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Show CHAPLAIN PROVOKES STORM IN HOUSE BY A SPECIAL PRAYER FOR DEMOCRATS; VORLD'S FAIR BILL PASSED Partisanship broke out In the House this morning in a most peculiar and unexpected un-expected form. It was all doubtless Intended In-tended as a Joke, but some of the Representatives Repre-sentatives took the matter very seriously. serious-ly. VA special prayer , for the Democrats Demo-crats caused all the trouble and aroused the Ire of the minority who indulged in some plain talk as to the propriety of the chaplain's utterances. Not more than a dozen words of the prayer had fallen on the ears of the members when eyes were lifted, a gasp of astonishment astonish-ment and a smile of incredulity went around the House. , These were the chaplain's words: "We pray thy special blessing upon the minority members of the House. We are under no obligations to them, but-realize that they have been neglected neg-lected and are in sore need of help. Should they ever come to repentance - : . . ' i r and experience a change of heart, may their paths be strewn with roses and their lines cast In pleasant places." And a good deal , more of the same kind. . While the routine of communications I was being read, Willis E. Roblson, one I of the minority, was seen busily n-I n-I gaged with his pea and when the order of "resolutions" was . reached, introduced intro-duced the following: "Be it Resolved by the House of Representative of t the -State of Utah, That Chaplain Joseph Porter be" hereafter here-after relieved of the arduous duty of making a special prayer for the minority minori-ty of the House members, as they are in every way able to care for their own interests in common with the majority, and while we condole with him in his efforts to distinguish himself as an in-voker in-voker of Divine Grace, we feel that it would be better for him to confine his petition for the good of the whole assembly as-sembly and not try in violation of his ! ' : party: principles to enact special legislation." legis-lation." , . Roblson moved the adoption of the resolution and was seconded by Stoker. Wilson moved that it ,be tabled. This was done with only Adams, Chipman, McKinnon, Morris, Robiaon, . Stoker and Hall voting in the negative. In explaining bis vote Stoker spoke with some feeling, saying that when a chaplain lowered himself to such conduct con-duct as had Just been witnessed hla action ac-tion should be condemned. Morris then moved that the chaplain be dismissed, and made the offer that the minority members of the House would do the praying free of charge. ' The motion was lost by a strict party vote, although some of the Republican members afterward expressed their disapproval dis-approval of the chaplain's conduct. The Hbuse then passed the Senate measures providing an appropriation of i $50,000 for Utah's exhibit at the' St Louis World's fair and $10,000 for the Lewis and Clarke, exposition In Portland. Port-land. The measure relating to the St. Louis exhibit was discussed nearly an hour and an attempt made to cut the amount to $25,000, then to $40,000, but on rollcall only Child voted against the bill as passed by the Senate. A recess was then taken until 2 o'clock. The Representatives were very late In arriving and it was after 11 o'clock before be-fore the routine business was disposed of. Several communications were received re-ceived protesting against the passage of the Joint committee irrigation . bill. The chief ground of objection seems to be the power placed in the hands of the State Engineer. A. B. Hayes of Ogden and other District Dis-trict Attorneys of the State submitted claims for office rent and expenses, ' . (Continued on Page 8.) i Xbaplaln Provokes Storm. ' , (Continued from Page L) - - -.. .-.. , which were returned to the Legislature - for consideration y Secretary of State . ;v , Hammond without recommendation. ' . , . The Salvation Army bill, providing ; for the care" and control of dependent children was favorably reported and took its place on the calendar. Nash's measure changing the board of control of the State Industrial school "was also recommended for passage. |