The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-18

provided for, and unless they were per-
mitted to travel on passes they could
not afford to hold such Offices Mem
bers of the governors staff, etc. came
Within the category of such officers.
THE BILL KILLED.
The question being pua, Mr. Morrison
called for the roll call, the motion TO
indefinitely postpone carrying by the
following vote:
Ayes-Andrus. Beard, Bernhisei, Con-
don. Curtis, Gushing, Cazier, Clark.
Egan, Ferguson of Salt Lake. Fer
guson Of Carbon, Gibbs Harris. Heiler,
Howard, Larsen. Morril-, Maughn.
Murdoch. Stevens. Snedaker, Shafer,
Sevy, Smoot, Sorensen, Thorn, Th1mp
son Of Sanpete. Thompson of Millard,
Wilson-tos.al 20
Nays-Critchlow. Gibson. Lewis,
Lennon. Morrison, Mansfield. Nye,
Raddatz, Robinson, Mr.. Speaker.-To-
tai 10. Absent 6.
REQUIRE NO INSTRUCTIONS.
After the announcement of the vote.
Mr.. Critchlow moved that in view of
the action of the house, the committee
on railroads be required to report on
the railroad bill introduced by him,
within two days. Mr.. Cazier was OPP
posed to being instructed to report on
any particular bill and Mr.. Critchlow
made his motion include all the bills
before the committee.
Mr.. Clark moved to amend the mo-
ton by instructing the committee to
report as soon as practical BILE.
Mr.. Cazier said the committee had
held several public meetings at which
petitions had been read and business
men had appeared, all as against rail-
road legislation of any sort, either for
or against the roads. However, the
committee would report a bill to the
house as soon as possible which he
hoped and had no doubt would meet
the approval OF the house.
Mr.. Nye said the committee was but
an arm of the house and was supposed
TO perform its duty the same as any
other committee. 1t had no right to
smother bill in committee and should
be compelled to report to the house.
AIR. Stevens thought it unreasonable
to ask or require the committee to re
port at any stated time. The COM
mittee would no doubt report as soon
as it was able to do so. Perhaps it
had not had time to consider the bills
before it. He reiterated that he thought
it very unreasonable to require the
committee to report until il was ready. |
Mr.. Stevens remarks had the effect
of arouSing Mr.. Critchlow, who rose
to remark that he didn't know any
member. not a member of the commit
tee, should say he thought it unreason-
able to require a committee to report,
which had done nothing all the ses-
sion. He tCritchlowl was a member
of the committee and knew that the
committee could report in the morning
if it wished. Time after time 1t had
considered the bill he had introduced
and every member of the committee
knew now as well as he ever would,
hta ut he
1t was all humbug, the committee not
having had time to consider the bills
before it. or that it was unreaSonab BILE
10 instruct it to report.
Mr.. Clark and Mr.. Nebeker of Salt
Lake both had sufficient confidence in
the chairman of the committee. Mr..
Cazier. TO believe when he said the
committee would report as soon as pos
sfble that such would be the case.
The amendment TO the motion of Mr..
Critchlow carried on division, II to 16.
Mr.. Critchlow then moved to amend
the original motion further by directing
the committee to report this morning,
taking the ground that the motion as
amended was still pending and was
open to amendment. The speaker eX-
perienced considerable difficulty in de-
Gliding upon a ruling while half doZ-
en- gentlemen supported the position
taken by Mr. Crltchlow and as many
more held it out of order. The speaker
finally put the motion as amended.
1t was declared voted down on a viva
voce vote but upon division being
called for was carried. II to Is.
The speaker signed H. B. No. 40, Gre
ating a state board Of labor concilia-
ton. and S. B. No. 13. relating to the
operation of irrigation companies.
Mr.. Nye gave notice that at the pro-
per time he would move a reconsidera-
Of l7,a ,~ffa Nv hi nh o6
report 10 S. B. No. 81 was adopted.
COUNTIES BILL TAKEN UP.
The county government bill came
up at this time under the order of third
reading. There was no controversy
over the measure at any time, although
numerous amendments were proposed
and adopted or rejected without con-
tention.
motion TO amend was offered by
Mr.. Egan which lost, providing for the
election of one county commissioner
each year.
Mr.. Morrison moved to amend by in
sorting in the provision to allow the
commissioners to fund outstanding in
debtedness by the issuance of bonds,
another qualifying the right by requir-
ing them to first submit the question
to a vote of the people. The motion
lost and he then moved to do away
with the salary fund which also lost
and the house then took a recess until
O'clock.
NO MORE MEAT INSPECTION.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion Mr.. Monson called up the report
of the conference committee which was
appointed to confer with a COMMITTEES
from the senate on the differences be-
tween the two houses concerning H.
B. No. Sc. the meat inspection bill.
There were two reports the majority,
in favor of the house receding from
its decision not to concur in the SEN
ate's action in so amending the house
bill as to repeal all legislation on meat
inspection. The minority report re-
commended that the house recede and
concur in the senate amendments. The
adoption of the majority report was
moved. Mr.. MonsoE moved to amend
by substituting the minority report
the motion prevailing with apparently
no opposition Thus is all legislation
looking to the protection of residents
of cities from the consumption OF dis
eased meat, wiped from the statute
books.
COUNTIES BILL AGAIN.
The consideration of the counties
bill was taken up again at this time
Like. during the morning hours there
was very little discussion and but few
important amendments were made. |