Show IS PAil PAID DY BY STATES STATE'S LAWMAKERS The Members of House and Senate Arrange for fOi Funerals COMMITTEES APPOINTED Burial of or Clint Leigh rodn Today and Body of or Representative a t hc Pa li ft Iea Lea cs CB for fr His Ills Home anti and Time The flag waving over Uio tho city count county building building- was at half haIr mast when the senate and tho the house convened yesterday afternoon In the lie house of oC representatives the desk lask occupied by Representative S Seth th Taft during tho the session was wa draped simp simply I with an American flag topped with flowers At Atthe the tiit ht press t table lI the the chair IH Il wh which 11 J had l been HO o i mien nuell U ny uy Clinton Leigh of 01 the tho II Herald era was wa f vacant On the table In front of 01 it was a n sheet I of or copy paper on which 30 had hiatt been written and covered with a floral of or- or fering In both branches of the legislature legislature legis legis- lature resolutions of oC sorrow SOITO au and r regret gret coupled with expressions of or sympathy for Cor the bereaved families were vere adopted adopt adopt- ed 01 and ordered spread upon tho Ito min mitt utes Tho The body boll of Seth Taft was viewed by his friends In the thA chapel ot of Taylors Taylor's undertaking establishment in West Vest Temple street yesterday afternoon At half past four tour the members of 01 the tho house homo met at tho the Wilson hotel and marched to the chapel In a hod body They Theyer Wet Were Joined by a a. committee appointed L ll b by President Love of oC the tho senate which was vas then in session arranging their part hart In the services to follow At the chapel the tho casket was smothered with whit floral loral offerings s. A largo large pillar of or roses hare bore the inscription From the tho House of or Representatives On Ott one pinto on tho the casket was engraved 1 Honorable Seth Soth Taft Tact House e of or Representatives Representatives Rep Rep- Representatives a True rrue Patriot Another Inscription on silver sliver read Father Several other pieces were wore from fellow rellow tellow tel fel low members and Iri friends After Arter a prayer b by tho the chaplain of ot the tho house tho chapel at Evans Evans' undertaking rooms in lii State street was visited Hero here a short prayer was offered by hy Chaplain Chaplain Chap Chap- lain Jain Hess and antI a last look taken talen at the tho body of oC Clint Leigh A pillar of oC flowers flowers flow flow- ers from rom the tho house was surrounded by hy other floral tributes The rho body hody of Seth Taft Tact will be bo taken to on the S o'clock train In Inthe Inthe the tho morning A special funeral car r has Jas been provided for the party which will con consist of or Representatives C C. R. R Dorlus Dorius Martin Jensen Heher J. J I 1 Meeks ek Senator Brinkerhoff Senator Miller House Honse Chaplain He Hess s S Sergeant Sergeant- at-Arms at Thompson Senator Miller l Is Isnow Isnow now in and will meet the party arty there ther The IJO body will bo be taken from rein Richfield to Thurber rafts Taft's home Among others who ho will vill go with the parl party to the funeral services services sen ices are arc Mr Mm and anil Mrs Mr 11 n. A A A. Barney Balne Mr 11 and lr 1 Mrs G. G E E. Howe Mr Mi and anil Mrs 1 A A. T. T 1 Webb ebb H 1 Miss s Rub Ruby anti Miss 1 Vera Yera Taft and Horace Burgess J l Yesterday morning members of or tho the house and anil senate who were WelO on the tho III- III rated excursion met In room I I 1 G at the thc Wilson Vilson hotel to act as a no committee In making arrangement for forthe forthe forthe the funerals There were vere present Representatives Robinson l Kuchler Meeks Miller 1 Henric Dorius Darius Tolton ollon Senator Brinkerhoff and anil many other members of the legislature who ho came In while the funeral arrangements were vero under discussion The rho house was called to lo order at 1 30 yesterday afternoon by tho the chief C clerk Speaker Joseph Josephi being too unstrung unstrung un- un strung rung b by the exper experience to J leave his home ionic Representative Rudolph Kuch- Kuch her Jer r o ot of Weber county was chosen speaker speak speak- er r pro tern tem When hen tho the roll was read as Is the custom when a a. member does not ot answer to his name Seth Tafts Taft's name ame was called twice twice- In tho the stillness still still- ness ess of or sorrow In fn the tho chamber it brought nought each man In close chose touch with he tho the bereavement he hall hail suffered Representative Kuchler took the chair hair and antl said 1 1 quietly There Is no legislative e business b before the mom mom- hers belS ers of or tho the house We Ve will arrange or the tho funerals of the two men who have ha lave been so o suddenly called from us I It t was announced need th that t Representative Long jong had been appointed chairman of he the committee on decorations The funeral committee consisted of ot Chairman Chair Chair- man nan Robinson and the other members of or the legi legislature who were with the party in Bingham The Tho actions taken by bv by the committees were Indorsed and the tho proceedings s were wre marked with the thc same quiet dignity and amid kindliness s so ElO o characteristic of or tho the men who had met their deaths death 11 1 liy Chaplain Chaplain hess q orr offered red a 3 prayer H aslIng asking asking ask ask- ing that lint tho the mantle of or tho lie lawmaker who had left heft them should fall on the tho shoulders shoulder of of tho those e who would carry carryout carryout carryout out his work He Implored that the families of those who had hail been taken should ho bo solaced In Iii In their bereavement He lie asked that those whose lives hives Ivos had been spared would realize how fragile Cragle was wa their Earthly existence o t 0 ml rolon Ion Speaks Speak Representative Tolton addressed the house anti and told In a n low Jow tone tono of or tho the accident that snuffed out tho the bright lives J es of or the tho two men inca who whoso whose o deaths they were wre mourning The address In full Cul follows Mr II Speaker Tt It I b I my painful duty uty at this time to make formal an announcement an- an to this honorable body boly of or ortho tho the death lenth of ot lion lieu lon Seth Taft ono one of oC out cue distinguished members and of or 11 Mr Clint CInt IJ B Leigh a a reporter of the Salt Sal l Lake ako Herald Heral which occurred at Bingham canyon Salt SaIL 11 Lake 1 county this oven oven- I ing n g. g In company with a party composed chien chiefly ot or members from Crom toni this house they were spending the tw dl day Inspecting the tho great mines minIs and their operations at Bingham Just as us they w were re completing com corn their visit antI and mil while on board a flat fiat car car with wih other members of tint tini on a heavy crade without a n mo mo- I ment's ments warning a c car r on on er ano train ain up UI time tho s side hilt hll l fo broke loose and collided with time the engine drawing draving the me cars upon which our deceased friends vero 0 seated They being bellg near the tue forward end of the car ear thrown between It and tho the adjoining car attached to the engine anti ant fell Cel onto the track The rime car and emi a 0 portion Uon of or tho engine passed passel oer o'er them crushIng crushing crush- crush Ing both legs s of or Mr 11 Taft TaC at tho the thigh and almost severing them from thebo the tue bo body breaking th the neck of or Mr Ir Leigh killing him Instantly Air Mr Il Taft was unconscious un un- conscious but a n few moments his wonderful won won- Jl nerve r anti and physical strength en enabled en- en him to endure his suffering with rith witha ritha wih a fortitude and courage oura o seldom heard of or but peculiarly characteristic of or the man He lie remained conscious for about two vo hour hours when dOlth relieved him of ot othis his dreadful suffering During Ills his extreme suffering ho Ito re retained re- re his composure and the thc thought uppermost In hl his mind was the tho duty he owed his constituents and stal state stale He lie e ex expressed pressed tho the desire desiro that the business of or tills this house and Important questions before before be be- fore it should ho bo attended to with wih promptness and Cearl fearless nd fidelity to the state which was likewise ch characteristic tic tc of or the man All AU that loving hands could coull do to re relieve re- re hove lieve Taft raf anti and ant Leigh was done The rho messenger of or death cleath had claimed them anti and their useful anti and eventful lives w were re ended Peace to their consolation to their bereaved families In tho the hour of oC their great affliction anti and ant m ma may the memory of or their honorable and amI heroic characters live forever Representative Davis was made chairman of tha committee to arrange the te memorial service The fie senate and the house members rs will vIll wJ meet In joint session during luring the tho first of or the week and appropriate services will wi be held heil An effort efort will wi be made to have havo this memorial tribute given at the same time the services are being held over the bod body of Representative Taft raf at nt athis athis his homo home In Thurber The session I adjourned to to- meet again Monda Monday afternoon af ar- af- af at 1 o'clock at at Which time further arrangements will wi be made Leigh Funeral Sunday The funeral of or Clint r Leigh elgh vM wm t he 10 held hel at tho thio residence Wall Wail al street at 30 o'clock toda today Committees from Crom the thee thC house and amid i sanate tt th Democratic 8 l t leo te and life tho Pres s s club chub have Charge of or the tho funeral services Eight Bight members of or tho the legislature have o ha been chosen honorary pallbearers A Joral OfferIng Offer Offer- Ing from the Press club will wf have havo 30 ZI fashioned from flowers In its Is cent center I The Tim bod body will wl be laid hali at rest In Mount Olivet cemetery |