The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-17

The major portion of the day was
devoted by the senate to the considera-
ton of the salary bill. There were
various changes suggested and vari-
GUS changes adopted, although all
changes proposed were not by any
means accepted.
Prominent among the alterations
made in the printed bill was the adop-
ton of a mileage clause for judges of the
district courts. AS amended yester-
day. the bill provides that judges of the
district court shall receive 10 cents per
mile in travelling from one county to
another in the performance OF offlclal
duties.
There was wrangle over the matter
of the salary of the clerk of the SUI
nreme court. 1t was fixed in the bill
at 81, 500 per annum. Those who favored
IN advance declared that he could
not pay the expenses of the office and
receive anything like a decent per-
sonal compensation out of this sum. A
motion was made to make the salary
s., 500 but ere it was put compromise
was agreed upon and the figure $500
inserted. Members of the state board
of equalization were not provided for
matter comes up on final reading. The
same will be the case as regards county
commissioners. There are many mem
'bers of the senate who believe that
county commissioners should be paid
fixed and definite salaries. That they
should not be permitted to draw salary
and mileage as under present rule.
The county attorneys salary was
raised to 900. The former figure was
s., 000. This increase was obtained be-
cause Mr. Sutherland thought attor-
neys had to be specially trained, and
that in this county, where the increase
applies. the others being fixed at $1,SOO,
81 POO and a maximum of the latter
figure in counties of the fourth class,
they are compelled to do a great deal
of work.
This did not apply to sheriffs, for
when a motion was made to make the
salary of the sheriff of this county 3d.
000 instead of $1,000. Sutherland OBJ
jected. although Glen Miller ex-
hausted his stock of language and
breath in explaining why the raise
should be granted. However this mat
ter will be fixed later on in the house
and there will be conference commit
tee and several other acts.
The governor notified the senate that
he was on earth again yesterday by
submitting the following veto mes
sage:
To the President and Gentlemen of the
Senate.
l respectfully return herewith senate
bill No. 81, entitled IAN act relating to
the university of Utah. providing for
its powers and government, the selec-
ton, powers and duties of it's direc-
tors, authorizing and regulating en-
dowments thereof and repeating in
consistent laws" without my approval,
and with a few minor suggestions
which l trust you will see the necessity
of accepting, when l shall have pleas
ure in approving the measure.
In section 8, the words ''or election"
and ''or elected" ought to be stricken
out, in view of the fact that the re-
gents are appointed.
In the same section it is provided
that no regent shall be directly or in
directly interested in any contract in
volving any pecuniary compensation
made by or in behalf of said university.
Inasmuch as by the provisions of the
act the president of the university is
made member of the board of re-
gents, eX-officio, l suggest that pro-
viso be made to the section, excepting
the president in the matter of his own
salary. which is established by the
board OF regents anu must De coh-
structed to be a pecuniary contract.
In section it is provided that nor
al certificates issued by the univer-
sity shall be evidence of the holders
ability to teach in the common schools,
without further examination as to
scholarship for term of five years,
and that the degree with the accom-
panying normal diploma provided for
in the section shall be sufficient evil
dence of the holder to thereafter teach
in the common schools without eX
animation as to scholarship.
[ suggest that the section be
amended SO as to make the degree with
the accompanying normal diploma suf-
ficient evidence of the holder to there
after teach in the common and The
high schools of Utah. without examina-
ton as to scholarship. This is evil
IDENTIFY the intent of the act, and is in
strict accordance with the provisions
that exist in law.
Very respectfully,
HEBER NJ. WELLS,
Governor.
The veto was referred to the. judi
ciary committee.
ROUTINE MATTERS.