The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-18


cial correspondence of THE HERALDl.-The
legislature has at last got down to work
more systematically, and many important
bills have passed into the hands of commit
tees for examination.
A bill'by Casey, asking for the establish
ment Of the university Of Idaho, has
passed the second reading. 1t asks for a
state tax of one mill on the dollar annually
for four years Such tax would raise,
basing the increase of property for the
next four years on the same ratio of in
crease for the past four, from $4,000 to
$4,000. The university is located at Mos
cow, in Latah county.
The bill giving the governor authority to
appoint county officers in all cases where
those elected failed to qualify in accordance
with the requirements Of the constitution,
O'CLOCK last Saturday afternoon. Since that
time his excellency has been busy on COM
missions, which he is issuing only to those
who were named as the choice of the peo-
pie at the polls on October last.
The first labor bill of Importance was
presented few days ago by Armstrong,
OF Logan. 1t provides that no person who
is not citizen of the United States, or who
has not declared his intention to become
such, shall be employed upon or in connec
ton with any state or municipal or other
public works. or with any company, asso-
citation, corporation OR person holding or
working under franchise or charter
granted by the state. The members of the
house, in which the bill was introduced.
favor the bill, and there is no doubt but
that it will pass as soon as reported from
the committee on labor.
| A voluminous irrigation bill was pre-
sented in the senate last Saturday bv
| Gum, of Alturas. It is rumored that it
was drawn up by an attorney of one of the
canal companies. The rumor seems well
founded. One drawn up by the attorney
of the Colorado Canal company will soon
be presented in the house. 1t is earnestly
hoped by the people that the legislature
will not as much as consider any bill drawn
up by an attorney OF canal or water COM
pany.
| 1t appearing, from the state auditors re-
port, that there is a surplus in the capitol
building fund of over $780, and some of
the principal coming due until 1895, MIR.
Ballantyne, of Ada county, introduced q
bill in the house requiring the treasurer to
pay warrants on other funds and hold them
until paid, when such money shall be re-
invested in the same manner for the benefit
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were suspended and it was put on its sec
ond and third readings and passed by q
unanimous vote.
| An eight hour law has been introduced in
the house. 1t provides severe penalties for
violations on the part of comp anies asso-
Citations, corporations or individuals Violat-
ing Its provisions.
The house bill by Lyons, providing for
81 worth of postage stamps for each mem
| tyo foh cd h,yfh 70
ing Jones introduced resolution in the
house requiring the sergeant-at.a e
keep on hand sufficient stamps to mail all
matter left on his desk by members of the
house. Considerable amusement was Gre
ated by the introduction of the resolution,
as much time had been occupied in discus
slons of the postage bill. 1t passed by a
good majority, and the representatives now
| send out documents, bills, love letters, ETC.,
at the expense of the state.
Briggs, of Bingham, introduced bill last
Monday providing for the formation of a
new county, to be known as Teton. After
| being read second time motion was made
to lay the bill on the table. The motion
only received five votes. This shows that
there is disposition on the part of the
house to decrease the size of some of the
larger counties by the creation of new ones.
1t is said that bill will soon be introduced
portions of Washington, idaho and Boise
counties. The new county would soon be
come one of the richest In the state, as i,
would include all of the mining districts of
the great Seven Devils counties
| Between bills forming new counties, loca
ting normal schools, to raise funds for
school at Moscow and Blackfoot asylum,
appropriations for Worlds Fair, ETC., some
| hot times will be witnessed in both houses
at very early day.
| The time of the senate has been occupied
most of the week in consideration of the
penitentiary bill. 1t was sent to the SEN
ate before Christmas and went back to the
House to-day in such shape with substi
tutes and amendments as not to be recog.
nizable.
A strong lobby arrived from Bingham
county last evening to work on the county
division bill now in the hands of the com
mittee on counties and county boundaries
of the house. The fight over it will I'm.
doubtedly be q long and holly contested
one. There seems to be disposition on the
part of the legislature to decrease the size
OF some of the larger coun ties.
White, Democrat, Of Gilmore county, in
troduced in the senate yesterday a bill
commonly known as the Australian sys
tenn, it being an act regulating the manner
| of conducting state, county and municipal
elections. 1t also regulates the manner OF
nominating candidates, providing for the
printing Of tickets, etc. A similar bill, by
Munro, has been before the committee or
privileges and elections of the house TO,
some time
Memorials praying for the free and un
limited coinage Of silver, protesting agains,
/ the iDhuman treatment of tho Iaxus ~, ~, -