The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-10
BILLS INTRODUCED.

The following were then introduced:
H. B. No. 2. by Curtis, of Weber, de-
fining and describing the right Of
DOVER and providing that a widow
shall be entitled to one third of all
property of which the husband was
seized during marriage unless she law
fully release her right thereto.
II. B. No. ). by Wilson. of Salt Lake,
an act providing for the appointment
of notaries public by the governor and
authorizing notaries public appointed
by the last territorial governor to
serve for the terms appointed.
H. B. No. 4. by Cushing, of Salt
Lake, an act providing for the relief
of Private David Mcdonald, mem
Der of the First battery, light artillery,
National Guard of Utah, appropriate
ing $500 as compensa ton for injuries
received while under orders.
H. 3. No 5. by Nebeker, of Rich. an
emergency act providing for conveying
into the proper treasures fees collect
ed by the secretary of state and GER
tain county officers.
H B. No. 6. by Condor. by request,
an act to punish as a felony the carnal
and unlawful knowing of any female
under the age of 16 years, and pro-
vfding a penalty of not less than three
years nor more than fifteen for the
nor more than thirty for each subse-
quent one, and providing lesser PEN
atty when the male is under fifteen
years of age. This bill was not intro
duced in the regular order, but by con-
sent at the close of the session.
Nebeker of Rich. moved the full
reading be dispensed with on first and
second readings; that they be read by
title only and referred to the proper
committees. This is a very common
practice and as Nebeker stated, is in
the interest of time. but the house did
not desire the benefit of the experience
of the gentleman from Rich and voted
his motion down.
NEBEKER'S BILL PASSED.
On motion. H. B. No. 5, by Nebeker,
was taken up for consideration by sus-
pension Of the rules. and was passed
to second reading.
On motion of CritchloW. the house
went into committee of the whole for
the consideration of the bill Bolitho,
of Sewer. was called to the chair and
such amendments as We're considered
necessary were made to the BILL when
Harris moved that the committee of
the whole report favorably upon the
measure as amended. He failed to In
clude in his motion that the commit
tee rise. and Nebeller of Rich who en-
deavors to keep the house straight,
made the motion for him. When the
speaker took the chair again, Critch-
low moved the suspension of the rules
and that the bill be passed to third
reading. A motion to amend was then
entertained. Notwithstanding that the
house had gone into committee of the
whole for the express purpose of pre-
pairing the bill for final passage and
that after the committee had arisen
no further amendments should be
made without unanimous consent
Inasmuch as the speaker had ruled
such a course proper, Nebeler asked
to change the reading of the emergen-
cy clause by adding "after approval"
Critchlow thought "This act shall take
effect immediately was sufficient and
to be adhered to during the session.
There was a difference of opinion and
division was called for. with the result
that the vote was tie. The speaker
declined to vote and declared the
amendment carried. The house raised
no objection to the ruling and the bill
was placed upon final passage and
carried by a vote of 43 to 0-3 absent.
The measure as passed provides that
until otherwise provided by law, the
secretary of state, county and district
court clerks, county recorders, sheriffs
sealers of weights and measures and
county surveyors, are required to col
lect fees for all services rendered at
rates according to chapters 2 and 8,
part IS of the session laws of 1885,
The money to be covered into the
proper treasures.