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


the judge of the court may contract
with said stenographer and that his
bond shall run to the judge. In my
opinion there is no question that the
] official stenographer is, and ought to
/ be. public officer under oath to faith
fully DISCHARGE the duties of his Office
which is certainly one of trust and
confidence. l realize it is somewhat
oifi1cult to arrange for the TRANSCRIPT
ing OF notes upon a stated salary, yet
L believe it can be done without violat-
/ ing the spirit of the constitution. If no
better plan can be devised, l suggest
that the stenographer be paid fixed
sum per hour for transcribing notes
and that the fee provided for by the
bill to be paid by litigants be covered
into the state treasury.
Very Respectfully,
HEBER NJ. WELLS, Governor.
THE INSURANCE BILL.
Senate bill "a, the insurance bill, gave
Allison another chance to insert a
cheap ad for Ogden in the proceedings,
chance which he improved to the best
iof his ability
The original measure provided that
certain notices should be published in
paper of general circulation, issued
at Salt Lake city. Allison objected in
his usual language.
| Whenever senators from this city
have an opportunity of giving Salt
Lake city the preference, they do so. I
called attention a few days ago to the
fact that the publishers of an Ogden
newspaper claimed to have a larger cir
culation south of Salt Lake City than
all the Salt Lake papers combined.
Since that time he has, in an editorial
reiterated the assertion
Does the senator claim that the
statement is true?" inquired a Salt
Lake member
Il know nothing of the matter at all;
| am not here testifying to the veracity
of the publisher of this paper. l SIM
ply say he has made this assertion, and
that up to date it is not contradicted. p"
The chair here took a hand. rs it
not fact" he inquired, that the peo-
pie of Ogden have grave doubts as to
the veracity of the person the senator
refers to-"
II don't know" was the reply. 81
am not here to testify as to his verac-
ity. as l have said, 1 merely reiterate
what he says"
Cannon was persistent and took
new tack. AT what time does the
senator believe this man. When he is
talking about his paper or on other
matters?"
This was touching Allison in ten
der place. II question the right of the
chair to interrogate me this way. The
chair has no right to bring in private
| conversation and make it a part of this
discussion. 1 decline to pass on the
veracity of this man.
Mr.. Sutherland said he was sick of
the class Of argument INDUCED in The
mention of Salt Lake city was tanta-
mount to Haunting a red rag al a bull.
| Certain senators discovering the words
Salt Lake city" in a bill Immediately
had paroXysm. They do not know
why. either. They are like the charac-
ter in the old song and the reason
given:
II dc moi love thee. DR.. Fell:
| The reason why l cannot tell,
| But this l know and know full we'll,
| do not love thee, DR.. Fell"
Salt Lake city is and will be the
capital of this state, until the people
change the constitution. Until that is
done. it is entitled to the consideration
other cities and towns receive and this
petty system of attack should be
abolished.
After some more pickering the OBJ
jectionable clause was changed to read
amy paper of general circulation in
the state
The insurance bill was amended so as
to forbid the organization of mutual
fire insurance companies. The salary
of the superintendent of insurance was
cut from $1,000 to $500 and his bond
increased to $4,000. The section pro-
viding for payment of expenses out
of the insurance fund was stricken
out. The portion of the bill giving the
state superintendent power to compel
the attendance Of witnesses and make
certain examinations was also elimin-
ated
A new section was incorporated in
the bill providing that all insurance
companies. partnerships or associa-
tons not organized under the law of
this state, engaged in the transaction
of business in the state shall on or be-
fore the last day of March in each
year, Fay to the state superintendent
per cent on the gross receipts,
whether in cash or in notes, for the
business done during the year prior to
the previous 3lst of December.
The cost of fling annual statements
was reduced from $50 to $25.
No insurance company may insure in
a single hazard, larger sum than one
tenth Of its paid up capital.
Fifty or more persons may form a
corporation to carry on the business
OF life insurance on the assessment
pan Dul IlO SUN COEpOIdllOIl SHdtl De-
gin to do business until cash pay
ment equal in value to the maximum
certificates proposed to be issued on
one single life, nor until at least 200
bona fide subscribers in writing to be
insured have been secured in writing
There was some discussion over the
salary of superintendent. Jones stat
ing that the revenue the first year
would amount to $19,500.
Mr.. Chichester offered a, substitute for
section making the secretary of state
ex-ofIicio superintendent of insurance
with a clerk at 1,200 per year
The statesman from Panguitch
argued that this clerk could help the
secretary in other duties while he was
resting. An expert was not needed;
the secretary could do the work better
than any insurance man. Glen Miller
declared the practice of piling duties on
state officers should cease. He won
dered why the coroner's duties were
not added to the governor or secretary
of state.
Mr. Chidester's amendment passed.
REGISTRATION LAW.
Senate bill 50, the registration law,
was recommitted to the committee
with instructions to report Wednesday
morning. The Democrats objected to
this action.