Show THERE IS A FIGHT FIG gar 0 ON the second days session ot of tto con COB convention bembers Mei alera of the majority indulge in in an opening wrangle Wian Wi angle gln over the power fower possessed by credential committee at A t lake city march 5 the second days session of the colitti tut ional convention opened tit at IU 10 35 this morning with many prominent citizens and distinguished visitors as were able to crowd into the long narrow aisle outside the enclosure set bet apart for the members embers in i prayer pra ernits n as offered by the P bev ev r Ilif fand the minutes dav s session cession were read and approved pro ved after which mr ir F S richards ichards ll moved that the oath of office be administered to the 1 members who were not present a at the he first line meeting eting chairman Ch sirman kimball then administered the oath to thatcher r and F A hammond ibis ceremony over J L jolley and parley chri arose and stated that they bete not present at the opening pening session session and there fore did not take taka the oath at that time but later in the day they had bad gone bafo before re chief justice merritt meris I 1 ritt with tl the is iron hon mr crane and it with ith whom ailed crkvans UrK air evans vans of 11 elier ebe raith i with a semi tir ir toller with mr crane oil oh I 1 simply mistook the name responded mi lali evans with another smile the manner and proportions ot of which displeased julley and to the extent extent that they demanded and obtained ier missi mission 0 n to ike tike t the oath again which t they did aid I 1 OMMITTEE 0 ON 14 the committee on credentials reported 1 that the list of delegates certified by the Terri territorial territory tor secretary included all except th the 0 in mem elai I 1 lers ers from the thud precinct incera concerning ina those gentlemen ohp committee reported that affidavits hail had been filed filea with them tending lending to show that juhn henry smith george R emery andrew andr ew kimbill kimball W V 13 preston arid and A II 11 raleigh had bad been elected these were submitted with the leport without recommendation mr bin van hoin moved that the leport be referred inferred luck back to the committee with instructions to ascertain the qualifications odthe of the mem bers elect of tile the precinct in question us R opposition C 10 4 mr fr varian took the floor ar in opposition to the motion and said that it contemplated content buted something the convention had not the pon power e r to do lie ile wanted attention drawn to the fact that was no such tiling thing in reality bet et ai 89 the constitutional tut ional Conen contention Llon of utah it was mai merely a preliminary asbed blage lie ife llad had supposed yesterday that t the question was thoroughly u understood and indeed mettlea iett led that was a matter that depended w wholly holl vand and exclusively on the certificate of election so far as the convention was waa aware it and know officially flit hout certified returns that there hid bad even been in an election in the third precinct to deimit tile the simple filing of affidavit ifrid irit of claims for a right to ollice office was a clear v ablation of law ire he desired to know why there hii cladue hasto in the matter and abud the question if it notto not to w make ke a certain india individual hoppi up to date tia teras it as a certificate an all official of t lie com co mention antion lie ile appealed to the nie of the convention as anil democrats not to w arite rite a re record od at the very outset of the convention n h ich would be a parliamentary find aai ta crime a crime against popular representation mr van home sold said that in making the motion lie did so with the consciousness consciousness that he be had bad taken an oath of office very little heidht could be given iven to the c clum tim thit there was no no suh such thing iii up to ute late as a constitutional convention in utah the enabling act silenced Blen slen ced that quibble by saying that such euch a bobiy bo y should meet in this territory on oil the 4 ath thaid day of march it further said that that body should be composed of membris not mr evans evana behe beli eed ld this question one which could be profitably discussed lie ile denied that the convention had bad the abl right to consider the third precinct case in ill the manner indicated to do deeo so would be nn it ala lanful ful and i evolution evolutionary arv an entire overthrowing overthrew ing of all 11 precedents precedent ire hai had no d desire to throw obstacle in the way of the honorable gentleman on the other si sile eile le who wa was aspiring to the presidency of f the convention his right to a seat must lie be first determined if it estable established hed that ne had bid the r light ight tile the aenid democrats alit s would vote to make liim him president en t applan c sir mr eichnor waa wa in favor of grap grappling ping with irith the situation just as the members found it ile he no nil rendy ready to vote nt at once for tile the seat beating of A 11 II kaleigh andrew kimball W S preston preston john henry smith mith and george it emery pla the people eople p of utah leave long enough suffered from fr county at length in favor of the motion molion moi mei then mr varian opposed it I 1 arid and locked horns burns with mr air fichner lich nor and mr 11 V 17 james the latter said lie he was ready to proceed with business ni L hout further delay mr evans oo 00 ou oil mean mr jmes james that this preliminary organization cart can transact business adopt a constitution for instance I 1 without becoming pert permanently or ganie danied ga nied da mr james yes air or do anything else that is proper laughter gli 1 at mr B 11 II roberts said lie he did not think there was a desire or di disposition position on the pait aji t of anyone anyone to deprive a sing eingle Is member elect from the third precinct ofa of a peat Feat in in the convention with all due clue re eject to the opinion of mr james he must hold that the convention could not proceed to the appointment of committees or transaction of business it was a burning shame to han up tip the of the convention pending an effort to make a certain gentleman who bield no certificate president of the convention ww vaa it po possible sible that out of tile the delegates who held certificates that not one of them was able to fill the position that a gentleman ablo aspired ired to who held no certificates certificate 9 judge good in in reply said that every one of the he 10 members bembera was competent to fill the position laughter I 1 geoage ill cannon made a vigorous speech in clr of the motion ind and said lie he nas prepared to spend lays days if necessity in settling this question mr alma eldirdge Eldi edge of summit county denied that the lie depoi t of the committee contemplated the crea creation of conditions favorable for the ele election tion of a member elect w who ho was without a certificate to the petition of president pies Ples ident but fur for the put pose of giving 1400 voters rep re to the con convention motes lobes thatcher of cache county sail chedid he did not inot desire to ak but I 1 simply to lead from the alie report to of tile the committee whet wherein eia it declared that eliat it w vas as pone iless to toj t ettle settle the I 1 question quee tion on roll call tile alie motion carried on a 1 vote of 61 to 37 1 at p m a necess was 1 taken until three 11 I 1 i |