| Show PASSES 1 I rho Tho statement is mado made that o er every of ot the tho legislature has an an- an fpu pass over r every road in tho the state slate of ot the legislators declare lire oro the they not influenced by th the tho po possession of ol t these passes 4 Tho statement Is mado made that every ery v e legislator tor can get a 3 trip pass for an any member of ot his ta family tn II or any of ot hI his friends simply for the tho n Hiking And An I yet et they s-ay s ay thc they ar not prejudiced I iu iu in favor ol of or tho the railroad company compan an and I against against laws laW's to which th the tho I I companies object Senator t stated in open t sedon tho the oth r day that he ha had 1 l passes on the railroads and always alway S has had And ho io didn't see Bee reason fo for tor r them oven Jf if t he lie l Is a legIslator legis legIs- lator later for tor the State to of ot Utah Ills case lg 19 not entirely identical with ith that of or most legislators Ills professional service as a lawyer lawer has frequently been employed by y tho the companies Without regard to his position in Jn the tho Senate ho Is likely to have o passe passo That Is tho frequent custom And in that case there Is hJ no flO good reason V why wh by he h should bo be expected to decline to ride on a a. pass through tho tout four years cars for which he tIe is elected a senator o a of Utah But many other mem members ers of ot the tha Senate and still more members i of or the House never have lla had relations I I with tho railroad companies which es es- es os-I os the tho precedent of ot a n. pass be be- toro fore election Tho The pass didn't come to them because of former relations with tho railroad companies but be lie- coU cause o they were welO elected to the tho legis legis- lature That makes malies a difference But tho the state of or Utah gives elves four tour dollars dol dol- lars a day to every member o of or the legislature and ten cents a milo mile for tor every ery mile travelled going to o the thc capital capi capi- capital tal and returning to their homes They can travel at about four tour cents a mile In In tho the most extreme cases Mostly Io they make tho the Journey for tor three cents a n mite mile They have hayo a margin of ot six or 2 seven even cents a mile If It they ride on I passes they should give that t n cents a a. milo mile back to tho state They have havo received It to ride r-Ido In the tho state while on sen service senIco Ice for tho state If It they have o passes the thc they ride on these thes and do not for Cor that purpose uso use theten the ten cents a mile given by th tho state And they thew have hova no right to retain rotain it The bill forbidding members of or olther either to receive o passes from r railroad companies should hould have o passed Its defeat la Is the thc confession conCession that members not only det defy that f sec section eec eec- Clion C- C tion lion of or tho constitution which says they shall have o no other othor pay or perquisites but that thc they add tho the ten tun cents conta a a. milo to their pay PY because o the they uro are guests of or tho the roads that deny a n square deal to tho people of ot Utah Wo 10 arc are not Inclined to bo ho ugly now but wo we certainly are going to remember remember ber tho tim men who voted against tho the public service and themen tho the thomen thomen men who voted to perpetuate tho the pass paS privilege in Utah |
