The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-07

and the Reform SchOoI-Variefy
of MeaSures-Senate Debates the
Question of Adjournment Until
Today, Which is Lost-GeDeral
Business of the Upper House.
Senator Glen Miller yesterday intro
duced in the senate a bill for the pro-
lection of Journalists" This measure,
which is printed in full below, is prl-
marily designed to protect reporters
and news gatherers generally, but I'M
less the phraseology of the caption is
changed the only man in the state
who will derive any protection from
its opera ton is Joel Shoemaker, editor
of the Logan Journal, he being the
only journalist" employed in news
paper work in the state, so far as
heard from. The bill was referred to
the committee on printing and it is eX-
pected and hoped that newspaper
men, will be added. Journalists rare
ly secure news for papers. Journalists
are the fellows who write essays ana
poems for magazines. Journalists are
members of the kindergarten of news
paperdom, according to the best au-
thority. When a man first engages he
is a journalist. By and by he gets on
the police run and becomes a reporter.
Then he is promoted by being trusted
to do general work and becomes
newspaper man Senator Miller'S bill
is:
S. 3. No. 1O1, by Mr.. Glen Miller-An
act to protect journalists in the Secur-
ing of news.
No person engaged in, connected
with, or employed on, a newspaper or
journal shall be compelled to disclose
any legal proceedings or trial, or before
any committee of the legislature or
elsewhere, the source of any news or
information procured or obtained by
him for and published in the newspa-
per or journal on which he is engaged,
connected or employed.
This act shall not abridge or impair
the right of the people to commence
and maintain criminal prosecutor
for libel, or the right or remedy OF any
person to maintain an action for dam
ages on account of said publication.
OPENING THE RESERVATIONS.
The question of opening the lands on
the Uncompahgre Indian reservation
was brought UP yesterday by the IN
PRODUCTION of the appended concurrent
resolution, which was presented by the
judiciary committee. The chairman
left the chair Ito ask the consideration
of the same be postponed until Mon
day in order that he might offer a
resolution amended in form, or change
the reading of this one, which request
was agreed to and the same went over.
The resolution reads:
Whereas, Under an act Of congress
approved August Is. 1894, a commission
was appointed by the president of the
United States to allot lands in several
ty to the Uncompahgre Indians, and
said act provided that the remainder
of the lands of such reservation Should,
upon the approval Of allottmentS py
the secretary of the interior, be open
to entry under the homestead ana
mineral laws of the United states;
now therefore be 1t
Resolved, by the senate, the house
concurring, that a sufficient length OF
time having elapsed for the making of
such allottments by said commission,
# is the opinion of the legislature OF
this state that such allottments should
he made and reported to the secretary
of the interior, and that the remainder
of said lands should be open to enlfy
under the homestead and mlneraI ldWS
of the United States without further
delay H.
THAT the honorable secretary of the
interior is respectfully requested TO
reouire an immediate report from SAID
commission, and that action be taken
thereon under the provisions OF Sald
law.
That a copy of this resolution be for
warded to the honorable secretary OF
the interior. -4.,,,
business was transacted yesterday
with an activity which was pleasing
Tn behold There were no tedious de-
bates on the part of any of the mem
hers. and as a result a great deal more
was accomplished The table was
cleared of nearly everything on it, the
only matters remaining being three
hills which will be read second time on
Monday and two which come up on
third reading at the same time
The only time in the session Whlcn
resembled a debate was when Allison,
who has been absent all week, sprang
a motion to adjourn until today. Mem
hers who were present at each session
onnosed this, contending for one day
in the week in which to attend to pri-
vate matters. 1t was a close vote all
round, there being seven for and seven
against. A common motion to adjourn
met the same fate and not until War
ner offered a compromise that the SEN
ate adjourn until Monday at 1850 p. M.
was decisive action taken.
The business of the senate yesterday
will be found in the appended report
of the routine proceedings
REFUSED TO CONCUR.
Senate bill No. 81. substitute. an act
amending section 1917, laws of 1888
passed by the house with amendments
was taken up and discussed. This bill
contfers certain privileges upon cities OF
the third class, but the house having
struck out the essential point, on mo-
ton of Mr. Snow concurrence was re-
fused and Senators Candland, Snow anC
Chidester appointed a conference com
mittee.
PROTECTING EMPLOYEES.
Senate bill 80. protecting employees il
their claims for wages, as amended by
the house, was passed and referred tx
the engrossing committee.
STATE MINING BOARD.
When house bill IS, providing for 6
state mining board of examiners was
brought up. Mr.. Driscoll moved it be
postponed until next Wednesday, wher
it be made special order, which wa:
| agreed to.
NO STORE ORDERS.
Senate bill SO, for the protection o.
employees in payment of their wage!
came up on first reading on a favorable
report from the committee on labor
which was adopted. The bill provide.