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Show THE LEGISLATURE. The saving grace of the late Legislature was the Senate. It held a steady rein on the House. The lobby carried the House In its vest pocket up to the hour It adjourned, but did not take one trick, except to secure the appointment of an engineer, en-gineer, and it was a mistake of Mr. Doremus that be lost the place. The plan to extend the official life of 'the present pres-ent Mayor and Council of this city was defeated by the Senate; so were a dozen other intended grabs; some useful legislation was enacted, the entire legislature was above the average for Utah, and except that a majority of the House felt bound to obey counsel, the record would have been one that the State might be proud of. In almost every State there is a class of men who intend to live by manipulating politics. As a rule, they are men I of force, with enough magnetism to draw men to them. They are altogether a useless class, the object ob-ject of their lives being to have the name of being party leaders. They generally lean upon some bigger boss, and In politics they are what the second mate is aboard ship. They are obsequious to the captain, but domineering to the crew. Utah Is no exception to the rule. We have the same class here, but they look to priestly instead of political bosses, and they urge their requests, as by a delegated divine right that has been placed upon them. In the late Legislature they were in full evidence; evi-dence; they hypnotized the House, but they could not control the Senate, though their credentials received from the corner of Brlgham and State streets were genuine. That they could not sway the Senate is an omen of good for Utah, pointing to a possible future day when Utah will be a real American State, and when her legislature will be able to judge questions on their merits and not whether a righteous act will bo approved or disapproved by the elect. |