The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-01

ing of the business before it. Morning,
afternoon and night sessions were
held, and the record for the day was
the passage OF eleven bills, two killed
on final action, two or three more by
the adoption Of adverse committee re-
ports. besides the transaction of a
great amount Of unimportant routine
business.
The features of the day were the
passage of three bills over executive
veto and the passage of the bill to le-
Ultimate the issue of polygamous mar
riages. The bill passed over the gov
errors veto were the penitentiary bill,
the private colleges bill and the senate
stenographerS bill. The two latter re-
ceived just the bare thirds major
ity required in such proceedings.
The bill to legitimate polygamous is
sue provoked a stubborn fight which
was the only one of Importance on the
day. the same arguments being used
on both sides as were brought out by
the consideration of the committee re
ports. Mr.. Howard again led the
forces in favor of the measure, and
Messrs. Critchlow and Nye those
against it.
The bills passed, besides those men
toned, included the school bill, the
senate elections bill. the bill for the
encOura cement of silk culture the bill
enacting the Edmunds-Tucker act in
relation to the right Of dover. the bill
providing a design for a great seal, S.
:. No. ia. providing for bail commits
sioners. and s. 3. No. 81. to empower
mayors to veto portions of appropria-
ton ordinances without vetoing the
whole bill.
The bills killed were H. B. No 140.
to prevent stock-trailers from camping
on the banks of streams the water of
which is used for domestic purposes,
and H. J. r. No. 5, substitute by the
senate, the Cuban resolution.
The revenue bill was reported to the
house in the morning and with even
ing the committee report was adopted
and the bill taken Up on third reading.
There was but a bare quorum present
in the evening and the time was
largely consumed il attempts on the
part of some of the gentlemen to pre-
vent proceeding on the bill with so
few in attendance.
The adjournment was taken until $50
this morning.
MORNING SESSION.
Messages from the senate notified the
house of the adoption of the concurrent
resolution providing for the collection
OF bond coupons discovered by the
special examiners of state accounts, in
the auditors office; the conference
committees report on the codification
bill and that the fish and game bill
had been passed.
REVENUE BILL REPORTED.
The ways and means committee re-
ported back the revenue bill with
amendments; also the speakers bill for
normal school at Fort Cameron. Con-
siGeration Of the former was deferred
till third reading all the report on
the latter, which was Joined by the
appropriations committee was adopted.
VETO OVERRIDDEN.
The committee on penitentiary and
reform returned the state prison bill
TO the house with a lengthy commune
cation relative 10 the governor nyeto, !
recommending amendments to conform
with the governors suggestions except
IN the following cases:
First-The governor says, lin section
IS. the clerk of the prison is Veferred to
as the secretary of the board in an ex-
tremely important connection" He |
makes no further comment SO that we
are unable 10 discover just what is /
meant by the statement. However, |
section % provided that the clerk of 1
AAAN AfAASpit oAAeAii diSO dGl dS SECRETARY
OF the board. and as he is re-
quired to give bond in the sum
of $1,000, we think he is the proper |
person to act in that capacity. In this |
instance he acts similarly to clerk of !
the court in attesting an order of the /
judge. If any question arises there |
after. the proper party is to be found |
IN the Office where the records are |
kept
Second-He says, Section 40 pro-
vides that the expenses for transmit
ing prisoners to the state prison shall /
be paid from the state treasury by
warrant drawn by the auditor upon |
presentation to the auditor of the
claim of the sheriff. In my opinion. this
conflicts with the constitutional provi-
sion and previous legislation with re-
gard to the examination of claims by
the board Of examiners" We think
the governor is clearly mistaken on this
point The constitution empowers the
board Of examiners ITO determine all
claims against the state, except sala-
RES or compensation of officers fixed
by law. and no other claim against the
state. except FOR salaries and compen-
sation of officers fixed by law shall
9e passed upon by the legislature. etc"
). b. 49, An act defining the powers
and duties OF the state board of ex-
aminers," which was signed by the
governor, is evidently the previous
legislation" referred to and provides:
The governor, the secretary of state
and ettorney-gene constitute a
board of examiners, with power to ex-
anime all claims against the state. ex-
cept salaries or compensation of Off
GERS fixed by law" Section II also
provides, ANY person having a claim
against the state, the settlement of
which is not otherwise provided by
law, must present the same to the
board OF examiners" It seems to us
that the mileage and expense of a
sheriff in conducting a prisoner to the
state prison Is properly a compensa-
ton to an officer The salaries of
many officers have been fixed on the
basis of providing additional compen-
satien in the way of mileage, etc. 1t
IS an expense that arises in the con-
Quoting of the affairs of the state the
same as any other regular expense and
IN the PERFORM nee of official duties
and we are unanimously of the opinion
that Il Is such compensation of Off ;
GERS fixed by law" as contemplated nv I
the constitution. Section of this bin
mas a similar section providing for the :
compensation Of the board. to which I
the governor makes no objection I
Third-The governor objects to sao-
tion 50, providing for a school AT tbe I
prison. Your committee has carefully {
examined the reports of various prison
boards Throughout the United States {
and they all speak highly of the work
done by the schools of the prisons r
Statistics show that so per cent If
are reformable, and when re-
fOrnla tory methods have fhaeD ador+a5 1 !