| Show FIVE ACCUSERS ARE UNNECESSARY V Bill Aimed at Would-Be Would Reformers Reformers Reformers Re Re- formers Trimmed by Senate But Passed Anyhow 4 V HOLDS DOWN THE FAKIRS 1 Ch Charges J Against l r Public I 1 Must t Bo Be SI Sincere Skeen Bumped JJ ti d V VV V IJ by Senators J V V S Senator t bill making mak malt III lug ing It Il unpleasant aut for fot fake rake reformers V to 10 operate passed the senate yesterday yesterday yester yester- V day ay trimmed a little but bUl strong In Its V essential provisions Tho Time senators eliminated the clause providing fo for tho the signatures of taxpayers taxpayers' on omi a a. petition n V accompanying an eV every r ac accusation u V against u a public official As As' the bill passed the tho senate It provides pro pro- vides rides that when an accusation in III writing verified b by the oath of or any V j taxpayer shall be presented to a dIstrict district dis dIs- court alleging that an un officer within the jurisdiction of tho the court shall have been guilty of or knowingly wilfully and corruptly tl charging a and d collecting Illegal fees for service rendered ren ren- dered dele or to lu be hi rendered in his or shall ha have knowingly wilfully and amid corrupt corrupt- corruptly ly refused or ne neglected to perform the official duties ulles pertaining to his office the court must cite the party part charged to appear before the court at a 0 time limo not more than ton ten nor nOlO less than five days from rom the time lime the accusation was presented V The committee on Judiciary had recommended that lint tho the clause providing provid ing log f for far r an accompanying petition with twenty five names be cut to five names rind dad Senator Hollingsworth agreed In senate yesterday to cut this feature out altogether If Ir time the senate would agree to leave In the clause knowingly wilfully und and corruptly Tho rho bill was then passed with Senator Brinkerhoff tho the only dl dissenting dissenting dissent dissent- ent ing vote vole I Arraigns Arraigns- Fakirs Senator Itoh h in support of hl his bill arraigned d penny ante r rp- rp V He lie the I formers pointed tp present law which his bill Is Intended t td tV sup UP U ti plant panL It allows any tp lQ flit char charges es J V V against IC and b co tO V B d 1 v ItO l. tiling thing for cot costs J j. j V V V Under that Ja law w. w he lie said two bv V four outS annually dl disgruntled politicians mo may prefer charges in the heat hont of oC a ae e campaign There will be tie imo delay in the procedure dure of the coutts courts and I i the case will iff drag alon along un until fI after ater election when It Il will be non noru V Such suits are arc generally brought through malice No otto one nc taxpayer should be bc allowed red to o prepare a case overnight and go into court the tho next morning and ond lila file suit sUll without paying a cent of or the tho costs costRo V V VI V I believe we ve should hol hold all public pub pub- lie lic officials to 10 a 0 strict accountability Some of f the cases caseE that have been brought against public officials however hoever how hoa ever have not nol bech been impelled by proper prop prop- er or motives I believe belle this bill will remove ro- ro move the Impure motive e that Is is' is often oCten n na a basis for accusation II V Takes Turn Turu V Senator who when ho was county attorney of Weber county county coun coun- ty was was' V ma made e defendant In a suit brought b by Skeen an alleged reform reform- er He said conditions have ha changed since sluice that old law Section of or the nevi Revised sed Statutes w was s. s enacted In rn justice to 10 public officials ho lie said they should not be subjected to humiliation by an Irr Irresponsible person V VI I am not opposed to tu this measure mid I Senator leaner Benner X Smith careful careful- I ly iy If public officials took Illegal fees or If the fees were thrust upon them they should not mit be bo subjected to toa toa toa a quasi criminal prosecution There Is some seine local color to 10 this measure There have been prosecutions In a neighboring county n against officials who ho have u drawn more than the salary b by law They allon for rOl services on a n. committee Somo were convicted con an and deprived of or their office and find others w ere v rc not The Tue only serious question is Is should the time law be be beso su so changed that j-ix j Instead of ono one h be compelled to lo appear appear appear ap ap- ap- ap pear as ns accusers n Reformers formers are aro f few SW and fa far l' l bel between Ho lie usually stands alone Should we c compel compel before before prosecution Is brought a brought a person to fluid live Jive others who ho hio are willing to have hav their names appear as public accusers ers There have been unjust PI I by u a certain mann man and andl I will a assume ume that bat he lie Is l untied Annually ell disgruntled corrected Senator V Graft Craft Will tl Senator Miller said that the bill was Intended t tp p apply L to local conditions condi and thai lint It would suppress mIsshapen misshapen mis mIs- crusades against graft In ono one community That Thal being the case the graft would spread to other counties and eventually all ull over the state Would you Ou be willing to 10 cut out time tho clause clauso concerning live five accusers asked Senator L V Yes ans till the author of or time tho lull bill I If the lest gest esl Is h. allowed to remain Wont Io that make It hard to ac nC accuse cuse asked Senator Smith V No Xo It Is 15 my intention to lu make mak It l.- l. easy sy but at al the same sume time I dont don't want to lu see a man mun pa paying 8 lax taxes a year car dumping complaints Into Inlo the thu clerks clerk's office entailing great to lo the lie county and none nOli to himself Docs Does that mean there will bo be six accusers ers asked Sella Senator tor Lawrence No there lucre will bo be only one Theother Tho The other five live will sign a petition selling out that lint they believe the statements In the lie complaint to 10 be true But nUL the tho v essence of the tho V amendment is In tho the three words knowingly wilfully and corruptly and rather than see the tho bill killed 1 will vili agree to 10 Il It V The bill passed Beyond tho the presentation of two bills billsby V by L y Senator Park on the thc consolidation consolida- consolida lon tion question and tho ho V referring of or Senator Canisters Canister's resolution on out prison Continued on ou page U o. V V FIVE ACCUSERS ARE UNNECESSARY Continued From ITom Paso Page One water the tho senate senale transacted n no bus busi business business busi- busi ness of ot importance Adjournment t was taken until this afternoon at 2 i S S S ft v vIN IN iXl IE TiiE iI USE Five Hills inc's Illo and ami Then Adjournment J Five new bills were introduced Inthe Inthe in inthe the hou house o yesterday a few communications communications communications read a little routine business transacted and the house gave itself up to a a. little vaudeville vaude at the thc expense of the rules rule Representative Robinson moved that the numbers of books containing the Ute rules Iules and addresses of members bo be changed from to lIe He also asked that thal the number of copies of tho the railroad commission bill to bo printed bo changed from to copies Representative McCrea reported that the iho printers had supplied supplied sup sup- plied him with printed copies of only one bill Representative Tolton objected to he house taking any action in regard lo to the printing of ot bills and sal said that was a matter entirely in tho lands of or tho the printing committee Speaker er J Joseph h said for tho the benefit of af the members of the house I will say sa that there is a contract between the s state ate and the printing companies Representative Kuchler Kuckler said that too low few copies of or various bills had been prepared an and he thought It was the wise viso thing to keep keel their thel constituents constituents constituents wull informed as to tho the bills In In in- I Representative Tol Tolton ton thought that this matter should be bo len left entirely to the printing committee and ami that the same frame number of or bills should not bo be printed for all bills Speaker Joseph said Tho speaker has the utmost confidence In tho the printing committee and the matter will be bo left to Its discretion discretion dis dis- Off Oft for Poultry Show The speaker announced that the tho members had been invited to lo attend atten the exhibition of or the Utah Poultry as association association association as- as and that a ticket had been furnished for fOl each cach member On moHon motion mo mo- tion Hon of or Mr 11 Kuchler tho the invitation was wa accepted with thanks Representative Richards asked for fora forn I a n report of oC the printing committee Representative o Jensen was of oC the opinion that tho the gentleman from flom Salt Halt Lal Lake e was out of or order Speaker Joseph stopped the tha argument by saIng sayIng say say- Ing Ing- that while Representative Richards Richards Rich Rich- ards was not strictly following the tho rules of ot procedure he would allow him to take what latitude he lie needed to explain himself Some of or tho the members said raid the speaker aro no not thoroughly acquainted as Wi yet et with will parliamentary y usages U. 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C IC Representative Jensen arose to explain ln what he thought ought of certain representatives occupying the time Of or ortho f tho tile house In explaining their views upon subjects that had hail not been made madea a matter mailer of oC motion lie He dwelt dwell at some somo length upon his views of this trans trans- He w was interrupted by Representative Rep Rep- o Richards who retorted The gentleman Is 18 convicting himself himsel of ot the self same Indiscretion ho he is Js charging me mc with Representative Robinson was recognized reco by the tho speaker er and aId eald I move you Oll Mr Speaker J that a a. junior class in parliamentary procedure bo be instituted by the hou house house- Ho lie was In- In b by Representative Jensen Jenson who r replied to the tho sally by saying I move you ou Air Mr Ir Sp Speaker that Mr Robinson Rob- Rob Imson inson bo be appointed teacher of the tho class clasa Nearly all of t tho the members laughing or making a noise of oC some somo sort while the speakers speaker's gavel havel was rapping for order Representative Kuchler brought the tho show how to a close J. J by y a motion to adjourn BILL l iU Measure to Sub Substitute Bigamy am for l In Statutes The rho bill offered In tho tIme house b lJ by Representative e Barnett providing Ho the tho punishment for or and defining tho the crime of or bigamy was handed to the clerk again yesterday after atei Its author hat had Incorporated tho iho me meaning of oC the billIn billin bill billIn In the title of ot th the measure as IlS instructed in in- instructed l by b- the speaker It provides provide bo be that the word bigamy titLed hUed for tor the word In a ft statute of oC 1898 Tho title tithe u of tile the bill states that It I is offered in amendment of Sections 1208 1209 and 1 of or the Revised Statutes of or Utah In tho body of the tho bill there arc no recommendations lions for tor a change In Section 09 This section defines dennes the tILe offense of unlawful unlawful unlawful un un- un- un lawful cohabitation an arid and provides a penalty for tor such crime The text o of the bill Is as follows An act to amend Sections 4 1209 O and of or tho the Revised I of oC the thc State Stale of ot Utah Ulah 1898 and to re repeal repeal re- re peal Section 1216 G of the Revised Statutes of the State of Utah 1898 Bo no it enacted by tho the legislature of or orthe the tho state te of Utah Section I 1 That Sections 1208 1 1209 09 and amid of the Revised Rc Statutes of the State of Utah 1898 bo be and tho the same are hereby amended to read as follows nl Bigamy ely E Every person who I has a husband or 01 wife living who hereafter marries another whether married or single le and any man who hereafter simultaneously or on the same day marries more than bait one omie woman woman woman wo wo- wo- wo man is guilty guilt of or bigamy and shall be punished by a fine of oC not more than 00 and b by Imprisonment in the state prison for a term of or not more than five years but this section shall not hot extend exten to an any person by reason of or any ntH former marriage whose husband or b by such marriage shall have been absent for tor live fIve successive years cars and is not known to such persons to tobe tobe tobe be living JIving and is believed by such person pelson to bo be dead ead nor to an any person by reason of ot aU any former marriage mar mar- riago which shall shaH have been dissolved b by a a. valid decree of or a a. competent court on the ground round of or nullity of or the marriage Jo contract Fornication It Fornication If an unmarried unmarried I ried ned man or woman commits fornication fornica fornica- lion ion each of oC them item shall shaH be guilty of oC a n felony an and upon conviction thereof shall shaH be punished b by imprisonment In Inthe Inthe inthe the state prison for a term not less Ies than six months and not more than two years ears or be fined in an any sum not less than and not more moro than 1000 Section 2 That Section 1216 of or the revised statutes s of tho the state of Utah 1898 Is here hereby b repealed Section 3 This act shall shaH tal take e effect upon approval NO XO MORE IOnE CO CONFISCATION I Bill to Compel to Furnish h Their Own O Coal Coat f Confiscation of oC coal by railroads will willbe willbe be a violation of ot the law if the legislature legislature legislature legis legis- lature passes a measure that Is now now being drafted for or introduction in th tho hi house o rise Coal that is consigned to dealers denIers or 01 consumers has been confiscated b by tire the railroads from the lie time that the last spike was driven l' l len en and amid heretofore there has been no serious Interference The purpose of or tho tire now new bill hilt Is tp compel the railroads to supply their own coal coat and leave that of others alone No Xu More Moi Low Lou Bridges s. s J J t Another bill of more or 01 less Importance Im im- that will soon be bo introduced in imi the house Is one requiring that power telephone an and telegraph com com- paines hang their wires outside of municipal corporations at least thirty feet teet above the thc ground It is pointed out that power and telephone and telegraph companies J now OW have havo wires trung strung along along- tho the fence fences fences' and along totterIng tottering tottering tot tot- poles anywhere from ten to twenty feet above the ground round The Thc now nev bill will set a regulation which will have to be bo followed |
