The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-18

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a petition numerously signed by bust
ness men of Ogden praying for the re-
peal of the fire and police act. The
petition recites that it is the belief of
the petitioners that the law is both I'M
just and unpopular.
H. c. No. was introduced by Cush-
ing. The claim is in favor of Sheriff
Hardy and is for 1872 for taking 224
prisoners before the court of the Third
judicial district either as witnesses or
for examination into the cause of ar
rest, IS each being charged.
ELECTION CONTESTS.
The rules committee submitted ma
jority and minority reports on the sub
ject of rule 40. The majority report
directs as the Democratic side of the
house had anticipated, that the COM
mittee on elections shall hear all con-
tests Of seats as follows:
Substitute for Rule 49-"In case of
contest of the right of a member to hold
his seat in the house, the contest shall
be referred to the committee on cleo
lions for the purpose of receiving the
evidence in such case, and when such
evidence is obtained, said committee
shall consider the same, report it's
findings thereon, and make their re-
concentrations to the house"
A1NOh114 HEPOhI.
The minority of the committee sub
mitted a report in conformity with the
agreement made in the house at the
time the rules were adopted and which
is intended to secure all fairness in the
hearing of contests. It reads:
Substitute for Rule An case of a
contest Of the right of a member to
hold his seat in the house, the contest
shall be referred to the committee on
elections for the purpose of receiving
the evidence in such case, and when
such evidence is obtained, said COM
nlittee shall report a transcript of same
to the house. which shall resolve itself
into committee of the whole house
which committee shall hear such evil
dence in full together with arguments
by the parties thereto or their repre-
SentatiVes.
Said committee of the whole after
hearing said testimony and arguments
shall report their findings to the house,
which shall Immediately consider said
report and shall decide same accord
ing to the merits thereof.
Sessions of the committee of the
whole for the purpose of hearing said
case, shall be held daily from 10 o'clock
a. m. to Il o'clock m. until such case
is finally disposed Of
The two reports were received and
their consideration fixed as a special
order for today at 2:90.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The house then went into committee
| of the whole to consider S. B. IA. which
was on the calendar, as a special order.
The rest of the days session had
been consumed before THE committee
rose and the bill had been passed by
the house. The time was almost who'll
ly absorbed in an effort to fix the sal
airy of the clerk of the supreme cour11.
an item which constituted one clause
OF the bill which is designed as an
emergency measure to enable the su-
| preme court to begin business
Smoot of Utah was called to the
chair and he proved most efficient
/ presiding officer. The bill was consid-
I cred one section at a time, no difficulty
| being met with until section z was
reached, which provides for the ap-
/ pointment and compensation of a clerk
/ for the supreme court. Then, however,
! as on the previous day, when the per
! diem Of the chaplain took UP the time.
! the committee hung over what should
| be allowed that functionary until the
| day Waned and the twilight hours had
| come The original bill provides a sal
! airy of $1,000 per annum This was
amended by the judiciary committee
making it 50, 100. Munson offered an
amendment to the amendment striking
! out the $500 and inserting in lieu
/ thereof S1.500. This brought on the
debate. Nye explained that the clerk
had to hire an assistant out of his sal
/ airy and did not think the clerk could
do SO and still receive fair compensa-
ton for his services at a less figure
/ Gibson, the most radical economist
on the floor, took occasion to say he
/ had been informed that 81, 200 was large
| enough. He wished to take all the
4 part he could against high salaries fol
/ he could renenl Der when a boy hearing
| 1t prophesied that the day would come
when the people of Utah would be
taxed and sold into bondage. He
thought that dav was approa ching.
Nebeker of Rich thought $1,000 was
enough. Stevens was opposed to the
committee recommendations and ia.
vored Monson's amendment There
had been considerable talk about the
clerks deputy, and Condor, in his us
ual vein. suggested doing away with
the chief clerk and employing only his
deputy. He thought from the discus
sion the deputy was the more i'm.
/ portant. Putting leyity aside. he IA
vcred the reduction. The question
upon the amendment to the amend.
ment being put. it carried.
Nebeker of Rich then moved another