The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-21

nlnilty yesterday, anu lllSledu VI liiS
disorderly scene of the day before, got
down TO business and transacted big
lot of it,
Interest in the proceedings began in
the morning, when Mr.. Monson moved
to expunge from the minutes Mr..
Critchlows objection TO having the bill
to repeal the meat inspection law
transmitted to the governor. which pre-
vailed. There were two matters of
significance connected with this mo-
ton. Mr.. Critchlow's objection was en-
tered for the purpose of calling the
governors attention to the fact OF an
irregularity of procedure in the pas
sage of the measure in the hope that
his excellency would disapprove of it.
Mr. Monson wanted this removed. Be-
sides he took a little pleasure in eX-
punging the objection from the record
because Mr.. Critchlow had been instru-
mental in having him treated in like
manner once upon a time when he had
a resolution spread on the minutes
which was Objectionable to the Re-
publican side of the house. Yester-
days incident passed off without par
ticular notice being taken of it.
The bill providing for a revision and
codification of the laws of the state oc-
cupied the rest of the afternoon. It's
passage was attended by an effort to
amend by reducing the compensation
to be allowed the code commission.
which gave rise to numerous oratorical
efforts, during which some rather
pointed remarks were directed at the
legal contingent of the members, which
prompted Mr.. Critchlow to join in the
debate in an impassioned defense of
the profession. The bill passed when
the final vote was taken without oppo-
sition.
Mr.. Bolitho occupied the speakers
chair in the afternoon, during which
the bulk of the business of the day was
done.
Three bills were killed by the adop-
ton of adverse committee reports. They
were the bills before the public health
committee in relation to the practice
of medicine.
The special committee appointed to
decide upon a design for a great seal
of the state reported recommending the
adoption of the design submitted by c.
NJ. Jackson Of The Herald and Harry
Edwards, the report being adopted.
The senate bill in relation to private
corporations was amended in an inn
portant particular, and the land bill
was finally disposed of by the house
concurring in the senate amendments
TO the bill.
PersiStency was rewarded in one in
stance during the day. The bill intro
0Uced by Mr.. Nye a few days ago was
taken up and passed. giving to mayors
of cities of the third class a qualified
veto. etc. The bill takes the place of
another which Mr. Nye tried hard to
get through, but was Killed after it
had been once or twice recommitted
and numerous times delayed, only to
come uD again under motion of it's
earnest advocate.
The bill to abolish capital punishment
came before the house on third read
ing, and Mr.. Taylor spoke for over an
hour in its interest. 1t was then laid
over till Tuesday.
The third reading of the Critchlow
railroad bill occupied the closing min
utes of the session when adjournment
was secured. The debate on the meas
ure will. il is expected. consume the
major portion of this mornings session
If not the greater part of the day.
The house received from the senate
the revenue and salaries bills and re-
ferreo them to committee.
THE MORNING SESSION.
When the clerk had finished reading
the minutes of the previous session,
Mr.. Monson moved to expunge erom
the record Mr.. Critchlows objection to
having the bill No. Sc transmitted to
the governor, which was ordered filed
Thursday.
MIR. Lewis objected to the motion on
the ground that Mr.. Critchlow syould
want TO bring the question up, and
would want the record to show he had
givel. notice.
The speaker was loath to put the
motion, but finally did so, resulting on
division in eXpunging the objection
Mr.. Sorensen presented the claim of
San Juan county for 1851. being half
of the claim of J. n. Pearse for ex-
penses during Indian troubles in 1895.
the same having been paid by San
Juan county. Mr.. Sorensen also pre-
scented the clam of r. j. Thomson for
500 for hauling guns and ammunition
during the same disturbance.
Mr. Curtis presented. by request, q
petition signed by seventy-five resi-
dents Of Weber county, asking the
enactment of H. B. Nos 116 and III,
Mr.. Bolitho's bill to regulate Pullman
car charges, and freight and passen-
ger rates on railroads.
The house received from the senate
the following bills, which were read
first and second times and referred:
S. 3. No. l03, the salaries bill.
$. B. No. 109. by Sutherland, relating
to the storage of unclaimed freight
transported by common carriers.
TO CODIFY THE LAWS.
H. B. No 156. creating a, code COM
mission for a revision and codification
Of the laws of Utah, was taken up on
third reading.
The bill provided for a commission
OF three to be appointed by the COVER
nor from among the legal fraternity,
who were to be known as the code
commission, who were to be paid $40 a
day for the work.
Mr.. Stevens thought it was not neces-
sary that all the members be lawyers.
and moved to so amend as TO fsave it
optional with che governor by making
the bill read that at least one member
should be learned in the law.
MesSrs. Stevens and Nebeker of Salt
Lake spoke in favor of the amend
ment. which received no opposition.
and was adopted by a faint viva ryoce
vote.
Mr. Thorn then moved TO reduce the
pay of the members of the commission
from SO 20 81 per day, and the pay of
the clerical assistance provided Cor
from 81 TO Sc.
Mr. Thorn said in support of the
motion that he believed these times
men entirely capable of performing
the work could be secured for the
amounts named in his amendment
Mr.. Cazier spoke in the same strain.
Mr. Nye explained at length the OBJ
ject of the bill He said he did not
think any gentleman would question
the necessity of a new codification, and
held that it could not be had so as to
be a credit to the state for less money
than was provided. He mentioned sew
as-al othor~ STATES which have rec<ntlv