The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-28

Yesterdays session of the senate
was the beginning. Up to date the
members have devoted their time and
attention to the passing of resolutions
and memorials demanding the recall
of United States ambassadors; the res
toration of the Mckinley tariff and
other such matters, occasionally vary
ing the inonotony of the proceedings
by the introduction of a bill. But
yesterday the boys got right down to
business and the way matters were
rushed was a pleasure to spectators
and a terror TO the gentlemen of the
daily press who had the hardest day S
work of the session.
Bills galore were introduced and re-
ferred 10 the various committees Tor
action There were many OF them.
An act for the regulation of insurance;
the protection of fish and game; des-
ignating who and who are not fellow
servants; protecting employees; pro-
Viding for the prevention of trusts;
changing the rules and pleF dings OF
civil actions: providing for the joining
Of causes of action were among the
many, not forgetting the bin for the
establishment OF a DuDllC library
Many of the measures presented were
extremely lengthy and the reports pub
lished this morning are merely digests
To print in fun would require at least
three pages of this paper; possibly
more. Good ideas of their purport can
be obtained from the CONVERSATIONS,
however.
The fire and police bill was to have
been placed IN its third reading yester-
day but through the efforts of Sena-
tor Jones, who is against the measure
and faVors the repeal of the law as it
now stands. it was postponed until
Thursday next Jones wanted to get
time until Monday but did not succeed.
He was Joined by Warner of Provo.
and the members from the outside
gave their consent to a postponement,
although Senator Sutherland argued
against such action very ably. The
bill now comes up on Thursday for
final action.
The bill for the Incorporation of the
stale school for the deaf and dumb
occupied the attention of the senate
for a good share of the afternoon 1t
was fought by Senator Snow. not that
he does not believe in the incorpora-
ton Of and an appropriation for the
school, but that the latter should be
made at the proper time and not now.
The bill as passed is the same in all
essentials as that printed a few days
ago. 1t provides for an appropriation
of $4,000 for the maintenance of the
institution until the beginning of the
next school year.
The bill for the creation of the state
board OF health is receiving support.
and will pass, but there is a likeI-
hood Of the amount of the appropria-
ton for contingent expenses being cut
down 1t appears that under the pro-
vision of the law local boards of
health are provided for and several of
the members believe that the action
of the state board will not be required
save in cases of great emergency.
Hence it is argued that the amount
necessary for the support Of the latter
viii not need TO be a large one
Senator Snow created a sensation
yesterday in speaking on this measure
by declaring that he had it from good
authority that nine of the fifteen mem
bers from this county were not tax
payers TIE members from this city
seemed to be favorable TO the creation
OF boards Of various kinds which were
an expense. He was not favorable TO
so many boards and believed the state
could get along we'll enough without
them If this board is to be created
let the members work for the glory of
the thing
The assertion relative to the tax
payers evidently worried Booth. who
TOOK occasion to say that he was
a taxpayer He paid $3.50 taxes last
year and calculated h was com
petent man 10 work on ieeisIat ior a.
any enc. He = anted the health of the
people guarded, and the experience Of
other states was that boards of this
class We're a. good thing.
sutherland ventured the assertion
that he could name six constituents
OF the Salt Lake delegation who :1aid
more taxes than ali the peopIe in
Washington county or Senator SHOWS
district. Senator Snow misconceived
the proposed action of the bill. The
members of the board received no
compensation; the appropriation mere
~ provided for their travelling ex-
penses.
Warner urged the bill as a good
measure. He did not favor it until his
attention had been called to statistics
furnished by physicians He now
thought it a. irst-class measure.
turther action was postponed until
today
The Y. NJ. c. A has decided to ex-
tend its field of operations beyond tho
bounds to which such societies usJaIIv
confine themselves. It has very mag
unanimously decided to come To 4ba
rescue of the house by giving The
members thereof a few object lessons
IN parliamentary procedure. An invi-
tation was extended to the lower body
of the legislature yesterday to attend
the debating school of the association
It is certainly very kind of the Y M
C. A, and for the benefit of the laws
being enacted. under which the Deonla
of the state must live, it is to be hoped
every member of the house will avail
themselves of the opportunity and
pay close attention to the course Of
procedure in vogue at the debating
school,
The house session was a short one
yesterday. The table was cleared of
everything and adjournment taken he
fore o'clock.
The passage of Bolithos bill prohib-
iting blacklisting and the defeat of
II. B. No. is, which was designed ia
make municipal corporations subject
to garnishment proceedings. were tha
only matters of Importance considered
The former had onlv five opponents
while the latter was defeated by vote
of 2 to a.
SENATE
The senate was opened yesterday
with prayer by Rev. E C. Hunt. Of tho