The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-25

ing the grazing 1dIAdS, II 10 III" -
posed to levy grazing tax of so much
per head on each animal allowed TO
feed on the public ranges.
This plan was suggested the COM
1nittee at its session yesterday, by sew
eral sheepmen. But it is stated that
there will be a great deal of opposition
10 the plan. Stockmen urge that all
lands are not public lands and that
to charge for grazing would be an IN
Justice. This is met with the state
7nent that school sections are to be
found everywhere and the STOCK VIII
feed thereon, regardless Of the TACT
that the same are reserved for the
benefit of young Utah.
In addition to the general advantages
claimed by the advocates of this course
is the fact that the grazing tax can be
collected right away. That there Is no
need Of waiting until lands can be
leased, which will be a tedious matter
when the making and filing Of papers
is considered. Besides it IS advanced
as an argument even when lands are
leased, there will be constant action Tor
trespass, unless, forsooth, the lessee
has the same fenced in
The committee will have another
meeting on this matter this morning
and invite arguments from all inter
ested parties, in order that members
may be enlightened on the subject.
THOSE MINING FEES.
At the beginning Of the regular or
dor in the senate yesterday, Jones
asked unanimous consent that senate
hill 81. the measure providing for the
duties OF the secretary of state, liking
his compensation and bond and defln-
ing what fees shall be charged in GER
tain cases, be reconsidered, in so Tar
as the vote by which Senator Booths
amendments were voted down. rms
is the measure which is proving so oo-
dectionable to mining men by reason
of an exorbitant fee for interpretations.
Jones stated that from appearances,
the senate was wrong in voting down
the amendments, himself among the
number He thought at the time he
was in the right, but since Friday he
had been approached by many of the
best men of the state, who were OF the
opinion the passage Of the bill as pro-
posed, would do a great deal toward
retarding the progress and development
of Utah. He was satisfied that if
little time could be had the mining
men would make q showing and it was
the duty Of the senate to listen to those
who were competent to speak.
Senator Jones request was acceded
10 after which he moved to make the
bill special order for Thursday, which
was agreed to.
When the bill comes up on Thursday
there will be a great deal OF document
airy evidence submitted in support of
the position taken by Senators Cham
bers and Booth on Friday last AL
ready letters are coming in from the
outside and from indications, the min
ing men are thoroughly aroused to the
emergency.
Yesterdays session of the senate was
a short one. Whether or not this was
due to the absence of Allison, who was
absent in his native town, showing a
visitor the site where water power can
he obtained at a rate within the reach
of all. cannot be definitely stated
Be it as it may. there was no debate
worth mentioning; no business of more
than the usual magnitude came up.
CANDLAND's SHEEP LAW.
Senate bill - has at last passed and
become a record of events of time
which has flown. This bill was intro
duced by the good looking senator from
the south Mr. Candland and provides
for the abolition of the Office of sheep
scab inspector by repeating the stat
ute which created it. and providing
that ali sheep must be dipped once
per year in some solution which will
kill scab in sheep. This measure has
been before the serrate times without
number: has been referred and recon-
mitted, laid over and tabled until sem
ators, visitors, minute clerks. reading
clerks and reporters were weary. II
was passed yesterday while the senate
was in a state of abstraction, the only
senators who retained presence of mind
enough to vote against it being Snow
and Driscoll.
PLEASE HELP Us.
Senator Chidester was a member of
The late constitutional convention
which in framing the document, com
prising all the fundamental law of this
rising young commonwealth, exceeded
the amount set aside by congress. The
senator wants the extra expense Maid
and rs a means of collecting the need
ful introduced the following, yoint me-
mortal:
To the Congress of the United States:
Your memorialists, the governor and
legislature OF the State of Utah would
respectfully represent to your honor
able body:
J., That the constitutional convention held
IN the territory of Utah under and nv
virtue of the provisions of the enahIfne
ScI; approved by the president of the
1nAted states on the 18th day OF July
1894, entitled An Act to enable the r,eo
PIE OF Utah TO form a. constitution and
state government. and to be admitted
mp the union on an equal footing
Win me original states, beginning the
SIN cay OF March. 1895. and ending ON
the 9Th day OF May, 1886 after exhaust
ing the appropriation made for the mr.
pose OF defraying the expense Of sai5
convention, incurred additional exnensae
amounting 70 several thousand dollars
ana tnat slch additional expenses were
properly and necessarily insured nv said
convention In the course of its proceed
lneS. aid your rnemorialists ressDect f,,ll1-
petition your honorable body to give The The
subject OF this memorial Suitable CON
SHERATON and to appropriate a suff1cient
cheney. e" ue'ii-
And your meporialists will ever praU
The memorial was referred 70 ibe
committee on federal relations and
will be reported favorably beyond the
shadow of a doubt
BILLS INTRODUCED.
But two bills were introduced al
yesterdays session, one being by the
judiciary committee in the nature Of
substitute for S. B. No. l, providing for
court StenographerS. The new measure
does not make any changes in the fees
10 be charged, but does provide that
stenographers shall not be classed as
state officers, thus relieving the com
monWealth from the necessity OF hav-
Ing TO pay them definite and fixed sal
aries.
Mr. Sutherland jrtroduced q hi,