Show Who's Who and Whal bhat I I in tho IAo era rho Tho room was heavy with smoke The aroma of the tho ci alet mingled mingle with the wreath-clouds wreath o of the cigar The soothing scent of a pipe helped to drive the fair Calr stenographers from Crom the room Through the veil of smoke an Intruder saw senators to seated sealed about a long table Bills an and paper were went scattered In lit profusion Not ot a u word was as spoken m. m Up from Crom the tilted tilled mouth of ot a venerable member of the thc senate curled little rings of ot smoke The eye eyes could not penetrate the clouds s that hung with tenacious heaviness over tho the group an and the thc ceiling was lost to view The rho ln rays rays' s sor of or the western sun window Twilight Twi- Twi were ele halted at the light lIht outside as changed chanced to darkness i in l-ille l the room On the hearthstone were s scattered In reckless abandon several elal box boxes s that had once contained mets All that was nR left of the contents hung hung- in the tho balance b between tween the table tahl and amI the ceiling The banker from Lehl Leht puffed at a tipped cork-tipped pill pili It might be bo his last Jast He said it was the first In long Jong lon long years ears and It left a bad taste The rings curled gracefully from the tilted mouth of the lawmaker CromRich from Crom Rich count county In his hand burned hurne-d a aner ner fiery stub of or a n cigar cIsar It was a n strong cigar elgar but it Its perfume was as helpless when it mingled with the aroma of oC the The rho total abstainer front from rom raised a window ow At the thc same moment moment moment mo mo- ment a n tall pale palo young man entered the ll door ol The Tho draft thus created sent ent a shocking blast of smoke into inlo the senate chamber Th The Tho tall pale pall young man was the father of ot a bill 1111 that lay p peacefully In undisturbed slumber on the table The committee on public health of oC tho the high h and mighty senate senale was considering considering con con- the anti antl bill the choking veil v of oC ciga elJa- rt ret t and rind cigar smoke the father of the tho bill faltered altered toward th the tho table lie lIo his toe on an empty box that had dropped front from grace Tho Time shortened of oC the banker er from Lehl went Into Inlo a a. When daylight had been returned to the tho committee room the members of the committee agreed in the presence pres pres- once ence of the fond 0 father to recommend the passa passage e of or Mr MI Crofts Croft's bill hilL Aray A Amy Aray ray my of oC sunlight pierced the fading veil of smoke and showed on th the tho face o of the pale pille representative a look Jook of happiness happiness hap hap- a smile of pleasure that com cones comes s sonly only with success rue Tho committee will report the thc ci ciga- ciga artl a- a ret let bill hili favorably a toda today It will pm oh- oh ably pa pass time the senate Tho Tte 1 legislature lre will visit the Agricultural Agricultural Agri cultural college at Logan Sat Saturday at and on Tuesday will inspect hl the uni All opinions will bo he r reserved reserved until after Tuesday The conference committee finally got Jot together and antI agreed on 1250 for Cor former r Sheriff Eastman of Rich count coun court t ty Tho Time figure Is a 1 compromise Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor Walton's Waltons original bill hill osk asked d for 1500 tho house cut it to 1000 an am and I to 1 L split the difference the time conference conference- committee of or both bout bullies bodies agreed on of 1 b v The members rs and offic officers rs of ot the legislature have been Invited to an informal reception and amI musical In fn tho the kindergarten rooms of or the normal j i building of oC the university tonigHt 0 The Judiciary committees of or the house louse and senate will meet at nt 9 o'clock this morning in fn the governors governor's office to consider the Juvenile court hills bills r I. Subpoenas were served yesterday upon the tho members of ot the state tato land hoard boar and the thc attaches of or the United States land office summoning them to o appear the thc senatorial investigating investigating committee tomorrow morning at it 10 o'clock when an Inquiry willbe willbe will be je started Into tho charges changes made mallo b by Senator Benner X N. Smith that Han Harry Anderson clerk cieri of ot th the land has ia fraudulently interfered with two citizens of ot this state in fn the matter of applying for tor state lands In his charge e to t the e senate Senator Smith makes what whal appears to be an unwarranted statement He says that Mr h Anderson was appointed to a n place In n the office of the state tate land board hoard b by political preferment and in these charges will be backed b by political associates Just what Information senator Smith has on the subject he knows he best t but hUl the facts act so far as Mr Andel Anderson on is js concerned are these I On June Tune 9 1896 1596 he applied to the I secretary of oC the state land hoard board I Wesley Vesley K KaHon Walton aHon Republican for Cor a position as draughtsman The land office created with statehood hall had been cen in fn existence only a few months month He Te was not a asked I. a. a as to his politics but ut the tho place was NOS given him When Byron TOn Groo Democrat became secretary secre- secre tar ary tary of the hoard board he continued Mr 11 Anderson on in office and amI later promoted hint him for efficiency At the time that Mr Anderson entered tho the office once it was partisan non Mr Walton now low a senator senator sen sen- ator atol being secretary Thomas DReese D DReese DReese Reese being the other citizen member and the remainder of oC the board being composed of If the governor attorney general and secretary of oC state as ex- ex officio members Mr 11 Anderson on was promoted In the theoffice once office and finally became clerk He lie Helias Hems has lias ms served a little le less s than eleven cleven years Now Note he has applied to the governor for fur the appointment as secretary secretary sec sec- II rotary of the state stale land board to succeed succeed succeed suc suc- Mr l DIxon who goes oes to the now bank at nt Provo as cashier The Tho char charges m against him him are the first that have hav ever over been heen made m and aUll are regarded by y Mr 11 Andersons Anderson's friends as at al a time when ho he Is applying for or a higher position I Judge e Howell unwell of or Ogden did not nol vl visit lt the thc legislature Wednesday ln with his lis wife despite pite a n statement yesterday yester- yester ter- ter lay day to that effect Ono One of oC the r reasons reasons rea rea- a- a I sons wh why ho Iw did dill nut not bring Mrs Mis How How- Howell ell to Salt Sail Lake Lale on that trip Is that he 10 is a bachelor f We e may all aJl send our boys hOH for booze following tho the worn time cus cus- tom Senator ter's amendment prohibiting It has failed Good Roads ROlls Roberts han hangs on to his bills with bull dog tenacity If Ie there Is reward for fol the steady r fighting n fight fight- ht- ht ing ng he should be amply compensated for fOI his efforts BURL ARMSTRONG Go |