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Show j The Ir.Ur.r-.r cf ' - t r . , i t-.-r Jay's t-. : - 1 - . .ti' i! ! c f Aror Ue f ::.-ot'& i: ' .. . : ::..! " ':."--cy V.-..S fhoffn i.i tie lhi?., c,.ku;j last 1 ht when a jor.otloa was ir.a "? t?,at a cciiur.ittee cf fve ba elect I to ctAt with a eircilar coir.mittee from the f';-n-r. : caucus to confer as to a j ::.t caucus ca the Senatorial question. Cr-posed by Stexart. J. J. Stewart of alt Leke vlorouJly c; rosed the motion, and In discussing the subject said: "I am a . personal friend of Mr. Srr.oot. lie is ere of the ahk-st men In the State. We Jon't know-as know-as to the authenticity of the telegram tv it fell like a bombshell among us this f;U like a bombshell among us this rrorr.Ir.g'. We don't know that the President Pres-ident of the United States has, la an unprecedented un-precedented manner, attempted to dlc-tate dlc-tate what we shall do. Until we have had time to get fet the bottom of this I am opposed to going- Into a caucus. It bas fone out to the North, South, East and West that Mr. Reed Smoot Is the choice of this Legislature for United States Senator." . - Committee I Appointed. Amendments to the motion, " substitutes, substi-tutes, and substitutes for the substi-tues substi-tues for the substitutes were offered and finally a motion was' carried that the chair appoint a committee of five, which is to confer with a similar committee from the Senate, and discuss the "advisability "ad-visability of holding a caucus. If it U the opinion of the two committees that such a step would be wise, then the two committees are to decide upon the date and hour of holding the Joint caucus rf the House and Senate on the SnatorixJ, controversy. . . The committee appointed by tie chair comprises: Barrett, Beaver county, chairman: Hull and Stewart. Salt Lake county; Dr. Condon, Weber county; Wilson, Wil-son, Wasatch county. |