The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-08
SENATE,

The session Of the senate yesterday
was absolutely devoid of anything
which might be construed as sensation
al the only approach being the objec-
ton of Senator Jones of Salt Lake to
the placing of q telephone in the senate
committee room and which shall be
used by the members free of cost, in
Guiding the use of the lines outside of
the city. Jones intends introducing
some bills which will affect telephone
and telegraphtc companies and did not
want to be under Obligation to any
of them for courtesies. He stood alone.
however. ana when the vote Of accept
ance was taken was the only. member
OF the senate who cast a vote against
the proposition.
The senate passed house bill No l
yesterday and passed from special to
regular session at 4 o'clock. This is a
victory for the Democratic minority.
because it means that the ballcting
for United States senators viii not be-
gin until the DIST. In the meantime
some legislation in the interests Of the
courts can be had and several other
needed statutes passed.
Routine proceedings of the session
were as IOllOMS.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
At 2:05 President Cannon called the
senate to order and invited Senator
Zundel to offer prayer, which was fol-
lowed by the roll cali, all the members
being present.
Senator Jones directed the attention
of the chair TO the presence of Senator
Sutherland and suggested that he be
n "A 4
by the chair and Senator Sutherland
took his seat
Senator Jones called UP house bill
No. I, an act providing for the conVen-
ing in regular session Of the legisla-
ture Of the state of Utah, and offered
ar amendment, providing for the con-
Venlng Of both houses at 4 p. m. on
Tuesday. January Z.
Senator Miller Of Salt Lake displayed
o degree of anxiety lest the measure
fail IL effec, because it could not be
passed in time to publish, but was re-
assured by Senator Jones. who stated
that if q two-thiTds vote of both houses
was cast in favor CT the bill il would
stand.
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.
On roll call all members Of the senate
voted for the bill It was observed that
the Democrats were somewhat elated.
and well they might be, as in the de-
feati44g Of the bill as it came from the
house they had scored the first vic
tory in the first legislature of the
state of Utah. The bill as passed was
sent TO the house which at p. m
returned it with a message that it
had been passed there by a vote of
42 ayes. absent ,. The president of the
senate volunteered the information
that The bill would be engrossed and
sent to The governor as soon as signed
by the president Of the senate, which
piece of news brought Senator Booth Of
Salt Lake 10 his feet with the state
rnent that when it came from the house
it should be acted upon by the senate.
Inasmuch as there were no commit
tees he would move the appointment of
a committee on enrolment and en-
crossing of pills and suggest that the
senate. as committee of the whole, at
tend to shat duty.
Senator Snow thought this method
too cumbersome and moved the APP
pointment OF a committee of three for
the work, which was agreed to, and
Senators Snow, Sutherland and Glen
Miller were appointed to look over the