The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-11

The house put in big day yester-
day.
II met at 10 O'Clock in the morning
IN accordance with the resolution
adopted the day before and ere night
came had disposed of three of the
most nerplexing measures the session
has had to do with. They were the
land bin. the fire and police bill and
the tustifable homicide bill. The for
rner two were both passed and the lat
ter was killed by a close vote. CON
siderable other business was transact
ed and the day was marked by nluch
vigorous debate.
The land bill came ~ in the morn
ing Immediately after the TRANSACTION
of q few minor matters OF routine busl-
ness. 1t was amended in few par
ticulars and Da sse0 with slight oppo-
sition. consuming all OF the morning
hours except a few minutes before the
close, which were devoted 10 the I'VE
stock bill.
In the afternoon Mr.. Critchlow's bill
re0ealing part of the law on justifl-
able homicide came UP at the opening
of the session as a special order. II
has been amended to obVlate some OF
the objections to II, but the opposition
was not all Withdrawn and after more
than two hours of oratory, was killed
on final passage.
The fire and police bill followed, be-
ing passed after the first section Great
ing the fire and police commission had
been amended to take the appointing
power out of the hands of the COVER
nor as provided in the committee re-
port and leaving it in the hands Of
la on @OI1nNil and nv being
SO worded as to neither perpetuate in
Office the present heads of departments
nor legislate them out of Office. TWO
successive attempts were made to kill
the bill by Mr.. Curtis, who once moved
to indefinitely postpone and again Of
fered a substitute for the bill repeating
the present law.
MORNING SESSION.
The house received from the senate
< b No. 10. relating to corrupt prac-
tees in elections, S. B. No. 95, provid-
ing for service of venires and subooe-
mas by mail. S. B. No &C. in relation to
the certifying of warrants and certili-
Gates of Indebtedness of counties and
cities. substitute for s. J. r. No. 4, re-
lating to the opening OF the Uncompah-
gre Indian reservation.
LAND BILL DISPOSED OF.
Mr.. Cushing moved to suspend the
rules and take up the land bill He
gave way to the reading of communi-
cation from the senate announcing the
passage of H. B. No. 121 and that the
senate had also passed H. B. No. 126
with amendments. which were concur
red in by the house. The land bill was
then called up.
AS TO SALINE LANDS.
Mr. Cszier for whose benefit section
IS had been left open for amendment,
moved to reinsert in the section the
provision extending the operation of
the bill to saline lands which had pre-
viously been stricken out. He spoke
at length in favor of the motion which
was carried over the objection Of Mr..
Clark.
AMENDED FURTHER.
Mr.. Sevy asked consent to allow
amendments to ne offered to section so
which fixes the time for which grazing
lands may be leased. Objection was
made and the gentleman moved to sus-
pend the rules, which prevailed. He
then moved TO amend by making the
time five years instead of ten as pro-
vided by the bill.
WAS DEBATED.
Mr.. Taylor was in favor of the
dUttAlQlticllA-
Mr.. Gibson wanted the state to de-
rive as much benefit as possible. He
was opposed to the change.
Mr. Andrus. representing one of the
largest stock districts of the state, said
he did not believe stock men would
care 20 lease for less than ten years.
They would be put to much expense in
preparing a means Of watering and
five years would not pay them.
Mr.. Thompson of Ssnpete. was Ur-
gently in favor of the change Ten
years was in favor, he said, of the rich
stockmen to the exclusion of the small
Ter interests. He hoped the amendment
would prevail
A GOOD POINT.
Mr.. Morrison made a strong point
against the amendment. He said the
donation of these lands to Utah was
not made by the government for the
benefit of the poor sheep men or for
the benefit Of any other class Of peo-
pie. The donation was made for the
benefit Of the free schools of the state
which should be enabled TO derive as
much as possible from them without
anybody being considered. Ten years
would increase the revenues by half.
Mr. Clark was unequivocaliy opposed
to the amendment.
AMENDMENT ADOPTED"
The question being put the roll call
was ordered. resulting:
Ayes-Beard, Bolitho. Bernhisel, Con-
don, Curtis, Cazier, Egan. Ferguson of
Salt Lake, Ferguson of Carbon, Gibbs,
Harris, Lewis, Lowry, Morrill,, Murdoch,
Rye, Raddatz, Robinson. Stevens. Sned-
eker, Shafer, Sevy, Sorensen, Taylor,
Thompson of Sanpete. Thompson of
Willard, Wilson--total 81.
Nays-Andrus. Critchlow, Gushing,
Clark, Gibson, Heiner, Howard. Larsen,
Lennon. Morrison. Monson, Maughn,
Mansfield. Nebeker of Salt Lake, Nebe-
kee- of Rich. Smoot, Mr.. Speaker-total
II. absent l.
FURTHER AMENDMENT DENIED
Nj Wilson moved to suspend the
rules to amend section 20. the house
denying him the privilege,
Mr.. Harris made the same motion in