The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-26


of the governor Notwithstanding The
judiciary committee was a unit upor
the measure, having given 1t most
careful attention. The committee has
perfected bill which is good one
1t will save the state a great deal oil
expense If the stenographers are
paid fixed and definite salaries the cosi
to the state will be not less than $lS,OO(
per year ands perhaps more. The bill
makes the office self supporting. Now
the opinion of the governor is but the
opinion of one man, and while it is
entitled to weight because of his high
position, still 1t should count for nc
more than that of any senator, who
has given the matter careful con-
Sideration.
Mr.. Candland announced his opposl-
ton to the bill ard favored supporting
the governors veto. The judge of the
Seventh district had informed him that
his stenograpiler could not exist under
the proposed plan.
Mr.. Sutherland declared he was per-
sonally acquainted with this state OF
affairs, and that the stenographer'
objection was on account of mileage
This had been overcome, however, and
the measure was now a fair one.
Candland still declared his opposi-
Miller.
There is no telling where the limit
of debate would have been fixed had
not Warner come to the relief Of the
senate and moved to postpone until
Saturday which was agreed to.
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
The governor mas vetoed or rather
withheld his approval from the Aus
tralian ballot law. The bill provides
for publication of certain notices in
newspapers and the executive calls at
tention to the fact that in certain To-
calities there are no newspapers.
Hence notice by posting ought to be
permitted. The bill was referred to
the elections committee to make the
changes suggested.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
-Four bills were introduced, one by
Driscoll, providing for the collection
of taxes in towns and villages
of the third class and under AT
present the taxes are collected by the
treasurer The bill, provides that the
collections shall be made by the county
officers.
STENOGRAPHERS' BILL.
SENATOR OdIuldIlQ introduced a
stenographers' bill providing for APP
commentator of the judge of each
district, of stenographers whose COM
pensation shall be determined by the
state board of examiners and the
judge of the said court. The fees for
the transcribing 81 evidence shall be
paid into the state treasury. Salaries
are paid quarterly. The per diem in
civil cases shall be IS per day to be
paid by the party in whose favor
judgment is rendered This bill will be
discussed by the judiciary committee
TAX LEVY FOR 1896
Mr.. Booth presented a bill providing
for the support of the state for the
year 1896.
The bill levies a tax of 8 mills ad
valorem, on each dollar valuation or
all property in the state. The bill
went to the committee on ways and
means. r1 6a
INSURANCE BILL.
Mr.. Sutherland, from the committee
on insurance, presented the following
substitute for senate bill 81:
Every insurance company doing bust
ness in this state shall pay a tax OF
one and one-half per cent on its gross
receipts.
Every company shall. on the 91st day
of March in each year, furnish to the
secretary of state a sworn statement
of the total business transacted III
the state during the year ending De
cember 81, prior thereto Such state
ment shall show in detail the -ota
gross premiums received during the
year. and shall be in olhe form pre-
NV ha ofor of OF TO Soi
statement shall be fled in the office
of the secretary of state, for which fill
ing he shall collect from the insurance
company making the same the sum o.
81
The secretary of state shall, after fill
ing the verified statement, certify tt
the amount of such gross premiums re
ceiVed to the state treasurer.
Within ten days thereafter such in
surance company shall pay Or cause
to be paid into the state treasury {
tax of one and one-haH per cent. OF
all such gross receipts; provided, tina
whenever any such insurance compan.
shall have paid a tax upon its capita
stock to this state, it shall be entitled
to deduct from the amount of the sale
one and one-haf per cent tax upo1
its gross receipts the amount of sucl
tax paid upon it's capital stock.
Any insurance company failing or re
fusing to render such statement and t
pay the required one and one-half pc
cent. thereon for more than thirt.
days after the time herein specified
shall be liable to a fine of $500 for eacl
additional day such statement ant
payment is delayed, and to have it
license revoked. AID the said take
may be collected by an action to be in
stituted by the attorneys general in tn
name of the state, IN the county wher
! the principal Office of such inSuranc
company is located, and such compan,
shall be prohibited from doing blsines
in this state until payment of sucl
taxes and fine is fully made and motto
| thereof be given to the secretary O
| state. Upon payment of such take
and fines, and the giving of notice t
the secretary of state, and full com
pliance in all other respects with tn
laws of this state, such company ma,
be permitted to resume business.
| Nothing herein shall be construed t
prevent the taxing of all real propert
belonging to any such insurance com
pany, the same as real property of in
dividuals.
This act shall take effect upon at
prevail.
TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT
Senator Sutherland introduced a BIZ
sweeping in character, providing TO
the development of water power TO
various purposes.
The bill Is:
Senate bill No. 126-To encourage tn
irrigation of land, the mining, Mullins
smelling and other reduction of ore:
and the use and application of the un
appropriated waters of natural stream
and water courses to the generation c
| elehtr ical fnrc.a nd e,,ea...-s.