The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-07

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again, and went through the Council
without opposition. When it came up
lin the House yesterday, it was dis
covered that it was intended to remove
the restrictions that prevented the sale
of LIQUOR within three hundred feet of
church. Stripped of its disguise the
House summary killed it,
The mechanics lien bill as it finally
passed the Council was not the bill
recommended by the committee. 1t
was trimmed and primed and then
primed again by the Democratic mem
hers. whose amendments were so OBJ
lviously ins the real interest of
1.-THE laboring men that the steer
lers of the bill did not dare
approve them. There may be
| COLLECTIONS yet but they have been re-
duced to the minimum. The attempt
was made to discriminate between la
borers, aIraying the class that had
been somewhat provident against the
Iimprovident. AS finally amended the
laborer who tolls in the quarry or the
lumber camp is placed on an equal foot
ing with the one who works with the
spade and pick belonging to his en-
ployer. AS originally drawn the bill
gave the owner no lease upon his own
property; as amended he has some
show, and VIII not be compelled to pay
| twice for what belongs to him, and at
the same time the artisan and the la
| borer are cared for. To Mr.. Williams
lis due the credit of producing out of
chaos such order as is now observed
| in the measure. Before it was taken in
hand it was but a collection of words
and ideas gathered into an indistin-
guiShable mass. The curious thing
about this bill has been the inconsis-
tency of certain Republican members
Who sought to incorporate, and then
conceal, such obnoxious provisions that
had they been accepted the laboring
man would forever curse the day that
he supported that partys candidates.
In extenuation it has been plead that
perhaps the author of the bill is not
mentally well poised. But of course
this cannot be true. AS good has come
out Of evil through the watchfulness of
the Democratic members, the aims and
intents of the steerers of the bill can
be looked upon with leniency
The sugar bounty bill, as amended
by the Council. was accepted by the
House without debate under the pre-
vious question, moved by Mr.. Varian.
postponed one day in. order that the
amendments, which constituted the
greater portion of the bill, might be
printed, but this was not allowed, the
majority not deeming it necessary that
lit should be fully understood. Only the
day before Mr.. Varian had demanded
the postponement for one day of an
amended bill in order that its provis-
ions might be studied but it was not
a bounty bill.
The militia bill is still on the grid
iron. The House yesterday concurred
lin all the amendments except the one
Producing the appropriation. AS the
Council adheres to this reduction to
$4,000, q. conference committee will be
necessary to determine whether the
new soldiers will be permitted to wear
brass buttons or merely those made
of common horn.
Mr.. Seaman did not take kindly to
the charge of being a moss back" The
fact is, Mr.. Seaman. is careful. and
will not be forced to see light when
there is only Egyptian darkness about
him. If he is at times slow, his very
slowness has saved much to the peo-
pie of Utah.
Judge Powers tried to secure recon-
sheraton of the cooperative insur-
ance bill, but ANONYMOUSLY failed. He
then made a mat of the bill, and now
his feet rest upon it when he is sitting
at his desk. The majority do not pro-
pose to have a. Utah mutual insurance
company SO long as outside compan-
les are willing to do the business in
the territory.
The House has now wisely decided
~
has been killed must be by an unani-
nous vote. This order ends all work
of that kind.
| Mr.. Taylor endeavored to limit de-
bate in the Council to half an hour
on each bill, fifteen minutes ON each
side. This would have railroaded the
appropriation bill through in fine
ishape. 1t is an apparent fact that the
majority has retarded legislation in
every way possible If no other means
could be employed a. bill would be re-
| committed after an hour or two of de-
bate, and then the work of the jaw
would all be gone over again. This
was probably owing to lack of gener-
alism on that side, and vas the only
means the Republican members could
| devise. They will have some trouble
| in rendering a satisfactory account to
| their constituents, unless they revise
the minutes and strike out several per-
| tions.
House bill No. 147 has been passed
by the lower house. This bill exempts
from territorial school and municipal
! tax for a period of ten years twenty
six different kinds of manufacturing
institutions. 1t also exempts from tax
alton all sugar mill property for five
years, provided this property is
erected after January / 1891
This is in addition to the bounty pro-
yided for by the sugar bounty bill.
which the governor has not yet signed.
An attempt was made to exclude all
manufactures that might enter into
competition with those now running
and which must pay taxes, but it
failed The amendment, however, was
hardly necessary, as should the meas
iure become a law institutions can cease
operations, reorganize, and in appar-
iently new hands receive the benefits
| of exemption from taxation One
| Democrat voted for the bill and two
Republicans voted against it. The vote
was Is to s.
The House decided that the chaplains
Ought to have $3.50 each extra, or more
than the law allows The members
believe that as the proper efforts have
been made to secure the saving grace
of divine mercy for the majority of the
House that the reward should be ade-
tquate. Really the position has been no
sinecure. An appeal had to be made
lat the beginning of each daily session,
and then at the end of the same SEES
i sion thanks were returned for the
guiding influence that had restrained
1.-THE members, always the majority,
| from going wrong. And yet the chap
lain never complained of bad taste in
his mouth