The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-04

Governor Wells yesterday sent the
nomination of Attorney John A. Street
to the senate as a candidate for the po-
sition of district Judge to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of
Andrew Howat.
Usually such matters are disposed Of
ii executive session. but in this in
stance the senate deemed no such ac-
ton necessary, confirming the nomin-
alton made in open session by a vote
OF all present
Yesterdays session of the senate was
not an unusually busy one. The most
of the time was expended in discussing
the bill for the creation OF a state
board Of health, and the collection of
vital statistics, which was killed. There
was a great deal of talk on this mat
ter: too much for the merits Of the
bill. 1t was believed by many to be
good measure. but because it involved
the expenditure of $500 per annum it
was knocked out. The opponents of
the measure all admitted it was good
proposition. even TO the man from We
Der. who seldom sees any good in any
uhing-save when he fathers it.
There was no party politics in the
bill, and the vote was not a party vote
by any means. The members voted
regardless of party
The bin for the protection of sheep
was recommitted on account of bad
verbiage and will be again reported.
The bin fixing the age of consent in
females comes up today
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS.
Prayer was offered by Senator Evans
President Cannon asked to be eX-
cused for the session on account of
having court business to attend to.
Leave of absence was granted and Sen
ator Sutherland was called to the chair.
PETITIONS WITHDRAWN.
Senator Jones asked leave to with
draw the petitions against the passage
of the fire and police law for the pur-
pose of presenting the same to the
house, which request was agreed to-
HOUSE BILL PASSED.
The reading of the journal was fol-
lowed by reading of a communication
from the house announcing the pass
age OF house bill No. "a, for the Gus
tody of records of district courts.
SCHOOL LAND PETITION.
Senator R. G. Miller presented a pc
iition Of citizens of Price asking that
senate bill No. 81 be amended to read
that bona f1de settlers on school lands
be permitted to purchase the same at
appraised value at private sale.
SENATE BILL NO. II.
The committee on live stock report
ed back. senate bill No. L for the pre-
vention Of diseases among sheep, with
amendments, and the recommendation
that the same do pass.
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Senate bill No. Il, for an act creating
a state board of health, then came on
for third reading
Senator Allison moved to strike out
the enacting clause, which was second
ed by Chidesttr
Allison said while the object of the
bill was no doubt 4 laudable one, he
was opposed to the constant creation
Of state boards While in the seaboard
states where vessels are coming and
going. boards of this kind are neces-
sary: in this latitude they are not.
Each county in the state has a luaran-
tine physician as have the various cit
les
Jones raised the point of order that
motion to strike out the enacting
clause had been voted down at a. pre-
vious session, which point was sustain
ed by the president pro tempore.
Booth argued in favor of the bill.
Instead Of killing it entirely, cut out
The expense. The opponents of the
measure admit the law is a good enc,
but say they viii not vote for it on
the ground Of expense. The speaker
believed there were physicians patri-
otic enough 10 serve for nothing; who
would so anywhere to investigate an
epidemic OF disease. paying their own
expenses.
Senator sutherland said there was
such a thing as being penny wise and
pound foolish. Before the establish
ment OF a board of health the deaths
in 1891 were !. 100. In 1895 there were
500. In 1891 there were 14S deaths from
diphtheria In 1895 there We're five.
The experience of other states show
equal results. There are only three
states IN the Union without state
boards Of health These are Idaho,
Wyoming and Utah. The latter has a
population of more than the other two
combined. The state board Of health
is an absolute necessity, and the blu
should pass regardless of the expense.
Chidester feared the next legislature
might appropriate something for this
board The provision which limits the
expense Will be disregarded, in all
probability.
Glen Miller did not want any useless
boards and was sorry that Chichester
voted for one for Salt Lake CITY and
Ogden on Saturday last, when he was
engaged in creating a fire and police
hoard. A board Of health is not use
less one. In all other states boards
of health rank with public schools and
the rule ought to apply here.
Senator Warner favored the bill and
called attention TO the prevalence of
diphtheria in smaller towns in years
past particularly American Fork (
where in a few weeks SS children died
Another epidemic prevails there now.
1t was a case where investigation
might save life.
Booth made another argument in I
favor of the bill which, however, con- !
tanned no new suggestions.
Senator Candland amended the bill !
by making the 1900 specify the total /
expenses including those of the secre- |
tary himself, which was adopted
Allison remarked that he had heard /
Booths speech ere the senator opened. 1
He did not believe the state board of |
health could improve the health of /
any rural district. There had never 1
been any epidemic in Utah since the |
state was first settled. Ogden can
take care of her own and so can Salt |
Lake and he believed the outside dis
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