The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-06

terday. It will be remembered the
committee was instructed to draft
bill fixing all salaries of all officers
in every county in the state Hester-
day Jones introduced a resolution,
which he said had passed the house,
classifying the counties in the state
and directing the committee to fix
maximum salary for all officers and
leave the exact figures to be taken care
of by the board of county commits
sioners.
Glen Miller opposed the idea as
vicious and hoped it would not pass.
The commissioners were open to all
sorts of influence and ought not be
given the power indicated.
Jones said at the meeting of the
salary committee but one county could
be agreed upon as regards the salary
of it's officers and that was Salt Lake
county. This resolution fixed the maxi
mum salary which was ample protec-
ton. If the salary bill is passed fixing
definite salaries the house will regret
it. The committee has agreed the
salary of the Sheriff, county attorney,
clerk, assessor and collector shall be
paid, one-half by the state. Weber
county could not agree on its schedule
and it's delegation was fighting like
cats and dogs. OaughterD
Senator Mckay mildly combatted
this last statement. AS he understood
it Weber county was unanimous in its
opinions. There was no fighting like
cats and dogs
Il spoke metaphoriCally, said Jones.
ooh" was the retort, Il thought you
spoke literally"
This matter was laid on the table
for time, pending a presumed arrival
on the part of Mr.. Sutherland, who
was absent attending to some legal
business. He did not come back, how
ever and the resolution was taken up
at the close of the day.
Glen Miller moved to amend the reso-
luton by making it read that the COM
mittee classify all counties and fix the
salaries of the officer of the first, sec
ond and third class at a definite figure,
leaving the balance to be arranged py
the board Of county commissioners.
This didn't suit Driscoll, who moved
to strike out, but the motion lost, all
voting no except the mover of the mo-
ton. The motion as amended by
Miller then passed and will be taken
up in the house today.
TRANS-MISSISSIPPI EXHIBIT.
When the resolution passed by the
house relating to the trans Mississippi
exposition at Omaha came up there
was considerable opposition developed
by reason of Booth being afraid that it
involved an appropriation. So earnest
was he on this point, that the secre-
tary was forced to read the same sew
eral times ere he was satisfied on the
matter Evans was solicitous too. He
wanted no expense. The people might
better have an inter-mounuain EXPOSE
ton right here This was Booths
plan and Candland's scheme. They
want everybody here to look at every
body else exhibit: sort of mutual adj
miration society as it were.
The chairman had to leave his seat
and explain that it did not cost any
thing to pass the resolution, in order
to quiet the fears of the several mem
bers. The resolution passed. although
Evans was emphatic in being recorded
that it should cost nothing
PRISON C0NYICTs.
The talkative abilities of many OF the
senators and their knowledge Of Grim
inals as class was demonstrated when
house bill 10, providing for the govern
ment of the state prison came up. The
the prisoners should work. Glen Mil
Ter said the criminals ought to be made
to work ten hours. 1t was a historical
fact perpetuated by the coolies of sta
tistics in existence that when a man
was in Jail he would rather work ten
hours than eight The time he was not
working he was confined in his cell and
that was irksome.
Evans believed eight hours was the
proper caper and SO did Booth. Both
men argued that a prisoner should have
eight hours for work, eight hours for
sleep and eight for recreation-in the
library. The senate finally agreed to
make it eight hours.
Another discussion ensued when the
question of extending and multiplying
sentences came up. Glen Miller again
had recourse to statistics to show that
men who commit felony twice are ha-
bitual criminals and that nearly all
other states made the terms much long
er after a person has been convicted
twice. Booth did not like the language
of the bill and the senate one by one
took turns in saying something about
it. with a few exceptions. Finally it
was agreed to say that when a man
had been convicted OF felony twice pre-
viously. the court below should have
the authority to sock it to him for fif-
teen years
Chairman Cannon alluded to the diff
Guilty the fire and police board has ex-
perienced in removing men from the
force in timaS past and said he had an
amendment to the bill he wished to
offer. The matter went over until to-
day and then George will present an
amendment which will permit the pris-
on board to officially scalp the warden
and his deputy whenever it sees fit.
CLERKS AND WATERS.
House bill SO. providing for the health
of clerks and walters came up on first
reading, having passed the house. The
bill came to the senate on report of
the committee on public health recon-
mending the same be rejected. Booth
moved the report be not adopted and
then there was a whole lot of fun. The
| bill provides that an EMPLOYER who
does not furnish stools and chairs for
his clerks and walters to sit on when
they are not working is guilty of a
misdemeanor.
this was a foolish thing tos attempt
The idea oi bill like that was ride
uious.
Chichester was in favor Of the bill he
cause there were so many EMPLOYERS
who kept all their clerks standing and
would not allow them to sit; they We're
compelled to maintain an erect position
because it was good advertising.
Booth was in favor of the BILL al
though after it became a law a man
might discharge employees for sitting
down. even if there were chairs in