Show THE legislators WILL RECEIVE THEIR PAY WK have taken the ground ever since word was received here that the pay of the members and officers of the legislature had been stopped at washington that the money would be recovered an and d that the peoples representatives senta tives would receive their just compensation the following which was rec received dived by secretary thomas from comptroller durham proves that our anticipations were correct in my letter of march last to you I 1 declined to honor your requisition for any further money to pay the legislators of utah until further advised after having fully examined the whole matter this office now authorizes th you to draw for the balance of the amount appropriated for the last legislature and the draft will be hon orad 11 the attempt to rob the legislature was mean and despicable in the extreme eitrem e the suggestion went from this city and was wa part of the conspiracy to which eli H murray was a party only a small and paltry soul would attempt such petty revenge upon men who would not bow down dollt to tomia au maa dates and lend t e to his am thee provision i i the congressional sp ftp bi bil of 1876 1875 wrong in its spirit and intent i nd only smuggled in i 0 it at the eap exp rin ring moments of the 6 tr ision had no i fi whatever to any other appropriation than that to which it was aa attached az hed the money for the expenses of r the legislature of 1886 w was as duly appropriated without any re restrictive provision and the cc comptroller p had no r right in n th the ars a place to withhold militon zi liton the e money e y he sedi sew now how he was deceived by misrepresentations from utah just as the president did in regard to the necessity for sending troops here i the liars and conspirators will all be exposed in time and the plots and schemes against the peace and welfare of the territory in aid of tue tae few adventurers who want to control its people and its finances will ultimately fail while their promoters will reap the general reward of all who have sought to build themselves up on the downfall odthe mormons cormons Mor mons J ustice justice will be sure eventually to claim its own we congratulate the peoples representatives senta tives on this recognition of their rights and the success which has attended the labors of hon jos JOB A west and others who with the delegate in congress have been representing our side of the question at tho the seat out of government and those counties which have generously advanced the money for the pay of the legislators can now be reimburse dand the mouths of the growlers prowlers grow lers will be tempo temporarily raft closed but the government is yet owing the legislative assembly of 1876 the per them diem and mileage of its officers and members which was just as unjustly withheld as the legislative expenses of 1886 |