Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-25

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vote aud act hereafter on aud within Ma
tionai party iiues rhis was the condition
I Of business and politics In the Territory At
l tho time Tho Legislature met aud ID was the
general expectation that the majority party
would, In deserved recognition u the gene
erous confidence Of the people, strive ~
give tha Territory such ioeislatlon A. would
promote aud foster tho happiness aud PROS
| pefity OF the people The LEADERS aud press
I of the party confidently declared that this
expectation would be mot.
J just before tho nnai adjournment the fol-
I lowing memorial 10 Congress, respecting tbu
/ course ~ the Governor aud his exercise ~
/ tho power Of absolute veto, was adopted 10
was opposed by every Liberal member uud
l did not receive the united Democratic vote,
Here follows tho Legislative faomorlai.l
brief resume uf the most important
measures passed Will show how FAR tho
/ Legislature responded ~ tho reasonable
hopes Of the people, aud we're IN spirit and
purpose 'tho representative ~ the people
OF Utah" aud how Tar bills "woro carefully
considered by the Legislatufe aud passed ~
meet What wefe believed 20 be evils and
wants existing Ia tho present system OF
our lcgisntion." aud ~ what extent the
Governor vetoed such bills
poLYaAuy, Eru
Early in tho session IA act was passed
providing for tho punishment Of pnlygAmy
and other kindred onouaes
The provisions Of the act were, With one
or two oNcoptio - OF minor Importance, the
Same na those Of the National law Tho
bonent Of tho law will be for when tho Ter
fitory II admitted 10 the Union.
IL II usually provided Ia the act Of aduils-
sion that the Territorial statutes shall con.
tinuo Ia force until repealed or amended by
the Legislature, and hs the National law
will cease 10 DO In force when Utah becomes
state. the bouodt Of such a law Will DO
soan. The law was passed by practically
an unanimous vote. aud the Liberal party
ia IL Territorial Convention congratulated
tho people upon the passage Of tho Law.
LAnoH DAY.
In response 20 a general demand from the
labor organizations, an act was passed sot-
ting apart tho irst Monday of September 10
each year as legal holiday.
nuAnn or EQuALizArioN
A we'll prepared and comprehensive act
was passed providing Tor Territorial
board o. Equalization. The need o. such q
law has been felt In past years unior lie
provisions corporate property reaching int0
moro than one county IL nov assessed by
the BOARD. and not by different Assessors ~
different counties, practice which has
resulted In much disqualification and inius-
tico. There has also boon much complaint
% tho unequal assessment between the
counties. This IL believed will DO fomediod
BY the new law
rLICriosa
much needed act was passed CONSOLE
dating tho elections ~ the Territory. Under
tbs old law general election Tor school
trustees was held on the second Tuesday In
July annually. aud Tor Territorial Aud
county officers ON tho FIRST Monday of
August annually. An election Tor Delegate
10 Congress was also held In November, BIZ
onnially. Municipal elections w0re also
N.HN - a.. A.. .
ovcty month of tho year Tho act when
first presented TO mo contained provisions
extending the term of certain officers IN
some eases nearly year In tho case u
Salt Lake aud other citles tho election TOR
municipal officers vas 10 bo held within ten
days after the passage ot the Aot aud II was
tho generally expressed opinion that tho at
tempt TO delay the election Ia tho olties was
made 10 serve partisan ends only. ro-
turned tho act 20 tho Legislature, rocom-
mending changes. which were made, aud the
act approved.
nrfouLfsd vGrrns,
Tho passage Of what was popularity known
rs the "sheop Law" excited universal lutor-
ost and opposition.
Section " the not made Il - mlsdo-
inonuor 10 bcioul tho Tsters OF any stream
used for domestic purposes.
section was mechanically rs followsi
"sooticn ., To herd cate, horses OF
sheep within ore milo u any stream used By
the Inhabitants OF any town. city Or settle
| fnent FOR domestic purposes"
a violation OF the law was made nils
doyoanur. 4 few words will show oloarl,
tho injustice ~ section ..
In Utah. as we'll ne throughout the inter
mountain country, tho people do not hero
their cattle and horses Those auimals mr.,
placed on tho public lands aud allowed {,
roam ~ will. IL f. only the Sheep that ar,
tai .s.Aa 40 D N....N a
being specially devised to strike ht tho sheet
| Industry, which was really tho case.
There Is DOT "a stream In Utah which doc
! not furnish water 10 some settlement In III,
Territory Tor domestic purposes unless 4
DO the Grand and Colorado rivers, who's
waters are buried IN deep nanous, aud TN
| provision that the sheep could not bo hcfdu,
within ono milo " any stream was In offec
u notice To leave tho Territory, or to ahgu
don the Industry.
The streams " this inter-inountAin ooun
try have thnlf sources at tho foot % thl
great mountain ranges on which the sheet
grace Ia tho summer time ThnstrnAms ur
frequently 90 close together that ia wouli
DO impossible 10 hor1 tho shoop on Tia
mountain ranges aud not violate the law.
! The sheep Industry N the second largca
In tho Territory, Is steadily growing, AM
yields wealth TO tho people and ruyouuo 1
tho Territory
! NNNh Nl lFnkNANA was lNtnlNNN ny tN
Governor against tho approval u tho ACT
They were signed BY representatives OF al
Glasses, irrespective u party. I returned
the aot With recommendations which wor
adopted, aud tho uut ~ amended approved
CITY CuAnrERs
! returned an act amending tho charters O
certain cities. with suggestions Tor change
which were made aud Tho act approved.
nuiLpiNG AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS.
A very Important actwas passed Tor N
government and control " building A.
loan associations Tho present law is r.
gnrdud a. safo and carefully guarded las
II would have boon very easy task 10 hay
amended lt to accomplish tho purposes
, the gct Tic act WAS very cfudcly draw
and contained provisions which pruporl
belong 20 a banking las aud lsayo no pa
. or place In q law providing Tor tho govern
, mont aud control OF bulldlug aud loan ass,
Citations Ny vote message viii Show mol
I clcafly the character " the law. Tho DO,
b pie u Utah have suffered financially fru
!, | tho operations Of companies % tho ohAta.
o tor authorized by tho act, aud there was
4 very general froliug that any law giving
!, such companies greater powers ought ~
. 70 be approved,
9 CHANCE ar VENUE rnoN JUSTICES cpuRr
Under tho existing law change Of ven,
u from "a Justices court ~ subject 10 n
pleasure of tho Court II was proposed
change tho law, aud provide fur d change
: venue upon tue AthdaNlt M 10 party 10 n
suit In tho larger rlties, where thuru
a more than one Justice " tho Peace. or
y thickly settled communities whore the pr
ciucts aro small, the change would hn'
y been Of benefit; but Ia tho remotrt sottI
:, monts, whore tho Justices aru frequent
= twenty, thirty and more miles apart.
l, would have been positive hardship AZ
:, would have worked In many casoa dent
- OF Justice.