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

The house INDUCED rather extensive
ly yesterday in resoluting. One reso-
luton was introduced praising con-
gree for it's action in relation to the
Cuban belligerents, another advocated
the representation Of Utah at the ex-
position to be held at Omaha in 1898,
and others Of lesser Importance We're
introduced.
The feature Of the greatest import
ance III the days proceedings was the
consideration of the land bill which
came up at o'clock as a special order.
The house went into committee of the
whole for an hours sitting, after which
the committee arose and will sit again
today to continue he consideration.
While the bill was before the house
the Democrats endeavored to secure
the adoption of a. provision to elect
the members of the board of commits
sioners by the people with the e1cep-
ton of those state officers made eX-
officio members. The Republicans put
themselves on record as opposed to
such a provision by defeating the
proposition. All through the time the
bill was up the action of the Republic
can majority indicated that the bill
had been caucused on, Notwithstanding
the statement given to the press the
evening before, that the bill not being
a party measure, such course had
not been adopted. Whatever the facts
may be. there was certainly a singular
unanimity2 of opinion among the Re
publicans who defeated every proposed
amendment tending in any way to
change the bill from the manner in
which it was reported back from the
committee.
Mr. CATERS bill for a bounty on
canaigTe root came back from the ap-
propria lions committee during the
day and was re-referred to the COM
mittee on manufactures and com
merce. This means of course that it
IS off with the proposed bounty and
that the bill will die in the care of its
father who is chairman of the conn
mittee. The action was decided upon,
as previously stated, in caucus Mon
day night.
The bill changing the present sys-
TEN of boards of public works was
down as a special order for yesterday
and an interesting scIimmage over it
was anticipated but it did not ma
teralize, the bill being again laid over
in the absence of the chairman Of the
municipal corporations committee.
The printing committee after much
prOdding at length made a report dur
ing the day. It was in the nature of
a statement showing what the COM
mittee had done in the matter of public
printing and telling the house why it
had not been kept better informed as
to the doings of the committee
But one bill was passed although
several came up for final action With
the one exception they We're laid over
for future action for reasons which
were satisfactory to the house. The
bin which received final sanction was
the senate bill to enable owners of
property injured by changing the
grades of streets in cities, to recover
damages from such cities An effort
to kill the bill was made which was
easily defeated. There were but few
negative votes recorded on the final
passage.
THE PROCEEDINGS
Mr. Bolitho introduced a petition
signed by Heber Bennion. president,
and second vice presidents of the Salt
Lake County Horticultural society,
asking for the massage of H. B. No.
10. or that some other legislation be
had to protect fruit growers from loss
by fruit tree pests which, it is repre-
scented is very great. The bill referred
10 is favored as affording the relief
asked.
Mr.. Mansfield presented the claims
Of Charles Ferguson and thirteen other
residents Of Wayne county aggregating |
$202.90, for juror services.
PRINTING COMMITTEE EXPLAINS
Under the head of introduction of
committee reports Mr.. Ferguson, of !
Carbon. submitted the report of the |
joint printing committee, the same be- !
ing a statement of what has been |
done IN the matter of printing. In view |
of the criticisms and aspersions pass
ed upon the members of the commit |
tee, their statement will be of interest. !
1t reads:
The printing committee was ap-
pointed Jan. Z, and promptly met to |
consider the question Of public print
ing 1t was found that the senate's
printing was being done under con-
tract entered into by the secretary Of |
state. while the houses printing was |
being done under direction Of the house.
authorizing the chief clerk to arrange
for its printing. Feeling it of the ut
most Importance, in view Of the ex-
perience Of former legislatures, that q
bill providing permanently for the
state printing should be Incorporated
in the statutes, the joint printing COM
mittee met to formulate such a bill,
This Joint committee appointed a sub
committee to correspond with other
states TO learn what system had pro-