The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-19

! the liveliest and withal the most in
teresting day that has passed since the
converting. This was not due to the
amount of bills passed or business
transacted, but to the many important
matters which came up and to the
interesting remarks made by the gen
tlemen in debate upon them.
The railroad committee, spurred by
the incident of the day before when 1t
was sought to have the house instruct
1t to report, came in at the opening of
the morning session with a whole batch
Of documents known as reports, the
adoption of which had the effect of
killing all, or at least all of major
importance, of the bills that were be-
fore the committee except two.
The bills which retained the spark OF
life after the house had finished adopt
ing the reports were Mr.. CATERS bill
introduced the previous day, which
was recommended for passage, and
Mr.. Critchlow's bill No. 191. On this
the committee could not agree and the
bill was returned to the house with
out recommendation. The bill was
placed on third reading where it will,
cuted" by the house.
The salaries or per diem resolution
was another important matter to en-
gage the attention of the house during
the morning hours. 1t was recon-
sidered for the purpose of allowing an
effort to be made to increase the pay
of the chaplain but the treatment 1T
received was sucn as to suggest to
the members, in the language of one
of the gentlemen, to let we'll enough
alone in future. The resolution was
killed after the chaplain S pay had not
only not been raised, but had. together
with that of several others of the em-
ployees, been reduced below the
amounts allowed in the resolution as
it formerly passed.
The other important matter to come
up in the morning hours was a resolu-
ton by Mr. Cazier, having for its pur-
pose the censuring Of Mr.. Morrison for
the statement he made the day be-
fore that he had heard it said that
the members could be bought by a
few railroad passes. The resolution
was tabled without discussion.
The counties bill came up for few
moments in the morning but nothing
important was done on it till after
noon. In the early part of the latter
half of the day, Mr.. Raddatz' mining
bill came up and was finally passed,
after which the counties bill again
came up. Its consideration occupied
the remainder of the day, at the con-
clusion of which the third reading was
completed and the bill laid over to this
morning. Amendments will be con-
sidered when it comes up today and it
is expected a vote will be reached
early in the afternoon if not before
the morning session closes. The bill
during the afternoon was the incentive,
or certain portions of it and amend
ments to them rather, for many irrel-
levant remarks and much testing
among the members which, if not
strictly in keeping with the dignity of
the house, were at least very amusing.
There were many interesting colo
guys during the day, notably one be-
tween Messrs. Critchlow and Condor
in which the latter scored the former
rather severely for what he chose to
consider an aspersion upon his pro-
feSsional abilities.
The members were invited to attend
a ball to be given at Provo Wednesday
evening in their honor which invitation
was accepted.
THE MORNING SESSION.
The committee on penitentiary and
reform school reported favorably on
Mr.. Sorensen's bill to abolish capital
punishment. The report was adopted.
The adoption of the judiciary COM
mittee's adverse report killed S. B. No.
49, comforting majority rights on
minors.
The committee on municipal corpora
tons reported favorably on H. B. No.
1872, the bill introduced Tuesday by Mr..
Nye to take the place of H. B. No. SO.
Report adopted.
RAILROADS COMMITTEE REPORT.
The railroads committee reported ia
vorably on Mr. CATERS railroad bill,
introduced the day before, the report
being adopted.
The adoption Of adverse reports killed
house bills Nos. 9S relating 20 private
railroad crossings; 80, Mr.. Morrison's
bill for a railroad commission, and 116,
Mr.. Bolithos sleeping car bill. The
committee disagreed on Mr. Critchlow's
railroad bill and returned the bill with
out recommendation. Mr.. Clark moved
a special committee TO consider the bill.
Mr. Critchlow said this was only an
other move to delay the bill and asked
that it be placed on third reading that
the house might dispose of it as it saw
fit. Mr.. Clark's motion was lost and
the bill passed to third reading.
FISH AND GAME BILL.
The fish and game committee re-
turned the fish and game bill with a
favorable report, which was adopted.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
The senate. by communica ton, de-
clined 20 concur in the house amend
ment to S. B. No. 81 making the time
limit on liens of judgment five years
instead of ten Messrs. Critchlow, Nye
and Mansfield were appointed as a con-
ference committee to settle the differ
ence of opinion between the two
houses.
FROM THE SENATE.
The house received from the senate
S. B. No 1O1. to protect newspaper men