Show GERRY G O Of MOST fLAGRANT L TY TYPE TO HURT HUKI SO SALT lAKE A Senators of All AH Other Counties Counties Counties Coun Coun- ties Combine to Prevent Prevent Prevent Pre Pre- vent Representation The bill for the tho reapportionment reapportion reapportion- ment of the tho state under tinder tho the federal census came near being killed in tho the senate late lato Saturday afternoon Only tho the promptness of Marks in getting etting through h a J motion deferring further consideration on tho the hill bill until o o'clock this afternoon saved the tho bill either cither from bein being killed outright ht or so 80 amended that its author would not reco rec- rec o nizo it No sooner had tho the bill been rend read tha than n tho county members commenced their attack they were practically a unit anything that tha would give ivo Salt Lake Lako count county its proportionate representation in the senate Under the terms of tho the bill the he next legislature would be composed and of ot twenty throe senators representatives Of this number Salt Satt Lake Lako county count would have eight sena Lore tors and seventeen representatives Wilson led tho the attack on tho the bill lie JIo proposed that tho the number of senators bo be ie cut from ei eight ht to seven en for Salt Lake county and aud that Uintah county be attached to Summit and Wasatch ind md that district have havo two senators I was WM in the tho chair when hon the tho I motion wa was put and anal at the request of Wilson on ordered a roll call The Tho vote voteau au on the amendment was 6 G for and 9 0 a against Before the tho re was announced announcer Wilson insisted that tho the other members be called in and made to vote ote l ruled the tho t be motion out ou t of or or- tier ler Wilson appealed from the tho decision deci cicci s iou sion on of the chair hut but before the tho appeal could be bo had President Gardner and Senator Lunt returned to the chamber In n the tho meantime al alto also o some semite of the members members members mem mem- bers had a chan change e of heart and on the second roll call the re result was 10 for forand and anal 7 against Those voting for the amendment were Booth Burton Funk HYdo Kuchler Lunt Se Wilson Ken Kelly Sevy and Gardner Those voting against ih the thO S amendment wore avore Badger Horsley I Irson Marks Olson Smith and the result was announced ced Badger chan changed ell his vote voto and gave nolice notice no tice lice that he ho would move to reconsider at the next session I moved that the tho number of senators from Weber county bo be increased increased increased in in- creased from rom two to three This his was vas lost Funk moved mo that Rich county be added to Cache Cacho county and that district bo be allowed two senators This was car carS carried ried ned by a vote of S to 7 Booth moved that Utah count county bo be criven eiven three instead of two senators This was lost At this point Marks Marks' moved that further consideration of the bill b r deferred do de forred until Monday afternoon and the tho motion carried |