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Show TRUTH 10 LEGISLATIVE AFTERMATH. When the history of Utah is carefully sifted by the historians of a decade hence, it will he conceded that the legislature just ended was a good one. It has grown to he the foolish custom of many people to speak of legislators as convicts, idiots and spirit of grafters. Many do this in aand many fun; some through malice; fad. is the prevailing others because it have any critics Very few of these of the legislawork knowledge of the ture. jt jH The Fifth legislature might have made a much better record in the critics opinion of some of its adverse if it had thrown Reed Smoot aside anc elected Perry S. Heath to the United States senate. This would have been a villainous betrayal of the confidence of the people, but it would have been considered good politics. As it was in the legislators lost not an hour out electing a senator; they carried they the wishes of their constituents; electof put into practice the principle vote of the peoing senators by direct done under ple as near as that could be existing conditions. J J The one piece of work of the legisto give it a lature that is expected enactment ol place in history is the the irrigation law. This is a comprehensive and faivreaching measure. It will have an effect for good or ill on It wil the state for all time to come. in the leat place Utah in this respect arid belt It the in states of her sister will open the way for assistance from the nathe general government underharmontional irrigation law. It will ize conflicting interests in all parts cf the state. It will clearly define water litirights and dispense with endless work gation. It will systematize the many of irrigation and make possible extensive irrigation enterprises. No more important piece of legislation could have been undertaken, and the fact that it was successfully carried through must stand as a lasting monument to the enterprise, wisdoriT and loyalty of all who had part in the work. Had the legislature just closed done nothing whatever but the enactment of the irrigation law, it would be entitled to the thanks and praise of every good friend of Utah at home and abroad. Jit . Jt It is no trick at all to make hay while the sun shines. To make hay when desolation has swept the landscape; when the sun is hid and lowering clouds turn day Into night this is a different proposition. This is what Judge Powers did with the ragged remnant of the Utah Democracy as represented in the legislature. A few nights before the adjournment Judge Powers gathered the faithful to his bosom and carried them to the Commercial club. There he wined them, and dined them, and bound up their sore spots until they went away firm in the conviction that Powers was the greatest Democrat above the horizon at this time. The supper was a good one, and all six of the Democratic senators and all four of the Democratic representatives were on hand. By a strange oversight Judge Powers neglected to invite Senator Rawlins, Judge King, Jim Moyle and Frank J. Cannon to the informal little meeting. An invitation may have been sent to W. A. McCune. If so it could not possibly have reached Peru in time to enable Mac to get to Salt Lake in time for the supper. Colonel Edwin F. Holmes, the president of the Commercial club, came in for a good round of adverse criticism toward the close of the session from the senators who made an honest fight for the water commission bill. It was held by them that this was Colonel Holmes pet measure. That he had burned large quantities of red fire during the summer, fall and winter in the matter of solving the Salt Lake water problem. The water commission bill was the climax pf all the work done under the supervision of Colonel Holmes. And yet when the crisis was reached and the bill was being shot full of holes from all directions, instead of jumping to its rescue, Colonel Holmes deserted the field and left on a pleasure trip that is to take him over the ocean and keep him away for many months. Some of the senators who fought for the bill to the last ditch cannot rid themselves of the idea that they were led into an ambush. forth no effort in his own behalf, while Dob left no stone unturned between Jit JH car- Senator George N. Lawrence ried off the palm in the senate in the matter of bills. He introduced 40 and 23 of these passed both senate and house. Senator Loose carried off the booby prize. He introduced one bill, franchises NoTfei toT secure Smoot-Loos- e in the corporations for but bill by His failed, Utah county. strenous efforts he and his friends got franchise clause through a fifty-yea-r in the compromise bill that passed. 100-ye- Jt LIOTRIOAL.1 Salt Lake Salt Lake Water-24- 00 Steam Water Water Ogden Leased Plant eat. Salt Lake 400 MCu. 00 M Cu. Ogden H. p h F h. i 1500 6000 H 2000 Ft. Ft. . Dan Daily! 7 8. MAIN 8TREBT. ALT LAK OITT. ar innnimvmmvmiiiuiinnnnnmmTVd JOTS FROM PROVO. Provo, March 20. We now have a J nice new superintendent for the counno In other thing that he did during ty infirmary. This one almost comthe session of the legislature did the the officers for that Institution. in pletes turn-dow- n two-thir- ds I New-hous- INSTALLATION. : governor show more wisdom than his veto of the bill giving half the The one serious disappointment that owners power to precame to Simon Bamberger as the re- abutting property vent sidewalk and street paving. The sult of his legislative experience was purpose of the measure appeared to the given him by Governor to be stop all such most requisite imWells in connection with the Louisiana provements as paving. The law as it Purchase Exhibition commission. Si- is now of the abutting gives mon was a candidate, and was pushed property owners the power of estoppel. hard ' for the place by influential That is sufficient In most cities the fi lends. He had reason to believe he city councils have absolute power to would be appointed, and was elated order improvements of the kind in accordingly, telling how long he had question. Some people in Salt Lake, lived in St. Louis and what he could however, seem determined that the do in that city in the way of raising city shall remain forever a village and funds for legitimate investments. His that people shall wade knee deep in mud. to bringing disappointment was all the greater be- about Anything looking conditions is abmetropolitan cause of the selection of Sam who is looked upon as a rival. horrent. o No doubt the governor reached the Law Aimed Against Anarchists. conclusion that he could not appoint the entire commission from the state The Swiss Federal Council proposes senate, and there was no escape from to modify the penal code so as to perappointing Sherman and Johnson. The mit of punishment by imprisonment governor is criticised as to the politics of all persons who in public extol or e of this particular commission. to honor act of criminal any is the only member who even attempt or consequence. The new law smacks of Democracy, and he was a intent a is direct attack upon the anarchists. straight-ou- t Republican in the last general campaign. J J Worthy Philanthropic Work. For two or three weeks previous to Ophthalmic research in Egypt has the adjournment of the legislature, been endowed with a gift of $200,000 Billy Dale was made to believe by men by Sir Ernest Cassel. The chief obclose to the governor that he was to ject to be attained is the training of succeed Bob Lund as member of the native doctors to diagnose and treat state board of equalization. Billy failed ophthalmic diseases among their to' land, for the reason that, he put poorer countrymen. JC Utah Light & Power Go. St. George and Idaho. It is generally conceded that a general shaking up on this particular board would do no serious injury to the people of Utah. e, New-hous- . The next office to be created and filled is that of Garsong. Applicants please line up. The office was created last month and filled at the meeting of the county commissioners last Monday. Several of the faithful were after the job; all were disappointed but one. The rest say better luck next time. Provo is going out after the Moffat road. It has a committee appointed, and just as soon as the road gets a little closer to home, so that the committee will not have to travel so far away, it is going to take a trip and see it. All kind of things are to be offered to the road if It will only stop here. Lots of water and ground and all kind of talk. Speaking of water, the committee is going to take a chunk of it, so as to show the people that we have it right here. All it needs is dissolving. We are promised better things in the springtime. We are going to have the water piped from some springs in Provo canyon; then we can drink water at least six months in the year. Ji Two weeks ago jt the city council asked for the of the fire department chief and one or two others, but nothing has been received as yet. Perhaps they will be handed in next spring. fare-ye-wel- ls Ji The proprietors of the several thirst and parlors of this respected city have it in for the owners of drug stores. The saloon men want the drug stores to be good and not sell anything stronger than soda water just as if they ever did. The thirst parlor men say that the drug men are taking their trade and the soda people say they are not guilty. So it is to be left to the city council as referee. Just what the outcome will be it is hard to say. The booze people want It punishable by sentence to jail for the first offense and banishment for the second. We have a very set of fathers at the head of the town. So it will be decided to suit them. brain-illuminati- ng level-heade- d Many Synonyms for Money. The Buffalo Commercial asserts that money has more synonyms than any word in the English language if slang phrases be included. It presents this partial list: Coin, plunks, piasters, soap, rocks, dust, dough, ducats, dingbats, pewter, needful, stuff, collat, rags, shekels, wad, roll, tin, long green, grease, bones, balsam, chicken feed, rhino, brass, gold, lucre and simoleons. |