The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-03

ton and the county commissioners can
vass the same, after which vote was
taken with the result the amendment
was carried.
Evans wanted the bill laid over until
this morning, but Allison called atten-
ton to the fact that the house had it to
discuss with all the amendments. The
house only has two days more in which
to work
Sutherland also objected to its going
over. There may be a conference COM
mittee appointed and all this will take
time. The bill must be engrossed and
signed and the legislature must con-
tinue in session until all this is done.
Glen Miller moved to postpone till to-
day, which failed.
The bill then passed. Ayes-Allison.
Booth, Chichester, Driscoll, Jones, Nc
Kay, Glen Miller, R. G. Miller, Warner
/ Warrum, Sutherland, Zundel, Mr.. Pres
| ident-13. Noes-Chambers, Candland,
Evans, Snow.
/ Mr.. Warner gave notice of a motion
to reconsider, and asked for a confer
ence committee to confer with house
committee on the question of criminal
expense.
The senate concurred, and Warner,
Sutherland and Chichester were ap-
pointed. Mr.. Warner asked to be re-
lieved and have Mr.. Evans selected.
This was done.
EMINENT DOMAIN.
Senate bill 126, Sutherlands eminent
domain measure, came down from the
house amended slightly and the same
was concurred in without division.
CAREY LAND GRANT.
The time fixed having arrived, senate
bill 107 came up on roll call. This Is
the bill accepting the lands donated
by the Carey act in congress.
Mr.. Warner opposed taking a roll
call on the bill, which was a vicious
measure. BY its provisions all water
rights were placed in the hands of
corporations and the settler could not
get any lands or water rights save
through these wealthy organizations.
By a careful perusal of the provisions
of the measure it will be seen that
finally all rights accrue, not to the
settler himself who should be the party
benefited. but the corporation. The
bill has not been carefully considered
and senators who will examine the
law viii discover that there is, outside
the first two sections, no merit in the
law.
Glen Miller declared that the cor
poration bugbear was being resur-
rected The bill was a good one and
gave the settlers a chance inasmuch
as the board of land commissioners,
appointed by the governor. would be
in control. These men could be
trusted. The bill was a good one in
this that the settlers were provided
for. No one man can utilize water
rights in the manner company can.
The killing of this bill would retard
development.
Mr.. ChidesteT inclined to the belief
that the law was too long. Senator
Carey himself says. in relation to this
acceptance, that the legislatures Of the
various states make laws entirely too
long. All the requirements necessary
were embraced in the first two pro-
visions of the bill.
Mr.. Evans moved to strike out all
the provisions of the bill except the
first two and last two sections which
would make it read:
Section l. That the state of Utah
hereby accepts the conditions OF sec
ton four of an act of congress, en-
titled An act making appropriations
for slndry civil expenses of the gov
eminent for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1894, and for other purposes
approved August Is, A D 1894. to-
gether with all the grants of land to
the state under the provisions of the
aforesaid act
Sec. >. The selection, management
and disposal of said land shall be
vested in the state board OF land COM /
missioners
Sec. s. All suits or actions brought 1
by the board under the provisions of
this act. shall be Instituted by the
board in the name OF the people of the |
state of Utah.
Sec. I. This act shall take effect on
approval.
Booth spoke n favor of the bill. de-
claring it was similar TO the Idaho |
and Wyoming law. IN the latter state |
100000 acres in the Big Horn country
would be reclaimed by a company, this !
land being such that were it not for |
corporate assistance it would forever /
remain idle.
Glen Miller made another speech. !
after which the bill went over until |
today.
BILLS SIGNED.
Governor Wells announced his an
prevail of senate bill 81. permitting |
mayors to veto part of an appropria- |
ton while approving the balance;
senate bill 104. regarding the appoint |
nent of administrators; senate bill 81.
relating to the government of univer- |
sites: senate bill rs, providing for the |
issue of 100000 in state bonds.
CANAIGRE BOUNTY.
House bill "a, the canaigre bill being
called up, Mi. Warner moved to table
For what purpose?" asked Suther-
land
There are other bills here which re-
quire action, bills of more Importance
than this"
The motion failed.
Mr.. Warner withdrew his objections
to second and third reading and Ali
son moved to reduce the bounty from
81 to 90 cents per ton.
Mr.. Cannon asked why this motion
was made, and Allison replied that ha
thought it was too much. He did r1t
know how much canaigre was worrh,
how 1t grew or anything of the sort.
Isn't it fact that in some parts of
the country they pay to have it de-
stroyed?' asked Jones'
Il don't know" was the reply.
Cannon then applied the party lash
70 his colleagues, who were present to
vote for the bill.
Warner raised the point that the bill
vas not specific. The root must either
De green or dry and the weight cut a
great deal of figure.
This tangled Cannon UP somewhat.
3ut he escaped by saying the bounty
vas not paid until the root was used
n tanneries.
amended by making it dried canaigre
DOT"
The bill then passed.
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