| Show M LAW MAKERS twenty thousand for the university FIGHT FOK LOW SALARIES alic daily prayer costs the three dollars several new hills introduced the senate met promptly at 2 thursday af termon all members were present with the exception of ayana and barnea the latter is lying very ill at hia home in davia county prayer was by president ca non the reading of the previous dava journal was finished sutherland that be had atiat the clerk of the houam in addressing coia to the senate invariably that bach and euch a bill had pas bed by auch and each a vote that waa ha believed an improper practice and he moved that the officer in question lie to desist from that aethol methol UE it was a of arga booth opposed the and took the position that auch information might be very valuable at times the motion ater bome further die cui eion was carried A petition was read from F W hau sou produce asking for a law all improve manta of iho farmer from taxation also oue from the same gentleman that where school land 19 occupied as a homestead bv settlers the price of school laiad when sold by the state be filed at the government price of 1 I 25 per acre and when land ie held by others than actual settlers on the game be sold to the highest bidder both petitions were referd ed lo appropriate candland Gand land a claim for 48 iu favor of peter for witness fees referred oo 00 of the committee on judiciary booths bil fixing the tim or the of the first term of the supreme court of the state was raj acted booth introduced a bill for an act to make a special appropriation tor the support oi the university of utah the proposed enactment reads as kollowa lol lowa there Is appropriated for the the university of utah from and including january ast 1st to jelv lit 1896 aba benm of or so much thereof aa amny re ne ceesar warrants lor abd tbd appropriation may be by the diate auditor on or alter ahn be in aint of each quarter year of the term lor the appropriation is mada act B 1 effect from and alter ita the for senate bill no H for ibe of the supreme court waa taken ap and anjer of the rules the vote being on its passage by jons introduced senate bill no 17 to amend the law ret atine to private corpor aliona it was referred to the committee on private eions and after tbt reading of the journal oi rich moved to insert the action taken by the house BB to the election contorts but upon informed that no action as taken bo moved to amend the rules by providing that the contests be heard before the committee of the whole instead ol 01 the committee on elections the amendment was lost A claim from the sheriff ot gacho county and one froma L eddington Edding toc justice ol 01 ihu Peace of morgan precinct were presented and referred to the proper committee ul utah presented a lepor from the direct ora of the territorial insane asylum for the yeara 1894 and 1895 which was referred to the cum mitlee on for the insane the house then into a committed commit tea of the whole with Ec presen hatiye nye in the chair for the cobai aeration de ration of H B no 12 by critchlow prescribing the number of officers in the legislature their duties and the committee to which the bill wab referred submitted majority and minority reports thay differing as t calarie and when these reports wen read fe aubon of salt lake moved t defer further of it uoti some future time as he bad not ban time to consider it thoroughly the motion was lost and consider aaion of the bill proceeded with ahel representative gabaon moved to make B 50 per cent cat on the salaries mentioned therein 1 I do this said he put feea on a level with common peoples the public sentiment demands that action motion that the members be paid 4 for excy day of the session instead of for each day of attendance was acceptable to the majority the clause providing for a speaker pro tempore was stricken out the duty was imposed upon the secretary of calling the boasa to order when adf legislature may meet the number of committee clerks in senate and houam was increased to four in each to be employed as necessary when the clauses coverings cov erins the salaries of bembera and amo loyes were a protracted struggle was be nun nearly every member displayed individuality and thinking capacity in the proper remuneration mune ration tor the several classes of employed emp loyes on the occurred the liveliest debate the chaplain will draw 3 per day the salary of the remaining officers as agreed upon is secretary of the senate and chief clerk of the douse each 5 assistant secretary of the senate and minute clerk of the house each enrolling and engrossing and docket clerks each 1 committee clerke each 4 sergeant each 4 each 3 each 3 janitors each 3 upon rising a communication from the senate was to the the court bill passed by that body it went to the committee which was instructed to report tae bill back today the ras made ana special order for this atierno on the co on contingent expenses reported back the bill providing lor the expenses of the legislature the education committees report waa adopted recommending the publication of 2000 copies ot the biennial report of the superintendent of public instruction bills were introduced and after wards haying been read second time referred as follows by stevens an act to provide for the government of the state militia for an act repealing chapter ix laws of 1894 an act to provide for foreclosures fore closures 0 mortgages and 10 amend section compia laws of diab adjourned |
