The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-16
NEW BILLS.

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H. B. No. 20, by Radditz-Providing
for the preservation of the mining rec
ords of the state. The bill makes
county recorders ex-omcio district min
ing recorder and prescribes rules and
regulations governing the manner in
which such mining records shall be
kept.
H B. No. 80, by Ferguson of Salt
Lake-An appropriation bill to provide
for the payment of the contingent eX-
penses of the session, $4,000 being the
amount appropriated.
H. B. No. 81, Withdrawn on second
reading-A bill by Curtis making the
first Monday in September labor day.
and a legal holiday.
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION.
H B. No. 80, by misunderstanding
a state transportation commission and
regulating charges for freight and pas
Senger transportation. The bill pro-
vides that the commission shall be
composed Of three members, two of
whom shall be ex-officio, the attorney
general and the state treasurer, and
one commissioner who shall be ap-
pointed by the governor and confirmed
by the senate and whose term shall be
for three years. The governors ap-
pointee is made chairman of the COM
mission and is to receive a salary of
$1,000 year. The commission is en-
powered to establish maximum trans
portatiOn charges and when a railroad
reduces rates for the purpose of COM
petition with another company, Gt shall
not again raise them except at the op-
ton of the commission. Provision for
the manner in which the business Of
the commission shall be conducted is
made. and an appropriation of $1,000
accompanies the bill to defray the
commissions expenses.
H. B. No. SO, by Morrison-Amending
section 3143, chapter 8, compiled laws
of Utah, volume 2, for 1S80-Making
the life of the right to begin action on
a note the same as the rule which ap-
plies to open accounts.
THE STOCK INDUSTRY.
H. B. No. "a, by Throwing
safeguards around the stock industry
and providing severe penalties for
stealing any stock running on the
range. A brand or mark on an animal
is made evidence of ownership.
At the conclusion of the order of sec
ond reading Taylor moved that the
house go into committee of the whole
to consider the report of the commit
tee on rules. The house so ordered and
Nye of Salt Lake was called to the
committee report were then taken up,
read. amended, and adopted or reject
ed seriatim. The work occupied the
rest of the afternoons session, and only
one important matter transpired dur
ing the proceedings.
ELECTION CONTESTS.
1t was upon the consideration of rule
40, which was included in the report
for the benefit of the three contests
for seats now pending in the house.
It provides as follows:
In case of a contest of the right of
member to hold his seat in the house,
the evidence in such case shall be
heard in full. and arguments by the
parties thereto. or their representa-
tiVes made before the bar of the house
The house. after hearing such testi-
mony and the arguments, shall i'm
mediately consider said case and de-
eide same according to the merits
thereof Sessions for the purpose of
hearing said case shall be held daily
from 10 O'Clock a. M, until such case
is decided
Lewis. chairman of the rules COM
mittee which has the contests under
consideration. moved that the whole
rule be stricken out The motion was
opposed by Monson of Cache, who
urged strongly the necessity of throw
ing every safeguard possible around
the right of member to retain his
seat He wanted the contests conduc-