Show STATE STAT E CAPITAL GA P I 1 T M e quilis i from the sennate feena Sen tate tv BUREAU SALT L bial CITY UTAH march 12 1 f 2771 a le legislature m lias has at laba bac a point where action on oil 1 batt ra of importance cin be had 90 r e V eluo bill is now before the I 1 and n lengthy discussion pair the v week eak tho tile bill was vas nenod A in a fe few minor parti cu and then camo came a struggle an tm tw in ent was nas inserted which be taxing of all railroads h and telephone linea in ids of the state board of q awk Iza tion this was antano bi b XA i aby sen cral members on oil the mands i that the state board has D 0 vaness less to inter intervene Nene except in ebere acre auch such lines are situated lor or more counties that the iia n of f the law creating such arx mid i to equalize taxes and not t Y t m i it was held hold that a rail lidor W fu telegraph line the property t ch h was all in one county e be taxed by the assessor of bounty the tile amendment d 1 however and then came alo lo 10 royal 1 ws arms on a proposition position to tax ang ies es th the bill provides that I 1 trages shall be ba taxed as evidences vi dences of indebtedness resident cannon introduced dment modify ing the prin roe what and making non t holders of mortgages or this tax by permitting to pay this tax and bate on the debt glen fought ought the tile measure vigor he declared the passage ft of this kind would keep keel out DI ney away besides the law seless one the man who d i the coin has to pay the r all the person lending e adds it to the amount of nothing was done matter and the bill is still discussion and will be for a land bill has passed the by its provisions sioni grazing n a be leased for a term not ng ten years the bill will ne le to the senate whee it mutilated at length this vides for a board of comers who shall be paid 1000 r r services rendered to together ethe ra a velling expenses the or is chairman with notha ra I 1 reviewed rei bowed this bill at when it was introduced and ve VO MESSENGER readers a when it finally becomes a here bore is but little use in de space to it at this time ns as ms ns 0 of the senate may take ip it all to pieces or candland has a joint on providing that adi da of the members 3 of both concur no bill shall be in d after the day of the this will doubtless pass s high ligh time it did for there sand i and bills and bills which er see tho the light of day ons na educational bill and his arette measure have haie been ruth buth were long measures aid uld have liae developed a battle houses the T he special on bala rits lins has reported with the tile debult counties are classified lassi fied as n follows firby fai hl class counties are those with i a valuation tion of and 0 ov er second i las aw 3 1 ENO 1000 and over not to exceed third clat cla t from front to fourth class under tinder tho following tible chos the tile salaries of the first three clauses clab au ses which oro are absolute and cannot bo be changed 2nd 3rd class Q class aaa pg class sheriff 2400 assessor 1800 1800 1 1000 cleric clerk 2100 1 sw 1 1500 recorder 2000 1800 1000 I 1 Ire 2000 1800 1 1600 attorney 2000 1800 1 1200 au bupt pt of schools 1600 1000 soo surveyor I 1 1200 w 1000 coroner 1000 auditor 1800 in the matter of fixing salaries for counties coun ties of the fourth four th class c I 1 as this ork is done by the board of county commissioners but in no case shall the salaried salar iea exceed the following limite Slie chent riff 1500 assessor 1000 clerk 1 loo recorder 1200 treasurer surer 1500 attorney 1200 superintendent of schools surveyor or 1001 11 coroner two offices shall be combined at tho the option of the county commissioners when such action is deemed necessary abid 1 th officer shall draw both sal salaries salar a ries iea 4 4 this bill does not meet the ap probation of all the members of both houses but changes suggested will probably be acted upon favorably I 1 inal of county are requested to bend send in letters stating their ideas it is conceded here that weber utah and salt like county salaries are too small for the work done and performed halt half the salary of the tile county attorney treasurer and assessor are paid from the treasury of the state inasmuch as they in their several capacities represent the state to a certain extent the tile legislature has pa sed a bill appropriating fifteen thou thousand and more for contingent expenses it passed without a muri murmur nur the senate and house committed tep sat without leave and reported favor faor ably chidester waa as called to time for violations viol io atins lating a rule but escaped censure by asserting that numerous nume rons board bills were unpaid and something had to be don there is a bill in tho the senate in produced trod by glen miller providing for the protection of journalists it the newspaper nes paper men of the city canvassed the situation and found there was only one jog journalist in utah and asked that the title be changed ro to include luda them which was done IF it passes and it has been reported favorably no newspaper man can be compelled in court to disclose hie his burces of in formation the law has been signed by the governor as well ai nu the bill providing for the inherent rights of heirs of polygamous ma marriages r the governor sent a special message upon tho the last mentioned bill commending the legislature for its action 0 4 senator cannon has introduced a resolution which passed calling upon the secretary of the interior to lo 10 bawo the rose nation to be opened at fit once kinds lands allotted to thi tho indians then after the state land ca corn in L have tull iu i u li ns as are required by the state certain purposes bes to permit the remaining inn ining to be opened for settle anent the tile house will nill pabs this 4 salt likes fire and police bill ims has passed the tile bousu housu nearly the balne ns is it was adopted in the senate and anti will be considered again soon the legislature has devoted too much tinie time to this flit matter and if it were to come up again it would be defeated the countr country members are disgusted with the at made to have bave thun settle a local squabble the bill pro iding for drawing and summoning of grand and petit juries has now passed both houses the e assessor aal clerk make up the lists the sheriff summons the jurors speaking of tine this bill there is ono one pending which will save the state a great deal of ex pense when a witness or J juror uror is w wanted anted he lie is 13 served with a purn um mons or ora a copy of the venire by registered mail this will save mileage at twenty cents per mile by tho the officer and per diem this measure will go through m t 0 A proposition has been mid and i ejected ted by which the tile state table apt upi a which tho the constitution con wat wai signed si n ned wua wa to become the property pro of utah at a coat of 2 2500 1500 tho legislate Leg islat pre 1 waa w aa al nl I 1 ut tP 1 not spare the n xo ne yv the railroad bill the tile bill for tile gov of counties are still in tho tile lands of the com coin and will likely remain i 1 I Cand candland laud c r sheep law which declares that all sli beep must be ile dipped once per year in something war ranted 0 o kill scab seab has passed this bill repeals the tile old 1 hw aw it appears at time that the legislature LeJ slature will hardly have hale time to complete its business unless changes are made in the rules the house and senate aie ate no now holding two sessions seb per div but the debate is unlimited So something methin will have to be done to cut off the tilt flow of dequence do Llo quence which is so constant |