Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-08
roDAY's rnocErDiNos.
COUNCIL


roDAY's rnoCEEDINGs.
couScm.
The Council convened at loan.
Hart asked unanimous consent to
take up o. Is. 7, the dental bill, which
passed.
The Chair presented a petition from
Utah clunly Ia relation u tho school
tax. Read ana filed.
Hague presented u petition In favor
Of the medical bill from citizens Il
Eureka.
Committee on education reported a
grist Of bills In that topic aud IN
cludod all desired legislation 10 sub
stituto.
Committee on contingent expenses
reported u number Of accounts.
Williams made a minority rcpor, on
IA. B. 1913, opposing the appropriation
TO The chaplains Of tho Logis.aIulc.
II. r. Booth called ~ II. Is. 10, the
militia bill, ami SAID the conference
committee favored the concurrence by
the Council in the House amendments.
The bill pass d..
q. d. ", relating 10 revenue, was
then taken up ana placed on the table.
II. u. 100, relating TO the practice Of
medicine, was amended, discussed at
length and passed.
Recess.
2p.m.
After the noon recess the following
was don't:
q. b. Us, by J.. h. Booth, relating 10
and defining the duties Of the board Of
equalization, was read three times ani
passed, under "a Suspension Of tbs rules.
IL. J. IL, relating to free libraries,
passed,
II. b. 95, providing for the sale Of
cslrayr, was laid over
&. b. lli, 10 tax estates OF dtceleu.-,
was then taken up. Breeden made u
speech Ia ils favor, claiming that II
would help the finances OF tne Terri.
tory, aud Taylor made strong speech
Ia favor Of the bill,
HOUSE.
The House met at loan.
McByiic, from the committee on
contingent expenses, reported several
minor items.
nm HA Waa NNNHlAtItA On ANuNtll
amendments, In whica the House con.
CURED.
Warner, from tho enrolment com.
mittee, reported several bills that had
10 ntent 70 that committee.
IL. Il. ljI, the appropriation bill,
came up as u special order.
Halch moved - strike out the item
OF Sl2j,O0J for a wing VI tue Capitol
building aud MonsOn seconded the
mo Ion.
Powers spoke against the motion.
When God created these valleys lie
fixed upon the site vi this city for "A
great metropolis. 1t Is city without
rival m location aud Resources. IL II
great social, political, financial anu
ecclesiastical center ltIpeoplu would
literally contribute to relieve distress
anywhere else In the Territory, suuh
AZ exists here now, The buIlIing
could be erected very chuaIly nov, and
II would bu a wise financial policy to
erect It at the present time. IL h the
duty OF the stale 10 care Tor its poor anu
10 educate lts children.
Referring 10 the large crowd Of labor.
ing men Ia tho lobby, Powers said it
had been suggested that many Of them
were not bona nlo residents; "but,"
said the speaker, "they are human be.
lngs, anu ARE euillled to live" At this
there was a bufst OF appliance from this
lobby.
The Speaker called for order In the
lobby, anu Powers disclalmuI any In.
tentiOn 10 call forth such an 0utburst.
Ho gave figures showing that the cost
Of rent Tor necessary puUlIc Uiilgvs, uu-
der statehood, which ho ula.meJ was
close at hanu, hal been estimated nj
$4,000 per auuum, aud even " II were
only hnli that IL would equal Interest
on tho cost VI the wing VI The capitol
building. As n business proposition
the latter should bu erected now.
WOrkmeu CIuld DO had AZ wages that
were no more Than hfty cents on the
dollar, and utcGed relief would be
distributed among tnom. The bonds
OF the Territory could DO sold NJ a
premium that wtuiA make the interest
not more than 4 ora! per cent
Warner, from lhl oarJllmoat COM
mittpe, Interrupted the debate, 70 Te-
port that tue mrrhauics' lien blil had
Ueen scat 10 tue Governor
Johnson salI hu hlI NJ quarrel ~ TO
tbs location OF the tapllUi. TIE qIus'
tlon is financial one. He referred 10
the aTgeauiiuucv OF IDLE wJfkiugmeu
In tue lobby, but taii ho looked beyond
the walls vi tins buildings, and saw q
condition among tho Taxpayers Of the
whole Territory, tue like VI which NE
never saw before. They were groau.
ing under thvlr burdens, and Tor years
the Legislature had beea spending