Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-13

Stoker reported the correct enroll
mrnt of III. A.. %, bill regarding
tOwusites, which was adopted.
&. h. 30, n iii Tor an act 10 provide
Tor the assessment aud collection Of
taxes IN incorporated cities was read
the third time aud fc-cOmmlittd to
committee on ways Hud means.
A communication was received from
the Council, announcing The appoint.
ment NJ Glendinning aud McCuisti0n
from that body a- memoer1 " the com.
mittcu To confer with one from the
House and Jointly 20 meet the COM
mittre from the city council Of Salt
Lake regarding the site for the execu.
tive mansion.
"A. T.. 80, by Dinckay, IN for an
act to amend section 2U5a. chapter mn,
OF the compiled lawn of Utah 81 1855,
relating 10 the Liability OF computations
~ Keep Ia order anu repair bridgoy,
viaducts, etc, was rejected by vote Of
| / against to q for.
II. T.. ~, by Allen, for the protec-
, ton OF discharged employees hill 10
prevent blacklsting ami discrimiuat on
hy corporations or Others against Tor
ncr employees aud fixing the punish
ment for such oiencc--was passed by n
vote Of 10 10 3 with absent.
&. 4. 10, by Lund, n bill for an act
10 change the nauIu Of the Univors ~
Of the State Of De,orei and amend the
law providing for lis management,
was read ut length and passed with
slight amendments.
The bill provides that tho Unlver-
sity Of Utah shall be body corporate,
aud Ice the highest branch " the pub.
lie system OF education. Ii shall he
controlled by n board OF nine regents,
one Of whom shall be- chancellor, aud
three Of whom shall retire every soc.
Ond year and no compensation shall he
allowed except for actual expenses in
attending TO the bugines Of the institu.
ton.
The several departments as now ex-
isting shall be maintained, and the
preparatory department may be con-
tinuod as the regents may determine.
instruction shall be free 10 actual
residence, and nOn-residtnts may he
charged from slD 10 $50. No partisan,
political, or secArian religious doc
Urine shall he taught, and uO political
or rcll yious tenet snail be required ~ a
qualification ~ student, Instructor or
officer ot the University.
The boaid Of rrgonls shall employ
the Instructors and select n pr, sident OF
the faculty. Degrees may bv granted
10 students completing Ia course, and
honorary degrees 10 members OF the
faculty for long and eminent services.
Sargent objected 20 the change VI
name, and made stirring speech In
behalf Of retaining the word Dcseret.
| He paid n glowing tribute TO the fore.
cast and wisdom Of the early settlers
and founders Of the institution, aud
with that name retained he could sup.
| port the measure, hut not otherwise.
Nohoker, former student, spok .
briefly In behalf Of the chance OF his
alma mater, and thought that sonti.
ment should always yield 90 the da-
mands ofJndgment. While revering
the old school, he could sees II with q
new name and n new charter grow in
To proportions Of usefulness never
hoped Tor 10y the founders.
Pierce urged the necessity for the
change and more perfect Incorporation
in order to secure the benefit In store
for an institution OF that character aud
under the name vi "rhe University
of Utah" II would he productive oil a
iar.reaching good not Otherwise 10 be
hoped for.
Lawrence favored tho bill, and while
not willing to deiract anything from
the credit OF the founders OF pioneer
days, he insisted that the changing
conditions demanded that the institu.
ton should bc placed abreast OF the
times IN all particulars.
Machay, slfo u former student NJ the
old university, favored the bill Ia n
strong speech, believing the best in.
terests Of the Territory and tue school
demanded such measure.
The bill parsed by vote Of 10 ayes, |
no aud atsent.
The HOUSE adjourned to meet ON
| Monday at . pm.