Show TATE STATE legislature the regular grind of easiness busin e S S on tuesday TU es and wednesday A memorial to congress introduced Introduce ci asking that that port portion tion of arizona lying north of the colorado river lg annexed to utah but brief sessions were held by both houses of the legislature legislatures Legisla tuesday the republicans republican s wanted to get ready for the great caucus meeting that evening in the senate S en ate sutherland suther la nd introduced senate joint resolution no 1 f fixing a method of procedure in voting for united states senators ena tors referred to a special joint commit teof t whom the president appointed appoint id sutherland snow and booth on behalf of the senate communications were received from the house announcing the appointment of house members members of the joint committee on a state seal and the passage cassap of house concurrent resolution no 5 relating to quarters for state officers house bill no 5 the fee bill was read the third time on the roll call for its passage the vote was 10 ayes 7 noes 1 absent this not being a two thirds vote the vote was war reconsidered and the bill ordered referred the president committing b it to the judiciary committee born the secretary read an ail invitation r W me auperin 11 1 1 M ed as assing 0 11 u the senators to visit the exhibit exhibition io of the utah school for fort the be deaf friday evening on motion of chidester the invitation was accepted with thanks the sergeant at arms was instructed ted to procure a bulletin board for posting notices of committee meetings adjourned HOUSE supt bupt metcalfe Net Met invitation to the members to attend an exhibition of work to bo be given by the pupils of school for the deaf in this city on an friday evenin evening next was accepted sir mr robinson presented a joint memorial t to 0 congress setting I 1 forth that the portions of coconino and mohave counties ariz lying coith of the colorado river should bouic properly belong to utah the memorial urges various reasons among them the geographical position of the territory affected which is separated by the colorado river from atie remainder lema iema inder of arizona and naturally belongs to utah then the residents of the portions of arizona mentioned desire annexation to t utah because all their interests are in i n common with the people of utah being cut off from communication with the citizens and courts of arizona except by a far circuitous route through a wild and rough h country inhabited by nava navajo 0 and apache indians they live within four miles of utah and desire her protection as they receive none rom ironi arizona again A ain the herds and flocks on the land are owned in utah As the place is wild it has become the retti rettie refuge e of wild and lawless men from whom stok stock owners are in no wise protected by arizona petitions from citizens of coconino county ariz and katie kane county utah who are taxpayers in the two arizona counties are arc attached the memorial went to the committee on memorials only four bills were introduced by mansfield to amend section 3 S of the compiled laws L I 1 I 1 s of utah 1888 providing for the exemption of homesteads and personal property from execution against judgment delo debtors tors tho tha exemptions by the terms of the bill are chairs books etc to the value of necessary household furniture 3 farming implements two horses mules or oxen seed grain the tools of a mee mechanic banic to to value of and similar exemptions in other callings and professions among them the buggy of a clarg clergyman oy man and the doctors doctor T gig also one half the earnings of the judgment debtor when n necessary ec essary for the support of his family if the debtor is the head bead of the family there shall be further exemption of a how homestead estead to be selected by the judgment debtor consi consisting stio of lands and their appurtenances not exceeding in value 1500 and the further sum of fur for his wife and for each member of his family referred erred to the committee on judiciary by ferguson of carbon to protect employees and guarantee their right to belong to labor organizations any firm or corporation preventing any employee or attempting tempt iQ to prevent any employee from joining or belonging to a labor organization by discharging or threatening to discharge him is made guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed or imprisonment for a not greater period than six months or loth both the bill went to the committee on labor by ferguson of carbon to prevent veni child labor the bill makes it a misdemeanor for any person firm or corporation to hire a child under 13 years of age except when the childs labor is necessary to the cupi ort of an aged or infirm relative violation is punishable by bv a fine of 25 to referred to the committee on labor by critchlow by request Pro providing iding for the appointment of stenographers for the district courts of the state and the collection of fees in civil cases to apply toward the payment thereof referred to the committee on judiciary I 1 mr taylor reported the proposed rules for the house without reading they went to the printer and th the e house adjourned wednesdays SESSION in t the be senate wednesday morning the committee on enrollment and engrossment reported to the effect that senate bill no 9 had bad been compared engrossed and found correct and was ready for the presidents signature the president promptly signed the measure which was rent gent to the governor for his approval the act is the one providing for a deputy state treasurer the committee on judiciary reported favorably upon the fee bill A similar report was received concerning ce berning rnino Alli sons somewhat famous anti ambassador ambassador bayard resolution which they recommended be adopted both reports went over temporarily then cane came allyons Alli All sons resolution demanding that congress 0 repeal the wilson bill and reenact re enact the mckinley bill candland moved its adoption and warner ellered the following amendment provided that said action can be made available to secure the passage and approval of a free coida coinage e law as prayed for in S J M xo no 1 otherwise the tariff rates and schedules to remain as now fixed by bv law senator booth took look tle the position that the amendment was out of order the chair held otherwise whereupon booth appealed from the decision the appeal nas seconded by allison allion booth continuing said that the amendment was a rider and could in no way be considered germane to the main question warner quoting from the rules and speaking upon the proposition coL contended tended to the contrary and said the ruling of the chair should id undoubtedly ba sustained snow said lie vas avas A very much astonished at fleeing eleein the tactics re to by mr booth A few days ago the latter was referred to by one of his party associates as a constitutional lawyer the allusion might be correct but it was evident that the gent leinin realizing ing the scrape crape he had gotten into appealed p from the in this case righteous decision of tha th chair as the only way out of the difficulty booth again proceeded to speak but was ruled out of order by the president on a point of objection raised by evans of utah allison spoke vigorously against the ruling ot of the chair and the position taken by the minority sutherland in speaking to the question supported the chair as did also evans when the time 0 o vote came a roll call was asked for after which chich booth withdrew his appeal and again discussion of the proposed pio posed amendment was proceeded with warner made a strong plea for the passage of the resolution as he proposed it should bo be amended jones declared the parties were a unit on silver but a divided house on tariff lie ile believed any republican who voted for the amendment would be untrue to himself and a traitor to his hie party part jones quoted andrew jackson and several ther other people in of his position the speaker accused old Ilic hickory kory ot of having acted askov as governor of indiana which statement will vill bear in inspection lection the amendment was lost ayes 12 nays 5 absent 1 A strict party vote the original 0 motion then passed under suspension of the rules the house notified the senate of the passage of senate bill no 9 0 providing for a deputy treasurer trea sorer notice of the approval of house bill no 1 for an act fixing the terms of district court and the summoning dionino nio nino of jurors therein was given by the house senate cou concurrent current resolution no 1 by allison demanding the recall of ambassador bayard was called up warner moved to lie upon the table one week in order that the lari language guage of the ambassador mi might bt be procured allison offered no objection and the motion was agreed to house bill no 5 fixing the fees of the senate and county officers was then called up on third reading and passed all voting no aye with the exception of allison All varner and warrum NV arrum house concurrent resolution no 5 i was then read and referred to the be special committee having the matter of procuring quarters for state officers mr evans was excused until friday booth asked for permission to introduce a bill providing for appointing commissioners of deeds in other states slates and territories and foreign countries which was ordered printed the senate then adjourned HOUSE Th the house elIouse met in regular session sion at I 1 p in and after the usual preliminary exercises exe reiges business was tran transacted sacked as follows II if B no 29 by providing for the better preservation of mining records in the state II 11 B no 30 0 by ferguson of salt lake an act of appropriating or as much thereof as shall lie be required to meet the contingent expenses of the legislature referred 11 B no 31 withdrawn on second reading A bill by curtis making the first M monday in september labor day and a legal holiday H B no 32 by morrison a bill sor an act creating a state trans poi tation commission for the control and regulation of all railroads acting as common carriers II 11 B no 33 by morrison a bill for an act amending section 31 13 3 chapter 3 compiled laws of utah 11 II B no 34 by mansfield a bill for an act to punish the stealing embezzled embezzling F and unlawfully appropriating pria ting 0 of animals on x which aich there is a mark or brand the owner of which is unknown the house then resolved itself into a committee of the whole with representative nye in the chair for the purpose of considering and passing upon the rules for their government the rules as reported by the committee were taken up and considered seriatim this work occupied the remainder of the afternoon messages from the senate announced that the passage by that body of S J INI no 2 by allison praying congress to reenact re enact that portion of the mckinley bill which refers to wool lead lumber and agricultural products and 11 II B no 3 5 providing the manner of collection and disposition of fees by state and county officers the house adjourned |