Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-03-06 | Page 2 | M'Kinney Bill on Elections is Killed

KINNEY Dill DillON ON IJ ELECTIONS I IS KILLED Tilts Between Senators F Feature Fea- Fea ea- ea f ture Final Action on Measure Aroused from Its Peaceful sleep on the table lauded at great length and wIth much eloquence and then to be dealt a death blow was the sad experIence experience today ot of the McKInney bill provIdIng providing pro pro- vIdIng for the election or of city commissIoners commissioners com com- missIoners by municIpal wards At the openIng ot of the session the senators allowed the bill to be re- re I called from the table tei feeling g that that th there e had not been gIven a tall fair opportunity opportunity for debate on the measure Senator Senator Sen- Sen ator z father tather of the bill talked on Its merits for tor almost an hour much to the irritation of some or of the senators Senator Bevan who so said ald on the floor of the senate lie He said the bill was not favored by the people of Salt Lake and to this Senator McKinney replied that he did not believe that senator Bevan knew what he was talkIng about The senator from Tooele jumped to hIs feet teet and that he dId and the president rapped for tor order I desire to say a few tew words In behalf of the bill In ot of Senator Senator Sena- Sena tor Bevan said Senator Olson and there was more IrrItation shown from the gentleman from Tooele But this time he his seat whIte and silent t. t On the final the result was Ayes Chez Hayward Lamph McKinney McKin- McKin ne ney Olson Southwick and Stevens agaInst Bevan Bradley ClYde Dern KnIght Parker and