The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-02-18

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judges of probate should be placed
upon higher platform. 1t did not
5ecome the probate Judge to depend
upon the fees eXacted from litigaptS.
In California the probate judge was
the highest salaried officer IN the
county.
Mr.. Hatch inquired whether or
not the fee bill did not provide for
compensation for services to probate
judges in each and every case upon
VIII; II he was called to adjudicate.
This 69 thought was sufficient.
Mr.. + - was opposed to high sal
aries, as he WIS satisfied that they
led TO class distinction, which was
detrimental to the best interests of
any community of people. The re-
compense provided in the present
fee bill was ample, and it was to-
tally unnecessary to increase it..
Mr.. Page was IN favor of making
the probate judges salaried officers.
1t would lift them npon higher
plane and shield them from suspi-
cion.
Mr.. Partridge was also of the
same opinion.
Mr.. PenroSe stated that he had in
certain cases made out the plead
ings and was thereafter called to
pass upon his own labor, which was
unjust to one party or the other.
Mes>rS. Booth and Smith each IA
vored the project to make the
judges in question salaried officers.
Mr.. Dalton argued that such a
measure would produce greater sat-
isfaction in the minds Of the gen.
eral public and raise the Judge
above suspicion.
The mover, Mr.. Preston, stated as
reasons for his desire to quash the
bill, that it was manifestly unfair
as it required as much ability to ad-
minister IN an estate in one county
as another, and therefore the salar-
les should be more equal, so that
men could afford to study the bust
ness. The motion was lost.
A motion was made to increase
the salary Of the probate judge of
Salt Lake County to $4,000, but was
lost. 81 ,--.
Several other motions to place the
salary at various sums between
$4,000 and $1,000 were made. Pend
ing the discussion upon the appro-
pirate amount the House took a re-
cess until 2 p. m.
ppm.
The salary question was re-
sumed.
Mr.. Smith moved shat each pro-
bate judge in the territory receive
salary Of $4,000.
Mr.. Stout considered the counties
could not afford such an exorbitant
sum.
Mr.. Atwood moved an amend
ment that the amount of salary be
left to the registered voters of each
county.
Mr.. Farr considered the motion
an exceedingly wild one and could
not understand why such large sa =
aries should be given to probate
jud :es.
Mr., Smith stated that the select
men of each county were to deSig-
ma the salary in any sum not in
excess of the sum of $4,000. WIS
not in favor of high salaries but
waited to give to officers what
III merited in the performance OF
the ia, les of their offices.
Mr.. Peery was surprised at the
harsh language used by members.
High salaries often brought forth
rogues and not honest men.
Mr.. Smith stated that if he had
said anything to offend and mem
Der he was not aware Of it, but if
he had it was unintentional.
Mr.. Sharp considered $4,000 for
the probate judgeship Of this county
onlv just.
Mr.. Thurman stated that as some
of the counties did not receive an
income of $1,000, therefore they
would soon be hOpelessly in debt.
Mr.. Penrose stated that it was not
the object of the motion to grant
every judge of probate $500, but
the salary was not to exceed that
sum, to be designated by the county
selectmen.
The motion was lost. The result
of the discussion was in placing the
salary of the probate Judge of Salt
Lake County at a sum not to eX-
coed $4,000, to be determined upon
by the selectmen.
The bill passed in the following
form:
SECTION THAT from and after
the first day of June, 1892, the pro-
bate judges Of the several counties
of this Territory shall receive re-
spectively an annual salary, TO be
be paid quarterly from the county
treasury, an amount as shall be des-
| ignated by the selectmen Of their re-
spectiye counties, a sum not to ex-
coed as follows: In the County Of
Salt Lake, $1,000; in the Counties of
Utah and Weber, $1,000; in Box FL
der, Cache and Sanpete, 500; in
Washington, $500; in Iron, Davis,
Juab, Kane, Willard, Beaver, Sewer
and Tooele, $500; in Summit, $500;
! in Morgan and Rich, 5000; in Emery
Piute. San Juan, Wasatch and Uin-
tab, 800.
SEC. 2-None of the said probate
Judges shall receive any other com
pensatiOn whatever for any duties
that are now, or may hereafter, be
required of them bT law than such
as is fixed By this act.