The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04

ed to order by Mr.. Gibson, Mr.. Clark
and several other gentlemen donating
to the speaker their time.
The motion to strike out failed on
divisioa, after which Mr.. Nebeker
moved to postpone consideration till
motion out of order and put that of Mr..
Harris which followed, to indefinitely
postpone.
Messrs. Harris, Murdoch and Clark
| spoke to the question all except Mr.
Murdoch being favorable to the motion,
which carried upon vote being taken.
REGISTRATION BILL PASSED.
The senate registration bill came up
by consent upon suggestion of Mr.. Nye.
Mr.. Smoot moved to amend to make
the basis upon which registration
| agents should be appointed, the vote
for congressman instead of governor,
Contending that congressman being
elected biennially instead of quadrien-
nially, the basis would be the fairer.
The motion failed on roll call by a
straight party vote.
The further reading progressed to the
end of the bill without interruption.
I Mr.. Nye moving at that time to amend
the last section to conform to the bill
/ passed Ky the house to enable Mercur
to incorporate and which was killed by
the senate. The amendment permits
persons TO vote at elections for incor-
porating towns prior to Sept. 1 of this
year without being registered under the
act. The amendment was inserted by
consent
Mr.. Sorenson moved to strike out
section y, requiring naturalized citi-
zens to present their certificates of nat
uralization to register. He thought the
oath of naturalized citizen as good
as a native born.
Mr. Nye was opposed to the motion.
He thought a foreigner coming to this
country and being able to acquire the
franchise within five years was pretty
lucky and had no kick coming if re-
quired to show his papers.
Mr.. Sorenson made another effort in
behalf of the foreigner by moving to
strike out a provision requiring natu-
rallied citizens wishing to register
whose papers might have been lost or
mislaid, to have one or more reputable
citizens recommend him for registra-
ton. The motion was lost and the bill
passed. only Larson. Monson and Sor-
enson voting against it.
PASSED IN A HURRY.
Mr.. Thompson of Willard presented
H. b. No. 1870, appropriating $4,000 for
ten minutes in making its way from
Introduction to final passage, the rules
being suspended for the purpose Need
less to say, there were no. negative
votes recorded, although Mr.. Gibson de-
clined to vote.
The house then took a recess till 2
O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The house received notice that the
senate had receded from amendments
to H. B "a. the canaigre root bounty
bill
The speaker signed S. B. No. 126, ex-
tending the right OF eminent domain
to irrigation companies, etc.
The committee on claims reported, re-
commencing allowing these claims: Of
San Juan county for $625.74; Salt Lake
county for S24S allowed $40; John H
Curfew for s30.49, John T. Game for
$3.50, committee failing to concur with
the examiners. Reports adopted.
The committee failed to concur with
the examiners relative to the claim of
Fred Turner. sheriff of Cache county,
for S5079S for furnishing court rooms
for the Fourth district court. The ex-
aminers allowed all but $50 of the claim
and the committee rejected it all.
a MINORITY REPORT.
Messrs Morrison and Sorensen sub
mitted minority report as follows:
Mr. Speaker-The undersigned,
minority Gf your committee on claims
and public accounts, do not agree with