| Show THE LEGISLATURE It Settles Down to Hard Workatio After the Brief Recess AN ANTIPOLYGAMY MEMORIAL The Bills to Create Deep Creek County and to Bubildize Manufactures Are Killed After an Interestlnc Debate The two houses met yesterday at the usual hour and settled down to work with an earnestness which indicated that even the excitement of an election did not disturb dis-turb them The members from the country ex chanced a few pleasant banterings with tho city leaders who were supposed to have been in tho fray and only escaped with their lives but all soon settled down j to the condition of routine work The feature of the day was the introduction introduc-tion in the Council of a memorial by Mr Baskin calling upon Congress to submit an amendment to the national constitution prohibiting polygamy in all the states and territories and in the House the entire afternoon was consumed in debate over the Deep Creek county scheme and the manufacturers bounty bill resulting in the defeat of both by a nonpartisan vote The Council The minutes of the Council wore approved ap-proved without amendment on the meeting of that body yesterday afternoon REJECTED A BILL FOIl ACTIONS A communication was received from the House stating that that body had considered consid-ered H F No 21 a bill for an act for the survival of all actions except libel and I slander and had rejected the same I THE MEDICAL BILL Also that that body had passed with amendments H F No4 substitute UA bill for an act to regulate the practice of medicine in the territory of Utah This bill was read first time and was referred re-ferred to the committee on public health EXECUTIVE MANSION A communication was received from the House stating that it had passed H C HI No 10 introduced by Mr Mackay thaI Messrs Mackay Pierce and Stoker nad been appointed from the House in accordance ac-cordance therewith The resolution is as follows Resolved by the House the Council concurring concur-ring That a committee ol five three from the House and two from the Council be appointed to confer wIth the committee appointed by the city council of Salt Lake City December 29 i I 1S91 to confer with the governor and Legislative Assembly and provide for the transfer 15868 square feet of land to the territory ter-ritory of Utah for the erection thereon of an executive mansion and report to this Legislative Legisla-tive Assembly upon the conditions the transfer is to be made It was filed HETCKXED FOR AMENDMENT A communication was received from the tha House enclosing a communication from the governor returning H F No 11 entitled en-titled An Act to Amend Section 333S of tbe Compiled Laws of Utah 1SSS and saying There is much that can be said for and against such a law The proposed change while it might prove of benefit in large cities or in places here the settlements are close to 1 each other in the more remote settlements it would 1 think work a hardship to the people I therefore suggest that it be amended as follows fol-lows Provided No change of venue shall be allowed under subdivision 2 of this section unless there is a justice qualified to hear the case within five miles and the case if the venue is changed under subdivision 2 must toe transmitted trans-mitted to a justice within five miles of the office of the justice before Whom the auction is brought POWERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL The House informed the Council that it bad passed C F No 19 a bill for an act to amend Section 1755 of the Compiled Laws 1SSS relating to the power of the city council The bill was referred to the committee on enrollment A communication was received from ti Lie House returning C F No 41 a bill f oran or-an act for the relief of associations doing business on the building society plan with the enacting clause stricken out COMPENSATION OF DISTRICT COURT CLERKS The committee on judiciary reported as follows C F Xo3 a bill for an act regulating the compensation of the clerks of the district clerks l in the territorial criminal business with a substitute for the original bill and recommend L Its passage Agreed to INTENDED ron LOGAN The committee on elections reported as follows C F No 47 ua bill for an act permitting cit ies of the second class to provide by ordinance for a new registration also with a substitute for said bill and recommended its passage The report was adopted and C F No 47 the substitute was filled for second read ing NEW BILLS Mr Melville introduced C F No 53 A bill for an act to classify counties and fixing the compensation of certain officers offi-cers It was read first time and referred to the committee on judiciary C F No 54 was introduced by Mr Lund and after its first reading was re ferred to the committee on ways and means The bill is an act creating a permanent perma-nent board of equalization FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT C J M No5 introduced by Mr Bas kin was referred the to committee on memorials I reads as follows To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Sates in Con Dgress assembled We your memorialists the governor and legislative assembly of the territory of Utah respectfully ask that a resolution may be passed by Congress submitting to the respec tive states of the Union tTe for ratification an amendment to the constitution of the I nited States prohibiting polygamy within the limits of the nation and granting to the United States authority to enforce the same and to Congress the right to enact all laws necessary to Its enforcement within such limits necessar And Jour memorialists will ever pray The special order of the day was then taken up USE THE INDUSTRIAL HOME FOR DEAF MUTES C J M No 4 a memorial asking Congress Con-gress to transfer the Womans Industrial home and grounds to the territory for the use of the Deaf Mute Institute and district schools was taken up as the special order and after the third reading was passed on the following vote Ajes Evans Glcndinning Greaves Lund Mellville Moran Morrell and Peters S NoesD Absent Baskin Haynes and McCuiston PASSED C F No 32 substitute bill for an act regulating the compensation of district clerks in the territorial criminal courts cases was read a second time by sections sectons and was filed for third roading C P No 47 substitute a bill for substtute bi an act permitting cities of the second class to provide for a new registration was read second time by sections and then on mo i tion of Mr Evans the rules 10us were suspended sus-pended and the bill was read the third time by its title and passed Ayes isle Glendinning Greaves Lund Melvi is-le Mehie Moran Morrell and PetersSo Nays Baskin AbsentHaynes and McCuis ton2 The title of the bill was made the title of tte the act C J R No 4 relating to the acceptance of the grants of Congress endowing the Agricultural college was read tne third time and was passed Ayes Baskin Evans Glendinning Greaves Lund Melville Mel-ville Moran Morrell and PeterKS Naya 0 Absent Haynos and McCuiston 2 CAHOONS CLAIM Mr Baskin submitted a claim from W P Gaboon for jurors services amounting to amountng iOO20 It was referred to the committee D claims AT TIE REQUEST OF THE CHAMBER A communication was received from the city chamber of commerce asking for the passage of H F No 31 an act amending sections 2207 and 2272 of the Compiled Laws of Utah SSS It was Compied ferred to the committee on private corporations corpor-ations A CLAIM FROM BOX ELDER M r Peters presented a claim from Box Elder county amounting to 403S5 for one half the cost of the county assessors maps Referred to the committee on claims and pnblic accounts INVITID TO VISIT IllE ORPHANS Imt An invitation was received from the Orphans Home and Day Nursery for the Council to visit that institution and was accepted with thanks Adjourned at 250 The House The Housemet at 2 p m with all members mem-bers present Prayer by the chaplain The journal of Saturday was read and approved ap-proved The House immediately proceeded with unfinished business from Friday PRIVATE COlirORATIONS C F No 27 a bill relating to private cor I porations and increasing the number of directors di-rectors from three to twentyfive Tho vote by which it was defeated was was reconsidered re-considered and the bill was placed on its passage ayes 1 nays 10 Title approved and adopted PETITIONS The protest of Alma Hague and seven hundred taxpayers of Juab county against the passage of the bill creating Deep Creek county was referred to the committee on counties coB y Mr Adams from W F Ford Joseph 1 Fife and sixtythree other citizens of Iron county asking for a change of boundary between Washington and Iron counties Referred to the committee on countes A claim presented by Mr Adams from Mr W Mansfield for 1135 taxes wrong fully collected was referred to the committee com-mittee on claims and public accounts A petition of N M Harmon et a1 bondsmen bonds-men of C F Olsen assessor of Cache county was presented by Mr Wright and I referred to the committee on public accounts ac-counts By Mr Seegmillor petition of W G Baker and others residents of Richfield Sovier county asking for relief on municipal muni-cipal taxation was referred to the committee commit-tee on municipal towns and corporations HAMERS CLAIM The claim of Daniel Hamer of Weber county for 135833 for maps plats etc for assessor was referred to committee on claims and accounts mrERRED The communication from the chamber of commerce relating to the bill to amend sections sec-tions 2267 and 2272 laws of 1SSS was read and referred to the committee on judiciary TO CHANGE THE NAME OF DESERET UN1VER SITT C F No 13 to change the name of the University of Deseret was reported back with amendments and placed on file for second reading A GRANT NEAR FORT DOUGLAS C J M No1 a memorial asking for the grant of sixty acres of land off the Fort Douglas reservation was reported from the committee on education and filed for second reading COUNTIES MAT BORROW The committee on counties reported back H F No 30 and C F No 3 authorizing counties to borrow money for necessary expenditures with a substitute therefor NO BOILER INSPECTOR H F No 4S from the committee on commerce com-merce authorizing the establishment of the office of a boiler inspector was reported re-ported and rejected SEW BILLS H P No 72 by Mr Arnett for an act providing for attorneys fees in justices courts H F No 74 for an act to amend section seoton j tiTS Compiled Laws relating to security for costs in justices courts WAGE PATMENT BILL H F No 7 a bill for an act to provide for j the payment of wages in lawful money and to prevent deductions from wages except ex-cept for lawful money actually advanced and for other matters was introduced by Mr Arnett The bill is as follows Section 1 That it shall be unlawful for any person company corporation or association employing workmen in this territory to make deductions from the wages of his its or their workmen except for lawful money checks or drafts actually advanced without discount and except such sums as may be agreed upou be tween employer and employee which may be deducted for hospital or relief fund for sick or injured employees Any deductions made from the wages of any workman in this territory waies provided in section 1 of this act may be recovered in any appropriate action before any court of compe tent jurisdiction togetherwith such reasonable attorneys fees as the court in its discretion shall think proper and no offset or counterclaim counter-claim of any kind shall be allowed in such acton or proceedin g See 3 All attempts to evade or avoid the provisions of this act by contract or otherwise shal be deemed a violation thereof and for eeI violation in addition to tbe civil remedy provided for In section 2 there shall on conviction con-viction be a fine imposed of not less than tad nor more than i200 for each offense Sec 4 Nothing in this act shall be so construed con-strued to include tho stred as business of farmers or farm laborers or servants proval Sec 5 This act shall take effect upon its ap NO DEEP CREEK COUNTY N F No 5 to create Deep Creek county was taken up Mr Pierce favored the consideration of the measure and advocated the creation of the county creaton Mr Olson opposed the measure denouncing de-nouncing the statements as to the necessity neces-sity for the new commonwealth He presented pre-sented the remonstrance of 700 tax payers of Juab county Mr Moritz favored the bill and was con fident that the railway would be built al Ian I-an early day which would make people andtaxes sufficient to meet every expense of a county government Mr Mackay was familiar with the region and thought there were no reasons why a county should now be created Mr Arnett insisted that no protest were even necessary from Tooelo county and felt that the proposition was one not demanded by the people ana they had so much confidence in the legislature that they did not even pretest W H Irvine advocated tho establishment establish-ment of the new county in the strongest terms and felt confident of an early rail ear rai way line and large population next year Mr Lawrence was for Deop Creek and all its hopes and felt that there was an abundance of ore low and high grade to draw people and railways The mines were already sufficiently tested to guarantee good outputs and the expenses of county government would bo nothing for sometime some-time as the people had volunteered their official services free Mr Ferry made a long argument in favor of hearing all views and reports at length and then deciding upon tho bill The majority report which recommended the rejection of the bill was adopted NO BONUS FOR MANUFACTURES H F No 13 a bill for an act to encourage encour-age manufactures and paying bounties therefor introduced by Mr Kimball was next taken up The third reading was concluded and the debate opened with a motion from Mr Ar nett to strike out the enacting clause Ho took the position that the financial status of the territory was Lot such as to warrant any measure which would bring great increase in-crease of expense as thoy were leaving bills unpaid now Mr Ferry opposed the motion to kill the bill and made a lengthy argument covering the entire range of political features in the question and concluded only when ho arrived ar-rived at the Worlds fair Mr Kimball spoke in defense of his measure saying that it was intended to l draw capital to Utah being a counterpart of the act of last session which led to the erection of the Lehi factory and be desired de-sired to see it renewed for two years All had profited it Without Al profted by capital we could not develop this region and inducements induce-ments must be held out Mr Marshall opposed the Dill as being in favor of taxing the whole people to I benefit a few and from his standpoint of governmental powers this was wrong Wherever these establishments wore to ba I situated the private citizens who were thereby benefitted should aid if they so desired in locating them Mr Lawrence then made a strong plea for protection claiming this was an infant industry that should be cherished and the territory would not miss the bounty which would go so far toward advancing the entire en-tire county but get it back in taxes Mr Mackay was opposed to the measure on the ground of class legislation which helped to make the millionaire There were too many of them in the country now I protection must be had let it be such as would reach all alike the rich and poor woS W H Irvine was to this extent a protection pro-tection Democrat but held the question was not a political one as Utah was differently differ-ently situated from any other territory We suffered from lack of transportation and must make home products count as far as we could asM r Cunningham made the only statistical statisti-cal speecn of the day being opposed to the measure both on the ground of experience as shown by last years outputs and the prices He thought it had already enraged cou en-raged fraud by holding out false in ducements to the farmers which were not made good They get the beets the bounty and all the sugar free and i then they cant run let it go down and cease to exist He characterized it as a monopoly Mr J Colton desired to do anything to make a home market and thought that any wise huh which would do this no politics should interfere with it Mr Ferry asked to be further heard and Mr Neboker moved that the privilege be granted for the reason that he was educating educat-ing the Liberal party in American principles princi-ples The gentleman from Summit then made a characteristic speech full of explanations and wide in its range Mr Olson took occasion to favor the measure on the ground that it would be a production of good to all Utah It was a necessity and a condition which we should meet and though he might not be in line with his party he felt i the measure was right ho should favor it There were in dustries we should encourage He did note car not-e from what party the measure emi nated so long as it was sound and his duty to his constituents prompted him to sup port the measure Tho vote stood to strike out tho enacting cause Ayes Arnett Cunningham Irvine J D Montgomery Mackay Marshall J I NeW beker Pike Sargent Snow Stoker Wright Noes Adams Allen Colton Ferry W H Irvine Kimball Lawrence Moritz Olson Pierce and Tuttle ADJOURNED The House then adjourned until 2 p m today after prayer by the chaplain |
