Show HONOR BRIGHAM YOUNG f i Proposition For His Statue in i o the National Capitol r L GOVERNOR WELLS LETTER r 4 r URGES THE LEGISLATURE TOt TO-t 1 TAKE ACTION f k Quiet Day With the Upper House I Bare Quorum PresentTwo Bills Palmer Introduced Lilburn I J i Wants an AppropriationOther I Business of the Senate I J When the secretary of the senate ailed the roll of the house yesterday 11 afternoon but eight members answered 1 to their namesone less than a quorum quo-rum The chair instructed the ser geantatarms to look up absent members mem-bers That official consulted the telephone tele-phone and discovered the absentees were at the state prison unable to get away until the arrival of a car Mr Allred dropped in about that time and business was proceeded with by taking up the report of the code i commission There were a few changes In the matter of the title relating re-lating to counties such as changing the boundary line of Rich county from the summit to the watershed But one argument was had in connection with the passage of the title which arose when the section relating to the redemption of bonds was reached Mr Wright wanted the law changed so as to permit the redemption of one bond of 1000 when the county commissioners opposed by ers so decide but this was nearly all the members Mr Caine leading the opposition He stated that to enact such a law would be to handicap handi-cap counties which wanted to borrow money as it was a well known fact that money loaners wanted to loan t for a long time and in large amounts Then you are voting in the interest of the moneyed corporations queried Mr Wright Not at all was the response I 1 am simply working for the interests of the counties When they want to borrow I bor-row money they cannot dictate the terms If this change is made there will be difficulty In effecting loans in the future The change was not made BILLS INTRODUCED But two bills were introduced yesterday yes-terday the first being by Mr Wright providing for the regulation of the distribution of the reports of the supreme su-preme court and the second by Johnson John-son making it a misdemeanor to befoul be-foul state waters used for drinking and domestic purposes In connection with the matter of water 500 citizens of Beaver have petitioned I fI d5Qh tIf fu eearr vec titioned the legislature to ask congress p con-gress to set apart a tract of land in the Beaver range as a public park in order that the water supply there maybe may-be preserved pure the petition being introduced by Mr Snow Mr Allred introduced another Black Hawk veteran petition yesterday which followed its predecessors to the committee on federal relations I Governor Wells sent in the follow Ing State of Utah Executive Office Feb 17 197 To the SenateI have the honor to Inform you that under an act of congress con-gress approved July 2 1864 each of the states is allowed to place two statues In the hall of statuary being 1 the old hall of representatives in the capitol building at Washington These statues are to be of deceased persons ithVhav P < been citizens of the state and illustrious for their historic renown s re-nown or for distinguished civic or military services such as each state may deem to be worthy of this national na-tional commemoration Accompanying this Is a copy of the provisions of the law prescribing the legal regulation under which this privilege may be exercised ex-ercised Many of the older states have not yet availed themselves of this privilege although recently there seems to have been an awakening in this respect and several have atoned for their long neglect within the past few years The foregoing facts have been communicated com-municated to me by Hon Frank J Cannon United States senator from Utah who writes me under date of Feb 2 1897 as follows I take the liberty of suggesting to you the propriety of immediate action by our legislature in the acceptance of this opportunity Of course there is one name which springs from our hearts to our lips so soon as this subject is mentioned the name of Brigham Young I do not think that we are ready for the second statue probably will not be for a generation But assuredly no lapse of time would change the supremacy of his position In the esteem of the citizens and legislature legis-lature of Utah If action could be had by the legislature of Utah fit this time I In appointing a commission and making mak-ing preparation for this work some Utah sculptor could find opportunity for the expression of his talent and a statue of the great founder of western civilization could find a niche before all the most eligible spots are given to the marble mementos ot others I cannot add anything to the words of Senator Cannon to emphasize his suggestion by a recommendation that imrnedlate action be taken on this important im-portant subject and that the appointment appoint-ment of a commission be authorized I with power to place themselves In communication with the president and the chief of engineers Jn charge of public buildings and grounds for the purpose of having the location of the statue determined and set apart for Utah to select the design and let a contract for the statue under such restrictions as to the expenditure of money as you deem proper to impose I have the honor to be Very respectfully HEBER M WELLS Governor The communication and enclosures were referred to the committee on state affairs FROM THE STATE AUDITOR Salt Lake City Utah Feb 16 To the Honorable the President and Senators Utah Legislature Second Sec-ond Session Ladies and Gentlemen You are hiNeby respectfully asked to indicate what shall be done with the unexpended unexpend-ed balances of appropriations made for the year 1896 after the various expenses properly belonging to that year have been presented and charged up to the respective accounts Yours truly MORGAN RICHARDS JR State Auditor ii The communication of the state t auditor was referred to the committee on appropriations and claims PALMER WANTS MONET Lilburn P Palmer state librarian wants some money He sent in the following epistle Salt Lake City Feb 16 The Honorable Senators of the Second Legislature of the State of Utah GentlemenOn March 10 1S92 an act of the Utah legislature was approved ap-proved entitled An act creating a bureau of statistics Section 1 of the above mentioned act says the librarian shall receive for each statistical statis-tical yearwhich Is ei ry third year the sum of 1000 which will cover the etra help needed to compile the statistics sta-tistics Section 10 further provides 500 for printing blanks for use of the deputy statisticians throughout the iff state and expressageand printing F 5000 copies of the report r am informed in-formed by the chief clerk of the bureau In 1S93 that this amount was inade 1N > > < quate notwithstanding many of I the blanks were forwarded under the frank envelope of the United States This of course cannot now be done and I would most respectfully request that this amount be Increased from 500 to SOO and that the sum of 1800 be put upon the appropriation list for the statistical year 1S9S and that the amount appropriated for blanks be available In October this year 1897 Respectfully submitted LILBURN P PALMER Librarian The matter was referred to the committee com-mittee on appropriations which will doubtless kill the bureau After reading several house messages I mes-sages the senate adjourned |