Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-26

Senate today there was one claim pre-.
'onteI 10y Senator Cannon, which was
referred to the claims committee with.
cut reading.
The PRECEDENT called attention 10 the
fact thata lot " bile, some OF them
among the osfliest introduced 10 tue
sessiou, wcro still In committee. Toe
presi lent suggested that the commit
tees should dispose Of these matters to
make the record clear, a. tnero were
only nine days more.
ir WAS a MisTAKE.
Caudlaud, Of the claims com miltee,
.ald the report rejecting 81 40 claim
u Weber county was mistake, ami
asked leave to Withdraw the report
aud submit Uuu Of different char
nelef. The request was granted.
1uE DRAiSAuE BtaL.
s.B. 10, 10 provide lot the orsAni.
cation aud government Of drainage
uistficis and u provide for the acqulsl.
ton Of cAuals, drains ami other prop.
thereby for drainage purposes, wa3
taken up on hrst reading today 80 uB.
finished business, anu number Of
minor amendments were made. The
iii passed IL second reading.
80 iSTERrsT ~ urAH's sE,u.
CESTENStAL,
= Tho report Of the appropriation and
claims committee, Recommending that
there be uU tUm.Cunteunial celebta.
ton In Utah ia 1897, bus that Slate
Fair be held. came up a. special order
Tor the Day.
When tho report was read, not =
senator sald = word about the report,
sud It was laid on tho table for want OF
attention.
TiIE REGisrRATiOS BILL.
The Senate Ie,umed consideration Of
=. B. -, To provide for establishing
anu maintaining permanent feeisIth-
ton Lists u all qualified ole Ctofs 10 the
| State Of Utah, sui 10 provide for pun.
| lshiug all violations thereof, aud ~ 70.
% all other acts aud parts Of acts In.
| consistent herewith.
| Allison moved 20 make registration
dlsIfiets registration precincts, and n
~ mber Of other proposed nmendmtn ts
came from various senators. Finally
section one, Which had caused the
questions 10 come W, was stricken out,
aud tue bill was made 20 that ROC.
isifar Il appointed for each election
| precinct, 10 be named from the political
/ party which has Ia maiotily Of Ihv
| yOtefe.
Chldestor and Allison were appeini-
ed 10 draw up a suitable section COW
| ctiug the time Of registration, 90 that
there could he registration Tor the
school oleolians Of 1896.
! The bill required W many alterations
a. 10 cause Sutherland, In the chair, TO
] ~ ruggcat that II should DO handled BY
a special Committee.
| On motion VI Booth the reference
was made 10 Allison and ChiIestsr.
rOLYOAMOUs CuuLDRES.
The vote ON :. b. 10. legltlmAtinE
the children Of poIygamous marriages
born PRIOR 10 Jan. I, 1855, was passed
by unanimous vote.
ADMiSBTRAToRs.
3. Is. IOl, relating to the appoint.
/ ment Of administrators Of the estates OF
deceased persons, came up on House
amendments, which were c0ncurfsd In,
anu tbs bill was passed.
CONSTABLE AND suBRIFP.
s.B.ll7. providing that oonslAbles
shall perform the duties OF sueritis
under certain circumstance, was taken
up ON the COMMITTEES report. The
] committees amendments were &c
copied AMI the blll passed. The prlncl-
pal amendment submitted by the CON.
mit'ee was 10 substitute tbs word con.
strble Tor assessor. an ht firsI proposed.
sERvisG JURORS, EIC.
House substitute Tor .. Is. 81, pro.
| vluing Cor serving vruiTef, tummOnsea
AMI suhI II, Iaf, on iufofs, " illnesses, % to.
by registered mail Ia certain cases, was
taken up and posed.
Tue purpose II TO save the State tho
expense Of mileage In making personal
service,
At this point the ssnats took rsco,,
I'LL pm.
AGAIN THAT sLMT CENTENSGAL.
The report Of toe COMMITTEES on
claims anu appropriations on the pro.
posed state 1emi.centunniAl exposition
was again called up this afternoon, and
Sutherland moved It's rejection, aud
that the sutJec, DO referred back TO the
committee, 20 report 10 favor Of holding
the exposition. with An appropriation. =.
| CAnulRnd said tho committee had con.
suited 4. II. Lanuap anu others, who
thought tue exposition was more than
tho State could accomplish, both ~ 10
time aud expense. lI had boon sug.
gested that the exposition would cost
quarter OF IA million dollars, and the
state would have 10 hear a. least half
oil 1t. The Governor had also
said that he did not think wo
should attempt 90 much. Candland
thought, however, that something OF
state celebration, etc, should be
neid,
Inc resolution Of Councilman Cal.
lister, In tue Guy Council, on IA ssml-
centennial exposition, WAS read by
request.
Cannon said the ID. A. 4 M. society
haI about MY acres that could DO
available; CAli0T'S park had been sug'
gesled also,
CRnJlani said he was opposed to tho
motion OF sutherland, bees use he did
not believe the State could afford such
an exposition. Tines were too hard.
snow also opposed the motion. He
did not believe the Stale o1ulu AFFORD
10 celebrate its centennial ~ pro-
posed.
Allison registered his opposition 10