Show UTAH legislatures WORK february it 11 HOUSE communication from the senate announced tin tha rejection of house 34 providing for or the punishment of branded stock whose owner is unknown the passage 0 of house bills 82 and 88 no 82 regulates regulate the fees fee to be charged by public officials and SS 83 provides for trials trial by judges pro tempore an adverse report was made on the bit bil requiring 0 smoke consuming consuming 0 devices to be placed on smelters shelters sm elters an adverse report was made on do bo bithos anti combine bill and it wits was re committed tile the substitute for house bill was passed the favorable report on senate senaie bill 44 14 was adopted bills were introduced as ar follows by gibbs to enable communities to dekatch themselves from municipal corporations po rations by Murdock by request authorizing county courts to appoint fruit tree in specters cLors SENATE another railroad bill appeared it was introduced by jones and fixes a maximum rate for transporting boal provides that cars fr for same shall be provided within A ten days from application and providing heavy penalties for violations the following bills were passed senate bill 46 denning defining duties of attorney general senate bill so providing pro diding for the prosecution of criminal cases on information senate bill 21 relating to county attorneys senate bill 53 requiring a certificate from certain public officers that bond issues are within limitations senate bill 34 relating to the liens of judgments on real property bills introduced S B 59 by glen miller exempting certain earnings from aroni execution or garnith garnish ment senate bill no 60 60 by glen miller fixing the price to be charged for the publishing of legal notices senate bill 61 relating to the garnishment and attachment of pension money senate bill 63 by jones providing for the payment of miners wages wage in lawful money money february rebr nary IS 10 SENATE St sutherland itherland recorded himself as being opposed to the measure which declares that a man shall not be dis charged from the employ of any person firm or corporation because became of the fact of his being a member of any labor union in considering house bill 26 bills introduced Suther sutherland laud introduced senate bill 64 amending section i of an act entitled an act amending subdivision 3 of section of the compiled laws law of utah of 1888 relating to witnesses It nesses senate bill 65 by air sutherland an act to barrry into effect the provisions provision of section 21 article li 21 of the constitution of utah providing for the removal of officers other than by impeachment for high cr crimes inies misdemeanor and malfeasance in office driscoll introduced senate bill no 66 for the appointments appoint mens of a mine mine inspector defining his duties the violation thereof salary and removal the protection of the lives and health of persons employed in the mines of the state allison introduced senate bill 67 de lining fining the d dutley of the secretary of state fixing the compensation and regulating the fees for services performed in his office senate bill 68 by mr chambers Chain bers an act to amend an act entitled 9 an act compiling and amending the laws relating to private corporations the bill repeals all of sections 2267 to 2293 inclusive compiled laws of enacts other sections in in their stead corporations of all kinds formed must be formed of members one third of whom must be residents of this state senate bill 69 by mr chambers Chamber 6 ari an act to repeal and to enact a new section lection instead and lieu of section i n is of chapter 6 of an act approved march 12 1894 entitled an act relating to procedure of probate courts in the settlement of estates and guard guardianships guardian ian ships the bill provides that no holder of a claim against an estate shall maintain any action thereon unless the claim is first presented the executor or administrator except in cases of a mortgage or lien when time of presentation has ex aired senate bill 70 70 by mr air warner an act to amend general section compiled laws of 1888 relating to criminal procedure in district courts drawing draing and summoning grand jurors and petit ju bors and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in in conflict therewith senate Senat cbIll bill no 71 by warner the bill exempts from levy and execution chairs tables desks and books to the value to household table and kitchen furniture of one sewing machine all family hanging pictures and drawings all carpets in use provisions for three months two cows with sucking calves two sows bows with sucking sticking pigs all necessary Fary wearing apparel of every person all beds and all bedding farming utensils two oxen two horbes or two t 0 mules and harness and food for same saine for sixty days one wagon ill all seed grain and vegetables not exceeding in value the tools and chest of a mechanic not exceeding the seal real of a notary and ilk his records the in instrument tru of a surgeon doctor dentist or surveyor and heir libraries the books of judges attorneys and ministers the cabin of a miner not exceeding soo his tools etc two oxen horse or mules their harness and a wagon cart or dray owned by cartman cirt nian drayman or hackman etc a physic physicians lans e surgeons or horse and buggy with three months hay or grain all money in any manner growing out of any life insurance when annual premiums paid do not exceed soo all public property real and personal if the debtor be the head of a family a homestead with crops etc of the value also for his wife and for each child if the homestead is of greater value it may be partitioned or told bold with the consent ot of the debtor but no bid shall be received less in value than the figures named senate bill 13 the amended irrigation law passed third reading and was sent to the house senate bill so 50 providing for the prosecution of all criminal cases by information was passed on a suspension of the rules senate joint memorial no 3 asking congress to adopt the th metric system introduced trod by mr cannon was passed on a suspension of th the rules house the session of the house lasted just thirty minutes min utts when adjournment was taken and the rest of the day devoted to committee work mr nye presented a petition from citizens of salt lake protesting against the passage of S B no 8 the proposed revision of the fire and police commit commis lion act S B no 54 5 by booth was introduced relating lating ro to liens of f judgement jud gement on real property 13 SENATE senate bill no 78 by mckay kabby by request creating the office of state horticulture inspector and t provide for the destruction of insects injurious to vegetation and horticultural products senate bill no 79 by sutherland relative to the heritable rights right of the issue ot of polygamous marriages senate senate bill no 61 relating to garnish merits ments and nd attachments of pension money and house bill no saving the right of appeal in certain cases were iso also fayora favorably bly reported report cd by the judiciary ommittee committee thre there being no opposition both measures measurer were read three times and passed under suspension of the rules the vote being the same on each ayes 14 noes noe 0 absent 4 senate adjourned to monday HOUSE the house held a ion long routine session devoted to the reading and referring of bills upon which no action was taken except on howards howard anti prize fighting bill which was wa adversely reported and killed february 14 houam in the house bolitho introduced another railroad bill it is a very comprehensive measure mear ure and provides elaborate tariff schedules and makes the attorney general state treasurer and a third member to be appointed a board of transportation A bill regulating sleeping car rates was also introduce intro introduced ducZ arid and mt met with favor J C bulen and sixty seven other asked ak edby by petition presented by curti curels of weber for the enactment of the australian ballot law the judiciary committee reported favorably on senate bill no 53 authorizing certain public officers to certify bonds warrants warrant and certificates certificate of indebtedness debt edness to counties cities and school districts senate enate bill no 40 40 defining who are and who are not fellow servants senate bill no 5 relating to the law of libel providing for retractions and the sect effect thereof in certain specific cases house bill no 64 validating certain county indebtedness ness the same committee reported adverse ad varse ly iv on senate bill no 25 relating reja ting to arrests in civil actions all the committee reports were adopted february nary 17 SENATE after an animated discussion the senate passed parsed the bill creating a state board of labor arbitration and conciliation the debate turned on tile the question of expense which was met by an amendment providing that the compensation pensa tion of the board shall be paid by employers arid and employees whose troubles they are called upon to deal nv with ith the sheep scab bill was up again after a tart debate it took its usual postponement course four bills were introduced one of which provides provide a system of registration ien one bill wa was passed that providing for the election of presidential electors tile the following bills were introduced senate bill no so go by sutherland defining the duties of the state treasurer and fixing his compensation senate bill no 81 by candland Ca udland relating to punishment for violation 0 city ordinances it provides that the section of the compiled laws authorizing the working out of fines by city prisoners shall be applicable to all incorporated cities senate bill no 82 by allison kopro vide tor for establishing and maintaining permanent registration lists of all qualified electors in the state of utah to provide for punishing all violations thereof and to repeal all other acts and parts of acts inconsistent therewith senate bill no 83 by mckay to exempt fiam taxation highways streets and alleys senate bill no 55 providing for the election of electors wao wag passed I 1 senate bill no is i providing for the appointment oi of court stenographers was re committed to the judiciary committee the motion to recommit was made mad by mr who said chatas that as it was proposed to compensate stenographers by fees it was necessary to prepare an amendment making court reporters employees and not officers house claims were presented and and referred to the board of ejai examiners ilinets as follows by by request claim of T IV russell in the sum of 1205 for expenses empens es in in criminal cases B by y howard clairn claim of emery county for SO tor for plats and can cancellation cancellate cellati of taxes on account of tree culture petitions asking for the enactment of the australian ballot law ere cre presented as follows J 11 and eighty other railroad of 0 ogden aden by wilson J G casper and forty one other ers of bluff dale salt lake county by wilson 11 II A green arid and sixty oil one c others of five points ogden by curtis james harwood and seventy seven oth of lehi by thorn gov wells in a communication announced his approval of house bills nos 66 82 87 8 and 88 no 66 is bill extending the time of redemption of property sold for taxes from two to four years no 82 is the measure introduced by mr condon regulating the fees charged by public officers no 87 is Critch lows bill amending sections to compiled laws fixing filing the proper place of trial of actions arid and no 88 is also of Critch lows authorship provides for the trial of causes in the district court by judges pro tempore then the following bills were vere taken up and passed without debate or opposition senate bill no so 50 by warner providing in for prosecutions in criminal cases by information senate bill no 53 by SIL sutherland therland authorizing thor izing and requiring certain public officers to certify bonds warrants and certificates of indebted indebtedness of counties cities and school districts senate bill no 40 40 by allison denning defining who are and who are arc not hot fellow servants senate bill no 5 by miller relating to and defining the law of libel arid and providing for retraction and tile the effect thereof |