The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-13

J without second reading by title. He
! was voted down and Pierce's motion
| went through after some sparring. The
! clerk read ChideSters proposition by
ute and laid 1t aside, without any ap-
parent Intention of doing anything
! more. The president said nothing.
/ Thurman-Fd like to know what be
! comes Of that now.
Inc President-T That's just the chair S
I 1X. What does become of it? What
| committee shall it be referred to-
! A Veice-PubIic corporations.
| The President mot knowing there is
no such committee)-It will be referred
10 the committee on public corpora
tons.
Thurman-This house has decided
/ that propositions shall be read twice by
| titles l insist upon it.
The President with giggle]-Wen
it must be done. 1t must be read twice.
! The clerk viii read it twice.
This was only a sample of the col
| loquyS that took place between the
badly ratified chair and members Who
| wanted to see work done; but at length
daylight was seen and both Republic
cans and Democrats felt relieved.
Declaration of Rights.
! Anderson, Of Beaver, submitted an
! article for insertion in the declaration
! Of rights in Which various rights Of a
! general and regular nature are emu
merated- The document closes: 1.-THE
| laws Of this state, affecting the politi-
! cal rights and privileges Of its ci3-
zens, shall be without distinction of
race, color, sex or any condition or cir
| cumstance whatsoever, other than indi-
| Vidual incOmpetency or unWorthiness
! duly aScertained by a court Of c0mpe-
| tent jurisdiction Committee on suf-
! frdge.
| From Eichnor.
Eiehnor, Of Salt Lake, introduced the
| following proposition:
| Section 1.-The governor shall have
| power to grant pardons, conditional or
| absolute, to remit fines and forfeitures,
and to grant reprieves and commute
/ tons of sentence, after conviction and
| judgment. for all offenses except trea-
! son and cases of impeachment. But
| no pardon shall be granted or sentence
/ commuted in cases of felony except
upon the written recommendation Of
| not less than a majority of the board
! of pardonS. consisting Of the lteuten-
ant-governor, secretary of state, and
| attorney general, after a ruil hearing
! IN open session, and until previous no.
! tice of the time and place Of such hear
/ ing and the relief prayed for, shall
I have been given by publication in some
newspaper of general circulation at
| least once a week for four weeks in
| the judicial district where the offense
was committed. The proceedings and
! decisions of the board. with the rea-
sons therefor and the objections of any
member, and all the papers used upon
! the hearing, shall be filed in the office
/ Of the secretary of state. In cases of
conviction for treason, the governor
shall have power to suspend the exc
cution of the sentence until the case
| shall be reported to the legislature at
! its next regular session, when the ieS-
/ islature shall either pardon, direct the
! execution of the sentence, or grant a
J further reprieve The governor shall
| communicate to the legislature at each
regular session every case of pardon,
| remission of fine, or forfeiture, comnu-
! tation. or reprieVe granted, stating the
| name of the convict, the crime for
which he was convicted, the sentence,
! its date. and the date Of the pardon,
remission, communication or reprleVe'
with the reasons for granting the same
! and the objections, il any, of any mem
| Der of the board, made thereto COIL
mfttee on executive.
On Exemptions.
Maloney, of Ogden. offered a PROPOSE
I ton on exemptions, which Will eNemPt
| from, execution a homestead of 16O
acres or one-half acre in an 1ncorpo-
| rated CITY or town for the head of a
! family or any one having dependent
uDon him persons residing within the
/ state. together with $1,000 worth OF
narsonal uroperty, with wearing 2p-
! Darel and improvements upon real eS-
/ ta4A. This exemption shall 1nure to
! widows and heirs. Widows and per-
sons who have lost limbs or been dis
abled in war shall have exemption for
5000. No husband shall have the bene-
! fit of a homestead whose wife owns
property valued at over $1,000 The
right of women to hold property abso-
! Iutely free from their husbands, is
| guaranteed. Committee on Judiciary.
BOARD of Arbitration.
Peters, of Box Elder, offered a prop
I osition authorizing the legislature to
provide for the establishment and ap-
pointment of boards of arbitration,
which shall hear and determine al
/ differences and controversies between
I laborerS and their employees. Such
boards to possess all powers and au-
thOrity in their nature applicable to
carry out their decisions. The legisla-
| ture shall pass laws giving adequate
! liens for mechanics, laborer5 and ma
! absolutely prohibited.
Purity of Elections.
Page, of Sanpete. introduced a reso
luton on purity of elections.
Let it be read" said Squires. 81 am
! anxious to see what Sanpete county
has TO say on the subject of purity of
! elections" Oaughter)O
The proposition says, tAny persons
/ who shall be guilty of bribery, fraud
! or wilfull violation of any election law
I or who shall corrupdy alter, erase,
! add to OF in any way change corruptly
! any election returns, shall be forever
disqualified from holding any Office of
trust or profit in this state and. in ad-
/ dition to any penalties provided by
I law, shall be permanently deprived Of
the right of suffrage" Committee on
suffrage.
Public Corporations.
Thoresen. of Cache, introduced a
( proposition regarding public corpora
TONS The legislature is prohibited
from passing special laws. All must be
| general and uniform in application
! no county, town. city or school dis
| trict can contract debt in excess of
per cent OF the taxable property, un-
less for building sewers or obtaining
water supplies. when g debt of 1 Per
! cent. may be created. No debt in eX-
| cess of current revenue for the year
can be contracted unless first approved
I by the voters. The legislature is con-
! strained to provide an uniform system
! of government for public corporations
! and power to enforce regulations is
given them. The state is prohibited
I from assuming the debts of any rri-
Tate corporation unless the same shall
( have been created to suppress insur-
! rections or repel invaders. Public cor