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Show I LEGISLATURES IN DEADLOCK. What a repetition of discords and disagreements, j ilh jangles and opon ruptures are the meetings of the different dif-ferent legislative bodies of the states of tho Union' Utah on yesterday was added to tho long list of commonwealths that have had legislative quarrels resulting result-ing in deadlock and bitter contention. conten-tion. There should be some better defined de-fined method of assembling legislatures, legisla-tures, with the object of providing against any political party resorting to a ruse to gain a party advantage when the strength of the opposing I forces are about equal. Of course this is often difficult, because, be-cause, in order to keep the legislative legisla-tive and judicial branches of government govern-ment distinct and apart, the legislature legisla-ture is allowed to be the sole judge of the qualifications of its members, otherwise it might be regularly required re-quired that the certificates of legislators legisla-tors be passed on by the courts. Often the control of a legislature rests with the side having the tricksters. trick-sters. on |