The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-08

Yesterdays session of the state SEN
ate was a featureless one, the business
transacted being of a routine character,
| coupled with no incidents. There was
no debate of any weight upon any
measure before the senate; no disa-
Sreements Of d serious nature. In
short, the senate was pacific body.
Several measures reached third read
ing and were passed, the only measure
failing to receive a majority sufficient
to cause it to become effective at once
being the bill providing for the trials
of causes in district courts by judges
pro tempore. Evans voted against this
bill because he believed it was not in
accord with the provisions of the con-
stitution. The other members voting
against it did not state their reasons
in detail.
The routine of the senate is herewith
appended:
SENATE ROUTINE.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Charles
w. Penrose.
The reading of the journal was fol-
lowed by the presentation of reports
from the following committees:
From the committee on judiciary re-
porting favorably on house bill No. 81,
for an act providing for the fees to be
collected by county officers.
From the same committee, reporting
adversely on house bill No. 81, for an
act defining evidence to convict%of
grand larceny.
From the committee on live stock ia
vorably reporting on senate bill No. u,
ran act for the prevention of disease
among sheep
From the committee on printing, sub
hitting senate bill No. 81. creating the
Office of state printer and fixing the
price for certain lines of work. Attach
ed to this was minority report signed
| by Beard, Thorn and Zundel, protest
ing against the fixing of an arbitrary
price on printing work as provided in
the bill
From the committee on engrossed
and enrolled bills, submitting senate
bill for an act preventing dis
elimination against female teachers
employed in the public schools, which
was signed by the president.
SENATE BILLS
Senate bill No. As, providing for the
release of joint debtors, passed third
reading and was adopted.
Senate bill No A, for an act provid-
ing for seals for district courts and
county clerks, was read third time and
adopted.
Senate bill No. u, for an act for the
prevention of disease among sheep, was
called up for third reading, but as the
committee on the matter had not pass
ed upon the same, it was referred back
for consideration. The bill was also
ordered printed.
Senate bill No. IL, the bill amending
the irrigation law, came up on third
reading. but was referred back lorna
full report from the committee.
FIRST READINGS.
Senate bill 50, for the appointment
of a state printer, was read first time.
Candland wanted to submit report of
the minority, amending the bill by in
serting before the price to be paid, the
words mot to exceed" adopted, but
after a speech in explanation Of the
provisions of the measure it was laid
over to come UP again Monday.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
The following house bills were read
A third time and passed. H. 3. 81,
fixing the legal holidays of the state
on Jan. /, Feb. %. July 4, and "a, Sept.
1 and Dec. % and all days which may
be set apart by the president; H. B..
so. for the relief of school districts
which failed to levy special tax in
1896; H. B. &c, providing for the re
dempdon of property sold for taxes;
H. B. So. providing for trials OF causes
in district courts by judges pro tenn
pore. This last bill failed to secure the
majority required to make it effective
at once and a motion to reconsider the
same and lay on the table until Mon
day was agreed to.
The senate was engaged in the first
reading of house bill 81, when a mo
ton to adjourn until Monday was
made and carried.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following new measures were in
troduced yesterday:
Senates bill 81 by the committee on
printing creates the office of state
printer who shall be appointed by the