Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-09
B,ll,I Bill Of $500 10 an blurred
National Guardsman.
GETTING DOWN TO WORK now
standing Committees, However, Have
No, ye, Been Named aud I'm u They
Are, Progress VIII be Slow.


viii necessarily be slow. Business
this afternoon was transacted ~ follows
letore the closing Of the NEWS report;
The Senate openoi on schedule timo
two O'Clock this afternoon Prayer
Vas offered by DIR. Iliii.
The following petition was received
Tram EI. Territorial Commlssioner Of
Schools Lewis:
1 tespeotfully submit TO you state
ment and ask you for an appropriation
10 meet the rquencies set forth
therein. Section l Of the Territorial
school law says; That the oommisslon-
q, on schools within and for this Terfi-
torv shall receive an annual sAlAri o.
al 400 and his necessary expenses
wbrn travelling on official business e.
an amount not OK osding $500 per
annum. 1 submit that the last Foffi-
ioflal legislature appropriated the
sum of 81 900 por annum, for TIE
salary Of the commissioner and the
sum of $500 per annum for travelling
expenses.
sioner for one and onO'third years dur
ing which time / bavo made out two
iull annual Tepottp, and discharged Al
the duties either Ia person or Dy
deputy On the Law allows, and n mum.
lei Of the counties nave been visited
teveral times. When l assumed tue
tnice there was no furniture, anu
was compelled 10 purchase some
all Of which has been tutne (,
over TO the State superintendent.
For six months 1 have been com-
PEELED 10 use my individual money Tor
iucldentals, travelling expenses on no.
cjlnt Of the limited appropriation.
With this statement Of explanation
1 respectfully ask you TO appropriate
enough money TO satisfy the balance
herein sot f0rIt:
To balance OF salary for one and one.
third yuarH A. 500 per year. 500 o.
10 balauce oi unpaid travelling expenses
TO SSisSes Of unpaid incidental cx.
ponacs necessarily incurred .,.','.'''' % ~
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Allison, Of Weber, In behalf Of his
Hconttiluenls In Sanpele," presented n
petition signed by large numOer OF
citizens Of EphiRiin, In which they
set forth that they had lived IN such
town, now containing n population OF
1900. since ls5S-thAt they settled
upon A section OF school land, Ignorant
Of tue fact that II was such, being nj
that time unAufVeyed. They
therefore asked for Legislation
that will give them title 10 their lanJi .
Laid ON the table pending appointm snI
OF standing committees.
The Senate cOncurred In the House
resolution providing Tor the appoint
ment OF n COMMITTEES TO select anu IT.
tort upon n great seal for the State
NJ It also did IN the resolution Tor the
zane branch, providing for tho imms-
uiAle passage Of measures with REFER
enee 10 necessary changes from Terri.
toTial TO State conditions.
senator Glen Miller reported that
the special committee on stationery
had purchased the neoessAry supplies
for the immediate use OF the Senate anu
tue remainder had been ordered and
was 10 the course OF preparation.
Adopted.
Warner, Utah county, introduced n
bill for an act 10 regulate labor. max
ing eight hours n legal dAJ's work In
the State AMI every subdivision there
Of IL being specifically stated,
however, that nothing should
DO done 10 prevent any psr-
sons from contracting TO work -
many hours per day ~ he or she
might agree upon; that the employ
ment OF women or children under four
teen y ears Of age In mines should be
illegal; that the exchange Of blaeklists
by corporations shall os deemed mis-.
dcmeAnoT.
Laid on the table until regular com.
miit.ss are appointed.
Allison introduced \ veluminous
printed bill OF seveniy.fvs or more
sections, on registry anu land matter,
which after being read was also laid On
tbs table ten porarily.
IN THE HOUSE.
The House convened at 2 pm. with
Speaker Denny IN the chair.
The reading Of the minutes OF yestsr.
days session was deferred, as printed
copies were not then available.
Sergeant-at-Arms Clark, OF Bsvisi
county, was sworn In, whom the intrJ >.
ducIion and first reading Of bills wal
called tor.
House bill No. 2, by Mr. Curtis, pro,
yiding for widows dover was fesd
nrsl time In full, second time by TIL,
anu referred to the Judiciary commit
tee.
House bill No. 8, entitled an act
concerning notaries public, introduced
by hir. Wilson, was read flIst time In
iull, second time by title and TsiorreC
10 Judiciary committee.
MIR. Gushing introduced, by request,
House bill No. 4, appropriating $500 &c
Private DaiviI Mcdonald, o. Firs
battery, Utah National Guard, for In
lutles sustained while In the discharge
OF his duty.
Referred TO committee on claim
hnu public accents on second reading
Nebeker,of Rich, moved TO susps {
me rules requiring the first readingio
bllls 10 full, and their reference to tn,
proper committee upon the reading by
tllle, ueeming " u waste Of time to TeaG
IN full when introduced.
Thls precipitated lively debate, but
u was Lost upon vots being taken.
H. Is. No. o, by Nsbsker u Bal
Lake, pToviding for payment OF fess I,
safe onicere In cases OF emergency
was fea1 and afterwards Withdraw
~ MI. Nebsker, TO allow u Sigh
amendment.
Upon rs'introductlon II was discus
f'u al some length aud after OthsI
MINOR amendments, passed.
Prison Board Takes the Pen.
In' STATE prison board, uudsr tn,
pr1vlslonA nj tho Cons,t,,,,o ,a.L