The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-27

The members Of the house were not
In a very serious mood a great deal
of The time yesterday and frequently
relaxed into the lighter vein over mat
ters which were not considered of
grave importance.
Notwithstanding the tendency to-
ward merriment, considerable business
of a serious nature was transacted.
But one bill was passed. That was
the senate bill creating the state board
of examiners and defining its powers
and duties
The only debate Of the day occurred
during the consideration of the senate
bin TO authorize cities and towns to
establish free public libraries by tax
alton for that purpose. Mr.. Smoot
was the chief opponent of the bill, and
he was against il, not because he was
Unfavorable to the idea, but because
he did not believe the people We're in
condition 10 have their taxes increased.
He moved to strike out the enacting
clause, and thereby precipitated a de-
bate. during which numerous gentle
men aired their views concerning the
necessity of such institutions, with the
result that Mr.. Smoot withdrew his
motion and left the bin open to fur
Their consideration.
The eight-hour labor bill was prac-
ideally killed through an adverse COM
mittee report concerning its constitu-
tionality. 1t was recommftted without
the report being adopted, but it rs
hardly believed the bill can be so con-
structed as to insure its passage this
session
The introduction of the senate's
of no he
which afforded the members opportu-
nifty for considerable fun making by
moving to have it referred to nearly
every committee on the list before it
was finally given to the judiciary.
Mr.. Morrison went after the printing
committee again to know why it had
not informed the house what it had
done with reference to making a print
ing contract The committee was or
dered to report not later than Friday.
The closing minutes of the session
were devoted to an effort on the part
of some Of the gentlemen to prevent
AN adjournment, more in a spirit of
mischievouSness than from a desire to
proceed to business. Motions to ad-
1ourn were made and defeated, tonly
TO be renewed as soon as other bust
ness had interviewed. Meanwhile a
great many members got UP and left
length forced to declare a motion to
adjourn carried, which was defeated in
reality. in order to end the mischief
making and enable the members who
so desired to go to their dinners
THE PROCEEDINGS.
Two petitions were presented by Mr..
Harris signed by citizens of the Farr
West precinct and of HarriSonVflle re-
spectively, both of which read: 1--WE
the undersigned citizens and fruit
growers Of the state of Utah, do here
10y protest against H B. No. no
claiming it to be inimical to the well
rare and the freedom Of the citizens
of the state Of Utah and has a ten
dency to curtail the liberty of Ameri-
can Iruit-groWerS that nature and ma
lures God has given them. Ever
praying for a reconsideration and re-
section of such an absurd measure.
signed"
The bill referred to requires fruit
trees to be sprayed for the prevention
of insect pests.
Valentine Gideon of Ogden. ex-commis-
Sioner of the supreme court. for SIS. 60
Tor services in the hearing Of cases.
COMMITTEE REPORTS CoNsID-
Erred.
Inc committee on militia rApOrted
back the militia bill of Mr.. Stevens.
with amendments intended TO obviate
the objections formerly made to the
bill. The report of the committee was
adopted. which recommended its pas
sage, and Mr. Stevens moved to sus-
pend the rules and place the bill on
hnal passage. Mr.. Harris objected to
such haste aud the measure was made
2 special order for today.
II. 5. No. . and S. 3. No. II, both of
which amended the compiled laws of
lSSS with reference to exemptions from
execution The report was adopted
recommending the passage Of +he lat
ter and rejecting the former.
THE EIGHT HOUR BILL
The same committee recommended
the rejection Of II. B. No. II. the eight
hour bill, for the reason that certain
portions were considered unconstifr
Sional. The bill was recomnitted. uDon
motion of Mr.. Curtis
The house then adopted these re-
ports Of the judiciary COMMITTEES.
Recommending the passage of S. B.
No IS, to release one or more Joint
debtors without releasing others: H. B.
No. III, TO enable private colleges to
incorporate; and substitute for II. 3.
No. 4S, prohibiting employers from
paying eff employees in saloons.
The educational committee recon-
mended that H 3. No. so, relating to
the protection Of minor children, be re-
jected, on the ground that its pro-
visions were covered by present sta