Show ANTIHAT BILL GOES GES I Governor Wells Stamps i With i His Approval THOMSONS BILL KILLED LEGISLATION BY DIRECT VOTE NOT APPROVED OF Three Memorials to Congress Two Resolutions and One Bill Passed by the House and Five Innocents SlaughteredNew Bills Introduced Intro-duced Kenners Marriage Bill Amended Gibson and the lion and the Lamb Geneial Notes The loner house devoted Itself strictly strict-ly to business yesterday afternoon Three memorials to congress two resolutions reso-lutions and one bill were parsed and fie bills were killed The session was without important incident Immediately after the reading of the journal there wa an interesting sequel se-quel to the proceedings of the preceding preced-ing evening when the house was unable un-able to provide itself with a quorum OBrien moved that all that portion of the record relating to the evening session ses-sion be expunged from the Journal He deprecated any feeling of bitterness I over eta affair He did not believe that any of the absentees Intended to delay 1 I the work of the bouse The motion was cared by a vote of 19 to 16 but Kimball of Cache and D S Cook changed their votes from the affirmative to the negative defeating the motion by a vote of 1 to IS Shepard moved to strike out that portion por-tion of the record setting forth that the house waited for two hours for the return of the sergeantatarms and then adjourned He protested against such a reflection on that officer The motion was lost by a vote of 15 to IS D S Cook wanted to know if It was not a fact that the sergeantatarms was at hand and ready to report before be-fore the house adjourned As for myself my-self said he I am ready to sand by what I did last night and I want to say that the sergeantatarms did his duty Several members desired to have i appear on the journal that they had been excused from attendance but the Journal was approved without change A P Sorensons resolution authorizing authoriz-ing the legislature to hold a session on Washingtons birthday was adopted Speaker Perkins announced the receipt re-ceipt of 3 telegram from the speaker of the Idaho legislature conveying the information that that body would reach Salt Lake City Saturday morn ing the day fixed by the Utah legislature legis-lature for visiting the agricultural college col-lege at Logan On Sloans motion a committee consisting con-sisting of Sloan Thoresen and Robinson Robin-son was appointed to arrange a proper prop-er reception for the Idaho legislators legisla-tors I possible without Interfering with the Logan engagement THOMSONS BILL KILLED Thomsons bill conferring upon voters in cities the power of legislation by direct vote was taken up on third reading and the author of the measure meas-ure delivered a speech in its support i dwelling the necessity for I upon necesity protecting pro-tecting the people against the perfidy and corruption of city councils fihpTwinl moved that the enacting clause be stricken out This bill he declared would bankrupt any city if its provisions were carried out Thomson retorted that i was impossible impos-sible to present any Democratic measure I meas-ure without arousing Shepards opposition oppo-sition After further discussion the enacting clause was stricken out and the bill rejected by a vote of 21 to 10 Murdock presented a petition signed by W H Culmer secretary and treasurer treas-urer and other members of the state executive committee of the TransMis sissippi commercial congress of which W J Bryan is president asking for an appropriation of 2000 to defray the expenses of the next congress whicn rle be held in this city I this spring I ANTIHIGH HAT BILL APPROVED His excellency the governor announced an-nounced his approval of Mrs La Barthes high hat bill and the author of the measure showed by her radiant smile that she approved the act of the governor On the recommendation of the memorial me-morial committee senate joint memorial memo-rial No3 asking congress to open the Ulntah reservation and to give the state preference in land selections was substituted for the house memorial on the same subject The following bills were introduced read twice and referred Mr Perkins Introduced house bill No 97 to protect persons dealing with or damaged by insolvent corporations and their receivers and to provide for the payment of judgments and decrees against them I provides that when any final judgment or decree is recovered recov-ered against any corporation association associa-tion or joint stock company operating any railroad or street car canal or water works or against any receiver thereof it shall be a lien on the real and personal property of such corporation corpo-ration prior and superior to the lien of any mortgage or trust deed theretofore thereto-fore given and ifthe earnings aren t sufficient to satisfy such Judgment then the property shall subjected to satisfaction of the decree without with-out regard to any former mortgage or trust deed FOR POOR LITIGANTS Mr Perkins introduced house bill No 93 to allow poor persons to begin prosecute prose-cute defend and appeal suits in law and equity It provides that any person per-son may institute proceedings upon subscribing to an oath setting forth that he is unable to hear the expenses of such action I such litigant should recover judgment the costs shall be taxed against him Should the court ascertain that the action is without merit or the oath Is frivolous such pcor person may he required to give a bond for the costs or the action maybe may-be dismissed Mr Perkins Introduced house bill No 99 authorizing private persons to Cc nmmnn nhnncnn nn I tlces and legal pap It provides that such persons may serve uch papers In the manner required by law to be served by sheriffs and constables Mr Hardy introduced house bill 100 providing pro-viding the death penalty for murder In the first degree or upon the recommendation recommenda-tion of the and In the Jury ant discretion of the court imprisonment for life at hard labor provided that when the conviction Is secured on circumstantial evidence the penalty shall be the same as for murder In the second degree which is fixed at Imprisonment at hard labor for not Ifs than ten years and it may be for life Mr Thomson Introduced house bill No 101 to provide the manner of Issuing and redeemlnl state county and city warrants war-rants It provides that the amounts shall draw Interest at the rate of 2 per cent Lhd notice of redemption shall I be given by publication or by posting notice The senate amendments to house bill No 3 Kcnners marriage bill were concurred con-curred In and the bill passed The amendments amend-ments change the marriageable age of males from 17 to 1C and of females from 1 to 1 The present law fixes the ages at 1 and 12 House joint resolution No 13 by Dot son authorizing the secretary of state to furnish state and county officers and members of the legislature with copies of the laws of 1S97 was adopted By unanimous consent Sloan introduced house joint memorial No9 asking congress con-gress to grant to the state reservoir sites reserved fay the government Shepar was granted leave to withdraw with-draw house Joint resolution No 3 proposing pro-posing an amendment to the constitution In relation to transitory acton He expressed ex-pressed the opinion that the legislature had now adopted a many proposed t I amendment as should be voted upon atone at-one election THE LION AND THE LAMB Gibsons memorial asking congress to compensate Black Hawk war veterans came up on third reading and Bennlon in a spirit of fun attacked it and Its author Gibson he declared had expressed pressed the opinion on the floor of the house that killing under any circumstances I circum-stances was murder and he had even fled from the house to escape voting on the I I capital punishment bill He did not believe i be-lieve that such Black Hawk warriors were of much account This provoked the undismayed Gibson to relate a few stories of Indian adventure I adven-ture to the great entertainment of them the-m mbers The veteran jumped from one subject to n hee and as usual his remarks re-marks were funnier than Intended He finally touched upon the changed conditions condi-tions In Utah and the differences that had divided the people In the past When I I see Pat Lannan and John Henry Smith walking down the street arm in arm he declared I think of what the good book says about the lion and the lamb The speaker was Interrupted by a roar of laughter and concluded by saying We will raise the sights of our guns and fire a 3000 mile shot to congress and If it strikes a sympathetic heart all the better bet-ter I not I have done my duty to the veterans anyway The memorial was then adopted Ben nlon stating 9 in view of Gibson Pst convincing convinc-ing argument he would vote aye Senate bill No 2 by Mrs Cannon providing pro-viding for compulsory education of deaf mutes and blind children was passed with some slight amendments recommended recom-mended by the education committee Senate Joint memorial No3 asking congress to open the Uintah Indian reservation reser-vation and the Fort Crittenden military reservation and to give the state preference prefer-ence in the selection of lands was adopted Senate joint memorial No I asking for an amendment to the constitution to permit per-mit the election of senators by direct vote of the people was taken up and on Sloans motion the second third and fourth paragraphs of the preamble were stricken out he expressing the opinion that they were meaningless buncombe The memorial was then adopted II m The public lands committee recommended recom-mended the rplpctlon of house bills Nos re1ecton bis 57 iSS and 86 relating to exchange of lands and extension of time for filing preference rights as the subjects would be covered by the report of the joint committee com-mittee on public lands The report was adopted The house then took a recess to 730 the evening session being for the purpose gates of hearing the Omaha exposition dele Legislative Notes Representative Forshee has been excused cused from attendance until next Wednesday Wednes-day 00 < I Sheiard asked to be excused from attendance at-tendance last evening but objection was raised Well Ill be at home and i the sergeantatarms wants me he can come after me he declared mindful of the events of the evening before The objection objec-tion was withdrawn and he was excused I and it was reported last evening that he had gone to see Fitzslmmons < i > < i > < s > Checks were distributed among the members and officers yesterday for 2 days service 000 Mr Kenner has taken several members mem-bers of the legislature to the insane asylum was the startling announcement I made by Wilson on the floor of the house In explaining the absence of several members mem-bers of the committee on insane asylum 3 > 0 < i > The house education committee meets every day at l oclock The semicen tennial celebration committee will meet today at 1 oclock < S > < S > Speaker Perkins just to keep things moving introduced three bills himself yesterday S > 00 The house bills yesterday reached the century mark the one hundredth measure meas-ure being Introduced by Hardy The committees com-mittees are now killing bills faster than the members can Introduce them < pcti > Thomson Populist complains that the house Is not Democratic enough to suit him himM 00 < M D Hardy of California was interviewing inter-viewing members of the house elections committee yesterday in the Interest of invention the Clifford voting machine a California 000 Two bills have been introduced for the purpose of taking advantage of the provisions visions of the Carey act passed by congress con-gress In 1S94 which granted a million acres of land to each of the arid states on condition con-dition that Irrigation works be established for Us reclamation I is stated that a measure of this character passed both house of tho last legislature but It was lost in course of transmission to the governor gov-ernor and no trace of It has since been discovered S > 00 Governor Wells the members of the asylum board and members of the joint committee on asylum of the legislature went to Provo yesterday and Inspected that institution Judge Webster one of 0 the Omaha citizens citi-zens who addressed the legislature last evening was described by a Denver reporter porter as a prominent politician of Omaha and the compositor made It read prominent policeman < s > < S > < i > < < The special committee appointed to arrange ar-range a reception for the members of the Idaho legislature yesterday wired that body that the Utah legislature would be pleased to meet the Idaho lawmakers in Joint session next Monday The Idaho programme contemplated arrival in this city tomorrow the day fixed for the trip to the Agricultural college at Logan As the Logan people have made great preparations prep-arations for the even it cannot be well postponed and it Is hoped the Idaho legislature arrival until will Monday be able to postpone Its |