Show THE STATE legislature first law signed by the governor Oo vernor proceeding of iho senate an house members franks the senate met at 2 yesterday afternoon with all members present senator sutherland who was absent the first lay appearing and taking the oath of olliee immediately alter the opening prayer which was made by senator Zun dc the remaining who were not present the day before appeared and took the oath the problem of putting eighteen senators into sixteen seats WAS still un solved and two of the members had to bo content with diskless des kless chairs the stated that house bill no 1 fixing the time for the regula session ha ving been reconsidered as t its passage was before the senate 0 motion of jones the consideration of i was taken up jones moved after the bill had beai read to amend the text so as to pro ide for the of the regu lar session at 4 p m of tuesday january ath the amendment pre wiled without opposition and the bil as amended passed by unanimous vote there heica eighteen ayes on the roll jcarl A recess of teu minutes was taker to enable the clerks to prepare the bill for transmission to the house on resuming the senate received a communication stating that the houct had concurred in tho senate amend to the regular session bill and biad pissed the bill as sutherland miller and snow were appointed a temporary committee on enrollment after a short recess the regular ees sion bill enrolled and signed by the speaker of the house was received and referred to tho enrollment committee in a few minutes iho commett e report 01 ol that the bill was in proper chape for the presidents signature binl president attached hia 1 in the of the short lacfi the senate resumed to a tion from the hoube it proved lu hn only a notification that the bill 11 id brn 11 milled to the governor iut his approval the princa minutes of the first days estion arrived at this juncture and were read by the minute clerk the information that had been finned by the governor and that be wag ready to adjourn was conveyed through the usual channels and at alia senate adjourned sine die REGULAR the first sitting of the senate in re eular session w as called to order at by secretary hardeo of the senate the roll was called and all the senators answered to their names alie formal election of officers was then gone through with resulting in the choice of the officers elected by the special session with the addition of theodore chidester Oh idester for janitor the democrats prevented their slate as in the special session but it was voted doat n by a strict pirty p vote the oali cers appeared and we re sworn in by the president ana secretary was instructed to notify the house that taft senate was organized in regular sension and ready to pro aced with business senators mckay snow and allison were appointed a committee to notify the governor of the organization of the senate the rules of the bat territorial council were adopted to govern the senate until it made its own rules and the eer at arms was instructed to procure arom the proper dource copies of sail rules and copies of alie enabling act and the constitution for the use of the members on motion of senator sillier the thanks of the senate were voted to the mayor and city council of salt lake for the use of the senate chamber and the privileges of the floor were extended toward the same officials A communication was received from T y murray superintendent of alio blocky bunum bell telephone company tendering the use of an inetri anent and toll wires free to the senators Seii Ator miller moved to accept the offer and return to the company jones opposed ibis as lie had in mand some legislation bearing upon telephone or relating to euch companies and ho did not feel disposed to place alie senate or himself under obligations to the company which ho thought would tedon uLy accepting acce ping the offer of the telephone company miller replied that he did not regard the invitation in any such light and cited a number of precedents tor accepting alie on the vote the tele offer was accepted jones voting alone in the negative A becee of five minutes was taken to allow the republican senators to draw for seats the minority being allowed to retain those already occupied in the north end of the chamb r after alie drawing the senate and received official notification unit the house was organized also that the governor would communicate with the legislature in joint session today it was close on 6 when the senate adjourned until 3 p m today THE HOUSE bession bESSI OX when speaker denev dropped the gavel and invited janitor welsh to offer prayer at the opening of the house cession yesterday the members dutifully arose and bowld reverently their heads in reference to the invocation tome ot the members who had been emodine temporarily their puffing only to resume it with amen pronounced this aroused the ire of mr gibson of ainah county wiio inquired sarcastic sar casti well for the to irani the rules which prohibited AB foi me he said 1 I hate smoking worse than but comparisons compari tons failed and he bank back into his seat the kept on puffing A communication from the senate announced that that body had pasted the house bill providing for tho regular lie sion but had changed tho original aate yesterday at 4 an alteration that the lapse of time rendered imperative pera tive immediately the house concurred in the senate amendment and the bill which was returned to the senate alie speakers signature after engrossment by a special committee consisting of cashins Cu shins thompson and mr aebker of rich county nd the necessity for such a committee and asked the speaker for light he was ruled out of otiler but still persisted 1 I am only asking for information said ho and alie reply came the cen fleman ia too late sat down though temp harily undone A later he the floor to move an adjournment but failed of a second alen mr thorn of utah county offered a roco lution that the contested utah cases yo over to alie regular session mr Critch lows motion to table prevailed but later the resolution was taken from the table and adopted adoo ted J F t who according to alie canvass of the utah commission received 2503 votes for from utah county contest the beat of Lo tEmon aliona 2567 voters supported on the ground 0 irregularities the result t lahi polls 0 o 1 and 2 AnBe rican fork neville spring 10 and goshen mr bringhurst in his states in all these precincts either ere votes cast for him that the judeen to count or ballots in hh favor were put in the i john 0 graham who received 2539 votes is another utah county republican who seeks to enter the house by contest proceedings looking to the seat now occupied by A 0 smoot whose vote alio utah commission decided was 2579 mr graham alleges illegal voting he also asserts that the total vote of mapleton where had twenty six majority should be thrown out because of illegality G G simons wants all Jj arson beat from utah county simons say I arson apparently had 2574 votes am himself 2558 bat that illegal fotiu made larsons majority the rocky mountain bell companas comp anys proffer of a free telephone fo the use of members as well as privileges to outside points was ac cepter about this time it was discovered thai the proper senate endorsements indorsements indor had nol been made upon the bill fixing tin time for the beginning of the reg ular session and it was sent down stairs where the defect might be remedied As soon as the governor a signature ol 01 the bill was announced mr Tay lorol salt lake moved the adoption of a concurrent resolution introduced by himself looking to adjournment without delay when the speaker announced that the resolution was adopted unanimously the fun began one member the opinion that the house should simply fix a time for adjournment the senates concurrence another believed that the house had no right to adjourn until first the senates bermis ion had been given A third man admitted he was somewhat perplexed but considered that all business being completed was no reason for further remaining in pension mr speaker eaid another the house has already adjourned BO what ia alm use of I 1 ask for a ruling it thia debate is in order speaker denny answered that if the house had adjourned he was out oi office and any ruling he left the clifair only to resume it a few minutes later in order that he might announce that the chair was right when first it stated adjournment had been taken meanwhile the concurrent resolution was sent to tue senate but before the hause messenger had clambered down the stairs the senators had culminated the existence of the senate session at nearly half an after the time fixed for tho beginning of alie regular session a member rose and above alie hubbub of conversation addressed atie chair mr apker lie mr denny who was baill occupying the speakers beat responded that there was no speaker and stepped from the elevated dais upon which rests the speakers desk alie chief clerk was requested to call the house to order and lie did so juab was then elected temporary chah man while chief clerk thompson succeeded to the secretariat again prayer was considered in order and upon motion of mr bolitho of sevier the rev mr merk was invited to perform the function mr gritchlow then offered a resolution providing that pros ley denny of beaver should be speaker and W M thompson chief clerk mr presented a substitute resolution contains cont ainu g the names of aquillano beker of rich and george for tho two offices mr harris of weber had a third resolution containing tho full set of republican officers of tho extraordinary tra ordinary this was almost as distasteful to the republican majority as the democratic nominees for the reason thata caucus on the minor tires had been called in order that certain chances might be made temporary speaker bazier ruled mr harris out of order and decided that the question was ou mr mansons Mon sons substitute sti tute mr harris however refused to down and repeatedly took the floor to champion his resolution and his parliamentary position during one of his arguments mr nye moved lie previous question but was ruled out of order for alie reason that harris had aln floor after much sparring across the house tho substitute waa out and voted down alter which mr resolution was adopted by a straight party vote even affer Mone ons substitute had been pu tHarris persevered and requested permission to introduce his resolution anew bui was denied critchlow and nyo escorted mr denny to the speakers desk whereupon the latter to fulfill the duties of bis position with impartiality a promise that elicited cheers from the democratic side after the rules of first territorial rit legislature had been adopted condon of weber rose to remark that while he believed it unnecessary it might be well to have the members sworn again gritchlow aard ha had taken the oath of ollice once and propose to do BO again followed in the same vein there was one present to administer the oath except couney attorney Whitte who cou iddo EO as a notary public but declined in con the matter way dropp cu rhen mr B billbo suggested that the minor officers bo elected but his motion to eliat effect was defeated which brought the hush of anger to the bovier county states mans face as lie remarked that it might be well for those voting no to aid in effecting some advance for hi part he eaid he coald not eee how atie house could transact any business until its ion had bacun completed A motion by llama to adjourn was lost after which it was again suggested to elect the minor officers eaid all the members by which he meant the republican side were not rady to botu on these selections monson hen offered a resolution cov drina the democratic nominees and was afforded tho pleasure of eeling it laid face down on the able a few later when speaker denny held that the house waa organized and ready for business nye introduced a bill covering certain present necessities of the judiciary in support of bis measure he bald the mattara treated of required im mediate r n atio courts he were unable to proceed particularly ticul arly in jury as there is now no means of drawing jurors he urged I 1 that the house hasten as a simple mat lor of justice to I 1 the bill the district courts to fix the terms of court to be held in I 1 alie respective counties of the districts tho of jurors are set forth as follows citizenship of tho united states ability to read and tho english months residence in alio county payment of taxes hession ot a sound mind and discretion and have no physical disability after passing to its second reading robinson of kano suggested that only males be permitted to act as jurors of rich moved that further action be deferred until a special committee might upon the merits and necessity for the proposed measure his idea commended itself to the majority and nye critchlow taylor of rich and dunlock ag the committee harris of offered a resolution that the be instructed ted to furnish bembera with dally papers to purchase postage stamps for member suso and a range for abo delivery of their mail the resolution also requested the secretary of stale to auprly to each member and the chief clerk copies of the compiled laws of 1888 and the session laws of and 1894 also the journals of the council and house of the territorial legislature and the rules ol 01 alio lust legislature but we have no sergeant at arma interrupted a member amidst laughter when the resolution was being read 1 I mean when a sergeant at arms is elected answered EI arris with considerable dignity and bome fe elina the resolution then followed Mona ons to the table by the solid vote of alio democrats and a large proportion of the republicans lewis and andrus were appointed to notify the governor that the houam was prepared to receive any message and adjournment wua taken until 2 this afternoon suit ForS dismissed new york jan 8 judge lacombe granted a motion today to dismiss the fruit brought by the prescott Pr cscott and arizona central railroad against the atchison topeka and santa fe railroad for damages london london jan 8 the stock exchange closed with firm bubines bu sines prices were all recovering and closed at the best figures of the day consola firm at one way out of the difficulty london jan 7 mr henry norman special commissioner to the chronicle cables his paper from washington D C as follows there ha heroic way of settling tho difficulty fraught with honor to both governments and with results of priceless worth to both peoples the present delay consists in the fact that the united baates government considers itself honor bound to insist upon a certain course which the british government considers itself honor bound to refuse to adopt every day spent here his convinced me strongly that it is impossible to exaggerate ahe seriousness of such an international battle now the kernel of the discue being the principle of arbitration the solution may be found therein also if lord salisbury will say eliat he must maintain his refusal to arbitrate with venezuela by itself but he is prepared to conclude a treaty with the united states under which all questions failing of diplomatic settlement shall be sub mittel to arbitration and this of course would include venezuela as alio greater includes the less the american government I 1 know will receive his communication with warm sympathy sym oathy hire is a and indeed most simple and frendly escape from the deadlock remember that a resolution to this effect was adopted by congress on april and responded to by a resolution of the house of commonis com mois supported in their decision by mr atto things block the way the first is that if any arbitration treaty was ever under discussion it was laid aside by coneless Con eress the second difficulty is tho english feeling that any action taken now would appear to bo due to 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