The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-24

of the county attorney and made the
state pay a portion of them in travelling
to attend sessions of the district courts.
Mr.. Critchlow suggested that they go
over till the sense of the house could be
taken on the bill introduced earlier in
the day by himself.
A wrangle over the introduction of a
new bill being allowed to intrude itself
at this time ensued Mr.. Critchlow
thought that as his bill provided for a
district attorney for each judicial dis
trict that these amendments should not
be adopted till the temper of the house
was known concerning the bill, as. in
the event of its passage, the counties
should bear the expense of their own
county attorneys.
The bill had been prepared by the jul
dietary and a report recommending its
passage rendered at the time of intro
duction so that the bill was ready for
consideration by the house.
Mr.. Smoot at length moved to suspend
the rules, and. laying aside the counties
bill for the time being. take up Mr.;
and the report of the committee called
for
There were majority and minority re-
ports, Mr. Harris returning the latter.
Mr.. Nebeker of Rich. facetiously moved
that the bill be referred to the county
caucus, Mr.. Lewis suggesting that the
chairman of the Democratic central
committee be added to the caucus men,
bership.
The house responded to both sallies
with q laugh, and Mr.. Critchlow could
see nothing very funny in Salt Lake
county being made to pay the fiddler
while all the other counties danced,
moved very seriously to adopt the ma
jorty report.
Mr.. Monson moved to substitute the
I minority report, which recomm ended that
the bill do not pass ON the ground that
there was no occasion for the office winch
appeared to be only created for someone
to fill.
CRITCHLOW'S BILL KILLED.
It was argued that a district attorney
was necessary in every judicial district
for the reason that in many
of the lesser populated counties
there was no attorney capable of con-
Quoting district court business The
speaker, who still retained a position on
the floor. conceded with this view and
addressed the house in favor of the bill.
but to no purpose; the country caucus
did not favor the office and proceeded
to kill the bill by adopting the minority
report
Mr.. Mansfeld's amendment was then
adopted after some further parley on
| other subsidiary motions.
SALT LAKE MUST PAY
Mr.. Clark moved to amend the bill to
provide that the fees to be collected by
county clerks be paid into the state
treasury.
Mr. CritchIow said he anticipated that
were drifting to and asked why not in
clude the fees of the recorders Office.
There were quite number of other ottl-
ces which collected fees why not put
them all into the state treasury so that
| the taxes of Salt Lake county, which
/ collected more than $4,000 in the clerks
| Office than any other county. might be
| increased while those of the counties with
/ smaller revenues might be decreased.
I Counties N which the clerks office col
lected only few hundred dollars, would
be glad to put their clerks fees in the
state treasury as against Salt Lakes.
INTERNATIONAL MESSAGE.
A message from the governor notified
the house that the representatives OF the
/ Trans-M Mississippi congress would meet
the state officials in the executive once
at o'clock and asked that committee
/ be appointed to attend.
Mr. Critchlow suggested that the coun-
try caucus constitute the committee. He
gave way to Mr.. Vaughan, who desired
to offer a resolution that commlttee
of five be appointed. The resolution was
adopted and Speaker Snedaker an
nounced the committee as MeSSrs. Iay-
/ lor, Monson. Clark, Smoot and Harris.
Mr.. Taylor asked to be excused as
there was a motion pending IN Wnlen
the interests of his county was seriously
/ involved The speaker named Mr.. Nor
rison instead but he, too, was dislncllned
to leave while the motion was pehulls,
and so with Mr.. Lewis, who was next
suggested. Mr.. Lewis thought ne saw
way of staving off the motion, when
it was a foregone CONCLUSION WouIu
carry and said he would go If the mouse
would agree not to take vote on the
motion till he returned, thinking ad-
| iournnent would be secured IN the nnedH-
time - IT, c..1+
Lake delegation would attend Wllllnsly
without such an agreement ana MI. oo ~
7 tho accordingly moved that u De tne
sense of the house that no vote on tne
morton be taken while the committee was
| absent. l.. ...d ~, mast
poning further consideration 5or In. ene b bnI
| till today, which carlleu aiu
MI TavIor then signified his willingness
to be on the committee winch was .iS 80
r re DDointed Mr. Maughn as the author OF
fine resolution being substituted Ior MI
Monson.
RESTS ON THE TABLE.
n No 1O1. the reporters bill. was on
/ tho calendar on third reading although
an adverse committee report nao oeen
| adoDted. 1t was by consent IAN OH tne
! table where it will remain.
SENATE BILL PASSED.
g p. No. 100 directing the manner in
which unclaimed express and freight
nackages shall be disposed of by common
/ carriers was next on the order.
Mr. CritchIow sent to the desk and had
road q communication from 5. c. GentSch,
General SUPERINTENDENT of the Pacific Elk
3 Dress company which stated several reas-
! 6}ns why express companies shoulG be eX-
I Guided from the operation OF the DILL
/ They were mainly on the ground that ex-
nress companies are not common. carriers
in fine same sense that railroad COM
! NAMES are and that the bill would work
: a great hardship upon them.
( MIR Critchlow then moved to eliminate
the words express companies from the
/ hill wherever they occurred which pre-
vailed by consent and the bill placed on
! third reading 1t only received y al
/ firmative votes, however, and Mr. Lewis
j cave notice he would move to reconsider,
/ Mr. (,ritchlow went SkirmiSh1ng ana
I found several members in the ante-room
who were called in and the vote by con-
sent considered. reconsidered and tne
| names of the absentees called, ana the
I former affirmative vote being by consenI
recorded. the bill receiving thereby 70
votes in it's favor against with 10 ao-
sent. The bill was declared carried.
Mr.. Nebeker of Rich stated a request
from Mr.. Heiner, author of H r. NO IA.
/ that the bill be recommitted wn1ch was
! granted: an invitation to the members 70
attend the headquarters of the q. A X
I 10 listen to the gentlemen now IN the
4 c;ty in the interest of the silver cause
accepted and the house adjourned.
Keep your blood pure and healthy