Show V VRY RY ASSERTS DIRECTED DIRECT D Dl l IL INSULT TO HIMSELF AND STATE OF UTAH f of Special Committee of oi Senators t ho to Act as as Messengers Resented by y Executive Who Scores Solons in in Harsh Terms I f Carrying out his announced intention of receiving Wootton bill hilt only when it came in its regular I 1 th ie Go Gov William Villiam Spry returned the bill to the sen- sen ourse eft this morning after it was left in his by John u Wootton Jr son of Senator Wootton In return- return H. H it t the governor addressed a note to the president t of I th senate saying aying that senate bill No 50 had been r t t In his office under a delivery day of March 5 J He asked that the of secretary yesterday vas bib y f nae ite be e instructed to change the tle date dale to March 6 i 1 todaY I u The communication was rea read d in the senate and President Ferry ordered Secretary Alex Buchanan Jr Mo to io the day to March 6 an and send the bill by mes- mes to the governor at once The fhe change was made Tin at n at H II o'clock William m Witbeck regular messenger JV or the senate took the bill to the office of the governor US lh the ibe capitol An employee in the governors governor's office took the bill into the private office and l it to the executive ir The bill biU therefore was received in in its regular I f ur as Governor Spry told the members o of ot the ial committee last night he would receive it Senator Cottrell called for a report of the mes Umes- I F nger ger r committee this morning and the chairman t Wootton announced that he was not ready to toi i for a few minutes He left the chamber and port eort pra r J his his' hisson son who is a committee clerk to deliver I 1 bill A-bill Ji to the governors governor's office He accompanied his hist t fOh on part way to the executive suite The governor nt t the bill back for correction of the date inside of offen I f fen n minutes the as pea 1 g s And taking the thc action n It n In having a commit commit- trY to rush uh the to lo 1 him lm a mo l i Gov WilI Wil- Wil liT II- II Insult igi Lu A a. per personal onal committee the T hunted bunted out I l In the Hotel Utah and dell deitY deitY- va v- v of the a denunciation a r. r It was as dell delivered John H. H Woollen Wootton ns as tt f ky M ta r iIII U of the Ite unprecedented boy bOYS committee and d' as one 0 0 f the Uc prohibitionists The fhe Informed the prohibition that he be e would be In his office omee If ind nd would not the thc thea theiu a iu 3 that time and when he ho got gol what be he had to I stay ay no iio noe et e TO na made malie by the tho mem members rs of I mcuen ar committee to tar tilt MU bill to him hint art m f P Peculiar II action followed tho the ei of the tho pro pro- i sIJ in forcing the appointment to Uee e of cf their mero members bers to cr vcr 4 MI to the tha executive after afler I It 1 had III late yesterday afternoon b bu by t lud u tnt t of the tho senate and nd the ua tt ti the house houte rU ons to believe e lIe e that every onry trad t be made to block the bill billS billS' A lit this morning In ill Inac ac- ac acon Cf on the Incident We Wert rt eai felt that In order to Ret get the It lIlt it go we should have havo a ail il arr appointed to take It to So hint him i no more delays t h k that the go governor has Ld Kt Re would rot not sign the bill or If 14 roald sOI Id not note rive give e us a n chance chanco to tosca tot t ol-ls ol lis to if ft h he ha vetoed It The Matlon ve we e had of the way way in going was wa the tho tactics tactic pur pur- Ir opponents opponent of the bill In tho the Iti ish it di days dart They have apparently g sied the bill from the governor text a i Ute ate tie date data that he would teto to II agn pi It until after adjourn adjourn- Pit to defeat such tac- tac of the attitude of the b fc r i Governor did not want to rc re re- re lg bill blU bet night ht l I believe he 11 the tho committee In way Ito He could have ta h ht did not scant ant to r receive In a t regular way in his hia I. I DL I h bt went below lov the tue ty cr at his hi omee wh when n he chara 7 of this state a as pea pen bm of the senatorIal mes to whom the delivery Ie Ia bill was wa I St Sator VI W. W 1 t thi prohibitionists Senator i t on of the prote pro pro- bib lo i nJ In te Yesterday a afternoon for ht ks he made earlier In n the theP If OPPOnents of the to und tactics P Brad op Hv the bill and Senator ey who as chairman ni nf fo pitt had char charge o of I t the Hotel Uth of e being nr the h 1 only mom mom- n the bill was ena en- en o Woo a t H. H Wootton Jr a 8 on J Day tor for Bill d I oi all day in n his office ll at WI to 10 tom nr for th the Pr pro pro- h tape for to him It u was WS 3 to him him dosed d hi ls nu r. r and b by that I. I It and u t aund started ted en th t Jon senators learning that the tho governor was not in his Interpreted his de departure do- do as 5 a possible attempt to evade receiving the tho LIl bill So the searching committee was appointed to take the bill to him Shortly Short before before- S 8 o'clock time the governor heard of oC tho time appointment of the tho committee com corn and look took It us lS a personal affront lie Ito Immediately started In search of oC the thc committee At the time Hotel Utah tho the governor o encountered red Senator James V W. Yo Funk whom he ho told he had heard hoard that thata a committee was wis looking for fOI him That committee docs not IHl have to In search for me as ns I Im am m now searching for forit forit it It said bald the governor Where la in tho the committee I Insult to the People Senator Wootton approached the governor pov- pov ov- ov about this time and told toM him the he committee lw lut l bern been looking for him dm to deliver the state wide prohibition tion bill to him That Is what whit I have heard wild aid the governor I l want w you to lo Und Under Under- r- r distinctly that tho the senate do does s snot not have to appoint a committee to find Ind the of oC this state and t instead In- In stead elead of or this thie committee trying Ing to find me no I came in 1 hero here to find It What t Is there thoro about aboul this bill that thatis is s different from any other bill In the legislature Every other hilt bill has come com to mo inc In Its regular course bUt It rc- rc mains malus for the senate not only to insult neull the time governor of the state but to o m my mind to Insult tho the people of ho the state I by hy those e childish liar miary j precautions I J consider that you ou cUl and ind the senate benato havn Insulted me and 10 no man can n insult me mae and amid not be taken laken takeno to o task Senator Wootton then endeavored to get In a word to the tho effect that tho the governor mud did not nol understand the tho motives mo- mo tive tives of oC the prohibitionists and the tho committee com corn Governor Waxes Indignant Mr Wootton I want you OU to understand understand under under- stand tand that I understand you ou perfectly perfect and I understand your our motives perfect perfect- I iy y replied the time governor I i have havo never neer been Leen accused of shirking my dut duty and andI I will wm not shirk m my duty If It the thc son- son ate has a bill hili It to deliver to tome tome me It can deliver the bill hili to me at atm m my office tomorrow morning In tho the regular regular reg reg- ular way You may Insult me me but you ou cannot make me like lIko It And I 1 want to say something cl else elseo e eto to o you rou and to tho the other senators who rho may be hero here You and your our followers and friends 8 of this measure havo have started he tho report that I wa was going to leave ho tho state in order to escape shoulderIng shoulder shoulder- the thc I 1 Ing ng responsibility for this bill hili want to tell tho the senate of this state that I 1 am ont ant afraid of any an bill and ln you ou will have m my answer to this bill and have havo lavo It quickly after It reaches mo me In Ints Its ts regular course and In no uncertain terms erms I 1 did not say that you OU were ero going awa away Interrupted Senator Wootton You know who did though and it was persons with whom you have been beena a associating declared tho the governor J I 1 consider that I have havo been Leen grossly In Insulted In- In suited and amI the thc Insult comes through h the tho t a way you ou havo have worked The state of Utah is in a 0 bad w way when its son son- ato appoints u n committee to chase chasn up the governor to hand band him a bill hill on all the tho street I think there arc a number number number num num- ber of oC things s not quite right But then what can n the expect from peanut politicians an and bigots who are In contro con con- tro Governor you misunderstand stand said eald Senator Ve We did old not mean I to hi Insult you ou and If you 1 0 take it that WI way I will apologize Governor Refuses Apology You cannot apolo to me replied the governor I will not accept your our apology You tell your committee Sir Ir Wootton that the governor of this state late docs does not accept bills on the street and tell the tho senate that when the thc bill comes comet to me mc In Its regular course courso It will bo ho given clyen duo due consideration With this tho the governor left the crowd of or politicians prohibitionists senators and lob lobby b loungers that tb had han gathered thIC around him and went vent upstairs up up- stairs stair to 10 the tho meeting of ot the Joint appropriations ap ap- ap committee The Wootton bill was finally signed Ii III n the senate at 0 G o'clock last night L by President W. W y V. V Mont ont Ferry and sent Im- Im to the house which was in waiting Speaker Anderson signed the tho tn measure asuro ure at once O and returned nell It to the senate The senate prohibition leaders meantime learned that Governor Spry had bad left teft tho the capitol capito and antl time tho commit commit- le tee of or three was appointed to follow him hint and dell deliver the tho bill to him The rhe signing of tho the bill followed OX cx- ex tended arguments and recesses In the tho senate yesterday afternoon during which dry senators accused d opponents of the tho measure mp of using SillS underhanded tac tae tics lie In an attempt to block tho the bill b front from reaching the governor |