Show 4 M THE legislatures WORK JANUARY 23 communications from the senate announced the passage of robinsons memorial 10 oking looking to the legal annexation to utah of a slice of arizona and of allison S memorial condemning tile the u utterances Ite rances of Emboss embil issador ador thomas F r bayard and asking tor for ills his recall the petition of the shareholders in tho the littleton and milton lle stock and frangu ran gl companies compart presented by mr helner heiner was read and referred to the livestock live stock committee the peti ask certain legislation to protect cattlemen cattlemen from the encroachments encroach ments ot of nock flock masters find and also the inspection of all cattle sold for slaughtering or transportation purposes mr air millers Aill lers senate bill relating to tho the management of the state prison ard and the appointment of a warden all and guards was nest first favorably considered mr air Doll Boll thos bill designed to prevent tile the sal sali ot stock under fraudulent pedigrees pedigreed grees provoked a lively debate As amended the offense was avas made a felony mr air condos Con dons age ot of consent bill was next taken up and amended so as to read any person who shall carnally and unlawfully know any female over the age of 13 and under IS 18 or who shall be accessory ry to such carnal and unlawful knowl knowledge edge before the fact in the state of utah shall be guilty of a felony the bill as originally introduced fixed the age ot of consent at 16 years and made the offense treated of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for three to fifteen years for tile first offense Tense ol and six to thirty years tor for eich each subsequent offense the committee then rose and re the bills afterward being read third time li me and passed unanimously with the exception of millers bill relating to the state penitentiary this as antagonized by monson dionson of rich arid and smoot on the ground that inai the th bill was waa too vague gue it tailed failed to provide for the warden to furnish a bond did not state his salary nor fix ills his duties but was simply the reen re en of it a provision of oc the constitution the three gentlemen believed so mr air their spokesman said that the bill put an annec unnecessary essary burden on the governor rails bills were introduced and afterward being read second time referred as follows by thorne to amend paragraph 2028 section IS ot of chapter 10 of the compiled laws or of utah M the bill simply makes a change of two dates in the existing law As provided for by air measure tile the boada of equalization must by september instead of october alst 1st as the present law reads transmit to the tax collector the corrected assessment loll 1011 and taxes are made delinquent december instead of november as at present referred to the ways and mans committee by bv harris provida Provi for tile the appointment of official court stenographers denning nning the duties ditties of the same and regulating the salaries thereof the judge of each district court Is empowered to appoint a a shorthand reporter to hold office during the judges pleasure at a salary ol of 5 dally tor for actual sei services vices and 10 cents mileage one way war for transcripts of ills his shorthand notes the official rt reporter porter receives by the bill iti cents for each folio to bo be paid by the person ordering it when the fee ee for transcript and the per them diem in any year exe exceeds eeds ilsoo tho e excess s shall all g go back ack into the appropriate prop county treasuries referred to tho the judiciary committee senate bill no 28 and senate con the committee on private corporations mr air jones chairman introduced senate bill 26 As s amended the bill reads read as ful abs an let act authorizing county clerks and votaries notaries Vot Not aries public to take acknowledgments of articles of incorporation of private corporations organized under the provisions of chapter 1 part 1 4 of the ill e compiled laws of aw section m 1 that articles of I 1 incorporation of lity any doriva preval riva corporation hereafter or ca ril zt dp kundit r the provisions of chapter 1 part 4 b be i sections 2 2267 ca anil and 2293 21 2 93 both inclusive C laws of utah of IM may be before tile the county clerk 0 or r rt nl notary public of the county in 1 I 0 it t has established st or intends to estabi i 1 its principal place ot of business ant am the said articles when so ac knowle lc d together with the oath or affirmation thereto shall be filed with the county clerk and shall by him bo recorded the expense of chis r 2 i aadil lie be paid by the an n see sec 2 that the th acknowledgment led guiont filing depositing and le cording of all articles of 0 heretofore trade made before acting ate te judges or filed deposited or recen rec prill by acting clerks of the pro 1 ftp burts since the admission of fill this ta to tho the union are hereby validated id confirmed mr allison offered an amendment adding a provision repealing all inconsistent acts it was adopted the title was then amended arid and the bill passed glen miller voting alone in the negative the senate then adjourned until today at 2 JANUARY 24 the legislature completed the eighteenth ol 01 eliy ty of the regular session on fril frd ir and the output of laws to date not large in that time it passed five bills seven cone concurrent arre tit resolution three joint memorials and two jolli boint resolutions the difference between a concurrent resolution and a irant resolution Is that the fornier former lues dues not while the latter does litiere lIti i auire lre the approval of 0 the governor oni only one of the he measures measure s passed ii nos as ve vetoed toad by ills his excellency viz house bill no 5 known as the fee bill all the others were approved bath the exception of a few that on friday on which the em executive autive has not yet ta taken ken action the first firs IIII bill and only bill passed at the extraordinary session was that axing thi dat date e for the beginning of the cegula session it received the goven en oi ns Is approval at janu y ath being signed with the pen abic which h Pies president ident cleveland used to affix his signature to the enabling act FIRST REGULAR BILL the first bill passed during the regular session was a substitute tor for house bill no 1 introduced by mr ate nye of salt lake e on 1 january y ath it rel ri rend id was first and second time the day of introduction an and d referred to a f pedal I y committee COMIt tee consisting S of blis rs nye critchlow W J taylor eb eker of rich and murdock r two days later mr air critchlow lo 10 in 1 1 the h ch airmans illness nie absence through recited ya back a t substitute the ali nii bill tor for im but i As or dinally Bl nally introduced a the authorized coul the district the t courts ts of ne state 8 to fix fi the th terms of t be h court to beld in each h or of tile counties of the benu venir districts and to issue open P mi es eg for t jurors 1 whose qualifications I 1 were set forth at length the substitute eliminated the portion rela relating tInT to jurors qualifications but added a clause empowering the county courts of the various counties of the state to fix the place or places of holding the district courts this last clause was the subject of an animated lent fight and was ultimately stricken out after which the bill was put through gh on oil january ath and sent to the senate it was returned four days later arid and at a special night h session on oil january lath received speaker dennys signature being approved by gov wells the following morning MET THE GOVERNORS VETO house bill no B 5 known as the toe fee bill was the next to pass the house it was introduced and went through to final passage on january oth it was introduced by mr air of salt lake and as passed provided that until til otherwise decided by law the secretary of state county and distinct court clerks county recorders sheriffs sealers of weights and measures Blea and county surveyors are required to collect fees tor for services rendered by them at the lates provided for like services in chapters 2 arid and 3 of part 15 or of tile the compiled laws of utah isas the moneys so collected to be paid jilt nto the proper treasury after passing the senate the bill was sent to the governor and vetoed i by him FIRST IN THE SENATE senate bill no 9 was the first bill originating in tile the upper house to pass both branches it was introduced by mr air sutherland and provided tor for the appointment of a deputy state treasurer it was framed to meet an amer gency in the state treasurers Treasur ers office and simply empowered that official to employ a deputy to assist in the performance for mance of ills his duties the bill expressly provided that the state should not be liable for the compensation of said deputy treasurer the alie mea measure passed the senate january the house a day later and was sent to the governor january STATE PRISON management senate bill no IS has also passed both houses it was introduced by glen Al miller alfiler liler and provides for the management of the state prison and the appointment of a warden it vests the control co atrol and management ot at the penitentiary tent iary lary in the state board of prison C commissioners arid and gives them the authority to appoint a warden and such other employees as are arc necessary to conduct the institution it was passed by ano senate january the house amended it in unimportant particulars and the seriate senate concurred concu ired in the amendments on january it was signed by both presiding officers and sent to the governor FOR THE corporations CORPO nATIONS senate bill no as was introduced passed by both houses and sent to the governor in two days daya it was reported as an emergency measure by the senate committee on judiciary january its provisions authorize county clerks and notaries not aries public to file artiles 1 ol of incorporation and take tile the necessary acknowledgment tile the charges to be paid by the corpora 1 icille the measure grew out of the change from territorial to state government it being uncertain under the new order of 0 things whether there were to be any probate judges tile the officers formerly taking such acknowledgments or whether the district judges had authority to act in such matters another bill senate bill NTO no 17 on the same subject Is pending in the sena senate te but it it is a lengthy measure mea suie and a IS as time was wanted to consider it senate bill no 29 was presented for temp temporal orar relief the latter was passed by the senate january by the house the next day and was signed and sent in fr the Governor the same evening resolutions AND MEMORIALS the resolutions and that have passed both houses are as follows house substitute for senate joint resolution no 2 prescribing tile the manner of voting for united states senators it was nas introduced liy sutherland ja january nuary lelh fill and passed the senate january lath the house added to it tile language of the united states statutes on tau aej an the seriate adopted the sub substitute if lute senate concurrent resolution no 4 providing v for tile the appointment 0 of f a joint committee on salaries to consist of seven in abers of each house louse it was intro dured january lath by booth and passed the senate tile the same dav it was passed by the house Jant january iary senile senate joint resolution no 4 fixing jannary nary as the date for the opening of rite the first term of the supreme court there was a bul on tills this senate hilll 14 which passard both houses iut but the senate was unable to concur in the 11 house amendments n and the bill failed in conte conference renoe the resolution was introduced by jones january iseli it differed from aiom tile the im bill in tile the fact that it simply 1 set the date for tin the opening of tile the supreme pro file court ihal the mil 1111 went into tile the organization of that tribunal in detail the resolution was rushed through both houses and sent to the governor on oil tile the same day january house concurrent resolution no 1 to lo provide for the printing of bills i tv t for tho the special and regular sessions af the legislature ISI Ligi slature it II wa was I 1 Intro introduced dured ti by harris i house concurrent r alution no 2 relating to the frann fr arning ns and introduction of bills in contor ml with the provisions of tile lie state constitution it was introduced by ilof ilo biou f concurrent resolution no 3 for or tf r appointment of a committee to select t a design for the great sea seal of UK the 1 te fe of utah it was wa introduced by critchlow ariti alow house concurrent resolution no 4 to a authorize uth orIze the governor to employ a messenger during the legislative session it was introduced by ilean bean louse house concurrent resolution no 5 nl ap policing poli POPI ting a committee to confer with the county authorities with reference to securing offices for the supreme court and state slate als in the joint building it was introduced by bv bolitho FREU COINAGE AND protection senate joint memorial no 1 praying for the llie passage of a free fice coinage act by congress it was introduced by allison and passed parsed by the senate january out passed and amended by the house amendments antena ments concurred in by if the e senate and the memorial sent to tile the governor january it was approved by the governor january senate joint memorial no 2 as asking ing congress co agress to restore the mckenley duties d les on wool lead ill lumber m ber and agricultural products it was introduced 1 by allison All lson passed the senate january jannai y cassea passed by the H house and d bent to the governor january the governor approved it january 2 alth house joint memorial no 1 asking for the annexation to utah of a certain portion t to of arizona lying leinz coith 0 of f tile the colordo colorado river it was wa s introduced by robinson p passed by th house passed by tile senate january and sent to the governor Co vernor tile same day JANUARY 27 senate after the reading and approval of the journal four communications from govern governor Gov einor wells were read ad two of them were veto messages and tw two announced the approval of measures measures mea suros re bently passed tile the bills approved were senate bill no IS 18 the state prison bill 1111 and senate bill no 28 riving giving county clerks and notaries not aries public power to take tak acknowledgment t of corpora corporations lions and rile file their articles tile the veto messages were as follows to the president and gentlemen of 0 the senate I 1 herewith j return without my approval senate joint JJ nt resolution no 5 0 that tile the first term of the su dilme court shall convene on monday january 20 or nii as soon ther thereafter patter as said court may deter mine etc tile the reo ipso lution Is deficient in that it has no title and does not provide that it shall take cited from croni and after its approval re HEBER T 7 TI I WELLS vl ILS governor i to the president and of the senate I 1 her herewith eiith return without it hout my approve approval ill senate bill no 9 an act providing for a deputy state treasurer this bill Is massod pass d as an emergency measure I 1 am unable to lo ascertain that any emergency for such deputy exists and think consideration of the subject may safely wait until the matter of clerical assistance abs istance for tile the various state officers may tic ie reached in the he regular routine respectfully fully rinbei M WELLS governor on motion ot of sutherland both vetoes were ere laid on the table two petitions were presented oric one from weber county by allison and one from county by candland bandl ind their numbers on oil the senate file ore are 11 14 arid and 15 both relate to the same s subject ab squatters 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