The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-08
FIRST LAW PASSED.

| cess of fifteen minutes to await de-
velopments
FIRST LAW PASSED.
Upon reconvening the chair an
I nounced the engrossment Of the bill by
| The house and referred it to the special
committee, which a few moments la
/ ter announced to the senate that it was
all in due form and ready for the sigma
ture of the president. In the presence
Of the senate he then signed it and
| ordered it sent TO the governor for his
approval The chair took the pen
which he used in this work and viii
! carefully preserve it as a memento
| Of the occasion. it being the instrument
with which the first measure passed
by the legislature became a law.
The senate took another recess until
4 o'clock, when the information was
brought in that the governor had the
bill in his possession. This was a sig
nal for Jones to move that the secre-
tary announce to the house the readi-
ness and willingness OF the senate TO
adjourn its special session sine die.
The motion was agreed TO and having
nothing else to do the senate decided to
hear the journal of the previous day.
Minute Clerk Glove had omitted three
or four matters, but after a time every
thing was adjusted and the senate lis
tened TO a committee from the house.
which dropped in to inquire If there
was anything else the senate had to do.
in which the assistance of the house
was required.
Senator Miller, of Salt Lake, there
upon introduced a joint resolution.
that each house appoint a committee
of three to wait upon the governor and
inform him that both houses were
ready to adjourn.
GOVERNOR SIGNS THE BILL.
Senator Booth raised a point of or
der that the bill passed by the senate
and house had not yet been returned by
the governor which point was held to
be q valid one. Representative Tom
FERGUSON, one of the committee. vol
unteered the unofficial tidings that the
governor had signed the bill and that
the same was in the possession of the
house.
Senator Jones deemed this sufficient
notice and moved that the senate notify
the house that it was ready TO adjourn
While the secretary was writing out
this missive the house notified the sem
ate the governor had signed the bill.
MIR. Evans moved the senate adjourn
sine die and ten votes were cast in ia
vor of the same, when Snow raised a
point that the journal of the days pro-
the regular session had no power to re-
cefve and correct the minutes of spec
ial session.
Booth took an opposite view, while
Miller, of Salt Lake, held that Evans
position was correct
Allison moved the appointment of "a
committee of three to examine and cor
rect them which carried and the follow
ing senators were chosen; Evans and
r. G.. Miller.
On motion of Senator Evans the sem
ate adjourned the special session sine
die
REGULAR SESSION.
Secretary Pardee called the regular
session to order a few minutes after
the special session adjourned, and
called the roll. All the members an
swered their names after which Senator
Sutherland nominated George M. Can
non for president of the senate.
Senator Snow placed R. c. Chambers
in nomination for the position.
The vote was a strict party one. as
on the day previous. Cannon, II; Cham
bers, 5. Cannon and Chambers paired
on this vote.
Upon taking the chair the president
said there had been a question raised
as to whether the members had to be
sworn in again. He had looked UP the
law and found that they were elected
to serve one year. Hence he did not
deem it necessary The officers of the
senate however would have to be sworn
in again
Evans moved the election of the Of
fcers of the senate as presented by the
Democrats yesterday, including a chap
lain and a docket clerk.
This was amended by Booth. omit
ting chaplain and docket clerk and ed-
ding a janitor.
The amendment prevailed on viva
voce vote, the Democrats voting solid
ly against it.
The Democrats then presented the list
of their candidates as offered in the
special session as an amendment to a
motion by Booth that the list of Repub-
lican officers elected be made the off1c-
ers Of the regular session, with the ad-
dition of Theodore ChideSter as janitor
The amendment was lost by a strict
party vote and the Republican officers
were declared elected.
The ofEicers-elect We're then sworn
in, and at the suggestion of Senator
Jones, Senator Evans offered prayer.
Senator Jones moved the secretary
notify the house that the former body
was in regular session and ready 20
do business. This was agreed to and
Mrs. Pardee wrote another letter.
Senator Mckay moved the appoint
ment of d committee Of three to wait
upon the governor and tell him the
senate had established itself and was
ready for action.
Booth objected. He wanted a joint !
committee from both houses. 1.-THE !
legislature notifies the governor that it /
is ready for business; not the senate
or the house" said Booth. 1--WE should !
have a joint committee and not a little /
enc horse affair of our own" Booth |
then wrote out a resolution which was
sat upon by the senate and the orig |
inal motion carried. Mckay, Snow and !
Allison were appointed to seek out the |
executive and tell him of the action of /
the senate.
RULES ADOPTED.
While the committee was out looking |
up the governor, Chidester moved |
Roberts rules of order be adopted by |
the senate until such time as a COM !
mfttee on rules should be appointed |
and make a report This was too deep !
for the majority and an amendment by |
was offered substituting the |
rules of the last legislative council. |
which was adopted. The sergeant-at-
arms was instructed to procure the /
rules and also a copy of the constitu-
ton and the enabling act for each SEN
ator
THANKS FOR THE ROOM
Miller. of Salt Lake. was grateful to
the mayor and the council for the free
use of the room and as a compensa-
ton therefor moved they be rendered a
vote of thanks and to be given the
n,-ix lace of the floor This was agreed I