Show IELE resolutions SOLUTIONS AND BILLS WE WB publish today the full text of a couple of resolutions for the insertion into the constitution of amendments of one purpose though somewhat different construction construct iou should by any possibility either of those measures pass the question will go to the several states in tins tais shape whether they are willing to surrender to the general government a prerogative that now BOW belongs to each severally in its sovereign capacity the bills are of a kind that it has been customary for a certain class of politicians to form for malate and arge ardein argein in relation to utah one Is ig designed simply to increase the power of the governor Rov erBor and diminish the rights of the people it woold id constitute him a centre of power placing in his hands bands an enormous local patronage and practically give him control ot of the territory which could be manipulated by aim t through brough those he might choose to be his creatures it is similar to a feature that origin ally appeared in the edmunds tucker act walco chica was At strick ricken ea out 6 fey the luse conference committee of the house and senate when that measure was pending at that time governor west was baij ip in washington and aad it was understood de be was lobbying in behalf of his bis own increase of power and patronage and against the people having vIgg any voice in the selection of their local officers now that this ruea meagre practically similar to that which was defeated last winter by elimination from the edmunds tucker bill won is on the docket governor west to Is again absent from his post of duty find appis at the capital it Is not out of theyan to presume that his er rand or the reason why he has hag deserted his gubernatorial post is similar to that which took him to the seat of government on the previous acda occasion W ate aa a always I 1 ways regret to pe e men occupying high official positions laying themselves open to the suspicion of cf being in pursuit of the consummation of unworthy objects A we fire are not now expressing any anxiety in relation to this and other pending legislation as we are not particularly exercised in relation i to them but we simply put in a plea le 1 for consistency we the bill that appears bastis last is simply absurd on an its face the idea ot asking congress tp to legislate in relation to the ot of a municipality it ie ii i far off rich in tire the line of centralization if a s change has become necessary in the course of human events in the precinct divisions of salt lake and the manner ot of representation in its ita gove government that is a matter that belongs to the loci local legislature it being in the th fullest sense of the terra term a rig raiq 4 ful subject of legislation why not lot cap the climax and ask the congress of the united baited states to enact a jaw designating the time the citizens of this region shall retire to rest at what hour they shall arise in the morning and whether the housewives shall for bread making use the whole wheat or the sanpete brand of flour |