Show Fearful Truth Open Atta k oh The Telegram HOUSE TAKES ISSUE AGAINST An 1 ij sift I rt J r i PEOPLE OF STATE OF UTAH iN CONDEMNING NEWSPAPER i I l Il r Y Representative r Young Leads in Fight i o on Mouthpiece Q o of Citizens i o of State a to in in Defense o of Methods o of Members to o Hand an Over Tax Situation t ta to o Representatives o of the BIG s THINGS THAT OWN UTAH Resents Being Called Being cat Cowards Resolution Passed Before Editorial Is Rea Read l By BERT HEAL the Salt Lake Telegram dared to criticise the members of B BECAUSE the twelfth t session of the Utah legislature for their then lack of backbone in tackling the e tax problem of this state the lower ver house today by a vote vot ed that for its frankness frankness for for its unwarranted un of 1 19 9 to i 16 censured Ii paper a attack on the members bers of ot f the he lower ver house Last night t the he Salt Lake Telegram editorially y criticised the legisla legislature ture e for its inclination to dodge the tax problem of the state by accepting a measure drawn dra at t the he request of men who vho represent the BIG THINGS OF UTAH It dared to call these men cowards for their inclination tomake to male make a beggar e gar of the state by accepting tin a tax proposition the very basis constitutional cloud of a ai which is under a i II Go Governor G Ba Bamberger m b er g er can whip these cowardly v la ems r into nto sub mission if f he dares f W Members Accept Statement as Personal Affront That is what The Telegram told the people of Utah last ast night an and l those are the words around which the storm brewed vedin in the lower ver house to to- day Members of the house ouse accepted the statement as a personal affront Some SOIne members had not read the article but the terror spread by the i in in introductory y remarks to the vote of censure was vas so widespread that the house Juse would not noty listen to the reading of the article before taking a vote The rhe he storm in the tower lower house hous followed ved the adoption of a resolution ll praising the sf speaker of the house the the committee clerks the stenographers stenographers' and the p press for i their support t Burl during the session The resolution was vas adopted fed without a dissenting vote Richard W. W Young oung Jr ii r p party whip in the lower ver house took the floor immediately tely following the adoption of the resol resolution tion Twitching T the ends of a d reticent mustache Mr Young said t in a deep p falsetto voice It I I do not want vant to throw v any any cold water vater on this proceeding but I do lb titi want ant ant to call the attention of this house to an article which appeared in a. a i spa ne newspaper per of this ci city ty last night 4 I. I J He le paused and the notes noles of his voice pit pitched cd normal l. l l vv r J r Calls Attention to the Article in n The Telegram I I It t is the e most unkindest unkindest cut eu cut t of all r r he said The The in Inte integrity g lit ty y arid and C honest honesty y of the members of this house are seriously questioned I I refer to the Salt Lake Tele Telegram attention 1 to a a. a statement which appeared d I 1 I want vant t tp Q call p particular in an article on the front page of t that publication Governor nor Bamberger can Call whip these cowardly co la lawmakers rs into submission if he dares YI VI aI t therefore move you M Mr r. r Speaker p that it be the thc sense of this hot house se SPEAKER TOLTON RESENTS CRITICISM I I OF LAWMAKERS LA AS PERSONAL AFFRONT I Woman Lawmaker La Joins With Wit Young in Attack on Peoples People's Paper hat we wc as a a. body resent any such Unwarranted unwarranted un un- warranted attack I a ask ak k that we vc go goon goon on record as resenting x this outrageous attack and that our action aton be spread I on xi n the minutes of or our Journal Dr Grace Stratton Airey seconded the motion of oC censure offered by Mr lr young In explaining h her r action actton she extended the scope of ot the house storm vcr tho frankness of ot The Tho Telegram She objected to the story tory printed by byThe byThe byThe The Telegram in which It was outI outlined out out- lined that the tho twelfth session of ot the i I legislature had almost adjourned wIth wIth- cut providing for tor the revenue for tor the general fund rund of at the state She denied that the appropriations ommittee had forgotten to draw this bill until It was called to the tho commit commit- ices tec's attention by outside parties She explained that the committee had been bus bu busy W with other matters and had not reached this part of ot its work She offered this as further basis for tor forthe forthe I the adoption of at tho the motion lot of Mr oung OPPOSES MOTION D. D D. D McKay of at Weber count county took the stand that the house had done dono its duty uty in regard to the taxation problem lem Jem in passing an Income tax On the grounds rounds that the tho senate W was lax if it anyone Mr McKay opposed the tho adoption adoption tion Lon of ot the motion Upon the assumption that the man mon wears cars the tho cap when it fits fIt I am op opposed opposed opposed op- op posed to this motion he said I 1 am opposed to the adoption of ot the motion because it Is la an admission on the part f t this house that there Is some somo truth pr at ot least some excuse tor br the published pub pub- fished statements I I dont don't think the article fits tits this house If It It fits tits tho the senate let Jet the tho senators wear the cap Charles M. M f Hecker of ot Salt SaIt Lake county also opposed the adoption of ot the motion declaring it to be Ill ad ad- RE RESENT ENT STATEMENTS We Wo are here to work and to face tace our duty as wo we see It it said Hecker I do donot donot donot not think this house should hould take any arty cognizance of at what is said in the public press or by tho public at large That not what re no hero hers for Speaker J. J Frank Prank Tolton followed Hecker with tho the declaration that betook he be took ook the tho statement as a personal affront toot not ot only to himself but to ever every member mem- mem ber of ot tho the lower house Ho He outlined that he thought the members of ot the house had met their duty with ith courage and should not be subject to any unwarranted unwarranted unwarranted un- un warranted attack I think this house should resent the statement he said MId If It there Is any member of this house who wishes to be branded in public as a coward It is different ent We are branded as cowards I If we do not resent it Personally I Ido I Ido do resent it George W. W D Decker of oC Iron county arose for Cor information I wish Ish to be he tun fully informed before I vote he sal said I want to know if it this statement was made in an nn edItorial edi edI- tonal I 1 haven't seen cen it A. A A. A of Washington count countY offered a copy cop of The Thc Telegram containing containing con con- tamIng the editorial which stirred the tho legislators to wrath wroth He ask asked d that tho the I article be read so that every member of ot the house could vote intelligently S I Speaker Tolton ruled him out or order declaring that Mr lr Decker still sun had the floor Mr Youn Young answered Mr 11 Decker by had no declaring that The Telegram editorial policy Ho He said the editorial columns of or The Telegram were open to the people and that their editorials were written by subscribers I 1 take It that the editorials of or Th The Tho Telegram appear under this caption So the Pe jle May fay Know Mr Decker resumed I II WANTS MORE TIME I It It is Js unbecoming of oC a newspaper to l lead ad an nn unwarranted attack on its legislature Jc Th The inference is that the governor can Intimidate us If IC that is isIt It It let us show now that he cannot I ho however ever would prefer preter that we take time to consider this action We Wo do donot donot donot not want to bo be anything that can be construed as an effort to throttle the tho press pres I prefer that we take more mor time the this for tor consideration of ot action Thomas P. P Page of at Salt Lake count county sought to amend the motion by includIng including including ing another Salt Lake newspaper He declared that paper had also criticised the efforts of or the legislators and arid that the motion should be made to include all an who had offended Speaker Tolton Totton Informed him that ho he could not offer otter this as an amendment and that he would have ha to Introduce It as a a. separate motion EDDY OBJECTS Once more moro Mr endeavored to have havethe the house hear tho the article read before taking action on the Young mo mo- tion Wynn L. L Eddy lIddy of ot Boxelder county objected and succeeded ed In thwarting the attempt to have haYe the article readI readI read I 1 wont won't allow The Telegram in my horpe home ho said I wont won't allow it in my place of at business Therefore I 1 object object object ob ob- ob- ob to having it read In this house The question of ot reading the article was not put to a vote voto when Eddy ob ob- ob D. D D. D Rust of ot Kane county moved to table the motion and The rhe Telegram His motion was lost The motion of ot censure was wa then put I and carried by a 0 rising vote Nineteen Nineteen Nine Nine- teen members of ot the house voted for tor forthe forthe the motion and sixteen a against it |