The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-18
THE LAKE HERALD, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 10

tive Offices in said cities and towns;
and the officers then elected shall quail
ify and enter upon their duties on the
frst day of June next succeeding their
election, and continue in Office two
Years and until their successors are
elected and qualified. That the tsr-m
of office of all the present elective Off
GERS shall expire on May 81, 1897, and
all appointive officers in said cities, as
soon thereafter as their successors shall
be appointed and qualified
All apposntive officers III said cities
shall hold their respective offices I'M
til their successors shall be appointed
and qualified
This amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Jones then moved to strike out
all provisions of the bill providing for
electlng candidates for the Office of
governor, secretary of state, attorney
general, state auditor, treasurer and
superintendent of public instruction by
the legislature. in case of a tie. and
to insert a clause providing for decid-
ing by lot in the presence of the su-
preme court at time to be designated
by the court
Ihis change was agreed to.
After few more minor changes the
bill passed.
REPORTERS PROTECTION.
Mr.. Jones then moved to reconsider
the vote by which senate bill No. 1Ol
tue DIN protecting newspaper men,
passed. The motion prevailed and
Jones argued that newspaper man
chould not have thrown about him a.
protection which no other class had. II
was giving men a chance to abusa
privileges Men do not seek redress
from newspapers, but rather the men
VINO nave maligned them. This would
give the maligner a chance to conceal
himself. The bill gives no protection
10 the reporter particu.a rly, but to the
paper
Glen Miller said that the last state
ment was incorrect. The reporter was
a character who needed protection.
Inc editors of this city, some of them,
nave seen fit to decry this measure.
They do rot represent the sentiment of
the reporters. The latter cannot ex-
press tn tr views except by speaking
as do members. The speaker had talk
ed with nearly all the reporters in this
city and even those whose papers op-
posed this bill, and they were in favor
81 the measure. The reporter should
be protected. He is the man who gets
all the information and is the party
VINO takes all the blame when a mis-
take is made. He was surprised at
members of one profession decrying an
other and declining to extend to an
other the privileges they enjoy.
Mr.. Sutherland was opposed to the
Dill. There is no relationship between
the reporter and any othr per-
son which demands confidential rsla-
tlons. suppose newspaper man
pumps grand jury and induces a
member or members to tell secrets. He
should not be protected at all.
Mr.. Booth said Mr.. Sutharland's il
lustradion was perhaps the only in
stance where harm might be done.
Willie there are hundreds of cases in
the OTHER direction. The newspaper re-
portsr needs this protection
Suppose man should see a mur-
der committed and tell a newspaper
man about it, Would not the crime be
covered up?" said Sutherland
No, sir. The publication of the facts
would lead to a conviction. The man
who saw the crime has furnished
clue and should be protected
Mr. Warner amended the bill by
making the bill read TO protect no one
out reporters actually engaged, which
was agreed to.
Ayes-Booth, Candland, Chichester,
Evans, Mckay, Glen Miller,
Warner. Warrum Zundel-10.
Nays-J0nes, R. G. Miller Snow,
Sutherland, Mr.. PRESIDENT.
SALARY BILL.
Senate bill No. 103 the salary bill,
came up and was amended by Mr..
sutherland in the following manner in
'elajion to classifying counties, begin
ling ait the fourth class as follows:
Fourth Class-Having an assessed
1aluation of more than $S,000000 and
ess than S1O,OO0,OOO.
Fifth Class-Having am assessed val
raltion of mcre than 100000 and less
man SIS, 100000.
Sixth C.ass-Haiving an assessed vail
lation of more than $6.000,000 and le5s
han $1,000, 900.
Seventh Class-Having an assessed
-aluation of more than $4,000, 900 and
ess than $4,000, 900.
Eighth Class-Having an assessed
-aluation of more than S4,000,00O and
ess than 100000
Ninth Class-Having an assessed val
ration of more than 100000 and less
han S4,000,0 600.
Tenth Class-Having an assessed val
idliOii VI liiIIC Y-'VVU,uuV anu 1893
han s3,00O,000.
Eleventh Class-Having an assessed
-aluation of more than S1,500,000 and
ess Than S2,000,000.
Twelfth Class-Having an assessed
-aluation of more than s1,0O0,000 and
ess than S1.50000O.
Thirteenth Class-Having an assess
d valuation of more than 100000 and
ess than $1.000000.
Fourteenth Class-Having ars-assess-
d valuation of more than 100000 and
ass than 100000.
Fifteenth Class-Having an assessed
,aluation of less than 100000.
The classification of counties of the
rst. second and third classes remains
S first fixed The amendment was
.dopted.
Mr. Sutherland offered the following
chedule of salaries:
Thirty days after approval of this
ct the board of county commissioners
hall fix the salaries of all county Of
cers not to exceed the amounts in
he following table: