Show STATE appio doings of our law makers in ia boft Brac branches ches A joint memorial Fres presented entea demanding manding Be recognition of 0 and for spanish li indignities dignities ciji 1 0 american citizens Cit izena in in on gala ba I 1 J i I 1 i S I 1 1 i A senate senater SEN ATEa 4 11 friday immediately con ven ing the seriate senate consideration nf f the code cod e tho corb committee mitte on private corvo corporations rd tiong several amendments to the chapter r of insurance corporations which were adopted liy by the senate the title agn corporations corpora tiong with the exception of tho the railroad chapters was passed to third reading senator snow suo called up chapter 10 of 64 relating to city cily and town taxation the senate a few ferr days previous had amended this chapter so ej ag af to permit ofa continuance ti nuance of the present system of local collection of taxes by towns and cities of the third class clas this T his amendment senator snow pr pored a sub sti Vas passed Q set a it aho bog tc be collection of taxes api ariee of ahe thir delass j no second of c I 1 ass st on a va a e YR ite sep abate system in third class cities and towns were replaced in the chapter on city and town taxation the title went over for further consideration senator whitaker called up the title on the state militia and had a slight a liast amendment made senator harbour moved to strike oui the whole title thus abolishing inythe the militia this assault on the state institution challenged everyone every one a attention iun and when the senator arose to speak to his motion all eyes eves were upon him harbour said he favored doing away with the salate militia lie he did not see why this state or any other needed a standing army it was needed in monarchies but it was absurd for states of a republic public Ite to have armed forces to protect them against themselves the only onla use now for such an organization is to call it out to help quell labor strikes we do not want to keep armed men to shoot down laboring men on the vote only two or three ayes were heard beard anil and tho the motion to strike out was declared lost senator robison was one of those who to joined ined senator harbour in voting to get rid of the militia the vote ot e was viva voce and ana it was impossible sible to identify ill all the affirms tives when tho the militia question had been settled senator hamer called up the county kofl acers chapter and had an amendment made to the provision making the state liable for one half the ea laties of county attorneys assessors and treasur ers the amendment makes the state s liable for half the salaries of all deputies and assistants of VIM theo officers juicers oui cers as well as of the principals S B 51 relating to schools was reconsidered and ir 11 B D no 93 0 adopted in its stead this thia wat waa done for the benefit of the board of education of ogden city as by its terms erms it could fund iti existing indebted aca at the time of ad mission to statehood and restore itz ita sinking fund senator livans evans presented a report on contingent expenses fcc om mending tile tho allowance of claims for legislative expenses in the sum bum total of 1117 the report was adopted and the bills were ordered paid out of the contingent fund for this session the judiciary committee reported unfavorably on house bill no 78 relating to the service of summons issued by justices courts the bill forbids service by any but ollic erB senator hamer hainer chairman of tile the committee said he was opposed to the lepor report I 1 and moved that it be riot not adopted the motion carried and the bill which the committee wanted rejected went on the calendar the rules were livere then suspended and the bill was passed ayes ayea 1 10 13 3 noes 2 snow rinow and erht wright 0 voting 0 in the negative the committee on ways and means reported a bill in line with the request of the ogden city council to permit cities and towns to incur indebtedness for water works electric li light lit works or sewerage systems sy the judiciary committee reported a substitute for house bill no 14 concerning justices of the peace which was waa passed by unanimous vote on the unfavorable report of the judiciary committee senate bill no 52 32 was killed this was johnsons bill to compel county commissioners ners to pass an annual appropriation ordinance and restraining ing them from incurring adv any expenditure pend iture not provided for in such ordinance the mines and mining committee reported a substitute for senate bill no 36 concerning the locating and recording re cordin of clairta clai rua nio it wats waa placed on the caleD calendar dar senate bill no 45 to limit the jurisdiction of city justices of tb the e peace to offen offenses see ordinances was killed on the unfavorable report of the judiciary committee the same fate overs oe took tock senate joint resolution no 4 pyo 1167 constitutional alime w to dijt nf f dir dirr r egis it the A pa ale S senator ate bar r saihe only vo vote e in in avo the reso hilion the th ju ildi ciar committee reported favorably an and d the senate passed house bill no no CO 60 authorizing izing the secretary of state to purchase i and distribute among officers i copies of the supreme court reports house bill no 0 o 75 regulating pawn brokers and second hand band dealers was wai favorably reported b by y the same committee and passed by the Sei its ite mrs cannon and mrs la barthe chairmen of the conference committee on senate bill no 0 o 22 the deaf and dumb asylum bill made a report recommend recommending ine that the bill compel the attendance of children who are totally deaf or are mute or blind leaving I 1 to part partially ally deaf children the privilege of attending the public schools the report was adopted and the bill as amended passed senator wright introduced senate joint memorial no 5 asking cou congress ress to set aside about seventy one square miles containing fish lake and panguitch lake as a state park it was reft referred to the committee on federal relations house bill no 98 enabling poor persons to begin and maintain actions at law was received from the cloute and referred to the committee on judiciary gov wells returned for correction senate joint memorial no 3 asking for the opening of the un comp aligre and uintah indian reservations and the old fort crittenden military reserve the governor informed the sonata senate that the fort crittenden reserve had been opened already and was now subject to settlement under the homestead law if this part of the memorial were eliminated the governor said he would approve it the memorial and message were referred to the committee on federal relations the senate then went into executive session to consider the appointment 0 flygare and mcmillan as ai trustees of the state slate industrial school the nominees wye confirmed without objection and in a ky minutes the executive session closed and the senate adjourned jour ned THE norse A communication from the governor was read announcing his dib approval of kenners kennera bill no 37 amending the marriage I 1 law w gov wells vetoed the bill because of the insufficiency of the title the title of the bill was amended and it was then put on its final passage it passed by a vote of 28 to 12 roll FOR bills were introduced and after second reading referred as follows by Tb by request enabling counties cities or towns to use usa patented automatic voting machines at elections referred to the elections committee by Thom thomson solie fixing the de domination of city county state and district bonds referred to the ways and means committee by obrien requiring railroad corporations to fence their tracks and provide necessary cattle guards at public crossings and requiring all persons and corporations to post notices of description of stock steel killed referred to the railroad committee by obrien requiring the pay 1 ment meat of wa wages es on or beato before 7 e the 15 of each month referred to tile tho labor committee by bv maxfield Maxfie lJ appropriating c floco for the improvement of a public highway in wayne county referred to the committee on highways and bridges by wilson fire and police bill referred to the committee on municipal corporations by shepard lisitin Li limiting the liability of municipal co corporations rp oratio s for damages arising from degli gence ence referred to the on municipal corporations cy by cook of ricci appropriating aloo 1 00 J fo y tha Q yep air of roads road in in rich county five hundred dollars for open opening 1 n g a a road from randolph to the hardware ranch at the head of blacksmith park fark canyon two hurl hundred dred dollars for repair of road between garden city and the divide at the cache county line I 1 three hundred dollars dollar for repair of road between round valley and the hardware ranch referred to the committee on highways Hish ways and bridges by sloan fixing is fees to be collected by county officers referred to the committee on salaries eq and fees by sanan by request tl author azid izing alt lake county to reimburse the civic federation of salt lake city for expenses incurred in aid of the prosecution of certain b bribery bribery cases referred to the counties committee by the joint committee on public lands the land bill introduced in the senate two days ago on motion of sloan the bill was wab set get for 2 JO 30 oclo L saturday afternoon senate bill 0 no o 50 tha th branch normal school bill referred to the committee on education chairman Chai sloan for the select committee on semi centennial re recommending the adoption of the joint resolution it appropriates ates one half of which is to go 0 to the counties outside of salt lake it provides also for a days celebration in both ogden and provo the resolution went to the appropriations committee STATE MUST ray PAY martin s bill no ag providing for the payment of expenses i in n criminal cases prosecuted under the laws of the tate was the first bill on the calendar for third reading ing KENNER Kr XER S ELF DEML keuner by consent withdrew three of his bills xo no 2 21 relating to lo capital punishment which was tabled on february lith xo no 8 relating to the storage and use of silver bullion which was reported upon unfavorably on february no 22 a medical bill etli iti i ti I 1 pending in the judiciary committee perkins bill forthe for the relief of I 1 pour liti litigants ants came up anticipating ane some opposition speaker perkin had called e to the chair and supported thi the measure so ft ell that it passed 2 to 17 adjournment followed THE SENATE 1 saturday senator aquila nel eker introduced senate bill no 56 to enable counties cities or town to use patented automatic volna voting 01 ballot machines the bill was irl in produced trod by request instruction cards are provided for to direct dirret the voter how to man the machine the ma chino chine must also provide for voting an entire baity ticket by pre pressing a single key the bill was referred without reading senator hamer introduced senate I 1 bill no 57 it provides th thai at every railroad corporation owning or olera opera tinz a railroad in this Stat shall be liable for all damages sus BUS bained by any agent or servant thereof by reason of the negligence 1 0 of any other arent agent t or servant there of without contributory contributor nc negligence clience on his part when sustained within this state and no contract rule or re regulation 0 between such a agent ent or servant shall impair or dimin ish such liability this was re berred to the judiciary committee the senate then took a recess at 8 the senate reconvened senator harbour in thi the chair the regular order had not been touched touched cl during urine thi the afternoon was taken up senator snow had an amend men t made to the county govern ment law providen pro lat the joun coun treasurer ali take office at noon or on the first monday in july ay next nest after his election anil ami shall hold oll office ice for t alvo alvo yens yeal s on the recommendation of the lu i f 1 I i t t e belll house oo 00 u s ee hl N ni mee SO provi A z T lor or the ae C bompensa com pensa ti tio of J aiges aa ei 1 of election wa killed tiie the fc enate having previously rejected a bill embodying the same substance T alx lx X the ways and means committee through senator suo chairman reported A substitute for senate bills bails no 5 and no 33 03 on the taxing of of gift legacies and succession succession tax taxes es the bill went on the calendar the committee committed on labor re ported favorably on two bills senate bill no ai af to provide for a Q state board of public works and day labor and senate bill no 43 to hive have convict made b goods branded as such the committee on Edu ration reported in favor of passing senate bill no 35 and rejecting senate bill no 32 these there are the two public school bills and the one mended is the one bugge suggested ted by dr park state superintend lent public instruction and follows closely the provisions of the code on the educational system A discussion arose over the dro vision in the bill preventing beginners from atten attending diDer school unless they enter within the first four weeks of the year the educators if the state it was said wanted this provision in the law but a few senators thought it would work it a hardship on people in the country districts senator evan raised the point that the s schools c il were by the constitution made open to all chi children adren of the state and such a regulation would be unconstitutional he moved to str strike le out the provision but the motion failed the le i emulation banever bo never was limited to cities cities of the first and beconi class the question of text books salaries 13 of ili members embers of school boards board and the method of adopting text test books were fully discussed and the bill was filed for its third reading just before the close of the after afier nooel nobal session senator rideout brought the cuban question prominently ineptly before the I senate enate by introducing a joint memorial the preamble recites the many atrocities inflicted on tile citi citizens zeni of I 1 cuba in the name of war and further the indignities to which Amo american rican citizens citizens llave have lipen ipen compelled to submit and following is the re alved ved by the governor and legislature le 1 isla turc of the state slate of utah 0 that ohp congress of the united slates is hereby memorialized to exercise lul all the force necessary pen IN ell to a i declaration of war t to protect the live and interests of if american in cuba atil and to stop th bole berv ry of mm women and aidar ii and the further exhibition hibi bibi tion ol of the carnival of blob blond d I 1 now being enacted on that island and your v our memorials ts td will ever p pray ra i the reports of the ton on ference committee on mrs cannons Cannon 8 bili bijj lor the compulsory education of deaf mute and blind children and and on callis bill for weighing coal at the mine were adopted Sh S epards bill no GO 60 providing for the distribution of territorial and state supreme courts reports as amended by the Seta senate tp came up lip for consideration the udder branch of the legislature hall had amended the bill by rutting cutting off tn bof the three sets set pro provided in the bill as it passed the house for salt lake county the house declined to concur in the senate amendments and the speaker named shepard obrien in and as conferees adverse committee reports were received and adopted on the fullow following bills no M by bv Forsh forshee ce amending the t stray law no by wilson compelling foreign im insurance urance companies to make a deposit to secure policy holders kenner moved the rejection of tile the adverse committee report n his bis bill no for the protection of hotel and lodging house houe keepers and the adoption of |