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Show THE HOUSE. Enacting- Clause Stricken Prom Uniform Uni-form Legislation Bill. Although most of the members of the House rcallzo the evil consequences that flow from tho variance of State laws, a majority voted yesterday to strike out the enacting clause of the bill for a commission com-mission to promote uniform legislation. .It may be that an unfortunate allusion to the need for a uniform marriage law raised the fear that the bill would In some way Interfere with tho established Institutions of tho State. Be that as It may, the vote to strike out tho enacting clause of IT. B. No. 25 stood: Ayes, 24; noes, 17. Kinney Explained It. The tyll was drawn by the American Bar association nnd was presented by Mr. Kinney of Salt Lake. It was Indorsed by tho Judiciary committee and hnd been made a special order for 3 o'clock. Mr. Kinney explained Its merits. Ho said that such commissions wcro being established In all parts of the United States, and wero doing effective work. The laws relating re-lating to marriage and dlvorco, Insolvency, dosccnt nnd distribution of property and tho execution and probato of wills arc so diverse that a person may be a good cltl-zon cltl-zon In ono State and a lawbreaker In another. an-other. As an Illustration, ho spoko of Instances In-stances where Chinamen and Kanakas had been refused marrlago licenses In Utah nnd had gone lo Evanston, Wyo.. been married and returned to this State. Mr. Joseph moved to strike out the enacting en-acting clause. Don't Like Divorces. "I don't think wo ought to do that," said Wilson of Wasatch. "There are some very good thlngB about this bill. Such a commission as this would bo handy to do what we arc doing now toward getting get-ting a uniform bounty law. If It had been appointed before It might have saved the Stato thousands of dollars It has been dcfraUded out of I look with pleasure to tho day when men nnd women cannot ro-cclvo ro-cclvo divorces with Impunity We ought lo hnve a law to keep divorces from being be-ing granted for such trivial causes." Mr Joseph took the ground that It wns wrong to ask the commission lo work for nothing and, as tho Stato could not afford af-ford to pay tho commissioners at this time. It would bo a mistake to crcato the board. Too Many Commissions. "The State has too many commleslons and boards already, and I don't think wo should mako any more." suld Joseph At this point the previous question was called and debate- suppressed. In the excitement ex-citement Joseph voted against his own motion. A roll-call was ordered on the striking out of the enacting clauHO. Ayes Carroll, Chrlstcnocn. Cottam, Cur-tin, Cur-tin, Edward. Hone, Hopes, Jones, Joseph, Jo-seph, Luther. Lyman, Maughan. Merrill, Miller, Pace, Panter, Peterson, Richards, Roberts, Spencer, Stookey, Strlngham, Wootton, Hull 24. Noes Allen, J. A. Anderson, Austin, Cromar. Dean, Flshburn. Gundry. Johnson. John-son. Kinney, Kuchler, Marks. McCrea. Pancake, Simons, Thompson, Tolton, Wilson Wil-son 17. Mr. Wootton gave notice that ho would movo for a reconsideration of the vote to-toflay. to-toflay. No Pity for Sinners. Young folks who lovo not wisely but too well can expect little mercy If olthcr of tho two blllH Introduced yostcrday shall bo passed without amendment. Under H, B. No. SO, by Peterson, an .Immoral connection con-nection is made a folony, Each offender must go to the penitentiary for not less than ono year, and tho court may mako tho term Jive years. In addition, a fine of from $100 to JftO1) may bo Imposed. H. B. No. 01, by Allen, says nothing about tho minimum penalty, but makes tho maximum penalty five years In tho penitentiary peni-tentiary Instead of six months In the county Jail as nt present. It contains a further provision that tho father of an illegitimate child shall bo obliged to pay anything up to f300 to tho mother, if sho Is unmarried, and $10 per month for tho maintenance of the child up to Its ICth birthday. Conviction of tho offense of unchnstlty whall bo deemed conclusive evidence ev-idence that the defendant 1b the fatlmr of the child. It Is dlfilcull to see how the father can pay the $10 per month when he Is serving his live years In tho ponltenr0y, but that probably will come out In tho debate. Money Left in Funds. Quite a tidy little sum is left In various funds, according to tho statement of tho Governor. In reply to the interrogation submitted by Mr. Joseph last week through a resolution, tho executive transmitted trans-mitted a report from the Secretary of State. It shows that thoro Is still $532,85 In tho Governor's contingent oxpenso fund, $3500 in tho fund for the capture State. It shows that there is still $532.S In tho fund for tho extradition of criminals. crimi-nals. Tho only draft on the outlaw fund-was fund-was to pay the rewards for tho capture of Nick Haworth and James Lynch aftor their escape from the penitentiary. Kinney's bill which Is Intended to put a stop to tho custom of a local collection collec-tion agency of bringing actions In Murray, Mur-ray, was passed unanimously.. It provides pro-vides that where an affidavit Is filed by either party that the suit has been brought In the wrong placo tho caso may be reviewed by the District court. Tho bill had tho Indorsement of the Utah Bar association. Edwards Is Justified. H. B. No, 74 camo up on third reading, read-ing, but eo many amendments were found to be necessary that It was referred to the Judiciary committee, Tho other day, when lb wns reported from the Commltteo Commlt-teo on Railroads, It was opposed by Mr. Edwards. At that tlmo his opposition wns duo to tho haste with which It was considered, or rather not consldorcd. Sinco then he has looked Into it further, and llnds that It would apply to mining as well as railroad corporations And It would enable a minority of tho stockholders stock-holders to remain In power for two years. Tho bill provides that tho corporations may elect directors for one, two and three-year terms, onc-tnlrd of them each year. "You can see." said Mr. Edwards, "that tho promoters of a mining enterprise mlcht remain in control of the directorate directo-rate long after they had sold the control of the stock. It would tako at least two years for a majority of tho stockholders to elect a majority of the directors. I think the bill should be killed or greatly amended." Mr. Kuchler's bill to onablo city officials offi-cials to Bervo process from municipal j courts wns made a special ordor for I Wednesday at 3 o'clock. |