The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-06


uvering an address in the house, by
the side Of which, any other effort al
oratory made during the session pales
into insignifcance- It was generally
considered a mastery effort and was
listened TO with such silence and at
tention by the members as no one be-
fore him has been able to command,
AND though he failed to convince all
of his hearers of the correctness OF his
position, he made many converts for
the bill he WIS advocating and very
few members there were who did not
take occasion 10 congratulate him at
the close of the session.
It was on the order of third reading
that his bill repeating a part of the
present statute in relation to Justln-
able homicide came up. Mr.. Sorenson
moved to strike out the enacting clause
stating his belief that the bill saVored
Of class legislation and was in his eS-
timation vicious in the extreme. Mr.
Mansfield added q few remarks to the
support Of the motion when Mr.. Crltch-
low rose from his seat and addressed
the chair His air and manner were
calm but there was a deep earneStneSs
IN his tone which compelled the mem
bers 20 swing round in their seats and
face the gentleman with rapt atten-
ton. During the half hour he kept
the floor the utmost silence prevailed
and when he had finished, the bill
which had very few supporters, found
plenty to vote TO defeat the pending
motion and allow it to be laid over
until more mature consideration could
DE given the measure, the members
thus voting, doing so with the inten-
ton OF voting for the bill if the gentle
man could succeed in completing the
conversion.
The land bill was up again, the house
sitting in committee of the whole for
two hours in the consideration Con
trary to expectations the consideration
was not completed, in fact progressed
but one section from where the con-
sideration left off the day before. Mr..
Monson's substitute for section was
defeated as were several others laid
over from that day, the committee re-
port being adhered to throughout ex-
cept in but few unimportant instances.
The greater portion of the time de-
voted to the bill was consumed in de-
batting section 90, which fixes the rate
OF interest which the board of COM
missioners shall charge for the moneys
derived from the sale and lease of state
lands This was the one section con-
sidered in addition to what had al
ready been gone through. 1t resulted
in the interest remaining at Z per cent.
as fixed in the committee report
But one bill was passed. that being
\ & No 20, relating to the protection
OF employees in their claim for wages.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
DR.. condor presented the claim of
Ben Ternes Of Ogden for $3.50 for su-
preme court commissioners services.
CnATNTTT-TE,I, E3EDnDTC
The printing committee reported the
expense OF printing the 'Bolitho rail-
road bill as follows: One hundred
copies, S275; 200 copies, 1896: 300 copies,
$3l5i 400 copies, $685. 500 copies. $500.
The committee recommendation that
the bill be not printed was adopted.
The Judiciary committee reported a
substitute for S 3. No. 1876. in relation
TO the judicial powers of cities, being
amendatory to the present law The
report was adopted.
The judiciary committee also re-
ported on s. B. No 81, recommending
its passage. The report was adopted.
The bill provides for court stenograph-
ers.
The speaker signed H. B. No. Sc.
extending the powers of clerks of
courts in cases of the estates of de-
ceased persons. etc, and H. B. No. 20,
providing attorneys fees when labor
ers sue FOR wages.
on the order of first reading Mr..
Critchlow requested the reading of the
judiciary committees substitute for H.
3. No. 1856, which was granted.
Mr.. Ferguson of Carbon offered a
resolution instructing the salaries
committee 20 report a bin classifying
the counties of the state, fixing the
minimum salaries of the officers there
Of and authorizing county commits
Sioners in accordance Herewith To
give the committee and the senate the
sense Of the house on the subject of
salaries the resolution was adopted.
LAND BILL AGAIN
Mr.. Cushing at o'clock called up
the land bill
Mr.. Morrison offered an amendment
to section IS. which, however, was not
considered. being laid over to have
typewriter copies of the amendment
furnished the members.
MIR. Sorenson asked to have section
IL made to conform with section So
meaning that agents engaged to select
land should be paid SO per day. The
chair held that the two classes Of en-
ployees were not the same, those pro-
vided for in one section being apprais-
ers and the other solicitors. He there
fore required the gentleman to put his
request in the form Of a motion.
Mr.. Gushing opposed the motion, on
the ground that the agents involved in
section IS were merely appraisers,
while those provided for in section II
We're selectors of land and in instances
would have to be surveyors. He did
not believe engineers could be secured
for less than 81.
Mr.. Thon 2sen of Sanpete could see
no difference between the men en-
ployed under the two sections.
Mr.. Smoot thought it had been a
mistake to reduce the maximum pay Of
appraisers and that it would be a
mistake to adopt this amendment
Mr.. Gibson believed good men could
be secured for So a day
Mr. Nebeker of Salt Lake had had
experience in selecting land and had
been compelled to employ a surveyor
whom he had to pay s. day. He be-
iieved the board of commissioners
would have like experience, as lines
would have to be traced, etc. He did
less than 81.
Mr. Monson favored the amendment.
but would not do so If he did not be-
Iieve good men could be had for So
day. On division the amendment was
lost, the Democrats voting soHdly in
its favor
Mr.. Monson's amendment to section
10, published in yesterdays Herald,
was then taken UP.
Mr. Monson, favor1ng his motion to
adopt, said that while guE ding against
the land shark the interests of the peo-
ME who have settled and for years
made their homes on the land, should
also be guarded They had lived there