The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-09

| Q. b. 125, amending section /, chap
ter II, in relation to the estates of
decedents, was passed.
CREDITORS.
G. B. Sc, relating to corporations and
providing that no preferences shall be
allowed among the creditors of insol-
| vent corporations except for wages and
salaries of laborers and employees
Taylor, the author said that this was
known as the Arkansas bill and had
been commented upon by law riters
frequently of late as the most perfect
law that had ever been enacted.
Villains said this was not a general
| Signment law should include everyone.
He would oppose the measure, though
he thought it not very important. The
bill was passed.
SCHOOL BILL.
c. B. 127, providing for a uniform
system of free schools, was read
Booth. of Provo, the author, explained
| that he and Williams had carefully
gone through C. B. 104, G. B. 81 and H.
B. 151, with the same object, and had
chosen the best features of each and
rejected the others. The bill was a
lengthy one and provided for numerous
amendments to chapter 80, of the ses-
sion laws of 80. 1t was read and dis
cussed.
| Seaman proposed to strike out article
IL, which provided that cities receive
! their full school revenue according to
the population and property valuation
instead of a certain proportion of me
county tax as heretofore. A warm dis
lcussion followed this Seaman making
a long argument in favor of the amend
ment, his remark that Salt Lake city
will soon want to be set off as a
separate county, or perhaps territory
being the keynote of his speech.
Eldredge also supported the amend
ment, arguing in the same line.
Williams and Booth, of Salt Lake,
opposed the amendment and showed
the justice of the measure but to nc
purpose The amendment prevailed, all
but the Salt Lake city members favor
ling it.
Hart moved to amend by adding tc
section 101, provided that the board
of education of cities of the second
class, with the consent of the county
court of the county within which such
city is situated, may detach therefrom
any portion of the territory included
therein and may also attach to said
lschool districts, as a part hereof any
territory contiguous thereto, and such
added territory shall be subject TO al
the provisions of this act for leVying
taxes and issuing bonds and the resi-
dents of such added territory, may vote
at all elections provided for by this
act in the municipal ward adjoining
thereto which was adopted. The bill
as amended was passed by a unani
nous vote.
FROM THE HOUSE.
A communication from the House an
nounced that that body had amended
and passed c. B. 40, in relation to the
J Isale of intoxicating liquors. This
amendments were concurred in.
FROM THE GOVERNOR.
A communication from the governor
announced that he had signed IAN ac
amending chapter %, session laws o,
1892, relating to the creation of a terri
torial board of equalization, also "ar
act providing for the appointment o.
a board of police and fire commission
ers in certain cities.
PUBLIC PRINTER.
A resolution from the House, thank
ing Public Printer Bloor for his ser
vices. was unanimously adopted.
A further communication from the
House stated that H. B. 1877 the ap
preparation bill, had passed.
Two claims, one by the Salt Lake
Lithographing company for $162, the
other by Grand county for $25, were
referred to the committee on appropri
iations.
FROM THE GOVERNOR.
A communication from the Governor
stated that he had signed IAN act tt
protect associations of workingmen il
their trade marks, labels, etc.
The appropriation bill was read ant
the Council took an informal recess
while the appropriation committee met
The committee remained in session
until after midnight, the councillor:
, meantime returning to the hall, anC
after waiting until 1920 an inforrna
recess was taken until 8 o'clock thi
morning.