Show UTAH legislature SESSION COUNCIL TUESDAY MARCH 1 the claims aims of william fuller william burham W B barbain and don C huntington nn for jury services dating hack to 1877 were rejected IC 0 P F 29 special order of the day the tee world worlds worlds s fair bill which provides for br the collection arrangement and display of the products ol of the territory tor of utah at t the he worlds world Is Colum columbian blau exposition of 1893 and to make appropriation pria tion then came up for discussion WEDNESDAY MARCH 2 the house notified the council that it ac had bad receded from its amendments to the building Build log and loan associations bill and it was passed 0 F 89 the bill regulating the liquor traffic was read the third time on motion of lund the bill passed elvans haynes and moran voting ua no the coin cittee on territorial library to whom was referred the report of the board of control of the utah territorial library reported that they bad examined the same and found a a b balance 1 ce 0 on 13 hand january 1892 af pa ari i and recommended that the report be filed with the territorial auditor and that an appropriation be made to purchase books for the library adopted the committee on agriculture to whom hom was refer referred the petition of joseph marriott Marr lott and others which sets jet Ts forth that various persons have developed artesian wells for manufacturing fac he turing purposes as a result of f which similar wells located oft 06 higher lands and used for domestic burp osep have ceased to flow aad fh r y ing for relief reported that in f their b S 1 r opinion the legislature can give oo do relief assuming that wrong has ben done or rights have been infringed the petitioners petition ers have a remedy ih 14 be e courts and no enactment of the legislature 6 ture would strengthen their rost position 1 n adopted C P F providing for the incorporation po ration and management of trust idall and guaranty companies was imbed C P F 95 relating to railroad corporations C F 16 providing for a auni farm system of free schools and H y P 77 7 providing for the correct weigh 1 16 of coal at coal mines passed P F 98 08 attaching the northern part lot df kane county to garfield county anil add H F 18 to prevent the spread of infectious diseases among domestic ahi animals mals were filed for third residing reading it P F 70 by pike the anti adulteration ot of food bill wasp was on motion of Ev evans ansi killed by having the enacting clause stricken out the pharmacy bill was then taken up and read by sections R evanns otruss motion to etke out section 9 which provides that pharmacies bould should pay an annual fee was lost glendenning Gien denning moved to strike out the enacting clause mcculston was opposed to it he aatu that if druggists made mistakes they donld become noted not edIp and thereby low lose trade he also expressed great ejk etude for storekeepers in the rural districts who dispensed herbs powders aw liquids without the aid of a pharmacists certificate they did not wak make any aay more mistakes kes than did the dealers in drugs in the cities and where they killed one man they cured a dozen laughter the motion to strike out failed to carry and the bill passed A message was received from the governor announcing his approval ot of the territorial board of equalization bill H F 91 relating rela to the selection by the city treasurer of a bank in which to deposit the cites funds was killed by a vote of 8 to 2 H P F 47 in relation to justices of the peace in cities came up on third reading and passed THURSDAY MARCH 3 the committee on public health to whom was referred C P F 88 38 establishing the office of inspector of boilers recommended the re rejection j action of the bill report adopted and bill rejected the judiciary committee who had the claim of andrew burt under consideration reported that it cannot be ascertained in detail or in any verified manner what the services claimed have been and the committee from the information and evidence before it feel that the legislature ought not to appropriate the money designated in the bill if such an appropriation be made it seems to the committee that the procedure would he be a serious one for the Bhe riffa of counties the committee believed ought to secure their compensation from the fee bill and from the counties in which abey are elected and that the territory ought not to be asked to reimburse them in the manner asked for in the bill H P F relating to tenancy in common and H P F 30 substitute hautor izing counties to issue bonds were taken up and passed the following bills were then taken up and killed C F 73 providing for the creation of the office of natural gas inspector H P F 98 attaching the northern part of kane county to barfield oar field county and H P F 18 creating the office of a territorial veterinarian H P F relating to sini animals mals running at large on public ranges was passed C P F known as baskin baskins s paying paving bill and amending the charters denning defining prescribing and regulating the powers duties and government of cities of the first and second class was read a second time and on motion of baskin the rules were suspended and the bill passed the amendment provides that in cities of the first and second class clam the total costs of improvements shall become delinquent at such time or times or in such euch instalments installments or the entire sum at onetime one time as the city council of such city may prescribe FRIDAY MARCH 4 the amendments made by th eHouse in C P F 86 were considered and concurred in by the council and the bill pawed passed C P F 35 the arbor day bill was considered and the amendment by the house making it the first saturday in april was concurred in and the bill pawed passed on reconsideration of the committee of elections H P F no referring to elections was rejected the ways and means committee recommended the rejection of ofa C P F ill III relating to revenue adopted the claims of john morris for 19 and george DB arnard for were on recommendation of the commit committee itee on claims claim fi allowed C F 93 relating to the tb granting of franchises by cities for a period of fifty years to railway was passed H F providing for the protection of forests from fire and C F 91 regulating thesal the salaries arles of officers who receive more than 1200 per anaam also pawed passed lund presented a claim of wells fargo co for interest on money loaned the territory referred to committee on claims and public accounts SATURDAY MARCH 5 the members after the usual preliminaries limin aries had been transacted proceeded at once to the consideration of 0 F 88 known as the bounty bill introduced trod by peters of brigham feb last and which repeals repeals section 9 of chap 81 31 session laws of 1890 relating to sugar in lieu thereof therso rit it provides that the provisions of the act shall extend through the years 1892 93 and the sum of be appropriated for said bounties provided that not got more than shall be drawn 1 ID 1892 ind and that after the aggregate bounties have been allowed by the secretary of the territory to the amount of no further bounty shall be allowed or paid by the territory during the term prescribed the bill finally pawed passed and now goes to the house C F 65 providing for the regulating of the number of olty city councillors councilors counci lors in cities of the first and second classes was also passed H F 90 establishing an agricultural college and an experimental station in connection therewith was read the second time rules bules suspended and bill pawed passed the committee on worlds world a Fair who had the bill under consideration sub bitted an unfavorable report on OB the original measure and offered in lieu thereof a substitute bill which they recommended be taken up and passed the substitute diners differs from the original in several important feature fe tures it appoints the worlds fair board of managers of utah consisting of W H rowe frank W jennings E B critchlow P T farnsworth H C isett mrs W E maginnis edwin kimball richard Bichard mackintosh 0 H peery jr george W thatcher john carter william creer A C bishop mrs goo geo sutherland and E H snow who are required within thirty days after the passage of the act to meet at salt lake city utah and organize the members of f the board who are not officers thereof shall not be entitled to any compensation for their ser services out of the territorial treasury except their actual expenses for transportation and the sum of 4 per day for subsistence si for each day they are necessarily detained from their homes on business of said board sec 7 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act the sum of or so much thereof as may be necessary to is appropriated conditioned upon the same being drawn and expended by and under the biroc tion of the persons named so as the board of worlds fair managers or such persons as may succeed theta them and not otherwise the call of the ayes and nays resulted ayes ayea evans evane melville haynes moran glendenning peters nays naye graves lund morrell mcculston mccuiston absent Be Skill who had left the room a few seconds before the call of the roll baskin came in however a few seconds later saying he be had bad merely stepped out to sign some documents and he be asked unanimous consent that he be allowed to vote the president ruled that baskin could vote baskin voted aye and the bill was declared pawed passed MONDAY MARCH 7 A communication was received from the governor announcing his approval of C P F 35 establishing arbor day the governor also returned returns d C F 39 99 providing for the assessment and collection of taxes in incorporated cities tor for amendment bill with accompanying document was referred to the committee on ways and means HOUSE TUESDAY MARCH 1 the committee on claims and public accounts reported on claim 7 of B W seybourn Hey bourn for for services as deputy statistician recommending itu rejection adopted the same committee reported on claim 16 of the territorial warden for 1000 for services for ten years past recommending its rejection adopted also on claim 8 of T J almy for 80 for jurors 1 fees recommending its rejection adopted also on claim 17 of lorenzo dark clark for 86 for services as constable in sugar house precinct recommending its allowance adopted and referred to committee on appropriations on claim 34 84 of eber case for 80 for jurors P fees recommending ditore its rejection jec tion adopted on claim 27 of beaver cou ou uty nty for for collecting statistics recommending its rejection adopted on claim 37 of weber county for recommending its rejection adopted on claim claim 39 of sanpete county for for providing maps for the use of the be assessor and collector recommending that it be allowed referred to the committee on appropriations on claim 88 of weber county for one half the cost for maps for the assessor aase Morand and collector ling that it be allowed committee on ap on claim 40 of W W wilson j justice ue of the peace of sandy bandy precinct for recommending that it be allowed committee on appropriations on claim 41 of utah county for for one half cost of maps for the assessor and collector recommending that ibbe it be allowed committee gnap on appropriations on claim 48 of george D barnard co for for cabinet for clerk of the supreme court recommending that it be allowed committee on appropriations the special order C F 37 to regulate the fees of attorneys clerks of the district courts commissioners and jun justices of the peace was taken up tip and discussed finally on motion of sar bar gent the bill passed after three hours reading and all numerous amendments the election bill passed by a vote of 19 ayes to I 1 nay day the committee on enrolment reported that H F 85 on taxing costs in courte and H P F 89 relating to fees of marshals and sheriffs had been forwarded to the governor WEDNESDAY MARCH 2 H F 30 substituted to authorize counties to issue bonds for outstanding indebtedness etc was read and passed H F relating to a bureau of statistics was read the third time and passed H F ill relating to revenue was read the third time and passed H F relating to tenancy in common was read the third time and passed the bill introduced by lawrence H P F to make it unlawful to expose forestt fore etc shrubs or undergrowth on the public domain to danger from fire and prescribing the duties of sheriffs in extinguishing the same created a lengthy discussion in which many of the members participated an amendment offered by adams was by an amendment offered by wright W right and the vote on the latter resulted in ila its rejection the amendment was also rejected A dams adams moved to amend by y striking out sheriff 11 and inserting any person no jno second the bill was then placed its passage and passed ayes 19 noes 2 sargent creating a laugh by responding as usual no 0 F 29 to encourage manufactories manu factories in thin territory was taken up on its third reading the clerk had bad not proceeded very far when it struck a snag ill id the shape of an amendment offered by sargent who was opposed to granting a bounty in any form whatever if woolen factories should not be exempted from taxation neither should sugar factories if it was desired that this bill pass the section 4 providing such gratuity had bad better be left out moritz opposed the amendment A vote was taken on the amendment resulting in its adoption 13 to 91 snow voting in the negative this time J D irvine moved that section 4 be reinstated in the bill carried and the clerk proceeded with the reading arnett moved a wholesale striking out including section 4 and some others together with several portions of sections all that provided bounty for anything but iron works he supported his motion in a forcible argument snow partly favored and partly opposed the amendment irvine W H opposed the amendment making an excellent speech moritz spoke about nis his own industry brewing offering an amendment exempting lager beer from taxation ruled out of order lawrence spoke against the amendment he make a lengthy and impressive argument adams opposed the amendment the amendment was defeated arnett only voting aye moritz sent in his hia amendment in w writing ng the vote on it showed 7 for 15 aga against I 1 not of offered lereda a humorous amendment exaggerating the encouragement and bounty quest questions ione which created considerable laughter sargent offered an amendment ex exi i empting salt from taxation which was waa accepted by neither voted down marshall opposed the bill in a legal beggal ai argument lawrence again spoke in favor of the bill the debate by this time assumed strictly democratic and republican features the economic phases of the tariff question being incidentally condemned and advocated respectively cunningham Cunning bam undertook to show that thai the lehl lehi sugar factory would get from the government and territory bounty about 12 per cent on the their investment W H irvine said he was wag glad to learn learn that the factory had been able to pay a dividend and that showed the territory had bad been the gainer by it A gentleman had bad banded him a statement showing that on the starting of this factory the california sugar men reduced the price so 80 as to give this territory a reduction or saving of on what sugar was shipped here while the territory had been benefited besides this through the building and operating of this factory he ae was in favor of home manufactures faturos fac tures ts and hence for the bill snow said that cache county owns about 30 per cent of the stock of the f sugar factory and that it was distri distribute but ed among all ail classes in his hie county a meeting had been held lately for organizing gan izing a cannery where all are democrats they expressed themselves vei in favor of exempting from taxation certain factories but were |