The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-24

Yesterdays session oil the senate was
enlivened by a request from Senator
Allison, in respect to the action of the
Joint committee, appointed some time
ago for the purpose of drafting the
bills which are required by the con-
stitution to meet the changes necessary
TO the successful transition from ter
ritorial to state government. 1t ap-
pears this committee was appointed all
right enough, but up to date it has
mt been heard from in any manner.
Whether the members have discovered
that no difference exists in the forms
of autonomy mentioned or not is some
thing the statesman from the city on
the north wants to know.
We viii be here in the last days Of
the session with bills galore on our
hands, said the member from Weber.
we will have no time then to consid-
or what we want Now we have all
the spare time we can wish for We
are doing very little I suggest the
committee go over the constitution and
see whether there is not something
required at its hands. 1t should make
a report and let US know what points
Tor consideration"
The routine business Of the senate
Yesterday was Of a tame nature. Moth
ing occurred TO mar the serenity of the
members A full and complete report
is given below.
Senator Allison will ere long have
gratified the burning desire that has
been consuming him to have his name
spread upon the minutes of the con-
EreS5fonal journal His memorial pic
turing the awful despair that has
seized the people of these United States
since the enactment of the Wilson bill
and praying that life's lamp be once
more lighted by the re-enactment of
the Mckinley bill was signed by the
speaker of the house yesterday That
highly important matter (9 will not
therefore occupy any more of the valu-
able time Of the session unless Gov
ernor Wells should see fit to exercise
his veto prerogative and send it back
without his approval, a contingency
which however possible is considered
hardly probable.
The senator from Weber also figured
IN another matter in the house yester-
Day. Els memorial to congress de-
manding that Ambassador Bayard be
recalled and properly imbued with an
adequate sense of the fitness of things
anu enlightened IN ideas of American
isEl was introduced in the house. The
gentleman with a vocabulary is in a
1alr way, however, to have his anbi-
ilon Tor greatness nipped in the bud
IN TINS particular instance. and by the
act OF member Of his own party. for
upon motion of Critchlow the memo
rial was referred to the committee on
FEDERAL relations, of which Quill Neh-
eker IS chairman. If that illustrious
example of Mr.. -Allison's idiosyncrasies
sees the light OF day again by being al
lowed ever 10 emerge from committee
.he gentleman from Rich is not onto
his JOB as thoroughly as he is given
credit for being.
The house session pulled aIong stead
lily yesterday and considerable was ac-
complished as the result. Four bi1ls
were considered in committee of +ha
Whole and We're later passed. They
were house bills No. 3, relative TO +be
appointment Of notaries public: No 6.
HAlng the age Of consent at Is; No. as
prohibiting the sale of stock under
1raCdulent pedigree. and S. B. No 1S
proVldlng for the management of the
state prison. The latter goes to the
governor Tor approval if the senate
concurs IN two minor amendments
which the house attached.
ne governor returned to the house
wnere II originated, H B. No. 5. pro-
Nldlng Tor the collection of fees by state
ana county officials and directine fba
manner Of covering them into +ba
proper treasury. His excellencv de-
chned to approved the bill on fhe
srounQ mat it did not properly cover
me OBJECT sought to be obtained