The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-19


! ried on division-20 to 16.
DR.. Condor remarked: THE house
pleads guilty to the charges
COUNTIES BILL ONCE MORE.
The counties bill was at this time
! taken up again.
! Mr.. Nye moved to reconsider the
vote by which the office, of county sur
! veyor was the previous day abolished,
| the motion being laid over for future
| consideration.
! The reading then proceeded without
! important action till the noon hour.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion a communication signed by Mayor
Holbrook and S. A. Jones of the cham
! ber of commerce of Provo, extending
on behalf of the citizens an invitation
to attend a ball to be given in honor
of the members, the night to be fixed
at the discretion of the legislators for
Tuesday or Wednesday night. The
invitation was referred to the speaker
and Mr.. Smoot.
MINING BILL PASSED.
H. B. No 50, Mr.. Raddatz' mining
bill, was taken up as a special order.
Without important amendment the
bill was passed with but two negative
votes-those of Mr.. Ferguson of Salt
Lake and Mr.. Harris.
The bill as passed changes the pres
ent law in relation to the location of
placer or quartz mining claims, in
these respects: The prospector must
after discovering mineral and posting
notice of location, stake the claim
within ten days, record within twenty
days and perform work to the extent
of moving 100 cubic feet of earth within
sixty days
In locating a group of claims, notices
must be posted on each claim, and
notices must also be posted on each
claim when annual work has been per-
formed on any or all OF the claims IN
the group. The name of every claim in
the group must be recorded.
The amount of annual work required
to be done and the manner OF record
ing remain as at present.
CLAIMS REJECTED AND AL
LOWED.
A communication from the secretary
Of state transmitted to the house as
rejected by the board of examiners,
house claims, No. %. of T. W. Russell
for $112.05; No. 3d. of H. Burton and
others for SS4; No. %, of James l..
Murdoch and others for $500: of T. P.
Coltam for $lS.15; of NJ. D. Harris for
$3.50; and Emery county for $34.25.
The second claim of Emery county for
$104.62 was allowed
THE SPEAKER SIGNED.
The speaker signed house bill No.
IL, relating to the management of the
state prison.
PROGRESS ON COUNTIES BILL.
The consideration of the counties
bill was again taken up.
DR. Condor offered an amendment to
that portion of the bill prescribing the
duties of the coroner, to fix maxi
mum amount of fees which may be
charged by physicians or experts in
giving expert testimony in cases of
violent or mysterious deaths.
Quite a controversy arose over the
motion Mr. Nebeker of Rich. could
not understand why physicians should
be paid any more than other witnesses.
Dr. Condor said it was their know
ledge that was paid for.
Mr.. Nebeker replied that that made
no difference with the power of courts
to compel them to attend and testify.
DR.. Condor rejoined that physicians
were privileged witnesses and could
not be made to testify
'Then we'd better pass law to
make Them came back MIR. Nebeker.
But you can't insisted the doctor
This legislature has done a good
many remarkable things and is liable
to do a few more" came from the
gentleman from Rich.
Mr.. Lewis put an end to what was
rapidly developing into an interesting
colloquy by moving to amend the
amendment, which motion carried.
leaving it to the commissioners to de-
for, he Of fr, 11o
allowed for expert testimony.
TO CHEAPEN MARRIAGE IL
CENSES.
Mr.. Thompson of Sanpete moved,
when the consideration progressed to
the stage prescribing the fees to be
charged by county clerks, that the fee
for issuing marriage certificates be re-
duced from $3.50 to $50.
Mr.. Nebeker moved to amend the
amendment by increasing the fee
to So.
Mr.. Gibson produced a laugh by sug-
costing that it be raised to So He
said he was about to have trouble and
was willing to give 80. He referred to
a recent incident arising from the Lo-
gan trip, when the newspapers had
him accompanied by his wife, when
that worthy lady was, like a dutiful
home. He thought that although he
was being married again against his
will, still he was willing to pay for it.
The gentleman's sally was duly APP
preciated by those who understood it,
and the consideration continued.
Mr.. Taylor thought the motion to
increase to s. a good idea. 1t would
prevent a good many ill-advised mar
riages among certain people who
marry on nothing
Mr. Monson said he was married
and would not be affected. but he did
not believe in holding up other people
who wished to enjoy connubjal bless
edness. TT is always supposed"
he said, that mans troubles are at
an end when he gets married. but the
question is. which end?" He was in
favor of Mr.. Thompson's amendment
Vote on the question being taken,
Mr.. Nebeker's motion lost, as did Mr..
Thompson's, the fee remaining as pro-
vided in the bill.
While the vote was being taken on
division. Mr.. Nye failed to rise on
either side. and in view of a. very well
defined rumor that he is about to be-
testing proclivities) desired that the
gentlemen be required to vote. the
house INDUCING it's disabilities at Mr..
Nye's expense.
CONDON'S "DANDER' UP.
A little hurricane started over in Mr..
Bolitho's corner when he inquired of
the chairman of the judiciary if the
committee had considered 81 sufficient
for fling physicians certificates.
Mr.. Critchlow made answer, mischief