The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-06
Council Notes.

law.
The House adjourned early and many
of the members took the opportunity
to hear Williams master speech on the
eight hour law.
Adams proposed to have things man
aged in a business like way and often
asks a question or makes a motion
that helps to bring order out of
chaos"
If Booth, of Salt Lake, wants to i'm
press any one with his oratorical pow
ers he had better wait till the echoes
of true oratory, such as Williams
have died away.
Olof Cederstrcm, who received the
first prize at the Worlds fair for a col
lective exhibit of onyx granite, was ex-
hibiting some magnificent specimens
to the councillors after the session yes
terday. Many of these specimens he
will send to the Midwinter fair. The
others are on sale at Eliason's.
The Council minutes mentioned the
fact that a gavel was presented to the
president by the Lincoln Republican
club of the Second precinct and that
speech. No record of his ill-timed
and ill-suited remarks, nor OF the dis
cussion which followed, was made.
House.
The House was called to order at 2
D. m. by Speaker Emery, with nearly
all members present
BOUNTY ON SILK.
Varian presented the following petit
ton in relation to g bounty to encour-
age silk manufacturing:
Whereas the climate of Utah is con-
ceded to be better adapted for the
culture of silk than any other in the
United States. and the mulberry tree,
the natural food of the silk worm,
grows abundantly in this soil; that
there are thousands of them still left
years ago and better varieties should
be planted to replace those that have
been destroyed and which viii yield a
superior quality of food, and
Whereas the attention of the whole
world has been called to the Utah silk
fibre at the late Columbian exposition;
it was examined by United States eX-
perts at Washington, who awarded us
a medal and a diploma as an agricul-
tural product, and by japanese ex-
Derts it was awarded a medal and a
diploma as a manufactured product.
1t was the best American silk on ex-
and it is the opinion of many
that it is equal in quality
to that of the great silk producing
countries of China, Japan, Italy and
France: and
Whereas it is stated that the United
States imports on an average $35, 900 =
900 worth of manufactured silk and
from sos, 900, 900 to $50, 900, 900 of man
ufactured goods each year;
Therefore, we hope that by eneour-
aging the industry at home, to supply
a considerable part of the demand for
silk in the United States.
Whereas there are a great number
of people throughout the territory
ready and anxious to obtain employ
ment in this line of business, and we
believe it can be made an industry
that will become prominent and per
in cur country, and make of
Utah the foremost silk producing ter
ritory or state in the United States
and that we will be able in time, to
with older countries and,
Whereas, The importing and setting
out of trees, purchasing eggs, building
cocooneries and other necessary eX-
penditures will be considerable and in
the present depressed state of the
country's finances people can i'll af-
ford to eXpend money necessary to
start the enterprise;
Therefore, for the encouragement
of the industry we ask you to give to
the producers a bounty of so cents per
pound for cocoons for a term of seven
years, trusting that by the expiration
of that time it will be so we'll estab-
lished as to be self sustaining
In presenting our request to your
body we have but one OBJ
ject in view, viz: the welfare of Utah
Lat-
that after careful consid Grafton you
will grant our petition.
(Signed)
Isabella E. Bennett, chairman.
Emmeline B. Wells, vice-chairman.
Margaret A. Game, secretary.
Corrinne NJ Allen, treasurer.
Zina d. II. Young
Margaret B. Salisbury, lady manager
Utah, Worlds Columbian exposition.
REPEAL OF MEDICAL LAW.
Sears presented 9, numerously signed
petition of the citizens of the Eighth
representative district, asking for an
repeal Of the medical
law.
Hubbard presented a petition of the
same tenor, signed by 200 residents of
Box Elder county.
Referred to the committee on public
health.
Parsons presented the claim of ]. H.
Upton, justice of the peace, for $19065,
fees in criminal cases. Referred.
MECHANICS LIENS.
The committee on Judiciary favorably
back Variants mechanics
lien bill with several amendments. The
were adopted, and the
bill ordered printed and made the
special order for Friday at p. m.
CONTRARY TO POLAND LAW.
The committee reported against C.
B. 10, by Williams, on the ground that
the tprovissons thereof are contrary
to the Poland bill.
The committee on elections reported
favorably on the bill of E. A. Wedge
wood for $50, for services in the Dou-
gall-Robertson case. Committee on
claims.
INSPECTING OF CATTLE.
The committee on live stock reported
back a substitute for H. B. IS, by Toll
-on, to provide for the inspection of
,attle to be sent out of the territory
Ordered printed and placed on the cal
sndar. The same committee asked for
/ reference of H. B. S. by Johnson.
'elating to befouling of waters, to the
committee on public health. Granted.
THE SILK BOUNTY.
H. B. SO. Varian presented a bill
providing for bounty on silk, the full
ext of which will be found in another
column. 1t was referred to the COM
nittee on manufactures and commerce.
COSTS OF PROSECUTIONS.
Varian presented the following House
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