Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-28

UmpluAU a. va tnlUutH WuCfo . Vuur 70
soli al Wlsi; committee on labor.
II. B. l2l, incorporation of colleges
aud univefsities; committee on uuuUh'
ton.
a -. a. JOINT debtor release.
4. Is. "a, exemptions from cKccu.
ton.
The bill relating to duties Of Cover
nor was reported ongr1ssed.
COMMITTEE RErORTs.
The judiciary committee made he
second report ON B.. Is, o., probate
courts procedure, and again recon-.
muudoI ~ rejection. The report wa
adopted,
Tho % iiciary committee reported uu
N. Is. %, tnc excess county warrants
bill, thatlt paas with an amendment
proposed uy the committee.
snow, OF the taufluH committee,
asked thc SENATORS 60 submit ,chuIulca
Of salaries i1t cDuaty ym vrr, ~ tho
salaries committee could report on
MONDAY.
The rrtciuI conference committed on
b. Is. 80, duties ~ attorney general
trinflog tUnt they had ngf,ui upon -
sort Of c0nur0miso with the House,
COUNTY TREASURES.
Warner introduced =. Is. o., IN O..
laliou g. county trrhsurivi, referred o.
the comm ttec ON judiciary.
IuAr riLiSu PEE
3. -. u, duties anu Iowru OF score.
taty Of no tc, which 10 tuU bUl tbai pro-
yidua Tor IL fcu uu capital stock Of iu.
corpouaIiuus, uud WhiCu failed on a tu
vote, was tukrulup ngair'
BoItu moved % stfise out the section
providing TOT lee, aud vac uppasCd
by sutherland aud Allison. He wtlb-
drew bis motion.
snow moved 10 reconsider the vote
by which the Zee was nXed at o.
cents, q tuc whether there wus a ma
J0rity In favor ui 70 cent?.
Sutherland opposed reconsideration
on this branch. rhu Buuhtu had voted
twice Ou II already. He would rather
80 the iaud Zee Ir0positlou, whlch
S-aus opposed, stricken out, ~ II vas
81 ml1t importance.
cSuuW'r m ton % tccOutidct was
carried by b vote " $ 10 7.
Warner thou nrguei In favor Of the
70 cent tate,
sutherland followed for the 90 cent
rate, declaring u was a nee assary pro-
vision Tor state revenues. the pozf
mau cuul4 not be oppressed longer.
This sui .uu trndcfncss for corpora.
iioua WIS not Tor the State btnuit.
Allison moved u make the rate 30
cents, 20 10 90 ave the bill
itsoli. Hr diI this because
csftatn senators held over the
SENATE the threat that " 70 cents
was not accepted tuty would defeat
thr bill. Allison saii he had hal
figures showing that s3il ,Ouu would
be required Ia appropriations In bilis
now lpfIfa the Legislature. This
royenun must be- faisrd, II, a.
Warner suggested, 90 per sent or the
mining claims were valueltss, why
rauitalizs nj such nigh figures 10 place
w1ubltTs properties on the market.
Glen Miller waited TO know why
tbe vs. cent men would masc no con.
cr,sions. lie did not believe the
Bats would come 10 "a stand.
am " corporations had to
INV this tax. or course iaNeB were
unpopular, sven dog taxes, bus they
had 60 be- imposed.
Booth argued that 20 cents was too
hi. h; he called that a compromise.
sutherlaud-l favor a 90 cent COM.
promise.
Tue vote on the 30 cent amendmen,
was Lost, getting only . votes 10 9
Thp vote on the 20 cent Amendment
was lost, getting 7 votes 10 g.,
Evans moved TO amend the lands Zee
section, fzing the fee for land patents
ntN.
Chambers made a speech on thls, In
which no said no regarded many OF
the senators ~ utterly Inconsistent ia
making a 90 cent fee Tor fling articles
VI inc1TpoIhtlOnf, nint-tenlhH Of tho
membtrs Of which were without
homes, and Ia putting q low hgutu 81
or 81 Tor agricultural patents.
Mining companies were organized on
"A fictitious value; they were merely a
gamble, ana a man never knew whon
he was golug 10 win or lose. This On cent
Zoe would cripple the mining inuusIryi
tue agricultural Industry could not be
crippled.
Chichester said when the State HellB
land II should deliver a patent without
charge. There was no parallel Ia the
Two cases cited by Chambers. The
farmer paid for his land aud for the
patent; the mirof only for the patent.
sutherland said II was CHAMBERS
nnd not the other senators on whose
side the Inconsistency was, The adj
vantage was all ION the side OF tho
miner, No far rs the law was concerned,
anu there was nc occasion TO nssail the
ngriculturaiist.
Allison said that when the 2b.cont
men threatened that II thelr figure was
not accepted they would XIII tho bill,
u was unfair.
snow opposed tho reduction Of a
palout to agTiculturists from g. 70 3d.
the bill Tassed,. II TO D,