The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-05

ior the house. notwithstanding that
the volume of business transacted was
not nearly as large as on any one of
the several days past. The day, how
ever, saw completed the three bills
which have consumed more time and
been the cause of more dissension than
any other two dozen of the bills con-
sdered combined. They were the
revenue, counties government and sal
aries bills and the fight on each of
them continued up to the last mo-
ment. There was no time for extended
debate, but nevertheless much time
Rhat could have been spent to better
.dvantage was lost in futile wrangling
over points which have been time and
again settled only to be opened again.
The revenue bill came up in the
morning on a motion to reconsider for
the purpose of getting constitutional
majority on the emergency clause. Mr..
Stevens took occasion to bring up once
more the point on which he had been
twice beaten, as to whether warrants
should he accepted as payment for
taxes and in the debate on the ques-
ton some rather pointed remarks
were made by some of the gentlemen.
The bill was eventually passed with
fhe necessary majority in favor Of the
emergency clause.
The salaries bill was prepared for
final action after the old straw rela-
tive to salaries Of county commission
ers had been threshed over and over
again, and the vote was then put over
TO be taken today.
The counties bill proved sticker to
the last. and it was only at the last
minute of the day that ii was agreed
upon, and then not by a vote sufficient
ly large to put the bill into immediate
effect, and another vote will be taken
today as a consequence.
The only bill passed aside from the
revenue bill was the one pertaining to
the management of the insane asylum.
The remainder of the appropriations
bill was submitted during the after
noon and the bill was given its first
and second re- 5ings.
The house received report from the
special examiners to investigate the
accounts of state institutions, which
revealed a state of affairs in relation
to the bookkeeping of the Reform
school, which caused a resolution to
be adopted to have the accounts of all
state officers examined.
Today's session will begin at 10
o'clock this morning and will continue
till the end is reached, which few ex-
pect will be before tomorrow, and
many look for it 10 run till Tuesday.
There can be no adjournment or re-
cess until the motion to adjourn sine
die is carried, and as a consequence
the members will, if that does not come
today, have to divide up and enough
stay to keep a quorum while the rest
steal a little sleep and get their meals.
It is more than likely that this posi-
bility will be the death of TIE great
majority of the bills pending.
MORNING SESSION.
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notified the house of the approval of the
state prison bill No. 11S and of No. 156,
the codif1cation bill.
le house concurred in senate
amendments to Heiner's live stock bill,
Boards bill to give bounties on pre-
datory ANIMALS, and Stevens public
school bill
Mr. Howard submitted the claim of
Emery county for $234.13 for court re-
ferred to the board of examiners but
will not be acted upon this session, as
the claims committee has ceased oper-
atoms in order to perfect the appropri-
ations bill.
REVENUE BILL PASSED AGAIN
In accordance with his notice OF such
a molon, Mr.. Critchlow moved to re-
consider the vote by which the revenue
Dill passed, lOC the purpose Ol SSll1IS
constitutional majority on the
emergency clause.
SIR Stevens. though whipped the day
previous, could not give up, and asked
permission to offer an amendment. He
was informed amendments were not in
order, when he stated he would have
to vote against the bill.
Mr.. Critchlow asked if he was op-
posed to any portion of the bill other
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taxes with warrants. Upon Mr. Stevens
replying he was not, Mr.. Critchlow pro-
ceeded to say he thought the gentleman
was selfish to a degree not warranted
by the circumstances. He advocated
q. proposition which the house had by
a two to one vote rejected. He thought
when members were beaten fairly they
should put aside their petty feelings
and support the views of the majority
sn a case such as this, even though the
biz did not please them entirely.
Mr.. Nebeker of Salt Lake insinuated
that much railroading had been done
Sn the passage of the bill to the end
that the views of only few members
were represented in the bill to the ex-
cl.sion of others who also had ideas
aud thought something of their judg-
ment.
sneaker. the gentlemans remarks are
an, insinuation against the gentlemen
~ the special committee, and / resent
she imputation. Three of us worked
a,n hours on the bill in order to get it
/ back to the house in time to be acted
alpon. Il is not q pet of mine, and /
have not crowded it through. The house
did that because it was necessary, as
the gentleman knows very well. have
nc desire to force anything and am
perfectly willing time should be taken
10 20 over the bill again.
s.The trouble with the gentleman
from Weber (Ddr. Stevens) is that he
WIS souarely beaten, yet he is not will
i ing TO give in to the majority, but would
rather kill the bill entirely because of
that one defeat. / submit that this is
asrfair. When / am beaten on any,
I sning I yield to the majority if it is on
bill we are absolutely compelled to
pass. and so should he
Mr.. Ferguson of Carbon asked Mr..
frritchlow il he considered it fair to
shut off amendment by insisting on the
fechnicaiity of the rules, to which Mr..
(sy.i.chlow made answer that he GER
calmly did when it was to defeat the
purpose CT a minority which endeavors
70 bring up repeatedly the same amend
ment.
Mr.. Boiitno another of the members
rf the special committee, hauled the
pentleman over the Goals who had cast
destinations at himself and his col
leagues. in a manner which admitted
of no rnistaking his meaning.
Mr. Harris rose TO endorse the spec