Show SALARY QUESTION BEFORE RE SENATE Supreme Court Judges T Get et No Increase 4 HOUSE HOU E BILL L KILLED 4 1 DISTRICT DIT m SAL AI UCE 4 The The senators felt feit like working yes yesterday es esterday a and in the two t o hour hours arid a d a half they were wore in session they tey rushed business ulness at a rapid rate rt The I most important action acton was the the passage of or Alders bill bl classifying the district attorneys and fixing their salaries The rhe proposition to make he ie e pay of the attorney atory for the tle Third district 2000 instead of o per year met with wih vigorous opposition Senator Lawrence Lawrnce was opposed to the whole bill bm on the ground gound that another another legis legislature legislature lature will have a chance to pass on the questions involved but he was specially against the sar reduction re Allison Alson thought the salaries were en entirely too high at present in consider consideration consideration aton of the work involved He pointed to the fact that th the public pubic prosecutor in inthe Inthe inthe the Third district gets get as much as a the he justices of the supreme court curt and still sti has unlimited opportunities to practice his hi profession Neither should the te Sec Second Second Secand ond and district attorney draw drw 2000 20 O for forthe forthe forthe the same reasons Lawrences amendment was lost and nd so was his amendment to fix fx the pay pa of attorneys of the he second class at 1000 l OO yearly year I Then Senator Thomas Thoma moved to strike out the enact enacting enacting ing clause caus but this proposition was voted down and the bill bl was passed pase as reported by the te committee There were 11 ayes and a 5 noes and President Evans Ev s called attention to the fact tt that that the measure had ha not received receive enough votes to carry crr the emergency clause which it i contained He was wa given leave his by unanimous consent to change chang vote yote on the bill bt from no to nyc Tiye ye and at the same time gave notice that he would move a reconsideration School Taxes A special order for yesterday was the consideration of or senate senate bills bUa 67 and 68 OS OSby by Love The first provides that cities of or the first and second classes shall re receive re receive their proportion of the school per pr capita before a distribution Is made to the county schools It I passed without argument No 68 brought on consider considerable considerable considerable able talk tak The difference of opinion lay principally In the fact that the measure gave the county commissioners author authority ity i to levy taxes ta es for city schools schools Senator Smoot thought the bill bi was in conflict with wih the constitution be because because cause cuse it did not provide for the repeal of other sections of the te statutes at variance with wih the proposed law Sena Senator Sen tor Allison Alson objected to tire the tle commission commissioners ers levying the school tax ax for the te rca rea reason ra rason son that the boards bors of education knowing the needs of the he schools were best qualified to perform this duty dUt The bills bUs wele prepared prep red by the state superintendent of nubile Instruction and handed hande to me said aid Senator Love Lve And he is a a young oung man without ex cx experience experIence said Senator Smoot When the roll rol was called ced every sen senator senator senator ator present voted vote for the bill bU Salary Bills lUns Killed Reports of ot committees occupied much of the senates time The first that came In was wa from the committee committe on salaries saies on senate bill bil 62 which pro Dro proposed posed to raise rise the pay of members of the state board of equalization from to 1000 per year The report was adverse and Senator Thomas objected to it i He declared that that it I Was a incon inconsistent inconsistent Inconsistent to pay the board of equalization such small smal salaries for Its ts work was of f vital importance Senator Alder Ader figured that at a great geat many citizens had made application for places on the board bard at per pr year There was vas plenty of material matera to select from and he could see no object In raising the te pay pa Senator Smoot moved that the bill bI be to the corn com committee cm with Instructions to report on all ail ai the he salary bills bUs at the same time motion moton was lost and ad the report repot which killed the bill bi was wa adopted Another Anoter salary bill bil which met the same fate was wa house bill bU No 2 raising ring the pay pyor of the justices of the supreme court from front to annually The Thea adverse a vere report report on the measure was adopted unanimously Other bills bis killed by unfavorable re reports reports reports ports from front committees were senate bill bi No 57 relating to attachments senate bill bU 78 relating to notice to creditors senate bill bU Jl Ui 1 to eliminate I the clause requiring g persons to pay payi i i taxes seven years cars in order to acquire property by adverse possession senate bill bl 92 relating to costs on appeal from fromI I justice courts senate bill 46 45 relating to mileage micale of district senate 34 3 and 35 relating to the taxing of transient herds There were favorable reports on sen senate senate senate ate bill 74 providing provi ing for the establish establishment establishment ment of a state board of labor arbi arbitration and conciliation senate bill bi 81 relating to the partial distribution of or estates of decedents senate bill bl 85 re relieving relieving lieving the state of the necessity of ot paying the salaries salares of county attorneys senate bill bi 87 relating to parties partes to civil cli actions senate bill bil 56 66 relating to proceedings proc by and against corporations senate bill bi 72 7 relating to traveling expenses of district judges house bill bl 26 relating to special yen ven venires ires house bill bH Hi giving cities cites power to grant gant land to railroads for union depot sites and other purposes Communications were received from rom the house announcing the passage of house bills bUt and ad provid I for the establishment of city courts cours coursIn i In cities clUes of the first class clas 15 and 16 to enable San Juan uan county to be an annexed annexed annexed to Grand house bill bl to pro provide provide provide vide for the Incorporation of churches and other religious organizations Bills Bins Introduced Ito Intro Bills were Introduced as a follows Nos 95 96 96 97 and 98 by bJ Allison Alson by re request request request quest quest These bills are patterned after Benner X Smiths measures which have passed the house to provide for forthe forthe forthe the establishment of a city court cour in cities of the first class clas The difference I Is that the Allison Alson measures extend extend the city court features to cit ci ties tes abolishing police justices and oth other other other er magistrates and fixing their duties dutes on one city Judge No 99 by b the committee on livestock as a a substitute for Nos 21 24 and 35 The bill bi amends the present law Jaw so that tha thaon on n presentation nr s of a certificate that tha he line has paid taxes in one county count the owner of a transient flock fock or herd may maybe maybe maybe be exempted from paying taxes In an another another another other county No by Tanner by request To codify and revise certain ceraIn railroad laws providing for the formation of railroad corporations for the purpose of pur purchasing purI purchasing I chasing owning controlling and ac acquiring quiring qui rIng other oter lines authorizing the is issuance Issuance issuance II of stock end and bonds and ad making maing deeds of trust and mortgages and de do defining de I fining certain rights and powers of such corporations I No by Lawrence Providing s a penalty of confinement In the penitentiary Ua for from one tg len ten years years and ad a afine afine fine of not to exceed for secre secretaries secretaries secretaries I or other officers of corporations who make of stock |