Show u t i 1 JM A I J r ft UTAH LEGISLATURE Salt Lake City Jan 21 Nine Nine ballots ballots ballots bal bal- lots were taken yesterday by the legislature legislature legislature legis legis- lature but no selection for senator has has- yet been made On the last ballot the thEt vote stood McCune 17 Kin King 14 Powers 9 Cannon 7 Reed Smoot 13 George Sutherland 2 Senator Robison was absent During the day J. J C. C Hammond and Jacob Johnson were given the complimentary votes of the Republican contingent Senator Peery who has been voting for yesterday switched to Powers Po Only one bill wa j introduced in the senate it being senate bill No 9 to to- amend section of the Revised Statutes of Utah 1898 relating to bank reserves and liabilities Governor Wells has signed house house- bill No 16 appropriating for forthe forthe forthe the regular and contingent expenses of the legislature Salt Lake City Jan 22 Six Six ballots were taken yesterday for senator The last ballot stood as follows McCune McCune McCune Mc Mc- Cune 21 King Ring 12 Cannon 7 Powers 6 W. W K K Walton 13 Sutherland 1 Neither the senate nor the house house- was in the mood for work In the senate one bill was introduced relating relating- to deficiency judgments while in the the- house the members seemed more than anxious to adjourn and no business business- was transacted Salt Lake City Jan 24 Six Six ballots ballots- were taken by the legislature yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day for senator The last ballot stood McCune 22 King Ring 19 0 O. J Salisbury 14 Cannon 7 Salisbury Zane and Sutherland received the Republican votes at different times during the day The Powers men sw switched to the the- support of King Little business was done in either house aside from the balloting Inthe Inthe In the senate one bill defining property property- exempt from taxation was introduced In the house three bills were introduced introduced intro intro- viz Relating to election of county county county coun coun- ty commissioners relating to duties of secretary of state and county clerks in submitting proposed constitutional amendments relating to duties of coun county ty recorder Governor Wells transmitted the report of the Trans- Trans Mississippi exposition commission to to- both houses Salt Lake City Jan Only j two two- ballots were taken for fOl senator yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day each ballot ballet resulting as follows McCune 21 King Ring 18 Cannon 7 Judge Bartch 14 Sutherland 1 l Absent 2 In the senate a bill was introduced authorizing common carriers to sell unclaimed freight Three bills were were- passed in the house viz H. H B B. No 2 2 To am amend nd the law relating to judgments judgments judgments judg judg- ments H II B. B No 3 Amending 3 3 the law relating to the jurisdiction of justices justices- of the peace and H n. B. B No 4 4 Relating ing lug to executions and extending from five to eight years the time within which a a. writ of execution may be had for fOl enforcement of a judgment Salt Lake City Jan 26 Two Two ballots for fOl senator were taken yesterday the deadlock still continuing The last ballot resulted as follows McCune 1 21 King 19 Cannon 7 Bishop 14 ker 1 l Sutherland 1 The knowledge that Saturday will mark the close of the first third of the legislative session prompted the house of representatives to rush through with an accumulation of matters when the opportunity was again presented yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- afternoon The deferring of the usual afternoon balloting for senator senator senator sena sena- tor afforded ample time to transact business in the house and the opportunity opportunity opportunity was advantageously employed The senate neither neithel considered nor disposed disposed disposed dis dis- dis- dis posed of any appreciable amount of business chiefly because its committees committees committees commit commit- tees have not yet reported on measures referred Representative Smith of Weber offered offered of of- a resolution proposing to submit to the electors at the next general election a a. form of amendment to the state constitution providing for direct legislation by bl the people A bill was waif passed carrying an emergency appropriation appropriation and Welchs Welch's railroad bill was killed Salt Lake City Jan 27 Four Four ballots ballots ballots bal bal- lots were taken yesterday with the result that McCune came within six votes of election On the fourth ballot ballot bal bal- lot the vote stood McCune 26 King 14 Cannon 7 McCornick 13 1 Sutherland 1 absent 1 Yesterdays Yesterday's session of the senate lasted less than ten minutes House bill No 36 passed its first reading It provides for au an appropriation of 20 for the payment of the states state's half of the salaries of county attorneys treasurers and assessors and their assistants assistants assistants as as- and deputies for the last quarter quartel quarter ter tel of the year 1898 In the house one bill was passed the stealing sheep bill only to be confronted confronted confronted con con- fronted with a notice of intention to move for reconsideration and another to readjust the salaries of the em em- of the legislature was fought through almost to passage but was laid on the table |