The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-04

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caucus he considered the members of
the committee absolVed from their
promise to stand by the agreement
when it conficted with their own in
dividual opinion. Mr.. Nebeker was
given little satisfaction and while the
subsequent action tended TO confirm
the belief that the bill was caucused
on. individually the Republican mem
bers denied that such action had been
taken.
Mr.. Thorn moved to amend section
l to make the board consist of three
members in addition to the state Of
hcers named as ex-ofhcio members. Mr.
Mansfield speaking to the question,
favored either making the board con-
sist entirely of state officers or Of citi-
zens with no ex-officio members. Sew
eral gentlemen spoke to the question
which, when put, resulted in the motion
being lost
Mr. Cazier moved to eliminate state
officers from the board and make 1T
consist of five appointive members. lie
accepted Mr.. Monsons amendment to
the amendment to make it three, the
motion to this amendment being lost
on division.
Mr.. Thompson, of Sanpete, moved to
amend section by reducing the bond
required of appointed commissioners.
from SIS. 900 as fixed by the committee,
to $4,000 The amendment failed and
then Mr.. Monson moved to amend sec
ton 1 and to substitute for sections
and as follows:
Each of the same commissioners
shall hold his office until the first day
of January. 1897, and until his success
sor is elected and qualified.
At the general election in November,
1896, and biennialIy thereafter there
shall be elected two land commission
ers, who shall enter upon the duties of
their office on the first day of January
next succeeding their election and shall
hold their Office for two years and I'M
til their successors are elected and
qualified.
Sec. 9. Each of said commissioners
shall, before entering upon the duties
OF his office, take the oath of office
prescribed by the state constitution
and give a bond to the state, with
sureties to be approved by the gov
ernor, in the sum of $4,000, for the
faithful performance of his duties,
which bond shall be filed in the Of
flee of the secretary Of state.
Sec. s. Said commissioners shall re-
ceive an annual compensation as pro-
yided by law. payable monthly, and
their expenses necessarily incurred
while travelling in the discharge of
their duties as such commissioner.
This represented the democratic idea
of the manner in which the members
of the board aside from the ex-officio
ones. should be selected and what their
tenure of office should be, they believ-
ing the members OF the first board
only should be appointed and that
their terms of office should not run
four years as provided in the bill,
their theory being that the people in
,%ra1 I'll l,1,v Ii.
ing the whole board as well as part
The motion was OF course lost on a
party vote.
Other amendments were offered Of
a minor nature and lost when DR..
Condons stated that the hour was up
and moved that the committee rise
and report progress. The chair held
the time was not yet up and the con-
sideration progressed.
Mr.. CaZier moved to strike out sec
ton 8 providing that the board may
appoint assistants to select and locate
lands, the motion as usual being lost
when the committee arose, reported
progress and asked leave to sit again.
SIGNED BY THE SPEAKER.
The speaker signed II. B. No. 70
prohibiting pooling by corporations.
etc, and S. B. No. 76, creating a. state
Doard OF examiners.
IS NOW A LAW.
The governor submitted a, comno1Jni-
cation notifying the house of his ap-
prevail of H. b. No. Al, to provide
wives deserted by their husbands with
maintenance and property from such
husbands estate.
ANOTHER SPECIAL ORDER.
Consideration of the committee re-
port on the house substitute for s. B.
NO. "a, and H. B. No. 50, which was
set as the second special order for the
day, was taken up, the report recon-
lnendlng the passage of the substitute
being adopted and the bill passed 10
third reading.
THIRD SPECIAL ORDER.
The committee substitute for all the |
lion for fish and game came up NEXT az |
the third special order Mr. Critchlow !
moved the adoption of the resolution ar !
; ;9qInPpanylng the bill, which carried when |
Mt IhornS motion carried, that the s1Jh- |
stltute be printed and further considera-
ION be postponed one week, the bill to
De made a. special order for next Tuesday
I'm "a niin I report on the substitute was
'Hered by Mr.. Morrison, in which it was
represented that while the report was
rom minority of the Joint COMMITTEES
I was concurred in by a majority Of tho
louse committee the gentlemen thus con-
,urr1ng believing it to be inadvisable to
permit seines to be hauled in streams of
ne state at any time except in the pres
nee OF the game warden or a. deputy.
me report also recommends permitting
ne taking of trout during an open sea-
ION SIX months shorter than at present
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The municipal corporations committee
recommending 14l
substitute for H. 3. No. 49, and that an
'ther substitute which was offered be
'assed. The subject matter relates to the
nabling of cities and towns to incur in
lebtedness.
The judiciary committee recommended
he passage of S. B. No. &c.
The committee on public health report
ID favorably on Mr.. Lewis dentistry bill.
recommending amendments
The appropriations committee recon-
nended recommitting Mr.. CATERS canal
re root bounty bill to the communities ON
and commerce
The reports were all adopted EXCEPT that
f the public health committee In that
Instance Mr.. Lewis objected to the amend
nent proposed to the bill, and moved to
able the report, the motion carrying. DR..
london gave notice he would move to re-
onsider the vote at the proper time.
ORDERED PRINTED.
The substitute of the municipal CORPORA
ions committee for H. B. No. %, together
With a former substitute which had been
committed, was ordered printed and the
urther consideration laid over pending
he printing.
MIR. MORRISON AGAIN.
Mr.. Morrison was still out for saving
4 printing bills, and offered the following
oncurrent resolution, which was adopt
Whereas, 1t would be a great saving to
ne state to let a contract for printing