The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-06

The members of the house worked
right along yesterday, and while the
three minute rule limited debate, there
was a running discussion through the
long session. Much business was dis
posed OF, as will be seen from detailed
report of. the proceedings.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
The governor notified the house of
the approval of H. B. No. 17S. amend
ing previous statutes relating to the
place Of trial of civil actions.
5. j. r. No s, providing for semi
centennial, was received from the SEN
ate. Under suspension of the rules the
resolution was read first, second and
third times and passed-ayes SO, nays
;, absent Z.
Before the resolution was allowed to
go to vote the appropriation was re-
duced to 5000, Mr.. Critchlow giving no
lice of motion to reconsider.
POSTAL CLERKS.
s. J. r. No. 10, relating to reclassifica-
ton and prescribing the salaries of
postal clerks, was received and under
suspension of the rules considered
through its three readings and passed
unanimously.
REJECTED.
The judiciary committee reported,
recommending that the following bills
be rejected: Nos. 10, IS, g. 60, 20, 50,
SO, 106 122, 127, 129, 1872, 159. %, So, 81,
Ga, rs, 12S. The report was made Hor the
reason that the bills were covered in
others or were not of sufficient i'm
portance to take up the time of the
house at this time. The report was
adopted.
CLAIMS.
The claims committee, to which was
referred the bill introduced by Mr..
Monson, Saturday, appropriating money
to pay the expenses of the officers of
registration and election for 1895, re-
ported recommending the bill be re-
Jected. Report adopted.
1t was recommended by the commit
tee that George D. Pyper be credited
with S176.4O on the auditors books in
settlement of his claim. Report
adopted.
The claim of A. Milton Musser for $50
was recommended to be allowed. Re-
port adopted.
Cache countys claim for S247.95 was
rejected.
The committee did not concur with
the board of examiners in rejecting the
claim of the Provo Lumber. Manufac-
turing and Milling company for 4,22l-10,
recommending instead that the claim
be allowed. The report was temporar-
lily tabled.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
The judiciary committee reported on
Mr.. Howard's bill, No 16S, amending
the code of criminal procedure in rela-
ton to capital punishment, recommend
ing that the bill be rejected for the
reason it was deemed inexpedient to
pass the bill in its present form and
that there was not sufficient time left
to properly amend and consider the
bill. The report was adopted.
The municipal corporations commit
tee recommended the rejection of these
house bills; Nos. 1885, 100, 80 and &C.
Report adopted.
GOOD, MADE BY CoNvICTs.
The labor committee reported ad-
versely on II. B. No. IS, to regulate the
sale of goods made by convicts in and
out of the state for the reason that
such portions of the bill as were not in
conflict with the interstate commerce
law were covered in the state prison
bill. Report adopted.
The committee on penitentiary and
reform school reported adversely on H.
b. No. 100 for the reason that its pro
visions were contained in H. 3. No.
1e7. Report adopted.
Messrs. Nye, Clark and Egan were
APPOINTED the house conferees to effect
a COMPROMISE on NJ. 01s NAlC IL
Surance bill.
The house adopted the conference
committees report with reference to
H. B. No. a., the estray bill, in which
the senate receded from its position in
relation to constables disposing of es-
trays at round ups.
APPROPRIATIONS BILL UP.
Third reading of the appropriations
bill consumed the remainder of the
morning session.
1t was agreed to read the bill at
length, such amendments as were de-
sired to be noted and offered after the
reading Nevertheless numerous
changes in the bill were proposed and
some were made.
The claim of Fred Turner, sheriff of
Cache county, for $457 for furnishing
court rooms under order of the district
court.
Morrison moved to reduce the amount
to $3.50. which was amended to strike
out the appropriation entirely by Ca
zier.
The latter motion failed as did the
first when put to vote.
MUCH OPPOSITION.
The appropriation of $4,000 for the
board of land commissioners was met
with strong opposition. Mr.. Gushing
asked on account of it that the item
go over till afternoon, which was
granted. When the matter came up in
the afternoon Mr. Gushing made an
appeal 10 the house to sustain the pro-
vision but his effort was futile and
the amount was reduced to $4,000.
Mr.. Curtis moved to strike out the
appropriation to defray the expense of
Tepelling the commonweal invasion of
Ogden, thereby creating an opportun-
ity for considerable amusement for the
members who took turns in '.joshing'' (
the city to the north, President Cleve- (
land. and everything else in that con-
nection which suggested itself to them.
The motion was defeated.
Weber county's claim for S1,410 for
maps and plats was eliminated, not
withstanding Mr.. Stevens explanation /
that the attorney general had declared |
it a just one.
IF the attorney general says so it's |
all right Quill" Nebeker contributed |
% the colloquy in progress.
PREDATORY ANIMALS.
An attempt to eliminate the item of
1880 for bounties on predatory ami !
mails fell short of success, together with |
a proposal to reduce it to 5000.
GOVERNORS SECRETARY.
The item of $500 had been inserted |
in the original bill as the salary of
the governors private secretary, but |