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Show THE LEGISLATURE'S WORK JANUARY 29. Fergussoa of Salt Lake's bill provid ing for the contingent expenses of the extraordinary and first session of the Legislature came up and the Senate amendment by increasing the appropriation appro-priation from $5000 to $15,000 concurred in. Numerous committee reports were re oeived, to consider which the House went Into committee of the whole, Neb eker of Rich In the chair. House bill No. 10, byCushing, estab lishing the office of Inspector of Steam Boilers, was first considered. After reading of the adverse report of the Committee on Manufactures and Com merce, Cushlng gained the floor to make his maiden speech. He advocated advo-cated the bill strongly as an excellent measure, which has been prepared by a man who had acquired a vast fund of information regarding boilers. Practical Prac-tical men indorsed It. He referred to the recent explosions at Detroit and Denver as due to lack of inspection Every other speaker antagonized the bill on varying grounds, some because of the expense, others because of the opportunity of holding up" afforded, while some argued tha.t no matter what system of Inspection might be adopted, careless and negligent men could not be changed and accidents would continue at intervals. The committee report It was agreed to adopt. There were two reports from the Judiciary Ju-diciary committee on the Bolltho bill providing that barber shops may re main oien on Sunday. The majority report, In favor of closing the shoos. and averse to the bill, was adopted up on me rising or the committee, though the members who like to be shaved on Sunday made an effort to force the adoption of the minority report. lerguson of Carbon's bill making eight hours a legal day's work, was amended freely, but without material change in substance, and consideration deferred until the bill might be printed as amenaea. This bill was introduced and read the first and second times: By Committee on Agriculture and Irrigation Ir-rigation To amend section 2122 of the Complied Laws of Utah. 18X8. The bill provides for the following puouc nouuays: January 1st, February Febru-ary 32nd, April 15th (Arbor day), May 30th (Memorial day), July 4th, July 24th (Pioneers' day), December 25th and all days set apart by the President of the United States or the Governor of Utah by proclamation or day of fast ur thanksgiving. When any of the holidays holi-days fall on Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed. Referred to the Judiciary committee. Fergusson offered a motion, which prevailed without debate or division, providing that all bills carrying an appropriation, must be referred to the Committee on Appropriations after second sec-ond reading and report from the committee com-mittee to which referred. Adjournment followed. The Senate declined to pass the fee bill over the Governor's veto Glen Miller, by request, introduced Senate bill No. 42, "An act to secure liens . to mechanics and others." The bill provides that any person who shall perform labor or furnish fur-nish material for the erection of any uuuuing, oy virtue or a contract, express ex-press or implied, shall have a lien to secure the payment of the same. To secure liens a sworn statement must be filed with the County Recorder within with-in ninety days of the service rendered, when judgment may be obtained by civil action. Liens take precedence as follows: Sub-contractors working by day or piece, material men, original contractors. The bill went to the Committee on Labor. , The House sent down House bill No. J4. for the transfer of causes in United States courts, eta, and it was referred to the Judiciary committee; also House concurrent resolution No. 6, to supply sup-ply the members of both houses with postage stamps, which the Senate concurred con-curred in by unanimous vote. The Judiciary committee reported several bills, and their consideration In open Senate session occupied the last hour of the session. House bill No. 24, providing for the custody of United States papers, was passed under suspension sus-pension of the rules. House bill No. 17, to fix the place of holding Justices' courts, being a duplicate dupli-cate of a bill already passed, was rejected. re-jected. Senate bill No. 12. the bill to prevent diseases among sheep, was reported by the committee a defective in the following fol-lowing particulars: first -The title does not i dearly set forth the Hiibji-ct of the hill, inasmuch lis It provides for a civil remedy for l : mi n -f -s caused by mingling of Infected sheep owned by other pel-sons, tixos the period of limitation and provides for criminal punishment for the violation of the law. Hccond -it Is open to the objection that II contains more than one subject, to wit: "(a) That the sheep shall be dipped tit least once a year, (b) A civil remedy to jiersons whose sheep are Injured by infected in-fected sheep, (c) Fixing Hie period of the statute of limitation upon such civil remedy." The committee was further of the opinion opin-ion that Sec. 2, providing for a civil remedy, rem-edy, was wholly unnecessary, for the reaon that any iversun so injured would have a right of action for the same in the absence of any statutory provision. The bill with the above report, was recommitted to the Live-Stock committee commit-tee for amendment. Senate bill No. 39, relating to complaints com-plaints in civil actions, was rejected in accordance with the recommendation of the Judiciary committee. The Judiciary committee reported a substitute for Senate bill No. 33, to amend sections SltiO and 3165 of the Compiled Laws. It was read and filed for second reading. The Live-Stock committee reported favorably on House bill No. 4S, to prevent pre-vent the sale of stock under fraudulent pedigrees. It was amended in minor Particulars, and misled 1 1 i ing. I House bill No. 6, the age of consent bill, came up on the eport of the .ludl clary committee i passage, with changing the age Vi to 16 years, t-dnliii miillk ui an amendment of consent to Instead of 1; to IS years as the House had it fixed. The report and amendment were adopted. A communication was received from the House announcing the passage by that body of Senate bill No. 31, concerning concern-ing notaries public. It was accompanied by a report from the Judiciary committee commit-tee of the House, reciting tlint the Senate Sen-ate had sidetracked House bill No. 3 on the same subject, which was first introduced, intro-duced, and adopted in preference the Senate bill for no apparent reason. The report deprecated the course of the Senate as prejudicial to harmony and good feeling. JANUARY :!0 Prior to taking up Senate bill No. 8, the Police and Fire Commission bill, the Senate spent a half hour going through the regular order of business. Glen Miller moved to reconsider the vol.. by which Hons,? bill No. 6, the nge of consent bill, had passed the Senate the -day before. He said lie was not aware when he voted for it that the Senate bad changed the tige from IS to 16. having been out of the chamber when the amendment to that effect was adopted. The motion prevailed, and the passage of the bill was reconsld-ered. reconsld-ered. It was then laid on the table for further mctim. ' IV "limXSmi Jones presented a tttloa troat tU- zens or Salt Lake, protesting against the Police and Fire Commission bill. He said he had been told there were 3000 signatures to it. Booth presented a petition on the school land question from West Jordan, Jor-dan, which was referred to the Com mittee on Public Lands. A petition from the Richfield Irrigation Irriga-tion company was referred to the Com mittee on Irrigation and Agriculture. A claim from a court clerk named Peavey for $25 was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and Claims. Sutherland presented a petition from Ogdcn against the repeal of the Fire and Police Commission law. He said It bore about 200 signatures. He also presented a paper In which certain citi zens of Ogdcn certified that they had signed under misapprehension a petition pe-tition against the police and fire law, and wanted to withdraw their signatures. signa-tures. Warner by request presented a paper urging the consolidation Of certain boards and departments In Salt Lake and claiming that it would result in a saving of $66,000 annually. Warner presented, also by request, a remonstrance from J. J. Crane and other citizens of Utah county against the proposed annexation of part of their county to Carbon. It was referred re-ferred to the Committee on Counties and Municpal Corporations. Candland presented bv request the claim of L. M. Chrlstensen for $5 for services as interpreter in court. It was referred to the Committee on Appropriations Appro-priations and Claims. 1 he Judiciary committee, through Chairman Sutherland, verbally recommended recom-mended that all joint resolutions should nave an enacting clause. The committee com-mittee did not think it was absolutely necessary, but the Governor seemed to think no, and It would do no harm to conform to his wishes. The recommendation was adopted by the Senate. PBU Apoq jbu.1 ibiii pieis u.)y ein jo XjB)djjij din uo)Haumuiu(jo v u 'UOIS -Ba dADt3ij2d au.j jo sasuodxa TUdXur) uoa din .ioj 000'SU aunwudoadd-B 'oil 'N 1114 tsnoH jo HAojdd'B m praunou -UK UOUBJtUlUUUiOJ B UI 'SHdAV 'AOQ concurred In the House resolution, au thorizlng an Issue of postage stamps to the members by the sergeants-at arms. It was also announced that the Senate had rejected House bill No. 17 Lewis s measure fixing the place of holding court of Justices of the Peace, Petitions numerously signed were read from West Jordan and Hear River residents, asking that school lands be sold to settlers at the Government valu atlon. Along with the other requests of lmllar tenor, they went to the Public Lands committee. The House then went Into committee of the whole, Thorne In the chair, to consider the committee reports on louse bills Nos. 41 and 56. The former, , measure introduced by Howard, "to provide wives with property and maln- eliance from their husbands' estates or arnings when neglected l.v them.' had been favorably reported by the Ju diciary committee, and without debate It was decided to pass the bill, and this was done later without a dissenting vote or the forty-two members present When House bill No. 56, providing for succession tax, presented by Harris (by request), came up and the Ways ana Means committee s adverse report had been read, Critchlow gained the floor to speak briefly In opposition to the committee report. He believed that the passage of the pending bill or one of similar nature would prove benetl clal and a source of Just revenue to the State. "In other States, he continued, "similar laws have worked well. In the absence of Mr. Bolltho, chairman of the Ways and Means committee, I ask that the report be laid on the table, to be taken up on his return. Mr. Crltch low's Request was acceded to and the committee rose. Critchlow inquired the status of House bill No. 11, Ferguson's eight-hour measure, and was Informed that It had been reprinted, with all the committee amendments. In the absence of the author of the bill, Curtis asked that Its consideration be deferred, and followed his request by a motion, that carried making the bill the special order for February 3rd at 2:30 o'clock. ON OFFICIAL FKKS. This bill was Introduced and, after second rending, referred to the Judiciary Judi-ciary committee: liy Condon To regulate the fees to be charged by all Stale, district, county, city, town and school iitllcera, for services rendered ren-dered In an oliiiliil capacity. The bill provides for the collection in advance of the fees provided by tlte Territorial laws to lie covered Into the various treasuries as follows: State treasury, all fees collected by State of- llcers ami oy l Ictus or District courts in civil and criminal cases, except pro-hate pro-hate fees; county treasury, all fees col lected by the Clerks of the District courts In the administration of estates of decedents and minors, and all fees coin-cien ny county omcers. All rocs collected by the oltleers of cities, towns and school districts shall be paid Into trie treasury or the city, town or district dis-trict The second section of the bill provides pro-vides that all of the oltleers shall be paid fixed salaries, excepting notaries public, boards of arbitration, court commissioners, justices of the peace and constables. Referred to the Judiciary committee. Mansfield asked that House bill No. providing for the punishment of tnieves or branded stock, go to the Ju uicoiiy cuminmee, in order that a question of evidence Involved might be straightened out. The reference was made and adjournment taken. FEHRUAUY 1 Two contributions were made to the sc hool lands literature In the possession of the Public Lands committee, being petitions from i'lntnh and Cache counties, coun-ties, presented bv Gibson and Maugh-an, Maugh-an, respectively. Speaker Denny signed the House m-tnoil.'il. m-tnoil.'il. asking Congress to annex to ill that portion of Coconino and Mo- V ulz- ''" ""'" "f '"' ". followed the two reports of the Committee ,,,, Kl-ctions. and a light was precipitated Unit lasted until the approach el' night stopped the flow of language, and 1 lie healed controversy was temporarily ended The Republican majority of the committee com-mittee report-d in lb Utah county contests con-tests In favor of the sitting members, Smoot mid I, arson, but against the third, the finding being that .1. V. itrlnghurst is properly entitled to the Sent. The Democratic minority found in favor of all three eomestoes, so that the variance was on one seat only, that occupied by Lemnion and claimed bv Urintrhurst. TIIF..V TDK TROU1U.K 11 KG AN. The minority report was an elaborate Argument In favor of the contested, and for this reason Its rending was objected to by Critchlow. the rule requiring the committee simply to report Its findings of fact. Nebcker of Rich asserted that w hat appeared te be argument was simply the lvmitcrntlo members' reasons for makle.:: the minority report. He Insisted Insist-ed this was an cmlti. ntlv p-oper thing to do. "Onlv yesterday." be continued, "the chairman of the .Tudlelnrv committee (I'rltchion l submitted In H committee report an elaborate elabo-rate argument against n bill neinp in op position to the Interests of laboring men. On this occasion he used the report to square himself with laboring men." Crltchlow replied that a minority re u m . 77 . courtesy. He objected to the publication in the iiuiiuicb ui a. written argument, evi- dently prepared by an attorney in his office, and requested that all not in conformity with the rule be expunged from the record. ii.c eAiutuige w. argument continuea until Speaker Denny ordered the read- mis ui me lepuri a me snortest way out of the trouble. At the completion of the reading, Monson movea that both reports be printed, together with the testimony taken, and the consideration made the special order for Monday at 7:30 o'clock but subsequently withdrew the latter portion or tne motion. Aye movea that the minority report ue ifii'iifu uacK to its authors with the request that they separate the argument ar-gument and findings of fact and rejiort me laner, as me rule provides Monson argued that the members had no means nor opportunity of as- cei mining ine evidence bo as to vote intelligently. It was important, he aimed, mat no Injustice be done, and in oruer mat me Mouse might reach proper aim just conclusions, it must nave oeiore it ail the facts in the case. l ne costs ne regarded, as a minor con slderatioii In comparison with the ore cedent to be established, which involved me riignest principle. iewis repin-u mat the onlv testl mony of any importance was easily accessible. ac-cessible. The cost of publishing 195 pages oi typewritten matter he eon suiereu Kumcient to determine th uon in the negative. Stevens said the question involving loejoneiKinp in me House was one of great moment. He was not and would not be prepared to vote without a full understanding of the subject. For this rcas in ne t nought it better to have th . i.' i .,i. .. n, L.iwu-ii. iaucil coil d oe eliminated from them. "I want it dis tmctly understood," he added, as lie iook ins seat, "l won t vote to unseat any man unless it Is shown he was iraunuietniy elected. xye am mere would ne no attemnt to bring the House to a vote without a full and free discussion of the evidence "The committee has weighed all the evidence and reached a conclusion," he auaeo. i ne majority nas done so inrl is ready to maintain Its position, and I presume the minority is similarly sit- uateu. it is absolutely unnecessary to nave me eviuence Printed. If thn m. jonty are ngnt tney must Present thpir case so as to convince the House, other- nioc uini iiiiuniBS win rati tn ho ground." VOTED AGAINST PRINTING. Dr. Condon was opposed to the publication pub-lication because of the expense. iNeneKer or Rich said that bills, con- laming simple amendments, had been leu.iineo. mi now mat a question of I issue, involving ascer - taming the Will Of the neonle these gentlemen are opposed to printing ne- c ssau ui put me members in posses- sion of the facts, when no expense, no matter how large, should stand in the way. -unci a nan nour more achate in which many of the members iolne.1 the previous question cut short further motion to print the reports and testimony was defeated by ker of Salt Take 7h C, 7.?." , L Lake' Who Voted witn the Then the' debate was renews ,., , , v, .,r ,c , a rt In ordet tl Sl11 'T Wonmr.d conform with the rule. The previous question had again to be invoked to reacn a aivision. which resulted In a second party division, the Republicans voiing aye. Chairman Lewis of the Elections committee asked leave to amend the majority report Dy the insertion of a line, and, taking advantage of the op- . tl V - . ? . vv I r. , .., T,nu u.UU I appear to enjoy tne double defeat his side had received, moved that the ma- jomty report be sent back ti the com mittee. No seconder aided Mr. Nebe-ker. Nebe-ker. Nye sarcastically inquired who wju going to write the minority report. Morrison moved that the committee report be made the special order for ftionaay evening at 7:39 o'clock. To this Nebeker demurred as not be ing in harmony with the motion send- IT1 tu""lLe lne mlnnty Morrison I only meant to include the majority report In my motion. The minority report can be filed at anv ieneaer i uai seems decided v un fair. Roth reports should be considered together. Critchlow Rut when will the minor ity comply and file its report? rsetu ker As soon as practicable, I presume. ( ntonlow Yon will understand that It is only a courtesy to the minoritv. ! tar as the House is concerned, the ninority report matters nothing. A'.ansti-dd suggested that the ennsid- rntion of the report be fixed for Tues- lay instead of Monday evening, and lis request was acceded to. Senate bills ;!0 and :il were signed bv I he Sneaker, after which the Hou went into committee of the whole to consider the militia bill. Before finish ing the bill, the committee arose and reported progress. INTRODUCED AND REFERRED. isms were Introduced, and upon second reading referred, as follows: ny Aionson An act to prevent the ex posure lor sale of unwholesome or dis- ased meats in cities having a population ii I't.nm innaii tains or over, within the State of Utah. The ollice of Meat Inspector is created ana cities are compelled to furnish a place for Inspection of all meats. Re- rerred to the Committee on Public Health. liy Harris An net to amend seetlnn 3144 Hid s. el Ion SI!.", of the Comnil.,,1 l.iiu s of 1 he Judgment debtor is given two years, instead of six months, as the aw now stands, within which to reborn re-born property after sale under judg-iiet. judg-iiet. Referred to the Committee on i'dloi-iry By Morrison-. To amend chanter v tiiii ', of the Compiled ,aw-s of l iuh. 1HS. Section 4.51;-, of tin- chapter is madi o toad: , l y person who keeps open hi Minday any sfore, workshop, liar, alonii. blinking-house, or other place a Pusiness, tor the purpose of trans- let mi; business I hot-in. is punishable by a tle.e of not less than J.'.n nor more than linn." Referred to the .Indiciarv nnmltte,.. H Tbomp--.in ol S.nii..o l-'..r the pre vention ui tout ) rood -n 1 , s ' The County court is ordered to ap point a I'oo Inspector for the ciiuntv to serve two years, at a salary of :S per diem for the time actually era- yed. Provision Is made for the ex termination of the disease when dls- oveied Referred to the Committee on Agriculture. The House then ndloiirned. FEKRUAhY X Claims were presented as follows and sent to the Board of Examiners: By Gibson George Searle nx-Sherlff of Uintah county, expenses In criminal cases. $Hiii. By Morrison -J. H. Tlnton e..fustlee of the Peace, ami Daniel u, Jones. ex-Constable ex-Constable of South Cottonwood nre- clni-t. $l!i2.n.V I'v Stevens -C.eoi-L-e Ii. lMnnn nv. Sheriff of AVelier c'otmtv. expense for initio appointed bv r ie..t of ilov West to repel Invasion of Ketlv's nrmv. I pon motion of critoliU,i" the rules weve suspended and the tire and police bill (Senate bill No. si r.-a.t first and second times ami relet red t,, the Com- mitt ce n Municipal Coronations. P.1I.I.S REFERRED. The sain these bills. action was taken with the reference In each case - 1 being the Judiciary committee: ny CrltcbloW-Providing for the trial of causes In the District courts by Judges I pro tempore. Provision is made for the appoint ment of a Judge pro tern, for the trial I of a pending action, bv agreement of all the parties to the suit, the Judge to serve witnout compensation from the State, though he may be paid by the parties litigant. By Critchlow Amending sections 31M tn inclusive, or the Compiled Laws of Utah, 1888, relating to the places of trial of civil cases In the District courts and The bill amends the present law by tne substitution of "county for "dis I trlct," so that actions which heretofore were required to be begun in the prope. district, must be instituted as well 1 I lne proper county PAY-DAY FOR EMPLOYEES. By Howard Defining the time at wh salaries of employees of firms, assocla tior.s, or corporations shall be paid. Payments to employees must be at least twice each month, between th 15th and 20th for work done before th 15th, and between the last day of th month and the 5th of the month fol lowing for work done between the 15th and the last of the month. Any tirm, association or corporation failing to comply with the provision of this act shall be liable to their em ployees for all damage, loss or expense the said employee may sufter by reason of the failure of said firm, association or corporation not paying their em ployees their wages as provided for, t tie recovered, upon proper proor being shown. In any court of the State of competent jurisdiction. Morrison offered this concurrent reso lution, which passed: Resolved, That, the Senate concurring tn" chairman ol the Committee Claims anil Public Accounts of the House and the chairman ut the Committee Claims and Public Accounts of the Sen ale lip authorized to engage the services competent accountant, to act wit one or more or the regular committee clerks, to check up the accounts of public institutions of the State, and that the compensation lie paid out of the con tlngenl tund ot the first Legislature. EIGHT-HOUR BILL DISCUSSED. Ferguson of Carbon's eight-hour bill No. 11, the special order, was then ta- ken up. Morrison moved to strike out sections I, 4, 5 and 7. Snedaker made thf nnint that tho hill having been considered In commit. tee of the whole and being on its third I reaillnp- was nn nniwr hv the enlo In the amendatory stage. The chair mad an off-hand ruling sustaining Sneda ker, but a moment later changed it, as the rule, to be effective, requires not onlv consideration in committee of the whole, but the adoption of that com mittee's report as well. 1 Morrison then explained his opposi tlnn to the hill In the form it than rw, scssed. He believed it to be unconstitu tlonal, and knew that its effect would be to drive smelters out of operation If eight hours was made the maximum day s employment. Men who now ge 51.60 for twelve hours work could at the same rate per hour make only $1.06 2-,i, an insufficient sum to main tain a family, yet as much as the smel ter owners could afford to pay. Dr- Condon asked that Mr. Critchlow state his opinion as to the constitution. of the bill, but the Salt Lake law- yer-iegisiator aeennea. lr tnere is a question of the constitutionality of a Proposed measure involved, the Judi- clary committee, I take it, is the proper source or Inquiry, said he, and the bill was recommitted as suggested Dr. Condon moved a committee of the whole to take up Stevens's militia bill It was then that Mr. Critchlow made hia argument against the use of time by, the ?outse ln. the consideration of unlmnrtrtant matters tn the H et l .n t lll0,lr, that O,. v,.v '"y"""""''" posed upon the Legislature, or the changed conditions of Statehood ren dered absolutely necessary. OPPOSED TO WASTE OF TIME. "I feel that I must oppose the consld eration of the militia bill at this time,' said he. "It Is of great length and much time will be required in its dis cussion to make the law good in all espects. This time we have not at our disposal. One-third of the session has been suffered to pass without the en- actment Into law of much legislation that is pending or proposed which the Constitution makes obligatory upon us. The revenue bill, to be reported later by the v ays and Means committee, will equlre two weeks for ample considera tion. The Appropriations committee will need a week; the Committee on Salaries from four to ten davs: the Committee on Penitentiary and Reform several days; the Railroad committee a week; the Public Lands committee tv weeks at the least. Yet these commit tees have scarce time to work, when their necessary attendance at the ree ular sessions is protracted by limitless debate upon comparatively unimportant unimpor-tant matters, such as occurred on Sat urday. 1 he committee memliers must have time to work on necessary legisla tion. As for the remainder of the ses sion, it contains space only lor the con sideration ot what is imperative. We have been doing very well under the present military code and I presume will continue to do so, notwithstanding its detects, nut tnere is legislation that won t wait, and the militia bill will. "1 suppose my attitude on this mat ter will make me disliked, but I can say in my own behalf that I onlv ask my own bills to be tried by the test of necessity, lr their need is not deemed imperative, let them wait." BILLS ON THIRD READING. The immediate result of Mr. Critch low's speech was the withdrawal of his motion by Dr. Condon, whereunon the nouse passed to the third rendina- of uiiih, me louownig oeing passed: IS yes bill. No 6H. extendlnsr the time or redemption of property sold for taxes from two to four years; Rad uatzs bill, No. SO, for the relief of school districts that failed to lew a special school tax in 1S9;"; the Committee Commit-tee on Agriculture and Irrigation's bill. No. 81, fixing the legal holiday. Mansfield's bill. No. 34. to iumlsli the men oi oranuod stock, was. bv con sent, opened to amendment and then laid on the table, pending the nfferinir of a substitute bv Harris. Adjournment followed, the table be ing cleared. COST OF THE REFOKM SCHOOL. Salaries Took More than Twice as Much as Provisions. The Fourth biennial report of the trustees of the Tentorial reform school is au Interesting document from the standpoint of a Legislature pledged to economy and disused to regard Its pledges sacredly. During the disbursements disburse-ments of the two years ending December Decem-ber 31. 1S95. which reached $57,460.69, some items are of unusual interest. The salaries of olllcers amounted to $9ii"3, more than twice the cost of provisions, pro-visions, which reached to $-tS21.73. Trustees drew $2114. 40, and interest cost $.':;4T.2.. Coal cost $16:15.10, and the expense account aggregated $16SS.4S. Deducting $13,000 borrowed money repaid, re-paid, an 1S9.I overdraft of $4'!lis.57." and $S75Q in Territorial warrants on hand to secure a. loan, the expense of the Institution In-stitution for the two years was $29,-iiiL'.li. $29,-iiiL'.li. or putting the average attendance attend-ance at :''. a cost of over $Mti for each inmate. Senate. The onlv bill passed during the day was the House measure forbidding the sale of live-stock under fraudulent pedigrees. As passed by the Senate, the offense Is made a misdemeanor. In-stiad In-stiad of a felony, and the bill will now go to the House for concurrence in that and other amendments. Jones asked and was granted permission per-mission to withdraw the petitions against the Fire and Police commission bill, presented by him last week, in or uer io sena me same to tne nouse. R. G. Miller nresented a oetition from citizens of Price, asking that Senate oiii rso. zi to amended to read mat bona fide settlers on school lands be permuted to purchase the same at appraised ap-praised rates at private sale. Referred io me committee on t'UDiic i,anas, Candland. from the Committee on Live-Stock. reported Senate bill No. 12 me sneep-uipping Din, witn tne amenu ments suggested by the Judiciary com mittee, and recommended its passage with such amendments. It was filed for second reading. Messages from the Governor an nounced, the approval of Senate bill 30, to prevent niacKlisting, senate bill 14 thetSupreme Court bill and Senate bill 31. the notary nublic hill. Sena te hill P Ca ndla nil'Q hill tr Tire- Vent disease among sheep, came up for tnira ,-eaaing with the amendments reported re-ported by the Committee on Live-Stock It was found that there was an uncertain uncer-tain provision requiring sheep to be "thoroughly dipped once or twice each year," and to amend this and a defect in the title, the bill was a second time recommitted to the Live-Stock Commit tee. Senate bill 19, the corrupt practice act, was read the second time and filed for tnird reading. substitute for Senate bill ,13, to amend the law relating to complaints in civu actions, was read the second time, and filed for third reading. a message troin the Governor was riwd, announcing the appointment of John A. Street as District Judge t succeed Judge Howat. His Excellency stated that, while he was not ouite cer tain tnnt tne law required the confir mation of this annointment hv the Sen. ate. he would resriectfiill v reoiifiu-t the auvice anu consent or tne Senate there to. On motion of Sutherland. seconded by Jones, the nomination wa confirm ed on roll call, all of the thirteen Sena tors present voting aye. senate bill 40, to define who are and re not fellow servants, with the amendments recommended by the Judi ciary Committee, came up for second reading, but. as the original hm Hari been materially changed, the measure as aiueiiueu was ordered printed. House Dill . the ae-e of consent hill pending on third readme-, was laid over unui toaay. House bill 42. relatine- t ment of personal property, was read the second time. Sutherland moved to sua. pend the rules and place the bill on Its passage, put tne motion failed, and the bill went on the file for third readine House bill 48. to prevent the sale of siock under rraudulent pedigrees, was read a second time, the rules were suspended, sus-pended, the bill read third time and passed by the unanimous vote of the thirteen members present. The House, having passed, transmit ted the following bills: TTonse Villi KK xtending the time for the red em ntinn of property sold for taxes; House bill 80. for the relief of school distrlets. which have failed to levy a special tax: House bill 81. to amend the law fixing public holidays. They were all referred to the Judiciary Committee. Substitute for House hill Id nrrwiHino- for the transfer of causes from the Territorial to State Supreme and Dis-Me Dis-Me courts, wa read first time and filed. The reDort of the TTniiae Toaiiom, Committee, recommending the insertion inser-tion of enacting clauses in Joint resolutions reso-lutions and giving the reasons therefor, was taken from the table and formally concurred In by the Senate. The President sie-ned TToiiae hiu i providing for the custodv of united States papers, and the Senate, at 5 o'clock, adjourned ' Will Censure Bayard. Washington. Jan 31 The onooli.,,-, nf a censure of Embassador Bayard for his speeches in England will be again considered by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs at a special meeting tomorrow. to-morrow. Since yesterday's meetine-the Republican memhers of the have talked with their party colleagues in the House, and a mnioHtv ho, agreed to support the resolution drawn ny cousins uowa), wnich censures the Embassador. January Deficit, $3,459,160. AVashington. D. C. .Tan si ti, forthcoming monthly statement of the Government receipts and expenditure r January will show the n trcr,.r...., . . - ....... f,f,ith,ut; receipts to be annroximatelv 'i '-: em expenditures $.S2.6!6,4:i0, leaving'a ' de ficit tor the month of about $3,459 160 and for the seven months of tha 'r.o' ent fiscal year about $13,813,875. Receipts from customs the present month will amount to about $16,380 796-from 796-from internal revenue, $11,041,401; from miscellaneous sources nhnnt i c. it-i This is a decrease of about $1,000,000 in receipts from customs, as compared with January, 1895. and an increase of about $2.000,0u0 in receipts from inter- nil levenue. as compared with last month, there is an in PCOQCO nr mtn $4,000,000 in receipts from customs, and a decrease of neavlv H 7r.n ftfm i ceipts from internal revenue. i enston payments this month amount to about $9,980,000. a decrease from last month of about $1,386,000. Mutual Misunderstanding. London. Jan 'IT, Tk ull, ii .. fh'J c i hamut'rlaln. Secretary of State lor ine t oloniM-a 1m u,...,.iri ..: ,., . tnntehi . il '"""'fi i uirmnignan tonight, said, reuard nir the vn.Min mMn'h1"' that ha, "'OUKbt there had been much niiM.-nturft ,uci..n ....,. ..... : i-i" . " i.-,iii uu ooin sanies or the water. When s.rei.,.,. , n... patch and President Cleveland's xtZZ vero delivered, tln feeling was reluctantly reluct-antly entertained In England iie.V i,.. Americans must have some, hostile M-tdi-nents w dch l.-n.-r,.i ,m.i . .r.. ...... .ny ii, ,l Mini" an:l that the 1 tilted Suites was bent -ick- mj; a uuarrei with i'm.i-..,i :.i .. cmcd to m-ev.iil i a ,7,. . 11 land was ilistirMcil i i,,,.,, .',, n,". i oe doctriri.w-a doctrine to which ti.ip.-o- i ' o ' 1 1 nati-s rinntlv aliacli much importance; and it was nlso believed be-lieved in America that C.reat l.i-o.... , lvposod to denl In n i trary manner with Y..i...-,,,i.,' i.,,.' Ilectlon hud bfonnI:t al mil a more favorable favor-able llllderstandimr. and ,n,.i,... ......o.i leu-upl with horror n. war with those o' her own blood um! klmln..! "President ('levo;:,n,l vei..,t, truce 1 have the honor to poe-- " Mr, Chamberlain in conclusion "l'f.,us -t l-.lRh reputation for rectit.ide and h, able dcMliinrs. He Is ii,c,....,i.i.. .. .,' wickedness of inciting two kindred nations na-tions to strife and bloodshed." Stiooner for President. Sunerlor. Wis . .Inn 97 i'r..r,,i... i. rublleans have called a niBctlnif fur Wednesday evening for the purpose of heirinnlne- nn np-ltntlon In f.,,. I.c i,.,.. cousin sending a solid delegation to tlie Ht. Iamls convention tor John c. Snootier for President. Those behind th.. -laini lliat the ex-Senator ,.u l. ...... siderable strength. Maceo's Reverses. Havana, Jan. 2,"i. Oen. M Karona on the 20th inst. effected n union with Dr. tialnas. On the 2'nd they entered Mantilla togeihcr ,'vitv, nder Curas. Maceo's forces were worn nut r.. the marches since his last engagement ii jairoua ana la moos. Retreating oward I'lantatl'in Calazo thov gain overtaken and defeated, with onsidcrable loss on the onrt of th. i surgonts. Resides loslnir a ntimher nt thi hey lost 600 horses and they were un- able in the Province of Plnar del Ei0 to get any others. Consequently Maceo has sent for reinforcements from the province of Havana, but up to the present time has been unable to secure se-cure the hoped-for assistance. Private soldiers who have arrived here agree that Maceo's position Is an unpleasant one. The Mob Backed Out. Sullivan. Ind., Jan. 26. A mob todav endeavored to lynch Grant Atterbury who Is under arrest on a charge of assaulting as-saulting his sister-in-law, but was dri ven off by the Sheriff. The door of the iail was broken down and an entrance forced. The Sheriff confronted the mob and threatened to kill the first man wno came up the stairs toward the cell-room. The mob halted, and finally withdrew, but threatened to re turn within twenty-four hours. Atter" bury strongly asserts his innocence and the only evidence against him is that bloodhounds followed a trail to his house. Denounce German. Demands. New York, Jan. 27. A dispatch to the World from Caracas says: The press denounce the German demands for the payment of the railroad debt and say It is the work of enemies of the Venezuelan Government to complicate compli-cate the situation. The demands will be amicably arranged. Anti-English meetings are again being be-ing held. The women of Venezuela have formed branches of the society for the defense of the national territory and will boycott all English household goods. Diplomacy's Duty. Tierlin, Jan. 28. The Berliner Tage- id.ltt envs Tf -Lvill i.e the rlt,t nf ,. , ".j yL continental con-tinental ninlomacv tn ertnvine A v that England's motives in the Armenian Armeni-an question are political and not humane, hu-mane, and thus dissuade the United States from co-operating with England Wants Us to Act. Tendon .Ta.n 58 The Chi-nninin . , .,4 v,.lv,JC mi,-, morning- has an enltnrlol i.oa1lln . . o . . . . . . ibniung lilt? success which attended President Jefferson's Jef-ferson's sending a fleet to Algiers, and advocates the great powers formally inviting in-viting the United States to send a fleet to Turkey. "The mere slcrht of such a fnrmMiki. display," says the Chronicle, "would suffice to brine the Sultan tn hiQ senses." Tf. however action were naaa . 1. , - . ...... . -. - iifccucu, ine. Chronicle urges that the British fleet should co-operate. MINERS TAKE. POSSESSION. DBIVE OFF THE SUPERINTEND ENT OF THE MINE. Fatally Injured by a Cave-In The .BiacKioot umciais uemana a ipa Fee for Recording Each. 160 Acres. Rolse Tdfl . Tceh 1 Mews reaeheo here thflt a. nenhew of Pharles Ualhanh owner of the Homestake mine at Neaf, nas been ratally injured by a cave-in. No particulars of the accident are obtainable. ob-tainable. A snecial from Silver Pitv states tht miners in the Morning Star mine have driven off SuDerintendent John Ni lcent and taken possession. They claim a large sum is due them for wages, and they propose to take out ore and pay themselves. H. W. Barry, the princi pal owner and manager, is in Denver, negotiating for a mill to erect on the property. A letter was received hv Aitnnwv. General Parsons from the officials of the Blackfoot Land office which caused commotion among the members of the State Board. It was to the effect that the State's entry of 66,430.44 acres of land under the Cs rev act tn pnvor the application of the American Fails Power and Canal tion, had been rejected, for the reason mat tne btate had refused to pay the fee of $2 for each 160 acres, which fee is the customarv rate nnlrl tr. the t or, office in cases of ordinary State selec tions or iana. immediately after the receipt re-ceipt of the letter, Attorney-General Parsons wired Senator Sh nun moHno- inquiry about it. The following answer an-swer was received from Senator Shoup: "Under the present ruling of the Commissioner of the General Land office, of-fice, the State is not compelled to pay - at me local land office for selections under the Carey act." Communication was also had by wire with the officials of Wyoming and ashington, and in each case it was found the fee of $2 had been paid without with-out a protest. The State will appeal from the decision of the Blackfoot of-' flcials. Spofford's Shortage Swells. Chicago. Jan. 27.-A special to the Times-Herald from Washington, D. C says: As the result of an investigation into the accounts of the State department, depart-ment, treasury experts have found a greater deficiency than expected in the accounts of Librarian Spolford. The total to-tal deficiency so far discovered amounts, it is said, to $61,000, and the sum may be increased by the investigation investi-gation now being made into what is known as the trust fund. As the State department, undw the law. Is not required re-quired to make any returns to . the treasury for the money so obtained for the trust fund, the investigation by rlTf Ur?.,expe,rts 18 mere'y f let Sec- y 2 Iney know wnere he stands. J.i Se5reary Is determined upon Retting the facts. With this object in view he has sent to New York to obtain ob-tain two expert accountants. When they reach Washington they will begin lnY,pstiRatln- The authorities f,t n ieSi,ly antl(,1I'ating the finding ?ci S doticlency which, added to the $i'oo ooo may sweU the total to neally Treasury Statement. menf "f.10"' Ja.n' ".-To-day's state-S!0fi,he, state-S!0fi,he, condition of the treasury lr- Z'A va,lal'le cash balance, $178,018.-Wt.: $178,018.-Wt.: gold reserve, $-t9,7:!3,G69. toibVv h-tl'e!;s"',y at New York today received a dennsit of tl - TLrlUmM in 1" exchange 1 raw u fn,d l0St mi"400 hy with- or the 'S' Mch loaves the true amount of the g"''l reserve at $50,553,513. Indian Territory Bill. Washington. Feb. i.The m(,mbers of c.L!H, .7 lnilftn Commission were in nsultat n with a sub-committee of fn L ?n Con"lttee on Indian Af-chlL Af-chlL ?y " ,h0 Proposition to f th;: listing form of governed" govern-ed" , , ,hf In,11an Territory. The mmlsslon , submitted the draft of a mint V Terltorlal form of govern-, govern-, , t ,r th part of tnp Territory oc- upied by the five civilized tribes, so .ion'!. ,0 f"'cllre a" r'Khts of resl-ln resl-ln ""'i1 alsa "lai,p'l the committee n possession of facts bearing upon the a noma nus er,n,im.. ... v,.,..,., '. oi uiiairs in im- letntory. The mih.,.,. .ni this bill as the basis 0f a bill to be Prepared by U su,,mUed to ths full committee. Joseph Cook of Host,,., .i... .ti.. I' tun, -,! f,,n An,,,,.,,, ,U11, Jilpa1 ,s at t iift.m Springs, N, y.. Hfrorin., from ; ' ;-oi.s prostration. lie is nearly blind, win?, to the weakness of the optic nerve, lie will be taU..n i.x hi- .,.... at Lake i i.. ... :i ',' . I ,..h . . " ' '"". in ine spring, 'where It Is hoped he will recover. S |
