Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-03
II is Settled at Last by The Assem-
big In Joint Session.
BEST AND LOWEST BID REJECTED.
nils Passed and Rel ictsd. Routine
Business Of the Two
Houses.


been devoted TO visiting public lusti.
tutlons. Hon. A. b. Emery, Speaker
OF the House, In response 10 Inquiries,
said 10 NEWS representative this
morning: "Ths House Is keeping up
with its committees, and cleans the
table every day. AZ long rs It eau
do this by holding afternoon
sessions only, It viii not meet
in the forenoon. That portion Of
the day will DO allowed for
committee mee,ings." All indications
are t. the effect that there Will be n
heavy rush OF work near the close o.
Tie session. The Council began fore.
noon sessions today.
The claim Of Il. q. Hardy, collector
for Salt Lake county, for 81, 49,, pre-
sentod Ia the House today, grove out
Of the order Of the Territorial Board VI
EQUALIZATION adding 10 per cent 10 tht
assrtsmrnt OF this county, fOr 1897,
alter the fret Assessment had
been made. Many Taxpayers will
remember thu annoyance they were
suulecieI 20 by having - pay taxes
twice for that year. But the trouble
grew out Of a defect In the revenue
law Tor which the collector was Ia no
wise responsible, aud he is entitled "
compensation Tor the work he did.
Tho financial statement Of Washing.
ton county maR,s PROBABLY thu beet
showing ofaLy Of the county reports,
OH thinga considered. lvins, who
halls irom that county, says that some
years ago tue county had 20 much
scrip outstanding that Il was
afeatly deprecated, AMI the OIL
cials at length detormine1 10
inauguraic new policy, which was
10 redeem all warrants Ia circulation
aud then pay cash. For several ycarn
the pay cash policy has been putsucI,
and tile result h that today the olunty
10 entirely out Of debt, has a flne nov
court house all paid iOr,aud q balance of
gG,6l2.75 in the treasury. IL lisa small
county anu labora under many disa1-
vantage, and such u showing ~ highly
cfuuiiaule TO the officials VINO oDnttol
IT, tfiafs.
For some time before tho opening Of
the session OF the House tnIAy, Powers
was engaged In the preparation % bic
bill 10 place the IRE anu police depart
muuta Of citius Of the met anu second
classes under nou.pariisau control. The
I'LL makcH tho fire department consist
Ola board VI four puuOun, twO " whom
Of opposite politics, shall DO appOiulel
b. the city council, the other
two, also OF opposite pylitlg', TO
DO appointed by the Governor;
together with tho chief ana
assistant engineers, and such other
RIO officers an the City Council may
name. This board OF four peTeOns, AZ
pointed ~ stated, associated with the
chief and captain OF police, aud such
other police officers AZ the City Council
may designate, comprises the police
department. The board must establish
rules ior the government OF the two
departments, aud has general charge
OF both. Competitive examinations
for positions In each department arc
provided ior, aud II Is made the duty
Of the board 20 formulas code OF
rules for the government OF each. The
bill IL quite lengthy and deals with an
important subject.
COUNCu.
After the close u tho NEWS report
yesterday, the claims Of Park d
Thompsoni land attorneys, for $500 as
compensation In preventing private
parties from patonting school lands,
uurasioned debate. Eldredge, from
the claims committee, recommended
that 500 be allowed. III. H.. Booth
anu Taylor urged allowance OF tho full
amount. The report Of tho committee
was adopted.
Williams, from the Judiciary COM
miltee, reported Adversely on q. b. 81,
relating 10 the time for commencing
suits, and iaVorably on q. u. 90, for the
employment OF stenOgrapherz Tor tho
Territorial supreme court Judges.
Several bills were flied for second
reading, anu number Of petitions
were presented when the Council ad.
lourned 10 meet In Joint session.
HOUSE.
After the close OF the NEws' report
yesterday,
q. b. S, relating to justices Of the
leaoo Ia cities, came up on third read
lnR, twas intended 10 clean up Am-
blguitiea In tho present law, and TO
allow city justices to exact fees In civil
cesea. Powers thought police Judge
oil city, VINO IL paid n salary BY the
city, ought not 10 transact any civil
business. IL tho bill was designed
merely 10 cOpHtrue the present. statute,
lac would not oppose II, but II IL gave
additional powers 10 a police magistrate
he would oppose II, Narian thought
the bill conferred no additional powers,
hnd Il passed.
q. u. 2s, requiring the Judge 10
charge the jury before Argument by
the attorneys, winch had been reported
on adversely by the judiciary commit
lee, came up on third reading, but
puMHlutt nf IMIaUWGInIuH no