The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-07

Mans natural sentiment was pitted
against a clearer and more logical un-
Outstanding of the law in the house
yesterday. Sentiment had much the
best Of it. although the other side made
a hard, uphill fight.
1t was during the consideration OF
MI. Critchlow's bill repeating a portion
of the law in relation to justitiable
homicide, which afforded the author
occasion to do some very effectual
spell-binding the day before. Mr..
Critchlow's eloquence, however, did
not convince near all of the members,
if it did a goodly number, and when
the bill came up again yesterday, II
was found it had stirred up warm
contest.
1t no sooner appeared at the head of
the calendar when the order of third
reading was reached than gentlemen
worthy Of Mr. Critchlow's steel rose up
in opposition to it. The debate was
long and earnest, mans natural senti-
lnent with regard TO the practices of the
hbertine apparently swaying major
ity of the members more than the real
logic of the question
Ii was with the greatest dltflculty
that the advocates of the bill pre-
vented it from being killed forthwith,
and then not until the day had Waned
and the appetites of the gentlemen
called more loudly upon them than
their conscienceS did they consent TO
allow the bill TO live till today. mo-
ton was pending at the time to post
pone further consideration still Jan
uary. 1897 but it was allowed to go
unheeded and the measure still lives.
The land bill consumed two hours
time again yesterday. and then was
not finished. It viii be up again to-
day.
Very little else was done during the
day, no bills were passed and but one
was introduced.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
Mr. Mansfield and Mr.. Curtis pre-
scented, each, a petition from their
constituents advocating the passage
Of Senator Allisons bill for the Aus
tralian election law
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The live stock committee reported
recommending the passage Of H B.
Al with amendments, relating to eStray
stock. Report adopted.
The same committee recommended
for passage S. B. No. Il. to prevent
disease in sheep. and the senate dog
bill No Sc. The former report was
adopted and the latter rejected.
The committee on municipal corpo
rations returned majority and minority
reports on S. b. No. s, Sutherland's
bill amending the fire and police law,
the former recommending the passage
of the bill amended as stated in yes
terday's Herald, the minority report
presented by Mr.. Curtis. being strongly
opposed to the whole bill. Chairman
Nye presented, in company with the
report, a personal explanation, stating
that while he had signed the report he
was opposed to section l as amended
by the committee. The committee re-
port recommended also that house bills
Nos rs and 81 on the same subject,
be indefinitely postponed. The bill as
amended was ordered printed and the
bill set a special order for Monday.
THE LAND BILL AGAIN.
The house then went into committee
of the whole to continue the considera-
ton of the land bill. Mr.. Harris again
in the chair.
Mr.. MorrisonS amendment submitted
the day before and deferred for type
written copies to be made, was first
considered and adopted. 1t reads: No
forms an appreciate part of the value
of said lands shall be sold. except for
cash, unless the purchaser shall secure
to the state the payment Of the full
purchase price Of the timber by giving,
ait the time of purchase and execution
of notes for purchase, a good and
sufficient bond running to the state for
double the value Of the timber on said
lands; said bond to be in such form as
IL 10,
their approval"
Mr.. Taylor moved to strike out sec
ton ~. The section provides that
lands under the provisions of the bill
should not be taxed until deeds became
absolute with the exception of the i'm
prOVements put thereon. Mr.. Taylor
stated in support of his motion that
spectators could purchase large tracts
of land and would undoubtedly do SO
not having to pay any taxes.
Mr.. AIonSon supported the committee
bill
Mr. Beard favored striking out
Mr.. Lewis thought the section was
good one If the legislation was to be in
favor of those farmers residing on sec
tions 10 and SO alone, but that if the
farmers on the other thirty-four sec
tons were to be considered the section
should be eliminated.
Mr.. Thompson of Sanpete thought
the committee bill was all right in this
respect.
Mr. Nye said that syndicates were
always waiting for Just such oppor-
tunities TO acquire large holdings of
land; that they watched their oppor-
tunity and when land was to be put
upon the market as is now to be done
they sent in their agents to buy and
as soon as deeds were secured the
land was turned over to them De
knew of many instances where that
had been done when they could hold
the land without paying taxes. Wis
consin he cited as one such instance.
He believed the most salutaTy pre-
tentative was to require the land TO
be taxed
The debate ran on to great length
the motion to strike out in the end
prevailing upon division by a vote of
q to 90 With the section out land
purchased becomes taxable as soon as
the transfer is made.
Mr.. Thompson Of Sanpete moved to
strike out section 4S, or section AZ as
Il now stood with that section out
The section reserves timber land from
. sale when in the judgment of the
board the sale would impair the water
supply. The motion was vigorously
opposed by Messrs. Smoot and Clark
although it was not necessary. The
motion received no voice in its sup
port.
To get the sense of the committee
Mr.. Critcillow moved that the land
committee be instructed TO embody in
the bill the amendment which he pro