The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-28

There were lively times in the house
during the early part Of the session
yesterday.
When he order Of business, the in
production of committee reports, mad
been completed. Mr.. Ferguson of Car
bon, chairman of the joint printing
committee. arose to comply with the
promise made for him during his ao-
sence the day before, that he would
make a statement to the house upon
his return concerning the action OF
the committee relative to the printing
Tor the session. He made his eNplana-
ton when Mr.. AIonson proceeded to
take the committee to task for not
discharging It's duties in what ne con-
gidered a more business-ike manner.
He stated that from investigation ne
had made it was apparent 10 hIllA
that the printers would be able 10
charge any figure they chose, 50 1ar
as he could learn, of any contract ~
the contrary. Already, he understood
tho nrinting bill would amount to
more than $4,000, and he as MEMBER
of the Republican majority DID not
care TO shoulder the responsibility.
This reused the ire Of Mr.. Ferguson
and a colloQuy ensued between tue
gentlemen, which partook so much OF d
personal tendency that the speaker Ieit
called 7lpon to call the gentlemen 10
order. The controversy gave rise 10 d
discussion which took a wide range
and became general before the matter
was disposed of by the adoption ot
concurrent resolution directing thdl no
further printing be done until the COM
mLttee had reported.
After the controversy had subsided
the house settled down to one OF the
busiest days It has yet spent rive
hills were passed, among them be-
mo the militia, bill, which went
through without ripple, 10
debate. no opposition and with no I'M
17ortant changes from the manner IN
which II was reported from the COM
mittee.
The other bills passed were Substl-
tute for II. B. No. 43. II. 3. No III
and senate bills Nos. As and IL
Aside from the printing matter no
subject developed debate worth men
tioning. and there was practically no
opposition to any of the bills passed.
one matter came up which gave rise
TO a few minutes of interesting pro-
cedure, and would have been carried
10 a much more interesting conclusion
hut for the interferer Of those mem
bers whose desire to husband the valu-
able time of the house is greater than
their appreciation of a joke.
The matter referred to came about
in this way: Mr.. CaZier has obviously
been anxious for some time to play
even with the legal gentlemen who
compose the Judiciary committee for
h. ole Cd nat her laC
or not. to consider their opposition to
his pet measures and ideas. The ad-
vocate of canaigre root bounties and
farmers Institutes accordingly called
into service the inventive genius of one
Quill Nebeker who would go with
out his dinner to spring a good joke
Together they drafted a bill and Mr.
Cazier introduced it The bill was en-
titled an act prescribing the qualifica-
tons Of members of the legislature,
and its provisions prohibited persons
practicing law or attempting to prac-
tice law from being elected to the legis-
lature in future. The gentlemen of the
Judiciary committee promptly made a
frantic effort to get the bill in their
possession and succeeded, only to be
deprived a moment later Of the pleas
ure of considering ii by the less jocu-
larly inclined element. who voted to re-
consider the reference and then killed
it. But for this action, it is more than
probable that Mr. Cazier would have
lived to regret getting even with the
lawyers
THE PROCEEDINGS.
Or. Condor and Mr.. Wilson each
presented petitions from their consti-
tuents for the Australian election sys-
tenn.
Mr.. Ferguson of Carbon presented a
communication from Superintendent
II. G. Webb of Schoheld, Offering sug-
gestions concerning the proposed
school law. 1t was suggested that prl-
Vate colleges issuing normal diplomas
Of the same grade as the state uni
Versity should be entitled to the priv
ilege of having their diplomas made
hrst-class certificates on the same plan
as the university. Among other sug-
gestions was the expressed belief that
the state should furnish text books.
Mr.. Gibson presented a set of reso-
lutions adopted by the teachers and
school trustees Of Uintah county. in
which the legislature was petitioned to
enact in the school law q provision
that school superintendents be elected
at the same time and in the same
manner as are the trustees. The reso-
lutions set down at length the reasons
married were intended to show that
the schools would he greatly bene-
flied thereby. The petition was signed
by n. G. Stewards. chairman, and Ellis
II. Doty, secretary Of the meeting.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The following committee reports were
returned and adopted by the house:
BY the committee on education, re-
commencing the passage of S. B. No
81. the university bill.
BY the COMMITTEES on penitentiary
and reform school. recommending for
passage H. 3. No. 119, the penitentiary
bill
The appropriations committee recon-
mended the passage of q substitute for
II. B. No. 100. appropriating $4,000 for
"sVin Mariani is an exqui-