The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-10

The members of the house Of repre-
sentatives awoke yesterday to the fact
that if the business before the session
is to he disposed of in the time which
remain. work must be done and good
hard work at that and proceeded to
begin to do it.
The first step taken in that dlrec-
tion was to pass a resolution for the
holding OF morning sessions and &C
cordingly hereafter the house will con-
vene at 10 O'Clock in the morning.
After the adoption of the resolution
the house proceeded to wade through
a lot of business. There was long
and determined debate on the bill for
free public libraries and it looked for
a while as though the day was going
10 be devoted 10 another oratortcal
contest but such was not the case.
once the vexed question of taxing the
people for free Libraries was out of the
way. the house settled down to a
steady pull. The fire and police bill
was set as a special order but was laid
over to give the bills on third read
ing the right of way and six meas
ures We're then passed with very little
further delay. There were several live
~ tits between members but they were
brief and not much lime was lost.
The bills passed provide for court
stenographers, to prevent disease in
sheep. the senate's dog bill creating
a state board of labor Cancellation, to
allow cities TO bond for public i'm
provements and approprfating $4,000
for contingent expenses.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
At the opening of the session Mr.
Maughn offered resolution fixing the
hour Of convening hereafter at To
O'Clock a. m Some Of the gentlemen
preferred evening sessions but MI
Maughn's resolution was adopted
Speaker Denny presented petition
from the Park City union No. 43 OF
the Western Fedora ton of Miners, ask
ing shat H b No. II, in relation to
making eight hours a days work, be
amended and passed.
Mr.. Howard presented a petition from
residents of Emery county advocating
the passage of H. 3. No. 81 in relation
TO changing county boundaries.
CAME RATHER LATE.
A communication from the senate no
titled the house that the senate mad
refused to concur in H. c. r. No. .,
proposing to stop all printing till the
printing committee reported. The ac-
ton came rather late, the committee
having already reported and the print
ing having been taken from the dlrec-
ton of the committee by the organiza-
ton Of a board Of examiners.
FREE library BILL.
Senator Glen AIiller's bill for free
public libraries came UP at this time
under the head of unfinished business
as agreed at the hour Of adjournment
Saturday.
Mr.. Harris. who has been one of the
leading opponents of the bill on the
ground that the people did not want
tlSeir taxes increased, and that he
thought the levying of a tax for IL
braries ought not TO be left to city
councils but to a vote of the people,
presented the following substitute for
section 1:
whenever two hundred legal voters
of any city of the first or second class
shall present q petition to the recorder
Of such city, asking that an annual
tax be levied for the purpose of eStab-
fishing and maintaining a free public
library in such city and shall specify
on their petition a rate of taxation not
TO exceed One-fifth of one mill on the
dollar annually, such recorder shall in
the next legal notice of a regular BIZ
ennial election in such city give no
tice that at such election every elector,
who shall have paid a property tax,
the year next preceding such election,
may vote for a 49,. mill tax for free
public library. yes -.-., Mo- specify
ing in such notice the rate of taxation
mentioned in such petition, and if a
majority of all votes cast in such city
at such election shall be for the TAX
of a free public library, yes. then
the tax specified in such notices shall be
levied and collected in like manner with
other general taxes of said city, and
shah be known as a library fund, pro-
vided that such tax shall cease in case
the legal voters of such city shall SO
determine by a majority vote at any
biennial election thereafter held there
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A VIGOROUS DEBATE.
The introduction Of the amendment
gave rise to a debate which was par
ticipated in with much ardor by a
great many of the members.
Mr. Snedeker thought the amend
1nent proper and would not vote for
the bill without its adoption
Mr. Nye, who has become sort of
roster IaIner TO Ine Dill III the mousse
was very urgent in his advocacy of the
measure as were Messrs Taylor, Critch-
low, Cazier and Condor.
Mr.. Nebeker Of Salt Lake, opposed it
on the score Of the increased taxation.
He was asked by Mr.. Taylor if he
knew how much a tax would amount to
on $1,000 of assessed property. He
could not tell and the information was
volunteered by Mr.. Taylor that it
would amount to Just 50 cents.
Messrs. Morrison and Thompson of
Sanpete were strongly in favor of the
bill without the amendment.
Mr.. Harris fought hard Cor his
amendment. He claimed to represent
the people Of Ogden when he said that
his constituents did not want the bill
He was satisfied that a great ma iority
Of the people of Ogden We're strongly
opposed 20 it.
DR.. Condor took exception to Mr..
Harris, saying he represented the feel
ing in Ogden. He and not Mr.. Harris
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