The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-26

Mr.. Critchlow thought he saw a way
yesterday to pull Salt Lake county out
OF the hole into which the Alfalfa
club" proposes to put her by passing
the counties bill in such shape as to
take out Of the treasury of the larger
and more populous counties great
deal Of revenue and turn it into the
state treasury tor the benefit of the
counties with smaller revenues. He
had an idea the senate would not
agree to the somewhat extraordinary
measure the "Alfalfas' propose to in
corporate in the bill and thinking an
expression OF the senators would serve
to deter the country members of the
house in their purpose as well as to
give the senators peculiar demonstra-
tion that a goodly number Of the
house were opposed to the Alfalfa S
views he and some of his confereeS IN
Vited the members Of the senate to an
infcqlnal conference with the house con-
corning the questions involved. His
intention and efforts, however, proved
of no avail if they were not indeed
disastrous, for the conference adjourn
ed without accomplishing anything and
the Alfalfa club" came near demon
strating to the senate that large ma
jority of the house are in favor OF
making the state bear all the expense
of county government possible. That
they did not do so was due to the fact
that adiournment came before a vote
on the only motion made was taken.
In this the "AlfalfaS' lost a point, for
they could easily have defeated the ad-
journment and shown the senate the
temper of the house by the vote on
that motion. The counties bill did
not come up during the day, but was
allowed TO go over in the morning IN
the interest of bills on third reading
and in the afternoon on account of the
Provo trip.
The manufacturers committee re-
ported favorably on the senate bill to
pay a bounty for the encouragement
of the silk industry in accordance with
the Republican caucus decision of the
night previous. The Democrats fought
the adoption of the report and tried
to secure the adoption of a minority
report against the bill 1t was of
course made a party matter and the
Republican majority prevailed.
The horticultural bill was passed
during the afternoon. 1t provides for
the appointment of a state board of
horticulture by the governor for the
inspection of fruit trees throughout the
state and requires spraying to be done
between March and September.
Other measures which passed were
the memorial asking congress to set
aside a reservation for the Pah Ute
Indians of San Juan county; the bill
authorizing sheriffs to serve summons,
subpoenaS, venires, etc, by mail; the
senate amendment to the statute IN re-
lation to the appointment of guardians
and the new salaries resolution by Mr..
Nye.
The house was notified by the board
of examiners of a batch of claims al
lowed and rejected and an early ad-
Journment was taken TO allow the
members to avail themselves of the in
vitation to the Provo ball.
MORNING SESSION.
The special committee on salaries
reported the senate salary bill favor
ably with amendments. Report adopt
ed.
BOUNTY ON SILK.
The committee on manufactures and
commerce, in accordance with the re-
suit of the Republican caucus the night
before, reported favorably on Senator
Cannon's bill to encourage sericulture
by giving bounty on cocoons.
DEMOCRATS OPPOSED.
Mr. Smoot, for the Democratic con-
tingent of the committee, returned a
minority report adverse to the passage
of the bill. The adoption of the ma
jority report was moved, but Mr.
Smoot moved to substitute the minority
report and spoke against increasing
taxation by giving bounties on any
thing at this time when the people
were not in a condition to bear fur
Their burdens.
Roll call was demanded on the adop-
ton Of the minority report, which was
rejected, the vote being:
Ayes-Andrus, Egan, Gibson, How
ard, Larsen, Monson, Maugfln, Muir
dock. Mansfield, Smoot, Sorenson. To-
tai, u.
Nays-Beard, Bolitho, Condor, Cur
It's Critchlow, Gushing, Cazier, Clark.
Ferguson of Carbon, Gibbs, Harris.
Heiner, Lewis. Morrison, Morrill,, Neb-
eker of Salt Lake, Nye. Robinson, Stew
ems, Shafer, Sevy, Taylor, Thorn,
Thompson of Sanpete, Thompson of
Willard, Wilson. Mr.. Speaker Total.
81. Absent. g.
TO BOND THE STATE.
The ways and means committee re-
ported recommending the passage of
the senate bill providing for the is
suing of state bonds. Report adopted.
OVER TILL AFTERNOON.
The Alfalfa clubs" triumph was de-
ferred by the hour for which the coun-
ties bill was set as a special order, be-
ing changed from 1890 to 9 o'clock to
allow action of bills on third reading.
MEMORIAL PASSED.
H. J, NJ. No. ., asking congress TO
provide reservation for the Pah-Ute
Indians of San Juan county, was
passed unanimously.
FRUIT TREE INSPECTION.
The horticultural committee bill No.
104 was next in order. 1t was taken up
and amended IN numerous minor par
ticulars when MIR. Monson moved to
strike out the enacting clause stating
that the majority of the counties did
not want the inspection. Even if they
did, he said, the bill would be made
qUate. In his opinion it looked like a
makeshift. Spraying had been tried
for two years and the people didn't
want it any longer.
Mr. Morrison said in California the
greatest fruit country in the world.
had the most stringent inspection and
spraying laws. DR.. Condor joined in
a colloquy which ensued, saying fruit
had never been shipped out of the
state till spraying had been instituted.
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