The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-06
islature of the state Of utah:


That the state board of land COM
missioners, in addition to the amount
of $4,000 provided for the general ex-
penses of said board by the general
appropriation act, be and they are
hereby authorized to use for general
expenses of any moneys which may
come into their hands from sales or
leases of state lands, such further sum
as may be found necessary, not exceed
ing $4,000. the same to be reimbursed
TO the said board by the next legis-
lature
In compliance with his notice of such
a motion, Mr.. Bolitho moved to recon-
slider the vote by which the county bill
passed.
The motion carried when Mr.. Bolitho
made an appeal to the members to give
the bill the constitutional majority nee
esSary to put the emer gency clause
into effect. However, the bill once more
rallied, receiving but twenty affirmative
votes. The speaker delayed announc-
ing the vote in the hope that more
members would come in. Mr. Nebeker
| of Rich demanded that the vote be
announced but the speaker paid no at
tention. By and by Mr.. Beard came in
ana was called upon to vote, when Mr.
Nebeker rose TO a point of order that
the gentleman had not been within the
bar of the house when the question
was called
Mr.. Beard was given permission to
vote without regard to the rules. This
gave the bill twenty-nine votes when
MI Andrews rose and changed his vote
TO nay and was followed by Mr.. Cazier
in changing to aye. After some fur
Their delay the vote was reluctantly
announced by the speaker. The bin
mad passed but does not go into effect
for sixty days because of the failure
OF the emergency clause. The vote was
90 to 10.
FISH AND GAME BILL.
The governor notified the bouse If
his approval of the fish and game bill
Mr.. Nye. for the conference commit
tee on the insurance bill, reported
recommending that the house recede
from its position insisting on net pre-
miums founding the base of taxation
Of companies. The report was adopted.
The house concurred in senate
amendments to H. B. No. 176, the in
sane asylum bill, and another roll-cau
was taken, the bill passing.
Messrs. Taylor, Nebeker of Rich and
Raddatz were appointed the house con-
ferees of conference committee on the
revenue bill.
BILLS SIGNED.
The speaker signed S. B. No. 131, adj
ditional fees for the secretary of state;
). b. No. 50, the registration bill; S. B.
No. 102, fixing time of municipal cleo
tons; IL. b. No. 46, for coal mine in
spection; H. B. No 10. abolishing the
sealer of weights and measures: the
insurance bill and S.. ]. R. No. 10; H.
b. No. 167. the reform school bill; H. B.
No. 149, one of Nye's insurance bills;
ii. b. No. "A, relating to appointment of
guardians; H. B. No. 2, defining the
right of dover; No. 1S9, the last con-
tingent expense bill; H. J. r. TO- en-
towering the governor to have public
lands surveyed; II. J. r. No. II, relat-
ing to university land moneys; H. j. r.
No. II, for an examination of state &C
counts, and H. ]. R. No. 5, appropriat-
ing money for a semi-centennial
At $50 the house took a recess till s
o'clock
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. Bolitho occupied the chair dur
ing the evening session.
Mr.. Critchlow presented H. ]. r. No.
10, directing that the secretary of the
senate and chief clerk of the house
trsnscribe the journal Of their respec-
tive houses and that the journal be not
printed unless the board of examiners
deemed it necessary. The resolution
IdlleQ by a vote OIL ~ TO y.
Speaker Denny remarked that he
would vote aye that he might, if neces-
sary, move to reconsider. However, he
was not surprised that some of the
gentlemen should be ashamed of their
records.
Mr.. Critchlow inquired what was in
| the resolution to give the speaker the
right to make such a remark. The
speaker replied that he took it upon
himself to make the comment.
Mr.. Critchlow quietly rejoined: II
know of but one member who should
be ashamed of his record"
The engrossing committee was in
creased on the motion of Mr. Nye, by
the addition of Messrs. Taylor and
Thompson of Willard.
Senator R. G. Millers bill for the
organization of drainage districts,
came up and was indefinitely post
poned, upon motion of Mr.. Nye, for the
reason that ii was considered that
there was not sufficient time to act
upon so important a bill.
TAX LEVY.
The senate bill fixing the tax levy at
mills, was taken up. Mr.. Mansfield
moved to reduce the levy to mills,
which was amended by Mr.. Gibson to
fix the levy al the governors recon-
mendation of 61h mills. Mr. Gibson
was talking for his life to say as much
as possible in the three minutes allot-
ted, when someone asked if he would
permit a question. Il haven't time in
three minutes he replied, while the
house roared. When Mr. Gibson had
finished, Mr.. Nebeker of Rich ex-
planned that the conference re-
port on the revenue bill would
recommend leaving the levy to the
state board of equalization. After
this explanation action on the bill was
deferred pending action on the report
of that committee.
SALARIES BILL.
The vote on the salaries bill was
called up, the bill passing Critchlow,
Lewis, Larsen, Morrill, and Thompson
of Sanpete voting no.
The report of the conference commit
tee on the revenue bill was returned
and read. recommending that the house
recede from its position in insisting
upon the tax levy being fixed by the
legislature, leaving it to be fixed by
the state board of equalization to re-
duce the levy if it can do so and obtain
sufficient revenue. Other minor matters
were agreed upon by the committee.
H. B. 10. 112, taxing inheritances, etc,
was taken up. variously discussed and
finally indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Wilson moved to reconsider the
vote by which H. j. R. No. 10. directed
that the journal be not printed. The
motion prevailed and the resolution
passed, only Bernheisel, Gibbs, Larsen,
Smoot and Mr. Speaker voting no.
S. B. No. 1885, to validate and make
admissible in evidence certain deeds,
ETC. was taken I'D and