Show C DOWN TO BUSINESS II I I I The Legislature Will Hold a Session Ses-sion Today I ELECTION OF SENATORS TUB MATTER CONSIDERED IA BOTH BIlXOHES YESTERDAY I Record ilinority MnUlnp a Good the Appointment of The Bill For a Warden mid Guards For the PcnltcntlaryThe House Spends I Mnclt Time in Cnhiilurinj the Supreme Su-preme Court BlllTlie Ulan County Coun-ty Contests The members of the senate decided yesterday to begin work in good earnest earn-est and when that body adjourned it Although was until 10 oclock this morning though the bill providing for the beginning be-ginning of the first term of the supreme su-preme court was the ostensible reason doubt but for this action there is mo will hold that the senate and house Saturday hereafter Sen sessions on ator Evans of the Democratic side made an extended argument in favor Saturday sessions in the of holding closing hours and not only sessions on The sen that day but in the evening ator declared the interest of the people remembered and as there should be 1 was a great deal to be done by this I legislature l he believed in taking ample time for the consideration of allmeas j 15 Tho minority is making a good re rrrrd for itself in this respect Many bills are being hurried through without with-out being considered as they should lrP Take the bill which passed the the fvcnate yesterday providing Tor appointment of a warden and guards enitentiar The bill is inComplete for the penitentiary t Complete does not fix any salaries forth for-th warden and the guards has nothing noth-ing in it to provide for the giving of of bonds for the faithful performance duties In short is lacking in all essential ess-ential respects Senator Warner called the attention of the majority to the drfpcts in the measure and was met with the reply that if something was in iiit done immediately the prisoners thp institution were liable to starve to death or words to that effect because nUl one would have authority to pur hae < them anything to eat So the lull was hurried through and will go 1ii the house in a condition akin to a dog which has neither head to bark with nor tail to wag It is believed the house will consider the matter gravely ere it concurs in this action l In reference to this matter of the government and control of the peni tontiary there are several members elf thE legislature who incline to the belief be-lief 1 that it should be placed in the control of a nonpartisan board to be appointed for the purpose no member of 1 which shall be salaried excepting thc secretary Tt was Senator Evans who called the Attention of the senate yesterday to the tart I that action should be taken in the matter of salaries and suggested the appointment of a committee to look after this work as speedily as possible As is well known the fixing of the salaries of all state and county officers is going to be a difficult task and to dplay action until the closing hours of the session would be almost criminal But were it not for the vigilance of the minority the majority would go on passing motions for the restoration Of tLo McKinlcy tariff and recall ambassadors I ambas-sadors until they couldnt rest while th needs of the state would be neglected neg-lected Speaking of resolutions Allison has given < notice that he will call up the Bayard matter on Wednesday mext when it will be made the special order of the day But it will be too late Tt is stated that one of the members of the senate has wired Bayard to the effect that Allison has taken the trail after his official scalp and the minister has promptly wired his resignation of the place which resignation will reach Washington ere Allisons resolution ran be considered here While this will prove a great disappointment to thE senator from the county north of the sand hills it will save the members mem-bers of the upper house a great deal of time which would have been occupied occu-pied in listening to the arguments of the majority t Senator Sutherlands motion providing provid-ing for the manner of electing United States senators did not meet with avery a-very enthusiastic reception in the I house that body having evidently lost the same in the shuffle But it was called up in the senate yesterday and passed So the senate will as fmblc and vote for the candidates and then wiv go to the joint session and vote as provided by law Mentioning Allison reminds one that the Torrens bill which was introduced by him a few days ago is going to be fought by men from Ogden and this city members of all parties and it will be defeated unless something in the phane of relief r comes from an unexpected unex-pected source It is claimed that the amount of money which the change will necessitate expending by the people 1 peo-ple for proper recording of titles will foot up to 100000 in Ogden and 5250 000 m this city The rural districts are said to be acainst it also Allison however will fight for the bill and will make a heroic effort to have the same passed I Far the third day in succession the house devoted its entire time yesterday tf > the consideration of one bill The senate judiciary committees substitute for S B No 14 had been seta set-a a special order for 230 It was accordingly ac-cordingly taken up at that time and af trr being considered in committee of the whole for nearly three hours was finally passed by the house only to come up again today for notice of a motion to reconsider was given The bill provides for the convening of the supreme su-preme court and prescribes the provisions pro-visions under which the court shall organize and operate That section directing the appointment of a clerk for the court and fixing his compensation compen-sation was a stumbling block in the path of the sol tlS It was not large enough for them all to come together upon it and it was too large to enable them to all get together around it so they agreed to disagree effr the clerks salary altogether and left It to be fixed at a future date in order to get as near together as possible and enable the court to begin business Monday One other matter of importance occupied oc-cupied a few minutes of the time of the house one of grave importance to the minority of the house at least for liy its light the Democrats believe they can see to read in the handwriting hand-writing on the wall the intent of the Republican majority to rule without regard to fairness or the merits of the case It was the matter of the Utah county contests for seals and came up in majority ma-jority and minority reports of the rules committee which had been di cted to bring in a substitute for rule 49 to provide for the manner of hearing hear-ing of contests The majority report contained a substitute rule providing for the hearing before the committee on elections The minority report returned re-turned a rule in conformity with the ttgreement of the house at the time the rules were adopted It provides for the hearing of the evidence before committee com-mittee of the whole The consideration considera-tion of the reports was made a special order of business for today at 230 4 < t1I > The Democrats judge by the past action I ac-tion of the house in the matter and do not look for anything like fair treatment from the majority I A joint resolution was passed by the house prescribing the course to be followed fol-lowed In electing United States senators I sena-tors and a petition from Ogden was introduced by Condon praying for the repeal of the fire and police act a bill I for whIch was introduced by Ferguson of Salt Lake SENATE The senate opened with prayer by Rev Clarence T Brown pastor of the First Congregational church PETiTIONS Senator Warner presented a petition from George Havercamp exclerk of the First district court at Provo enclosing en-closing a bill for materials received in his office in 1S85 and asking that it be allowed by the legislature The bill is from Pettibone Sawtelle Co stationers sta-tioners of Chicago and is for 17 for printed envelopes Evans presented a petition from John C Swaner bee inspector of Salt Lake county which reads as follws Inasmuch as the amount collected by Salt Lake county for the year 1895 of the special bee tax is insufficient to compensate me for my services as bee inspector of said county I beg leave to petition your honorable body that you instruct the county court of said the county to pay me sufficient from general funds of the county to cover said deficiency Would state that my original bill was for 36 days at 53 per day or S10S and all received to date being 4365 These petitions were all appropriately appropriate-ly referred COURT DOCKETS Senate concurrent resolution No3 authorizing the secretary of state to provide uniform dockets for the various var-ious district courts was introduced by Chidester and laid over under the rules FOR A WARDEN Glen Miller introduced senate Ml No 18 providing for the management of the state prison and the appointment of a warden and guards thereof It reads as follows Section 1That the board of state prison commissioners shall have the control and management of the state prison and the prisoners confined therein I there-in and may make such rules as they may deem necessary for the management manage-ment and regulation of the same and the conduct of the prisoners therein and may contract for the necessary supplies and appliances board shall appoint a Sec 2TlIe shal warden of the state prison and such guards and other employes as in their judgment they may deem necessary all of whom shall serve during the pleasure pleas-ure of the board Sec 3his act shall take effect immediately I im-mediately upon approval by the governor gov-ernor A motion to suspend the rules and read second time was lost ayes 1 tme nays 5 The bill however was disposed dis-posed of later in the session RIGID ELECTION RULES Senate bill 19 for an act in relation I to elections and crimes and offenses against the elective franchise was introduced by Allison Under its provisions it shall be unlawful I un-lawful for any person directly or indirectly other per directly by himself or any directy son pay loan or contribute offer or promise to pay loan or contribute any money or other valuable consideration consider-ation to or for any voter or to or for induce the voter any other person to to vote or refrain from voting at any election provided by law or to induce in-duce electon any to vote or refrain from voting fo any particular person or persons Alsoto give offer or promise any office of-fice place or employment or to promise to give or procure the same to any voter or other person in order to induce such voter to vote or refrain from voting for any person or persons per-sons To advance or pay or cause to be paid any mon < y 0 valuable thing with the intent that the same shall be used in bribery wholly or in part It shall be unlawful for any person to receive any money or valuable consideration con-sideration for any of the objects above specified I is unlawful under the provisions of the bill for any candidate to make any bet or wager with a voter take a share or interest in any bet upon the result of the election Any violation viola-tion is deemed a misdemeanor Intimidation by force violence or restraint or threats of the same with a view of coercing a voter is forbidden Employers of all grades are forbidden to enclose their mens wages in pay en VL pes bearing written or printed political mottoes devices or arguments direct or implied and within ninety days before election it is unlawful to paste up or exhibit any hand bill or notice containing any threat to the effect that in case any candidate is elected or defeated work in that particular par-ticular establishment shall cease or wages be reduced in any factory millwork mill-work shop mine office or boardinghouse boarding-house And no employer shall make any threats expressed or implied in any other manner intended or calculated cal-culated to influence political action on the part of employees I is also unlawful un-lawful for any employer to threaten any employee with discharge or promise prom-ise any promotion for voting any particular par-ticular ticket Any violation of the above shall be deemed a misdemeanor misde-meanor Every candidate voted for shall within thirty days after election fein fe-In the office of the secretary of state if for state officers or district judge and with the city recorder or county clerk if for a town or county office a statement of all monies contributed directly or indirectly in aid of his election and the names of all persons receiving the same Within thirty days after election the chairman of all committees of political parties presenting pre-senting candidates shall make and file a statement under oath setting forth in detail all money received and paid out and to whom and for what purpose said money was paid All such statements state-ments shall be open for public inspection in-spection when 50 desired Any person offending against the preceding I pre-ceding section is a competent witness ra t another and may be compelled I to testify upon a trial This evidence cannot be user against the witness on any trial save for perjury The penalty for bribery or attempt to bribe is punishable by a fine of not more than 5000 or by Imprisonment in the penitentiary for not more than five years or by both The penalty for intimidation in-timidation is punishable by a fine not exceeding 1000 Any candidate refusing re-fusing to file his statement of expenses ex-penses is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall forfeit his office This bill was referred to the committee com-mittee on elections I PREPARING TO VOTE On motion of Senator Sutherland the special committee appointed t confer con-fer with a like committee from the house on the manner of voting for United States senators was discharged and the resolution covering that business busi-ness taken up read the second and third time and passed Messers Evans Ev-ans and Chambers voting no Senator Zundel moved a suspension of the rules and the appointment of a special committee of three to consider general salaries This was lost The senate then took a recess until unt 4 oclock Upon reassembling concurrent resolution reso-lution No2 providing for preparation of bills incident to the change from territorial to state government was read and tabled under the rules SENATE BILL 18 Senator Sutherland took the chair I while President Cannon took the floor to move a reconsideration of the vote to supend the rules on senate bill No I 18 relating to the penitentiary which resolution was lost ThiS motion was 0 p declared out of order whereat Mr Cannon moved another recess of ten i minutes which prevailed the object i being to get a report from the committee I com-mittee on public institutions I Upon reconvening a motion was made I by Senator Sutherland that when the I senate adjourn it adjourn until Monday Mon-day Booth deprecated delay on account of the supreme court which should I meet Monday I the bill pending was not passed the court would be greatly I embarrassed The motion to adjourn until Monday I was lost Senate bill IS was reported by the committee com-mittee on public institutions with the recommendation that it do pass The bill was read the second time The measure was read third time on a suspension sus-pension of the rules Senator Warner thought the salaries of the officials mentioned should be fixed and moved the bill be referred back to the committee There was no qualification provided for no bonds to be given The bill was incomplete and should be amended The motion to refer was lost The bill passed the Democrats voting vot-ing no Senator Booth moved that when the senate adjourn it be until Saturday at to 10 oclock a m the object being pass the bill providing for the supreme court session Senator Evans joined with Booth in arguing for the Saturday session I down to senate was high time the got good hard work and even hold night sessions t necessary Bills should be carefully considered Chidesters argument that committee Chidestes needed was refuted by Booth who said that if the senate met and the bill was not ready i there was nothing to prevent committee work being performed ccmmitee By the motion was tabled until the action of the house was ascertained as-certained BAY ARDS RECALL On motion of Allison the Bayard resolution was made the special order of the day for Wednesday January 22 SALARY QUESTION Senator Evans brought up the question ques-tion of salaries and argued that this mater deserved attention as a great deal depended upon the action of the house and senate Senator Jones moved that a committee commit-tee of seven be appointed to draft a bill fixing salaries of all state and county officers with Senator Sutherland Suther-land as chairman Booth offered an amendment in the shape of a joint resolution appointing l a committee of seven from each house in this matter The amendment prevailed The measure I meas-ure then passed A communication from the governor transmitting copies e the eighteenth census was read and filed I today The senate adjourned until 10 oclock THE HOUSE At the opening of the house session yesterday Condon of rebel introduced a petition numerously signed by business busi-ness men of Ogden praying for the repeal re-peal of the fire and police act The petition recites that it is the belief of the petitioners that the law is both unjust un-just and unpopular H C NO6 was introduced by Gushing Gush-ing The claim is in favor of Sheriff Hardy and is for 672 for taking 224 prisoners before the court of the Third judicial district either as witnesses or for examination into the cause of arrest ar-rest 3 each being charged ELECTION CONTESTS The rules committee submitted majority ma-jority and minority reports on the subject sub-ject of rule 13 The majority report directs as the Democratic side of the house had anticipated that the committee com-mittee on elections shall hear all contests con-tests of seats as follows Substitute for Rule 49In case of a contest of the right of a member to hold his seat inthe house the contest shall be referred to the committee on elections elec-tions for the purpose of receiving the evidence in such case and when such evidence is obtained said committee shall consider the same report its findings thereon and make their recommendations re-commendations to the house MINORITY REPORT The minority of the committee submitted sub-mitted a report in conformity with the I agreement made in the house at the time the rules were adopted and which I is intended to secure all fairness in the hearng of contests I reads Substitute for Rule 49ln case of a I contest of the right of a member to hold his seat in the house the contest i shall be referred to the committee on J elections fr the purpose of receiving the evidence in such case and when such evidence is obtained said committee com-mittee shall report a transcript of same I to the house which shall resolve itself into a committee of the whole house which committee shall hear such evidence evi-dence in full together with arguments II by the parties thereto or their representatives I Said committee of the whole after hearing said testimony and arguments I shall report their findings to the house which shall immediately consider said report and shall decide same accord ing to the merits thereof Sessions of the committee of the whole for the purpose of hearing said case shall be held daily from 10 oclock a m to 12 oclock m until such case is finally disposed of The two reports were received and their consideration fixed as a special order for today at 230 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE The house then went into committee of the whole to consider S B 14 which was on the calendar as a special order The rest of the days session had been consumed before the committee rose and the bill had been passed by the house The time was almost whol ly absorbed in an effort to fix the salary I sal-ary of the clerk of the supreme court an item which constituted one clause of the bill which is designed as an emergency measure to enable the supreme su-preme court to begin business Smoot of Utah was called to the chair and he proved a most efficient presiding officer The bill was consid ered one section at a time no difficulty being met with until section 7 was reached which provides for the appointment ap-pointment and compensation of a clerk for the supreme court Then however a on the previous day when the per diem of the chaplain took up the time the committee hung over what should be allowed that functionary until the day waned and the twilight hours lad come The original bill provides a salary sal-ary of 2500 per annum This was amended by the judiciary committee making it 2100 Munson offered an amendment to the amendment striking out the 2100 and inserting in lieu thereof S1500 This rough on the debate Nye explained that the clerk had to hire an assistant out of his salary sal-ary and did not think the clerk could do so and still receive fair compensation compensa-tion for his services at a less figure Gibson the most radical economist on the floor took occasion to say he had been informed that 1200 was large enough He wished to take all the part he could against Tofgli salaries for he could remember when a boy hearing i prophesied that the day would come when the people of Utah would he taxed and sold into bondage He thoueht that tiny was appro < chin Nebeker of Rich thought 1 200 was enough Stevens was oonosed to the committee recommendations and favored fa-vored Monsans amendment There had been considerable talk about the clerks deputy and Condo in his usual us-ual vein suggested doing away with the chief clerk and employing only his deputy I He thought from the discussion discus-sion the deputy was the more Important Im-portant Putting levity aside he favored fa-vored the reduction The question Il upon the amendment to the amendment amend-ment being ut it carried I Nebeker of Rich then moved another I amendment to the amendment striking strik-ing out 1500 and making i 1200 Speaking to the question he said he had noticed that the gentlemen favoring i favor-ing the high salary had the day before fought hardest to keep the chaplains compensation at the minimum He I thought the gentlemen were not fco I much in favor of economy when it I came to the pay of a frisnd Lewis one of those who favored the I higher salary resented the imputation I was not that the clerk was a friend I of his but he knew something of the I duties of the office and considered anything any-thing less than 2100 too small Maughn favored the reduction Neb eker of Salt Lake didnt know but an error might be made but thought it was as likely to be made one way as I I the other and thought i best to err I on the side of economy He was satisfied i I satis-fied his colleague Lewis could get as much work in his own line of business I done for 1200 as the clerk would have Ito I-to do and he could not see why the state should pay more than an individual individ-ual Taylor was satisfied to leave i at 1500 When Monson had offered the I amendment Ol 1500 he did so because he did not suppose a lesser figure would carry He now favored the I 1200 He thought 75 a month pretty good and was satisfied there pay VS satsfed were I lawyers in Salt Lake who didnt make that much I Nearly everybody took a hand in the discussion some favoring and others I opposing the amendment which when finally put was lost Critchlow thought an agreement on the point could not be reached during the sitting I sit-ting and to allow the bill to pass in time to be signed and allow the court to convene next Monday as was desired the judges being ready much business pending etc he moved to amend by striking out the salary and allow the section to provide for a clerk whose salary shall be hereafter fixed I by law He thought that would obviate obvi-ate the difficulty allow the court to get to work and that the house could fix I his compensation when it had more i time Critchlow had been chief among those who urged speedy disposition of the bill a fact which brought a doubt to the minds of numerous colleagues as to his sincerity among them Condon who thought he heard in the amendment amend-ment the soft voice of Jacob while he felt the hairy hand of Esau He thought the amendment a sdheme to catch the house in a better humor and get the salary back to the original mark The amendment finally carried but not until un-til nearly every member on the floor I had vented his mind on the subject Thus the vexed question was settled and the remainder of the bill was considered I opinion con-sidered with very little conflict of CURTIS VOTED DOWN I Curtis ire was roused when the reading came to section 17 He moved to scale down the fees to be charged by the court but his Republican friends voted him down The gentleman gentle-man from Weber got very hot and spoke right out in meetin He said he was glad to find where he was at I was quite apparent that the major ity of the house was only in favor of economy when it could be effected by discriminating against laboring people and taxpayers When the committee arose i reported recommending the passage of the bill as amended The rules were suspended the bill read the third time and placed upon final passage Before the vote could be taken Stevens made up his mind to amend it further and the speaker held the amendment was in order The bill provided that 25 percent per-cent of the fees of the court be placed I i I to the credit of the state library fund Stevens thought this was contrary to a provision of the constitution which directs that all fees shall be paid to the proper treasury He could not be made t see that by merely placing the money to the credit of the library fund would not divert it from the treasury I and enough of the members were with him to carry the amendment I THE BILL PASSED When the ayes and noes were called for the bill passed without opposition Critchlow gave notice that he would move to reconsider at the proper time ITS PROVISIONS I The bill as passed provides that the supreme court shall be held at the i capital of the state and shall convene and hold three terms each year one of which shall commence on the second Monday in January one on the second Monday in May and one on the second sec-ond Monday in September that the first term of the supreme court shall commence com-mence Monday January 20 luG or as soon thereafter as the justices of the court shall fix that for filing the transcript on appeal in each civil case appealed to the supreme court 12 payable by the appellant in full for all services rendered in each cause up to the remittitur to the court below for filing petitions or any writ 10 in full for all services rendered in each cause for certificate of admission as attorney and counsellor 10 for making transcripts trans-cripts copies of papers of record 10 cents per folio for comparing any document requiring a certificate 5 cents per folio for each certificate under seal 1 that a clerk of the court shall be appointed whose salary shall be hereafter fixed by law together to-gether with such other provisions as are necessary for the organization and j conduct of the court ELECTION OF SENATORS A message from the senate transmitted trans-mitted S J R 2 providing for the manner of voting for United States senators On motion of Critchlow the rules were suspended and the resolution I passed to second reading Critchlow then offered a substitute conforming more closely to the United States statute in relation to the election of senators The substitute was rushed through under un-der suspension of the rules to third reading and passed I provides tat on the 21st inst each hose = hill tlre a ballot for two senators that a joint session shall be held the following day when the journals of the two houses shall be compared and if one or more candidates be found to have received a majority of the votes of both houses he or they shall be declared elected I is not believed by all the members of the house that the senators can be nronerlv elected under the resolution provided the caucus candidates receive I a majority on the ballot taken by the separate houses as under it thev must I in that event be declared elected upon I comparing the journals Some of the members construe the United States statute as directing that senators must be elected by actual ballot in joint I session Upon motion of Nye the report of the committee of the whole upon H I B No 12 considered Thursday was adopted I House adjourned I |