The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-20

yesterday was spent IN Wrangilng ana
nothing of Importance or that will be
OF any benefit to the state was &C
complished.
The ''jawing" contest, for such it was,
started in the morning when the coun-
ties bill was taken Up, arising out of a
difference Of opinion concerning the
proper course of procedure on motion
to reinsert certain words in the bill.
The speaker made a ruling on this dur
ing the morning session, then in the
afternoon made a contrary ruling on
z motion somewhat similar, which a
great many OF the gentlemen took to
be identical with the one which dis
turbed the tranquility of the morning
hours and so fought it out on that line.
with no progress being made on the
bill. Instead, therefore, OF a vote being
reached during the day as many ex-
pected the day before, it now looks as
though the vote was several days dis
tant.
Mr.. Howard presented during the
morning session a bill which he intends
shall enter the race with MI. Soren-
sens to abolish capital punishment. 1t
is a Dill prescribing a new code of cap
ital punishment, defining the crimes for
which it shall be the penalty and max
ing executions private.
The afternoon session was. as stated
devoted to the counties bill, and to
the substitute for Mr. Boards bill Civ
ing bounties for killing certain wild
animals. Very little progress was
made on the former and the latter
was finally passed but not till two
hours had been occupied in squa billing
among the members.
During the afternoon Mr.. Critchlow
objected TO the bill rep lling the meat
inspection law being transmitted to
the governor and will make another eff
fort to kill 1t.
The bill comforting majority rights
on minors was officially killed on third
reading although it had been CON
signed to the pigeon hole some time
previously by the adoption of an adj
verse committee report.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
The live stock committee reported
back the Andrus live stock bill favora-
bly,, tie report being adopted
The speaker signed house bills Nos
12l, Sc and "A, being the bills for the
incorporation of private colleges. the
bill repeating the meat inspection law,
and the oleomargerine bill.
n communication from the senate
transmitted as passed, the house land
bill with amendments. also the militia
DILL and the eight hour bill which was
passed without amendment The house
concurred in the senate amendments to
the militia bill and those made to the
land bill were referred to the land
committee.
h. B. No. 163. The bill presrribes a
code of capital punishment and is in
tended to enter the race against Mr..
Sorensen's bill to abolish capital pun
ishment
MOVED TO REJECT.
Mr.. Gibson moved 20 Indefinitely
postpone the consideration of the bill.
the motion being unanimously supnort-
ed.
Mr.. Critchlow said he was opposed 10
the bill personally, but as there was no
means OF telling whether the Sorensen
Dill would pass. he thought this one
should go 10 the committee and in the
event that failed, tins should pass. as
IL provided for the privacy in executions
and would be preferable to the present
law which was a disgrace to the state.
permitting of so much publicity as it
does and allowing people to satiate
morbi1 curiosity
Previous to Mr.. Critchlow securing
the floor, the speaker had ruled the
motion should ue to reject. which was
accordingly made. At the conclusion
OF Mr.. Critchlow's remarks DR.. Con-
don Withdrew his motion and the bill
went TO the judiciary committee tsfter
the second reading.
The bill reads as follows:
section /. Whenever anv convict
shaI be sentenced to the punishment
OF death. the court shall cause 10 he
made out. sealed and delivered to me
sheriff of the county, a warrant stat
ing Such conviction and sentence. and
order lnstructing the sheriff of rho
county 10 convey such convict to fbe
penltentlary, and to deliver such con-
Wet to the warden thereof. to be safely
Kept by him until the time fixed for
MS execution. as hereinafter provided
and a certified copy of such Warrant
shall be forthwith transmitted nv tho
clerk OF the court to the governor of
the stat
Sec. ?. The governor shall keep in
his Office q record of all warrants of
conviction and sentence ~eceived bv
him as aforesaid, and any governor of
The state for the time being shall. in
his discretion at any time, not less
tnan SIX months from the time of con-
Nic<iOn of each convict respectively.
make an order fixing the day on which
the sentence OF the law shall be car
ried into effect, which time shall be at
least thirty days from the issuance of
such order which shall be directed to
the warden of the penitenaiary, to be
by him executed
Sec. 8. Untn the receipt Of such or
der by The warden, he shall keep any
convict so sentenced to death at hard
labor within The walls of the peDiten-
tiary, and, upon receipt of such order.
the said warden shall at once remove
the convict described therein to a cell.
where he shall be kept securely con-
fined until the time for the execution
of the sentence. The warden shall in
vite to be present at the execution, by
at least three days notice, two ply
sicians and twelve respectable citizens.
to be selected by him; he must also.
at the request Of tine convict, permit
any minister of the gospel by him des-
ignated and any OF his relations to at
tend the execution, and also such peace
officers as the warden may deem prop
er. No person under age nor any one
other shan those mentioned in this
section snail be allowed to witness the
execution.
Sec. T. In case of an appeal or writ
of error taken by a person convicted
and sentenced to death as aforesaid,
the sentence of the Law shall not be
carried into effect until after the hear
ing or determination of such appeal
or writ of error. In case of a person |
convicted and sentenced to death be-
coming insane such person Shall not