The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-05


Rich put the Republicans Of the house
on record, not only as not considering
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer the paramount issue in Utah, but
as not being abls to determine whether
silver or the tariff was the issue of
greatest Importance at the present
time.
1t was during the order of introduce
ton of bills and joint resolutions that
Mr.. Nebeker offered a concurrent res
olutton praising Frank J. Cannon for
his attitude on the silver question in
the United States senate, stating at the
same time that he believed the sena-
tor deserved praise and that his back
bone he believed. would be very much
stiffened in the cause of silver by such
action on the part of the house. The
Republican majority could not see it
that way. however, and voted to re-
ject the resolution. Mr.. Nebeker then
offered a resolution applauding Ar
thur Brown for his stand on the tariff
question. which was likewise rejected
by the Republicans. Whereupon Mr..
Nebeker offered another resolution in
dorsing Mr. Cannon for voting for
silver and Mr.. Brown for voting for
the tariff The third resolution was
like the rest. rejected by the Repub-
Hcans.
The house sat again in committee of
the whole to consider the land bill. Al
ter a two-hours' sitting tho commit
tee arose and will sit again today.
when the end is expected to be reached
and the bill prepared for third reading
and f1nal passage. The feature of the
consideration was the Offering of
substitute for section 10 by Mr.. Mon
son, representing the democratic idea
of the preference right which settlers
on school land should be granted. The
text of the substitute Will be found in
another column.
Two bills were passed and one killed,
this by striking out the enacting clause,
the first measure TO be executed in
this manner since the session began.
Among the bills introduced was one
by Mr.. Cazier, proposing tlle offering
Of a bounty for the manufacture of
silk in Utah.
s. j. r. No. 4. reported by the com
rnittee on manufactures and commerce,
advocating Utah representation at the
exposition to be held at Omaha in 1898
was also passed.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
Communications from the senate no
tilted the house that the senate had
concurred in house amendments to S.
B. No. 70 relating to the heritable
rights of the issue of polygamous mar
riages, and that it had refused to con-
cur in house amendments to S. 3. No.
20. The house insisted on its amend
ments and requested a conference COM
mittee. Messrs. CritchloW, Nye and
Lewis were appointed to represent the
house.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Dr. Condor moved to take from the
table the report of the committee on
public health on II. B. No 1S4, which
had been laid there the previous day.
Mr. Critchlow asked for an explana-
ton from the chairman of the com
inittee as to the necessity of the bill,
which amends the present law con-
trolling the practice of dentistry. The
gentleman from Weber informed his
interlocutor that it was not so much
the passage of the bill that he desired
as that his committee be treated more
courteously and that its reports should
not be laid on the table without being
heard.
Mr.. Lewis considered that the COM
mittee amendments robbed the bill of
its efficacy, and being the author, had
moved to table the report which prac-
tically meant the killing of the bill
He was therefore opposed to the mo-
ton 10 take from the table, which,
however, prevailed, and the report
adopted recommending the passage of
the bill.
The live stock committee recommend
ed for passage S. B. No. Il to prevent
disease among sheep, also the senate's
dog" bill No. Sc.
The railroads committee recommend
ed the passage of H. B. No. SO, requir-
crossings, and that H. B. No. III,
known as the Bolitho railroad dill, be
printed. The former was recommitted
and the latter laid over to get an es-
innate Of the cost.
The judiciary recommended the rejec-
ton of house bills Nos. go, "a and 81,
none OF them being Of sufficient i'm
portance to warrant taking UP the time
of the house. Report adopted.
The same committee recommended
for passage with amendments S 3.
No. 81, providing for court stenograph-
ers; s. 3. No. 49, creating a state board
of labor Cancellation; H. b. No. 139.
repeating part of the present statutes
in relation to justifiable homicide, and
5. 5. No. 50 to protect employees in
their claims for wages. Report on No.
81 laid over and the others adopted
The municipal corporations commit
tee submitted q substitute for house
bills Nos. 109 and us relating to re-
stricting or changing corporate limits.
Report deferred pending the printing
of the substitute.
The same committee recommended
the passage Of S. B. No IS, the same
being the free library bill which was
several days ago recomInitted. Report
laid over pending the printing of
amendments.
The committee on agriculture and IT.
rigation reported back Mr.. CATERS far
mer's institute bill. once more recon-
nending its passage. The report was
adopted and the bill sent to the ap-
preparations committee to pass upon
the appropriation the bill carries.
THE LAND BILL.
At 2 o'clock Mr.. Cushing moved to
go into committee Of the whole to con-
tinue the consideration of the land bill
The motion was agreed to and Mr..
Harris called to the chair. Mr.. Critch-
low gave notice that at the proper time
he would move an addition to the bill
at the same time requesting the read
ing Of the same for the information of
the house. The addition is intended to
supply necessary provisions in which
the committee bill is lacking 1t pre-
scribes the manner in which mineral
lands may be perpetually leased but
not sold.
AT the conclusion of the reading con-
sideration Of the bill was resumed at
the point where it stopped when the
committee arose the day before. The
amendments Of Importance offered
were those of Mr.. MonsOn, proposing q