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Show TIME FLIES. W would call the ftUetiti.uj t 1 tl-.e legislators to the fact thut the araoiou il more than half goue. But iifleyn more working days remain, when their law-making must come to a oloae. la this connection the other fact presents itself, that of the vaat Amount ot legislative work which demanded de-manded attention at the beginning of the session, only a very little haa been performed, the bulk of it remaining re-maining to be hurried through in , th next two weeks, or remain for , the succeeding legislature which meets two years hence. We speak j of theie circumstances not lor tho purpose of complaining or finding fault, but rather us a reminder to the . member of the asiembly that time I flies. There are several bills upon which action should be taken an aoon aa possible. One of the moat important import-ant is the revenue bill. Tho legislature legisla-ture ought not to adjourn without adopting a better method than now exists for providing ,a revenue for the territory, counties and cities. There la no use disguising the fact that under our present laws the pay -. - mentor taxes, is more a matter of honor on the part of property hold- era, than a statutory requirement. The coDBequenca is that as a good many individuals have a greater re- ' gard for money than for honor, or for the welfare of the state, the delin- y quent lists are long and steadily KrowiDe. . Unless a better law for the , collection of taxes is passed, Salt ) Lake city and county might better t close their asaessmflnt books for two i years, aa it is unjust t.ud is further more becoming the occasion of loud j complaint, that one portion of the j community pays taxes, and another portion, enjoying equal rights, priv- lieges and protection, refuses to oorc- tribute to the maintenance ol tue L governments. The proposition for providing a strictly secret ballot is still pending, j though demanding action upon it. Another important measuro is the cricninal procedure bill. For the want of such a law one murderer ia in a fair way of escaping punishment for his crme. Another two years without this law would unquestionably unquestion-ably result in great injustice to the public in practically nullifying certain cer-tain existing atatutei. We might enumerate other matters and subjeots upon which legislation ia sunou-ly demanded; but the above w il lerve to show that only hard work for the remaining days of the m -usum can accomplish what is nbtulutely required. re-quired. All bills have to be passed upon by the governor, and in order that that fflcial may aot widely and intelligently intelli-gently he should have the bills at aa early a day as possible. In case of an objection by him to any provision, that would result in the veto of an otherwise good bill, it time were allowed al-lowed the objectionable leature might be remedied. It is also unfair to hia xcellency, and frequently works an injustice to the public, to wait uu.il the last few hours of the session and then lay before the governor a batch ; of bills with the expectation that be can read them, and intelligently, and thoughtfully consider their provisions M they demand. The butt end of the legislative power is placed in the governor's hands, and m much of the itteponsibility for a bill becoming law rest upon him be ought to have an opportunity for fUHy considering its provisions. Everything is urging the legislators U make haste. When they assembled more was expected from them than had ben looked lor from any previous Msembly. We sincerely hope that at the close of the aesaion no one can ay that he baa been disappointed in 1 the work performed by the law-aaakari. |