charges going farther than the closed door of the committee-room where It was discussed, t When the bill came up Friday, Fish-burn, Fish-burn, its author, was called upon to explain its provisions. He rose and said that he believed the bill had been explained in caucus and should not be further debated on the floor of the House. Following is the vote: Ayes Allen, Anderson (A. V.). Austin. Aus-tin. Carroll. Chrtstensen. Cottam. Cro-mar. Cro-mar. Dean. Edward, Flshburn, Hawley, Hone, Hopes. Johnson. Jones, Kinney. Kuchler. Luther. Lyman, Maughan. Marks, McCrea, Merrill. Pace. Pancake. Pan-cake. Panter. Peterson. Richards, Roberts," Rob-erts," Simons. Stewart, Stringham, Thompson, Wilson, WoottoiT and Speaker Hull 36. Nays Curtln. Miller ana louon a. Several of tljose voting for the bill explained their vote, and the explanations explana-tions were not pleasing to those favoring favor-ing the measure. Kuchler of Weber said, in responding to rollcall: 'When I agreed in caucus to vote for this bill I did not favor all of its pro- visions. Since that time certain things have been said-in the newspapers that prejudice me still more aga'.st the bill, and they have not been explained away. But I agreed to abide by the caucus; therefore I vote aye." McCrea explained his vote by saying he was sgalnst the bill and always had been, but was bound as a party man. and therefore voted aye. Miller, who voted against the bill, sal: "I was In- the caucus that voted to support this bill, and I believe that members should abide by the decision of a caucus: but since that time certain cer-tain things have come to my knowledge that prejudice me even more against the measure, and while I believe that a man duty should be with his party. I do not feel that I can vote against the strong convictions I have on this measure. Therefore I vote No.' " Speaker Hull also felt called upon to explain his vote, and did so by saying that he voted aye because bound to do so by the caucus. "I thought that this bill had bees fully explained to me in caucus." sala the SDeskr. "but I find thst It wss not. Hsd I known that It did away with all holdovers I should have most certainly opoosed It." Members favoring the bill forced the vote of- party men who did not favor the bill but who were bound by the caucus to vote for it. Kuchler. Miller. McCrea and Simons were out of the room and refused to return, until told by the sergeant-at-arms they would be arrested find taken in if they did not come willingly. They all took their seats. ' |