The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-22

very funny scene, to remark that the
Two gentlemen reminded him of the
Greek priests who, in meeting in the
street, We're never known to smile.
everybody laughed and the vote was
put, resulting in expunging the Offend
ing resolution
Mr.. Thorn presented the claim of O.
II Berg of Provo, for $40 for services
10 the territory as court interpreter.
Mr.. Curtis presented a petition from
Weber county advocating the passage
of S. B. No. q.
REFORM SCHOOL APPRoPRIA-
TTON.
The committee on appropriation re-
turned bill in response to the petit
| ton received by the house the day
previous from the board of directors
OF the Reform school It appropriates
the S9,157.4O asked for in the petition
Tor the maintenance Of the school.
The report recommending the passage
Of the bill was adopted
NEW BILLS.
On first reading the Reform school
emergency bill No. 1913, was introduced
and Mr.. Morrison presented H. B. No.
/ 124, an act to repeal section No. $3.50,
| S. IA, of the compiled laws of Utah
/
I section to be known as No. 1880, S. IA,
! in regard to the transfer of stock GER
! tiffcate5. The proposed new section
! reads:
Section ?. sec. 22SO. S. IA. that the
/ delivery of stock certificate of a cor
poration to a bona fide purchaser or
! Pledge for value. together with a
written transfer of the same signed by
the owner of the certificate shall be a
fffsifa Il
as against any creditors of the owner
so transferring the certificates. and
all other parties whatsoever. But no
such transfer shall effect the right of
the corporation tc pay any dividend
due upon the stock or to treat the
holder of record as the holder in fact
for the purpose of voting and receiv-
ing dividends until such transfer is
recorded upon the books of the corpo-
ration or copy of the certificate is
issued to the person to whom it has
been transferred
THIRD TIME AND OUT.
The same gentleman introduced H.
3. No. 125, the object Of which was to
raise the penalty for opening barber
shops on Sunday. AS this was the
third attempt the gentleman had made
in the same direction, Mr.. CritchloW
bill, both former bills having been
killed The objection met the unani-
nous concurrence of the house.
FOR A sEMI-CENTENNIAL.
DR.. Condor introduced H. J. r. No. 8,
advocating an intermountain semi
centennial TO celebrate Pioneer day in
1897. The resolution reads:
Whereas, 1t viii be fifty years on
July a, A, D. 1897 since the pioneers of
this commonwealth came down into
the valley of Great Salt Lake, which
event opened a vast intermountain re-
gion to the blessings Of civilization
and made it possible to here plant the
homes of a thrifty. prosperous and
patriotic people; and
Whereas, The area thus included by
these settlements redeemed not only
Utah from desert wastes and savage
Indians. but. too, it reclaimed contigu-
Gus territories and sovereign states
that have since developed a wealth of
mineral resources and human intelli-
gence not eXcelled within a like area
on the globe; and
Whereas, The state of Utah, whose
capital city is the sacred spot where
the tired feet of the pioneer rested
when his perilous undertaking had
come to a successful termination end
the hardships through the wilderness
>
has been admitted to the American
Union with all the rights of a sover- |
eign state and the promise of a bright |
and prosperous career; therefore be it
Resolved, That it is right and fit |
ting that such hftieth anniversary of !
Pioneer day be observed at the capital |
of this state in an appropriate jubilee, !
with which there shall be associated [
an intermountain semi-centennial ex-
rOsition It is further
Resolved. That the better to carry
this plan into effect, the governor is !
hereby authorized to invite. and by and /
with the advice Of the senate to ap-
point a committee consisting of /
tWenty-four members, Of which the
governor shall be one and the president
thereof
''This commission shall make ar
for, control and conduct I
such exposition and celebration. The
jubilee shall open on the 4th day of
July. 1897, and continue 100 days there
after, but Pioneer Day shall be the cul-
mination of the event and especially
devoted to Utah, her products and her
people. The commission is empowered
to raise funds to meet necessary ex-
penses Of the exposition by public sub
Scrlpton, fees of admittance or in any
other way not from the state treasury
The members of such commission shall
serve without pay;
1T is further resolved, That the
governor is authorized to invite. by
or otherwise. the inter
states and territories. the
states along the route trod by the pio-
neers, and such other states as he NAV
deem advisable, to participate in said
celebration and exposition, and also
that the governor may set apart, by
not more than three
days to be observed as holidays dur
ing the period of such exposition. in ad-
1ition to the legal holidays now des-
gnated: and it is
Further resolved. That in order to
nausurate the aforesaid exposition
and celebration, the sum of 800 Is here
oy appropriated for the purpose of
1efraying expenses of postage, station
Try and preliminary work of said In
-ermountain seni-centennial exposition
commission"
THE SPECIAL ORDER.
Substitute for H. B. No. 4s, the SPEC
al order for o'clock was at this
line taken up Mr.. Ferguson Oh. Salt
lake suggested the bill be referred to
he salaries committee, as 1t carried a
salary. Mr.. Nye's subsequent sugges- ]
lon was acted upon, however which |
vas to consider the other portions of
the bill and then let it go to the sal
aries committee. The bill is DESIGNED s
o protect the lives of coal miners. Gre
Lies the Office OF inspector Of coal I
mines and defines his duties, etc. IT
net no opposition until section 90. pro- :
7idins for the inspectors compensa- ,
ion and expenses, was reached