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Show I I I eration of the report be fixed for Tuesday Instead of Monday evening, and his request was acceded to. Senate hills 30 and 31 were signed by the Speaker, after which the House 1 FEBRUARY went Into committee of the whole to consider the militia bill. Before finishTwo contribution! were made to the ing the MU, the committee arose and school lands literature In the possession reported progress. INTRODUCED AND REFERRED. of the Public Lands committee, being Bills were Introduced, and upon petitions from Uintah and Cache counas follows: ties, presented by Gibson and Maugh-a- secondMonson reading referred, An act to prevent the exBy respectively. or disunwholesome of mefor sale posure Speaker Denny signed the House meats In cities having a imputation morial, asking Congress to annex Mo-to eased of 10,000 Inhabitants or over, within the Utah that portion of Coconino and State of Utah. of the have counties. Aria, lying north The office of Meat Inspector Is created Colorado river. cities are compelled to furnish a and the of two Then followed the reports for Inspection of all meats. place a light Committee on Elections, and r the Committee on Public the was precipitated that lasted until Health. of flow An act to amend section 1M approach of night stopped the By Harris 2445 of the Compiled Laws of language, and the heated controversy and section 1888. was temporarily ended. Utah. The judgment debtor Is given two The Republican majority of the committee reported In the Utah county con- years. Instead of six months, as the tests In favor of the sitting members, law now stands, within which to reSmoot and Larsen, but against the deem property after sale under judgF. ment. Referred to the Committee on third, the finding being that toJ. the Judiciary. Bringhurst Is properly entitled v. THE LEGISLATURE'S WORK. n, Re-fcr--t eat. The Democratic minority found in flavor of all three contesteea, so that the variance was on one seat only, that occupied by Lemmon and claimed by Bringhurst THEN THE TROUBLE BEGAN. The minority report was an elaborate argument in favor of the eontestee, and for this reason Its reading was objected to by Crltchlow, the rule requiring the committee simply to report Its findings of fact Nebeker of Rich asserted that what simply appeared to be argument was tor the Democratic members reasonsInsistmaking the minority report He ed this was an eminently proper thing to do. Only yesterday,1 he continued, the chairman of the Judiciary committee (Crltchlow) submitted in a committee report an elaboa bill rate argument against Interests of being In opposition to the occasion he On this laboring men. rith used the report to square laboring men." Crltchlow replied that a minority report was heard simply as a courtesy. He objected to the publication In the minutes of a written argument, evidently prepared by an attorney In his office, and requested that all not In conformity with the rule be expunged from the record. The exchange of argument continued until Speaker Denny ordered the reading of the report as the shortest way out of the trouble. At the completion of the reading, Ifonaon moved that both reports be printed, together with the testimony, taken, and the consideration made the special order for Monday at TdO oclock, but subsequently withdrew the letter portion of the motion. Nye moved that the minority report be referred back to Its authors with the request that they separate the argument and findings of fact and report the latter, as the rule provides. Mon son argued that the members had no means nor opportunity of the evidence so aa to vote It waa Important he Intelligently. added, that no Injustice be done, and In order that the House might reach proper and Just conclusions. It must have before It all the facts In the case. The costs he regarded as a minor consideration In comparison with the precedent to be established, which Involved the highest principle. Lewis replied that the obly testimony of any Importance waa easily accessible. The cost of publishing 115 pages of typewritten matter he considered sufficient to determine the question In the negative. Stevens said the question Involving membership In the House was one of great moment. He was not and would not be prepared to vote without a full For this understanding of the subject reason he thought It bettqy to have the reports printed, though much could be eliminated from them. I want It disadded, as he tinctly understood, he vote to unseat took his seat, I wont any man unless It Is shown he was fraudulently elected." Nye said there would be no attempt to bring the House to a votewithout a full and free discussion of the evidence. The committee has weighed all the evidence and reached a conclusion, he added. The majority has done so and Is ready to maintain Its position, and I presume the minority Is similarly situated. It Is absolutely unnecessary to have the evidence printed. If the maright they must present their joritysoare case as to convince the House, otherwise their findings will fall to the ground. VOTED AGAINST PRINTING. Dr. Condon was opposed to the publication because of the expense. Nebeker of Rich said that bills, conhad been taining simple amendments, reprinted, but now that a question of membership Is at Issue; Involving ascertaining the will of the people, these gentlemen are opposed to printing necessary to put the members In possession of the facts, when no expense, no matter how large, should stand In the way. After a half hour more debate. In which many of the members joined, the previous question cut short further oratory. Monsons motion to print the reports and testimony was defeated by a straight party vote, excepting Nebeker of Salt Lake, who voted with the Democrats. Then the debate was renewed on the motion to refer back the minority report In order that It could be made to conform with the rule. The previous question had again to be Invoked to reach a division, which resulted In a second party division, the Republicans voting aye. Chairman Lewis of the Elections committee asked leave to amend the majority report by the Insertion of a line, and, taking advantage of the opportunity, Nebeker of Rich, who didn't appear to enjoy the double defeat his side had received, moved that the mabe sent back to the comjority report mittee. No seconder aided Mr. Nebe- ker. Nye sarcastically inquired who waa going to write the minority report Morrison moved that the committee report be made the special order for Monday evening at 7:80 o'clock. To this Nebeker demurred as not being In harmony with the motion sending back to the commute the minority report. Morrison I only meant to Include the majority report In my motion. The minority report can be filed at any time. Nebeker That seems decidedly unfair. Roth reports should be considered together. Crltchlow But when will the minority comply and file Its report? Nebeker As soon as practicable, I presume. Crltchlow Tou will understand that It Is only a courtesy to the minority. Bo far as the House Is concerned, the minority report matters nothing. .Mansfield suggested that the consid actment Into law of much legislation Is pending or proposed which the Constitution makes obligatory upon ua. The revenue bill to be reported later by that tbe Ways and Means committee, will require two weeks for ample considera- tion. The Appropriations committee will need a week; the Committee on Salaries from four to ten days; the Committee on Penitentiary and Reform several days; the Railroad committee a week; the Public Lands committee two weeks at the least. Yet theae committees have scarce time to work, when their necessary attendance at the regular sessions la protracted by limitless debate upon comparatively unimportant attcre, such as occurred on Saturday. The committee members must have time to work on necessary legislation. Aa for the remainder of the session, it contains space only for the consideration of what la Imperative. We have been doing very well under tbe present military code and I presume will continue to do so, notwithstanding Its defects. But there Is legislation that won't wait, and the mlUtla bill will. COST OF THE REFORM SCHOOL. Salarlee Took More than Twice as . By Morrison To amend chanter .title I, of the Compiled Laws of Utah, 1888. Much as Provisions. Section 4515 of the chapter Is made the The Fourth report ofschool to read: Every person who keeps open trustees of the biennial reform Terltorisl on Sunday any store, workshop, bar, Is an Interesting document from the or other place saloon, banking-hous- e, of a Legislature pledged to standpoint transof business, for the purpose of soon and oray disposed to regard Its acting business therein. Is850punishable pledges During the disbursesacredly. more nor by a fine of not less than two ments of the ending Decemyean to 8100." Referred the Judiciary committee. By Thompson of Sanpete For the prevention of feul brood In bees. The County court Is ordered to apthe eoiuifr point a Bee Inspectorat for a salary ofem-IS to serve two years, actually exper diem for the time the ployed. Provision Is made for when disdisease of the termination covered. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture. The House then adjourned. FEBRUARY 3. Claims were presented as follows ar.d sent to the Board of Examiners: By Gibson George Searle, of Uintah county, expenses In criminal tlM Tipton. By Morrison J. H. of the Peace, and Daniel B. Jones, preCottonwood South of than ber 81, 1895, which reached $57,480.89. some Items are of unusual Interest The salaries of officers amounted to 89878. more than twice the cost of provisions, which reached to 84881.71 Trustees drew 88114.40, and interest cost 82347.25. Coal cost 81185.10, and the expense account aggregated 11888.48. reDeducting 815,000 borrowed money and paid, an 1808 overdraft of 84900.57, 88750 In Territorial warrants on hand to secure a loan, the expense of the Institution for the two years waa or putting the average attendance st 80, a coat of over 8818 tor each inmate. 820.-402.- ex-Bhe- easts. ex-Just- ice cinct, 818L0& By Btevena George R. Belnap, for of Weber county, expense request of Gov. deputies appointed by of Kelly's army. West to repel Invasion Upon motion of Crltchlow the rules were suspended and the fire and police bill (Senate bill No. I) read lint and second times and ref erred to the Committee on Municipal Corporations. BILLS REFERRED. The same action waa taken with theae Mila, the reference In each cate being the Judiciary committee: for the trial of By Crltchlow Providing causes in the XHstriet courts by Judges pro tempore. Provision la made tor the appointment of a Judge pro tern, for the trial of a pending action, by agreement of all the parties to the suit, the Judge to serve without compensation from the BUte, though be may he paid by the parties litigant. sections 198 to By Crltchlow ofAmending the Compiled Laws of Inclusive, of trial Utah. 1888. relating to the places District courts and of civil cases The bill amends the present law by the substitution of county for disheretofore trict, so that actions which were required to be begun In the proper district, must be Instituted aa well In the proper county. FOR EMPLOYEES. which Defining the time atassociaBy Howard salaries of employees of firms, tions, or corporation! shall be paid.be at Payments to employees must least twice each month, between the 15th and 80th for work done before the 15th. and between tbe last day of the month and the 5th of the month following for work done between the 15th and the last of the month. Any firm, association or corporation the provisions falling to complybewith liable to their emof this act shall ployees for all damage, loaa or expense by reason the said employee may sufferassociation of the failure of said firm, or corporation not paying their employees their wages aa provided for, to be recovered, upon proper proof being shown, In any court of the State of competent jurisdiction. Morrison offered this concurrent resolution, which passed: Resolved. That, the Senate concurring, the Committee on the chairman of Accounts of the House Claims and Public on and the chairman of the Committee SenClaims and Public Accounts of the services ate bo authorised to engage the act with of a competent accountant, tocommittee one or more of the regular of all accounts the clerks, to check up of the State, and that public institutions be paid out of the conthe compensation first Legislature. tingent fond of the EIGHT-HOUBILL DISCUSSED. bill. Ferguson of Carbon's eight-hoNo. 11. the special order, was then taken up. Morrison moved to strike out sections 8201, in-th- PAT-DA- Y . R ur 1, 4, 5 and 7. Snedaker made the point that the considered In commitblll,.havlng been and being on Its third tee of the whole In reading, waa no longer, by the rule, the amendatory stage. The chair made an ruling sustaining Sneda-aa ker, but a tomoment later changed It,not he effective, requires the rule, of the only consideration in committee whole, but the adoption of that committee's report aa well. Morrison then explained his opposition to the bill In the form it then He believed It to be unconstitutional, and knew that Its effect would be to drive smelters out of operation, the maximum if eight hours was made Men who now get day's employment.hours work could at $1.60 for twelve only the same rate per hoursummake to mainan Insufficient $1.0 as much as the smetain a family, yet afford to pay. lter owners could Dr. Condon asked that Mr. Crltchlow state his opinion as to the constitution but the Salt Lake allty of the bill,declined. If there Is a of a question of the constitutionality Judiproponed measure Involved,la the the proper It, ciary committee, I take source of Inquiry," said he, and the bill was recommitted as suggested. Dr. Condon moved a committee of the whole to take up Stevenss militia bill. Crltchlow made It was then that Mr. the use of time his argument against In the consideration of by the Housemattera to the detriment unimportant off-ha- pos-aeaae- d. 8--8, lawyer-l- egislator of legislation that the Constitution Imposed upon the Legislature, or the changed conditions of Statehood rendered absolutely necessary. OPPOSED TO WASTE OF TIME. I feel that I must oppose the consideration of the militia bill at this time, aald ha It la o( great length and much time will be required in lta discussion to make the law good in all respects. This time we have not at our d of the session has disposal. been suffered to pass without the en One-thir- Tbs only bill passed during the day was the House measure forbidding the sals of Hveetoek under fraudulent Senate, pedigrees. As passed J" inthe offense Is made a misdemeanor, stead of a felony, and the Mil wU now go to the House far concurrence In that and other amendments. Jones asked and was granted permission to withdraw the petitions Police commission against the Fire and bill, presented by him last week, in order to send the same to the House. R. G. Miller presented a petition from ettiaens of Price, asking that Senate amended to read that Mil bona fide settlers on school lends be permitted to purchase the same at appraised rates at private sate. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Csadland, from the Committee on reported Senate Mil No. 12, the bill, with the amendments suggested by the Judiciary committee, and recommended Its passage with such amendments. It was filed for second reeding. Meseagea from the Governor announced the approval of Senate MU SO, to prevent blacklisting, Senate bill 14, the Supreme Court Mil and Senate MU 31, thAnotary public bllL Shafts MU 12, Candlmnda bill to prevent disease among sheen came up for third reading with the amendments reported by the Committee on It waa found that there was an uncertain provision requiring sheep to be thoroughly dipped once or twice each year," and to amend thla and a defect In the title, the MU was a second time k Commitrecommitted to the tee. Senate bill 19, the corrupt practice act, waa read the second time and filed for third reading. Substitute for 8enate bill 33, to amend the law relating to complaints In civil actions, was read the second time, and filed for third reading. A message from the Governor , was read, announcing the appointment of John A. Street as District Judge to succeed Judge Howat. His Excellency stated that, while he waa not quite certain that the law required the confirmation of thla appointment by the Senate, he would respectfully request the advice and consent of the Senate there- Naflk Live-Stoc- k, sheep-dippi- ng Live-Stoc- k. Live-Stoc- to. On motion of Sutherland, seconded by Jones, the nomination was confirmed on roll call, all of the thirteen Senators present voting aye. Senate MU 40, to define who are and are not fellow servants, with the amendments recommended by the Judiciary Committee, came up for second reading, hut, as the original MU had been materially changed, the measure as amended was ordered printed. House bill 8, the age of consent MU, pending on third reading, was laid over until today. House bill 43. relating to the assessment of personal property, was read the second time. Sutherland moved to suspend the rules and place the bill on Its passage, hut the motion failed, and the hill went on the file for third reading. House bill 48, to prevent the sale of stock under fraudulent pedigrees, was read a second time, the rules were suspended. the MU read third time and paaaed by the unanimous vote of the thirteen members present. February 4. House The militia Mil was, under discussion, s clause passing relieving ministers from military service. House decided that the expense of criminal prosecutions should be borne by the state, instead of the counties in which crimes were committed, for the reason that the poorer counties would be unable to punlah offenders. Contested election cases was made special order for February 7. Adjourned. Senate House MI1 41, for protec tlonof neglected wives, recommended for passage. Senate Mil 35, io protect employees and laborers in claims for wages, reported for passage. Sutherland Introduced senate bill 45 to provide seals for clerks of district courts and county clerks. Allison Introduced senate bill 46, for the release of one joint debtor without discharging others. House bill 4a, concerning the assessment of personal property, was passed. February 5. bill 88, providing fcj by unanimous vote, liarnes and Jones House IIouss the trial of cases by judges pro tempore, absent. February 6. passed 25 to disMr. Gibson presented the llousx B. lo S. 10, prevent pe. passed tition of William II. Burton and 112 othcrimination against female teachers. ers, protesting against the following Bills were Introduced as follows: of Uintah county officers as By Cnzler To encourage cultivation agreement of manufacture to salary: Collector, $750; assessor, of canaigre and the leather in the state of Utah. $750; clerk, recorder, attorney, each ' A bonus of $1 per ton is provided for $1000; surveyor, $800; sheriff, $3000; the first iofioo tons of canaigre root pro coroner, $200; treasurer, $500; selectduced in the state, and used in the man- men, each $300; superintendent of 0 ufacture of leather. A bonus of schools, $taa will be given the first person or The petitioners say that these amounts firm to sell $50,000 worth of leather are excessive and disproportionate to the tanned by canaigre root raised in Utah. services required. They would necessiof By Cozier1 To protect the health tate unbearable taxation. shop girls and female clerks. Bolithos bill No. 52, creating a board By Condon For the protection of of park commissioners, adversely repottcharitable and patriotic Institutions ed by municipal corporation committee. it shall be a iqlsdemeanor for any Bollthos bill No. 48, to prevent the Grand of the a not member person sosale of stock under fraudulent pedigrees. Army of the Republic or any other their wear Favorably reported by live stock comciety or organization to mittee. device. or other badge manthe for The educational committees favorable Raddatz Providing By ner of locating quartz and placer mining report of Senate Mil No. 4, went with claims. The bill provides some radical the MU to the appropriation committee. Bills were introduced as follows: changes from the existing law. Within ten days after location the staking of a By Crltchlow Regulating and extend-nclaim must be completed and recording the powers of the clerk of the disattended to within twenty days after lo- trict court in mattera pertaining to the cation : Sixty days are allowed for loca- estates of decedents, minora, Insane and tion work, which must be 190 cubic feet, Incompetent persons at times when there done at the location. Consolidation of is a vacation or recess of the court and claims must be recorded and notice of the judge therefore is absent from the work on one claim for a group posted on county seat. each one of the groups. The MU gives to the various district By Bernhelsel (by request) Creating court clerks the right to perform certain and defining the powers and duties of ministerial duties in the absence of the Utah State Board of Agriculture, and judge from the ceuntiea of the large outfixing their compensation and revoking side districts, In whose behalf the bill is the charter of the Deseret Agricultural drawn. The Mil and Manufacturing society. By Bernhelsel, by request Making a of for board seven members, provides appropriations for the use of the Utah elected one each from the seven agricul- State Board of Agriculture. tural districts Into which the state Is For the expenses of the Utah State by the Mil. The first board, how- Board of Agriculture, for the creation of ever, is to be appointed by the governor. which a MU haa been Introduced for the The charter of the Deseret Agricultural year ending on the first Monday in Janand Manufacturing society is revoked, uary, 1897, these appropriations are made and all its books, papers and records are from the general fund. Expenses of the to pass to the board. The board $3000; for publications, $500; for board shall hold the Utah State Fair $5000. premiums, paying annually at Salt Lake City. Other duBy Egan Requiring railroad corporaties are also imposed upon it, including tions to construct crossings over their the charge of farmers institutes. A secrespective roads .where necessary for retary and treasurer are provided for to public or private purposes. be employed by the beard at a salary not Railroad companies are required to tated. The state is districted as fol- construct crossings for puMic and prilows: vate purposes, when asked to do so by First District Counties of Rich and the proper county commissioners. Cache. Wilson By Repealing section 4 of Second District Box Rider, Weber, chapter 18, laws of 1893, relating to an Morgan and Summit Third District Daves, Salt Lake and act giving the mayor of cities of the first Tooele. and second classes a qualified veto. Fourth District Utah and Wasatch. The MU simply repeals the section Fifth District Sanpete, Juab, Millard stated. It contains the emergency and Sevier. Sixth District Beaver, Iron, Wash clause. ington, Kane, Garfield and Piute. By Ferguson of Carbon For the proSeventh District Uintah, Carbon, of life and property from steam tection Emery, Grand, Wayne and San Juan. boiler explosions. By Jones Senate bill No. 33 (substi The city council in cities, the presitute), amending section 316a Compiled dent and board of trustees in towns and Laws, 1888, relating to the time of comthe aelectmen or commissioners of counmencing actions. ties are empowered to adopt ordinances By Allison Senate Mil No. 40, definwithin their respective limits to provide ing who are fellow servants and who are for the examination, licensing and regunot fellow servants. of persons having charge of steam lation Condons bill, No. 83, regulating the fees charged by public officers, was call- boilers. Bollthos bill, No. 48, to prevent the ed up and passed. sale of stock under fraudulent pedigree, For Mil No. 34, by Mintfield, provid-n- g was passed by a unanimous vote and the for the punishment for theft of house adjourned. branded stock, a substitute was offered Sknatk Two Mils, the libel and one by Harris. for the examination of the providing Bollthos Mil, No. 48, to prevent the of books territorial officers by experts, sale of stock under fraudulent pedigrees, were passed. was recommitted to the Committee on The judiciary committee reported Live Stock at its authors request. bill No. 87, amending the provihouse Senate The judiciary committee re sions law relating to the places of trial of on several Mila. Senported favorably ate bill No. 5, Glen Miller's bill, relating of civil cases, recommending its passage to the law of libel, was reported with with amendments. It also reported favorably house Mil No. 88, providing for amendments for passage. Other bills recommended by the com- the trial of cases in the district court judge pro tempore. The former bill mittee were aa follows: House bill No. 81, concerning legal holidays; House was read three times and passed, and the bill No. 80, for the relief of school dis- latter was given its first reading. The following Mila were introduced: tricts that have failed to levy a special tax; House bill No. 61, to amend the Senate MU No. 48, Introduced by Mr. law concerning the redemption of prop- Chambers a MU for an act for the aperty sold at tax sale; Senate bill No. 45, pointment of a state board of mining enfor the release of joint debtors, with gineers, defining their duties and providamendments; Senate Mil No. 44, to pro- ing for the regulation, operation and invide for seals for clerks of district courts spection of coal mines. The MU provides for a state board of and county clerks. to be appointed by the governor, five, McKay, from the committee on agriculture and irrigation, reported a sub- whose terms shall be four years, one stitute for Senate Mil No. 13, to amend member to be a practical mining enginhe law relating to irrigation companies, eer, two mine managers or superintenand it was ordered printed. The peti dents actively engaged in coal mining, tlon on this subject, Senate petition No. and two practical coal miness. Unex19, was laid on the table on the recom pired terms are to be filled by the governor. mendation of the same committee. Senate bilf No. 49, introduced by Allison introduced Senate bill No. 46, Booth, by request To create a state defining the duties of the attorney-ge- n board of labor, conciliation and arbitraeral and fixing his compensation. tion. The age of consent bill, fixed at 18 The MU provides for the appointment years, was passed with but two dissent tie governor, by the advice and conby ing votes. of the senate, of a board of three sent House bill 41, for the protection of not more than two of whom persons, neglected wives, was amended, provid shall to the aame political party, that on or belong after filing complaints the Ing to one be an In such as employer of labor and one are provide! actions plaintiffs for in the bill may file with the county to be an employee and a member of clerk a notice of 11s pendens describing some labor organization. the property of defendant, which shall William H. English la lying dangerously 111 at the English hotel, Indianapolis, havbe a lien on such property. The amend ing Inflammatory rheumatism. $10,-00- g ed newly-create- d . |