The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-28

because there was not senators enough
to pass the same making it effective
at once, and as members are continu-
ally being excused, serious difficulty
may occur if a change does not take
place.
The session of the senate yesterday
was a peculiar one. At the outset it
appeared as though many measures
would be passed. Committee report
followed committee report in quick sue
cession and bills were placed on the
calendar in short order. Then came
the calm after the storm. The senate
dragged through the balance of the
day in reading and changing the in
surance bill the fish and game law
and the drainage district measure. The
registration bill. which everybody
thought was completed and ready for
a. final vote was unearthed and for two
hours the senators INDUCED in chang
ing of words here and there, with no
particular Importance resulting. final
ly laying the matter over until the
presiding officer shall have time to
study the provisions of the measure in
detail, a task which he undertook last
evening, over the midnight OIL
RESOLUTIONS OF COINCIDENCE.
The senate was officially appraised of
the death of the wife of Senator Barnes
yesterday and Mr. Evans and Glen
Miller were appointed as a committee
on resolutions. They presented the fol-
lowing report, which was adopted and
an engrossed copy ordered sent to the
senator at his home in Kaysville.
Whereas, 1t has pleased the Ruler of
all to take from our friend companion
a nd JnI1y
beloved wife, be it
Resolved, That we. the members of
the state senate, extend to Senator
Barnes. our deep and heartfelt sym
pathy in the hour of his bereavement
and affection. Be it further
Resolved. That we learn with pro-
found sorrow of the continuance of his
already prolonged illness and sincere
~ hope that he may be speedily re-
stored TO health and comfort
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Business was lively at the opening.
After prayer had been offered by Min
ute Clerk Glove. a raft of reports from
various committees were filed.
The fish and game committee report
ed in favor of rejecting senate bill 81
and senate bill Sc, because the provi-
sions of the same were all covered in
i
was adopted and a report recommend
ing the passage of house bill So substi-
ture, offered, and adopted and the bill
placed on the calendar.
senator Candland, of the appropria-
tons and salaries committee. reported
in favor of paying Weber county the
sum of S1,410. one-half the cost of MAX
ing assessors maps and plats. This
Dill was passed upon by the state board
III,
The senate voted the amount.
Inc same committee reported favor
ably on H B. No. 4. an act appropriat-
ing 500 for the relief of Private Nc
Donald of First battery, n. G. u. and
the bill was placed on the calendar
5. B. Nos. "a, SO and 100, relating to
mines and mine inspection, We're re-
Jected by the committee on mines and
minerals, the report being adopted
S. B. No 90. creating the office of
county engineer, was rejected by the
committee on mines and minerals The
report was adopted
S. B. No. 1875. Sutherland's eminent
domain measure, was reported favor
ably by the committee on judiciary
Chidester reported the Australian
ballot law. with the changes suggested
by the executive committee in his
special message.
RUSH BUSINESS, PLEASE.
Mr.. Sutherland presented a resolu-
ton providing that all favorable re-
ports on bills now in the hands of
committees be made not later than
Tuesday, March 81, which was adop-
ted.
Mr.. Booth from the committee on
ways and means reported S. B. No
124. providing for the collection of
taxes in towns and villages. and S. B.
No. 125, fixing the tax levy for 1895,
favorably with amendments.
HOUSE MESSAGES.
The house reported having con-
CURED in the senate amendments to
clerks, the passage of H. B. No. 4, ere
ating a state board of horticulture, and
H. B. No. 1894, the canaigre root bill.
INSURANCE BILL.
Discussion of the insurance bill was
then resumed.
Mr.. Booth precipitated the debate by
offering an amendment making the
exemption, mentioned in yesterdays
report, apply to companies organized
under the laws of this state, and only
those.
Mr. Sutherland opposed the motion,
declaring it was in violation of the
federal constitution, which prohibits
one state from discriminating against
the people of another. In addition to
this, he held the amendment
unwise. Various companies, the
Equitable, for instance, erected great
buildings in the principal cities of the
states Four or five years ago the COM
pany mentioned talked of erecting
mammoth building here but found its
charter prohibited an investment in a
territory Now this barrier has been
Utah should not discriminate
against them. Mr.. Booths amendment
failed.
Mr.. Allison then moved to strike out
Provided that whenever any such in
surance company shall have paid
tax within the state upon its property,
it shall be entitled to deduct from the
amount 1 u per cent tax upon its gross
receipts from premiums the amount of
such tax paid upon it's property"
Speaking to his motion, Mr. Allison
said he did not see why any insurance
company should be exempted. They
received the benefits of large amounts
of capital and had enormous surplus
age
After remarks by Sutherland, Glen
Miller and Mr.. Cannon, action was de-
ferred until the afternoon session.
At pm. the bill passed.
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Senate bill %, the Australian ballot
law, was amended as suggested by the
governor. to admit of posting notices
in counties and towns where no news
papers are published, and passed.
DRAINAGE DISTRICTS