Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-19
NO 1897 EXPOSITION.
Omaha and Texas Preferred Before
Uab.
BUr We MAY NAVE 4 srArEFIR.
Conf citing Committee Hports-Ssri
culture faror,d-To Aid Mereur-
Ogdon.Salt Lake Discussion.

The most interesting feature Of the
opening proceedings In the Senate to.
day wac tue anti.intermouutain eI.
position report Of the committee on ap.
proprlatlons aud claims, presented by
Candland, as follows;
"Gour committee on appropriations
and claims, to whom was referred the
resolution Of Councilman Calll5tor Of
tue CITY Council Of Salt Lake CITY, Ia
relation to the appropriation tor the
Semi. Centennial Celebration and EE.
position In Salt Lake city. In 1897,
have hal the same under consideration
anu recommend that II b. denied Tor
the following featonsi
"l. The State Ia financially unable 10
undertake au intefmounthin Exposi.
lion on scale commemorate With the
dignity ana Importance OF the X ATE.
"2. Omaha will have have an ex.
position m lsgs, 10 which oil the sur.
rounding ztatrs viii contribute, and 10
which they are bending their energies.
"j. Dallas, Texas, viii have an ex.
position In 1897, 10 which We and the
surrounding states arc tx pectvd to con.
tribute.
~. National all IL being asked to
assist thesu expeditions, anu they will
be- held on ~ grand scale A. 10 over.
anndow as completely.
IS. There 10 not time between now
sui july -, 1897, 10 prepare for such
m Undertaking.
I'VE No recommend that State
Fair be held IN 1897; that the sum u
1000 be- appropriated Tor that purpose,
10 be ,GpeuIed under the direction ~
tie Dosvfet Agricultural ami Manu-.
iactutiug society,"
Allison-ls there minority report
accompany wing thal2
Canilan1-rhste is no minority ~.
port nieI.
LOCATING MiStEa CLAIMS.
a message was received from tho
House announcing the passage by that
body OF n. Is. 90, relating to the locs.
ton u ode anu placer mining claims;
referred 10 tho COMMITTEES on MINES
aul miucfsls.
LIENs AND JUDGMENTS,
The House having refused to concur
10 the sene,s action relating to liens
And luJgme h, announced the Ap-
p1lntmsnt VI Cntchlow, Nye anu
Mansfield n conference committee 10
consult with tue Senate committee.
COUNTY TKEAsURERs DISPUTE.
Sutherland. Of the Judiciary com.
mittee, presented majority report OF
tuat committee on =. Is. %, felsting TO
county ttsatufefs, anu recommended
iis passage.
a minority fsToft, signed by Booth,
A ilison and Sutherland, recommended
the rejection OF the bill because II
makes county tteasurefs oK tficio
district court CImmissiOnerS And uePu.
y state treasurer; II also makes the
-tatt responsible LOT all witness, Juror
Aud stenO gfapher iert, aud would de-
pfiye tue counties OF auy Int, rest IN
being economical In these divisions;
u would also increase expense 10 the
State, and would virtually create q
State suutTeasurets, who could hold
ils5, 900 ot State funds away from the
state treasurer The minority urged
that II counties paid half therHpenss oil
witnrssos, Jurors and csuft stono.
gtaphofS, IL would tend 10 sconUmy;
anl the counties would DO TocompenseI
W getting the official fees.
The report. were laid on the table lc
come w In their order.
MINERS WAGES.
Glen Miller Of the committee or
labor, presented the majority report OF
tho committee on 3. ID. 6s, providing
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