, 1890-03-07
A RATHER DULL DAY.
Considerable Legislation, but Moth
ing at All Exciting.
The New Crimes Act Referred to a
Committee of Attorneys.
Council Action on Nominations Post
poned to Next Tuesday.

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APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR.
Fixing the salary Aid fees of sheriff
and clerks according to the valuation of
the county served.
Defining bailable o~ffenses.
Providing for the consideration of use
less territorial property.
To allow surrender of defendant by
bondsman during court vacation.
Amending the statutory provisions for
the incorporation OF towns.
Allowing redemption of county debt at
lower rates of interest.
Memoralizing congress to pass the
Cultivate bill for the relief of the
Union Pacific.
PASSED.
These bills were read third time and
passed the house:
Council file on voluntary assignments.
Council file comforting additional pow
ers on Incorporated cities and towns May
levy special tax of three mills each for
sewerage, for viaducts and for water and
irrigating works. May bond not to exceed
5 per cent Of the assessed valuation. May
exercise the right of eminent domain the
same as railways. Four nays.
Banks in towns OF 1000 population
may conduct business with a capital of
$40, 200, formerly sos, 900. Three nays.
Creating a territorial board of health
and vital statistics of three members and
regulating the practice of medicine. APP
propriates $500. Vote II to 10.
Extending the Jurisdiction of Justices
of the peace to damage cases involving
5000. Ayes, IA; nays, I.
Verifcation of assertion of the exis-
tence of a corporation in justices court
not required unless demanded by the op-
posing side.
Repeating the more ambiguous and in
definite of two sections on forcible entry
and detainer.
Providing that cattle values for assess.
ment be fixed by the territorial board in
stead OF by the chairmen of the county
boards.
Authorizing cities and towns to pro
vide themselves with water systems.
E%xempting from execution 60 per cent
of wages or an income and allowing a
continued lien on the remainder.
PREMIUM DUTY.
After a debate in which Mr.. Meteor
mick said the money would be an extra
squeeze from the people, the council file
levying a royalty on fire insurance pre-.
miums for the benefit of fire companies,
was recommend for passage by the com
mittee of the whole house. Mr.. Burritt
In the chair.
The bill passed later under suspension
Of rules by a vote of II to 6.
FAvoRABLY REPORTED.
The committee of the whole, Mr..
Adams presiding, recommended the pas
sage of these measures:
To encourage the construction of bitches
by repcallag the law requiring ~irrigators
to use all the water in their conduits.
Allowing banks to r~ediscount paper in
excess of paid in capital and surplus on
hand.
Appropriating s., 1000 to defray ex-
penses and pay employees of the c~onstitu
tional convention, by a vote of s to 5.
Making the secretary of the live stock
commission territorial registrar of brands.
No appropriation.
A BIG BILL
A criminal code revision WEIGH requires
six hours for reading was introduced by
Mr.. Burritt the other day. 1t came up
for consideration yesterday afternoon,
when Mr.. Kellogg moved for its reference
to a committee of these legal lights;
Chief Justice Van Devanter, j. G. Baird.
j. A. Riner, Gibson Clark, G. N. Potter,
B. F. Fowler, A. @. Campbell, Fl. Don.
zelman. Mr.. Mccormick brought con-
siderable discussion by Directing on the
ground that this matter should have been
attended to earlier in the session. The
motion was carried.
SCHOOL LAW.
Nj. Adams was unable to get a schooI
bill before the house yesterday, objection
being lodged by Mr.. Atherly. 1t was
explained by Mr.. Adams that there
seemed not the remotest possibility of the
big Jesurun school bill getting through
and that his measure was brief aud con
tanned two provisions of the utmost i'm.
portance. 1t stipulated that no schoo
have less than five pupils and authorized
county superintendent to close school.
with less than this number. Mr.. Atherly,
chairman of the education committee,
said the Jesurun bill would be reported.
Subsequently Mr.. Atherly withdrew his
objection and the bill was presented and
referred.
HE DON'T GET IT.
Nh. Burritt's bill for the relief of Johr
B. Menardi, appropriating So, 200 fol
services as ditch measurer while county
surveyor of johnson county, was killed in
committee of the whole, alter a big argu.
ment. The law of 1886 instructed sur
veyors to make ditch records, but failed
to provide for remuneration The oppos
sfton ha1J tk.k Al ~: 81