Show t PASS SEVEN MEASURES > t The House Disposes of Much Important Im-portant Business MEET AT 10 AM HEREAFTER ABHICR A FIGHT TUB FREE TIBH1A fly BILL GOES THROUGH t I ji tbe Fire and Police Dill Up but Laid Over to Give Bills on Third Reading the Right or AVayBilli rnsscd for the Appointment of Oonrt Stenographers Prevent I Disease in Sheep The Senates Do Bill For a State Board ot Labor onciliationTo Permit ti Cities to Bond and for Contingent Expenses I 1 The members of the house of representatives repre-sentatives awoke yesterday to the fact that < if ithe business before the session is to be disposed of in the time which remain work must be done and good hard work at that and proceeded to begin to do it The first step taken in that direc for the ton was to pass a resolution and accordingly holding of morning sessions cordingly hereafter the house will convene con-vene at 10 oclock in the morning After the adoption of the resolution the house proceeded to wade through I n lot of business There was a long and determined debate on the bill for Ii free public libraries and it looked for a white as though the day was going to be devoted to another oratorical rt contest but such was not the case r Once the vexed question of taxing the people for free libraries was out of the f way the house settled down to a tt steady pull The fire and police bill was set as a special order but was laid I r over to give the bills on third reading read-Ing the right of way and six measures I meas-ures were ithen passed with very little I further delay There were several lively r live-ly tilts between members but they were I brief and not much time was lost Tho bills passed provide for court ft stenographers to prevent disease in I sheep the senates dog bill creating I 4 a state board of labor conciliation to > I allow cities to bowd for public improvements im-provements and appropriating 513000 p for contingent expense i v THE PROCEEDINGS At the opening of the session Mr j t Maughn offered a resolution fixing the hour of convening hereafter at 10 I r oclock a m Some of the gentlemen preferred evening sessions but Mr Maughns resolution was adopted I Speaker Denny presented a petition rc from the Park City union No 43 of F I the Western Federation of Miners asking I t ask-ing that H B No 11 in relation to making eight hours a days work be amended and passed I Mr Howard presented a petition from I residents of Emery county advocating I I the passage of H B No 67 in relation boundaries I to changing dounty t CAME RATHER LATE I A communication from the senate notified no-tified the house that the senate had refused to concur in H C R No D proposing to stop all printing till the printing committee reported The action ac-tion ame rather late the committee having already reported and the printing I print-ing having been taken from the direction j direc-tion of the committee by the organization I organiza-tion of a board of examiners 1 FREE LIBRARY BILL Senator Glen Millers bill for free public libraries came up at this time under the head of unfinished busiiiess as agreed at the hour of adjournment Saturday Mr Harris who has been one of the leading opponents of the bill on the I ground that the people did not want < tl < eir taxes increased and that he I thought the levying of a tax for libraries li-braries ought not to be left to city councils but to a vote of the people presented the following substitute for I section 1 I 1 JI Whenever two hundred legal voters I of any city of the first or second class I shall present a petition to the recorder of such city asking that an annual tax be levied for the purpose of establishing estab-lishing and maintaining a free public library in such city and shall specify iti on their petition a rate of taxation not to exceed onefifth of one mill on the dollar annually such recorder shall in the next legal notice of a regular biennial bi-ennial election in such city give notice no-tice that at such election every elector who shall have paid a property tax the year next preceding such election may vote for a mill tax for a free public library yes No specifying specify-ing in such notice the rate of taxation mentioned in such petition and if a majority of all votes cast in such city ut such election shall be for the tax or a free public library yes then the tax specified in such notices shall be levied and collected in like manner with other general taxes of said city and shall be known as a library fund provided pro-vided that such tax shall cease in case the legal voters of such city shall so determine by a majority vote at any biennial election thereafter held therein there-in A VIGOROUS DEBATE The introduction of the amendment gave rise to a debate which was participated par-ticipated in with much ardor by a great many of the members Mr Snedeker thought the amendment amend-ment proper and would not vote for the bill without Its adoption Mr Ne who has become sort of foster father to the bill in the house was very urgent in his advocacy of the measure as were Messrs Taylor Critch low Cazier and Condon Mr Nebeker of Salt Lake opposed it on the score of the increased taxation I He was asked by Mr Taylor if he knew how much a tax would amount to on 51000 of assessed property He could not tell and the information was I volunteered by Mr Taylor that It would amount to just 35 cents Messrs Morrison and Thompson of I Sanpete were strongly in favor of the bill without the amendment I Mr Harris fought hard 40r his amendment He claimed to represent the people of Ogden when he said that his constituents did not want the bill 4 He was satisfied that a great majority of the people of Ogden were strongly opposed io it Dr Condon took exception to Mr Harris saying he represented the feeling feel-ing in Ogden He and not Mr Harris represented Ogden and he represented the taxpaying classes in advocating I the bill Asked by Mr Harris to name one taxpayer who favored the measure meas-ure Dr Condon replied that he disliked to mention names on the floor but would gratify the gentleman Fred J Keisel was one of the largest taxpayers of Ogden and he had told Dr Condon to do all in his power to secure the passage of the bill Mr Nye made another ardent appeal I for the bill without the amendment Mr Stevens following against it unless the taxpayers were to say whether they wanted it or not Mr Harris volunteered to change the I amount of tax levy allowed by his amendment from onefifth of a mill to onehalt of a mill and demanded the ayes and nays the vote resulted ayes 22 nays 18 Mr Lewis moved the previous pre-vious Question on the final passage of the bill The motion prevailed when Mr Harris stated that he would be compelled to vote against the measure in its present form He said that if Dr Condon voted for the bill when he went home and faced his constituents he would have to come back and perform per-form one of his acrobatic feats referring refer-ring to the doctors disposition to change his opinion on various measures which has formed the occasion for more than one passage at arms Dr Condon was not in the least disconcerted disconcert-ed for as he stated he has the courage cour-age to change when he finds himself in the wrong THE BILL PASSES The ayes and nays were then called on final passage resulting AyesBeard Bolitho Condon Curtis Critchlow Cushing Cazier Ferguson 011 Salt Lake Ferguson of Carbon Lewis Morrison Morrill Nye Raddatz Robinson Shafer Sevy Smoot Taylor Thompson of Sanpete Thompson of Millard Wilson and Mr Speakertotal 23 NaysBernhisel Clark Egan Gibbs Gibson Harris Howard Larsen Lowery Low-ery Lemmon Maughn Mansfield Neb eker of Salt Lake Nebeker of Rich Stevens Snedeker and Sorensentotal 17 The vote was the same as that taken on Mr Harris amendment except that Mr Bolitho voted in favor of the amendment Mr Harris tried to change his vote after the result was announced announc-ed but was not allowed to do so when he gave notice that someone would move to reconsider that being the purpose pur-pose for which he wished to changeS change-S B No S the fire and police bill came up as the second special order but was laid over as a special order for today to give way to the bills on third reading BILLS INTRODUCED Mr Beard presented H B No 147 Prohibiting the adulteration of candy by the use of terra alba baroyta talc or other ingredients deleterious to health in the manufacture thereof Mr Nye introduced by request H B No 14S amending the compiled laws in relation to fire insurance companies The same gentleman presented H B No 149Amending the compiled laws in relation to liTe insurance companies The bills were read first and second times and referred I RECOMMITTED The order of third reading being reached H B No 136 was taken up The bill provides that mayors of cities of the third class may in case of necessity ne-cessity sit as justices of the peace pro tern Rome of the gentlemen representing represent-ing such cities opposed having the mayor act in such a capacity but desiring de-siring more than one justice of the peace provided for asked the recom mital of the bill which was agreed to I BOARD OF LABOR CONCILIATIONS i S B No 49 creating a state board of labor arbitration and conciliation was passed ayes 29 nays 4 absent 12 Messrs Bernhisel Sorensen Thompson of Sanpete and Thompson of Millard voting in the negative The bill was up some time ago and was recommitted under stress of strong opposition to its passage FAILED AGAIN Substitute for H B No 99 and S B I i No Si was next on the list There was iix oratorical opposition to the bill but i I it lost upon the roll call being ordered ayes 16 nays 22 absent 7 The bill had been once defeated and reconsidered Mr Critchlow served notice that he would again move to reconsider having during the vote changed his vote from I aye to nay for that purpose The measure does away with the president of the council and makes the mayor the presiding officer extends a qualified quali-fied veto to mayors of cities of the third class and gives mayors of all cities the power to veto an appropriation provision pro-vision of an ordinance without vetoing the whole ordinance A communication from the senate announced an-nounced the senates concurrence in house amendments to S B No 80 relative to the duties of the state treasurer treas-urer EMPOWERING CITIES TO BOND Substitute for H B No 23 was the next bill up It empowers cities to call an election for the purpose of submitting submit-ting a proposition to bond for public improvements upon petition of fifty taxpayers of cities cT the third class 500 In cities of the second class and 1000 in first class cities The only provision pro-vision in this latter connection in the bill as it came up was one requiring at least twentyfive taxpayers to petition peti-tion before such an election should be ordered A motion by Mr Howard making it a majority was lost when another amendment to increase the number to fifty carried Mr Gibson spoke in opposition to the measure He was opposed to bonding or going into debt in any form He had never found it necessary and did not agree with the gentlemen who argued ar-gued it was a necessary l evil even If it is said he so Is hell and I want to keep away from it as long as possible pos-sible Harris then offered the amendment which was adopted fixing the number of necessary petitioners as stated The bill passed ayes 31 nays 6 absent S FOR COURT STENOGRAPHERS S B No 87 was next on the calendar The bill provides for the appointment of court stenographers Mr Gibson moved to reduce the compensation from 58 to 4 per day the motion being lost I He then stated he hoped it would be made 5 or 6 and Mr Clark moved to make it 6 which was also lost The roll call on final passage was ordered and was begun when Mr Clark moved to amend by making it 650 Mr Critchlow objected raising the point of order that the roll call could not be interrupted Mr Harris said he did not understand the gentleman had the right to head off an amendment by objecting Mr Critchlow replied sharply that he did not know as he had lost any of the Tights of any other member that he had the right to object and that iff the gentleman wished to amend he could move to suspend the rules Mr Harris moved to suspend the rules which failed when he moved to recommit N Mr Critchlow made the point of order or-der that the motion was out of order and that the only thing in order was the roll call The speaker held the point well taken Mr Harris appealing from the decision The appeal lost and roll call was ordered The bill passed ayes 33 nays 5 absent 7 Mr Harris voted aye and gave notice that he would move to reconsider at the proper time TRIED TO KILL IT H B No 109 was next In order air Critchlow moved at once to strike out the enacting clause Mr Harris opposed the motion and another colloquy ensued between the gentlemen Mr Beard wanted the bill to lay over until it could be further considered He was joined by Smoot and the speaker ih oiir and when the motion was put was lost and the bill laid over until Thursday PREVENT DISEASE IN SHEEP I S B No 12 to prevent disease in sheep and repealing the present statute stat-ute on that subject came up and was passed without much loss of time by a vote of 37 to 3 absent 5 MISCELLANEOUS A communication from the senate announced an-nounced that the senate had adopted the governors suggestions with reference refer-ence to S B No 75 the bill being sent to the judiciary committee A message from the governor notified noti-fied the house of his approval of H B No 79 prohibiting the pooling of corporations cor-porations etc The speaker signed S B No 55 to protect employees in their claims for wagesTHE THE DOG BILL PASSES The senate dog bill No 86 which has created considerable amusement in both houses and which has been several seve-ral times at the point of death and then resuscitated was taken up and passed ayes 26 nays 11 absent 8 LAID OVER H B No 44 the live stock bill was laid over in the absence of Mr Andrus chairman elf the live stock committee H B No 95 Mr Raddatzs bill for anew a-new mining code came up and was read the third time and on motion was laid over till Friday FOR CONTINGENT EXPENSES On motion of Mr Fergusson of Salt Lake the rules were suspended and the senate bill appropriating 15000 for contingent con-tingent expenses of the session was read the first second and third times and passed unanimously The house then adjourned I I |