The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-24

Yesterdays session in the upper
house was long and tiresome. AS the
days roll by and the time approaches
fer some member to arise and move
that the senate adjourn sine die. it is
noticed that the tirssome feeling in
creases.
The insurance bill was up for consid-
Grafton yesterday and was amended
in several places. At least one-fifth
part of the bill, as originally presented,
was expunged And final action there
on resulted in the main purpose of
the same being defeated and the null
hilarious duties prescribed being added
to the secretary of state.
There is no telling what the governor
and the secretary of state will be COM
PEELED to do ere the legislature ad
journs. At present they are ex-officfo
members of nearly every board in the
state If they could be constituted
members of the board of public works
of all cities and the boards of trus-
tees of every precinct. there is no doubt
but that some member of the legisla-
ture would arise in his place and move
that this be DOM Before the legis.a-
ture adiourns they will doubtless be
put on the fish and game commission;
the timber culture commission and will
beyond doubt be made members of the
forestry association ere the last days
of the Legislature adjourns. 1t is bare
ly possible that the governor may con-
ceive the idea of inserting a veto mes
sage somewhere in the proceedings,
because there is a limit to endurance.
The executive vetoed the bill pro-
vidsng for the employment of court
stenographers yesterday, his reason
appearing in full below 1t is likely
that the s:nate will override the veto.
Some Of the members who hail from
the precincts where pine boards are
legal tender have announced already
their willingness to pass the same over
his protest, and this action may result.
The passage of the insurance bill and
the amending thereof gave the Junior
senator from the town of Ogden an
other chance to air himself. and he
did SO with the greatest sang froid i'm
aginable. He is a great man, the jun
f1r senator from Weber, but he had
his comb cut yesterday by Sutherland,
who gave him a touch of nigh life in
a neat little speech which goes down
in history as the first one Allison nsver
replied to.
The eight-hour law came up again
V Sterdav and was passed without a die
Senting vote. There We're numerous pc
titicns presented from Mercur and
Park City, and from the employees of
the Ming'o smelter. There were grave
rumors that some monkeying had b5'en
INDUCED in with the measure after the
same raised some days ago, by which
the letter So was stricken from the
bill after the word "smelters. and may
be this had something to do with still
ing opposition to the same.
Condon's Cuban resolution was killed
in The senate by the passage of sub
stitute offered by the COMMITTEES on fed
ei'al relations.
The bill giving men who do not own
real estate an exemption was defsated
by a farmer vote.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
Prayer was offered by Senator Chi
desher.
EIGHT-HOUR LAW.
Mr.. Evans presented a petition sign
ed by Ote Nielsen and 223 other en-
plovees Of the Mingo smeltar asking ia
which petition was laid on the table
to come up when the bill is brought
up once more.
HOUSE MESSAGES.
The house sent down messages an
nouncing the passage of the follow
ing: House bill No. 1872, giving mayors
of cities a qualified veto; senate bin
No. II. relating to private corporations;
senate bill No III, permitting Mercur
10 incorporate; house bill No. las, pro-
viding for the payment of bounties on
certain animals and birds; senate bill
No II providing for levy and sale on
execution: senate bill No. 81, prescrib-
ing the manner and form Of making
deeds for property sold by United
states marshal or any sheriff; house
bill No. 1l5. providing for farmers in
stitutes: house bill No. 141, preventing
The adulteration of candy.
EXECUTIVE APPROVAL,
The governor announced his approval
of senate bill No. 81, relating to pow
ers of third class cities.
SILVER MEETING.
An invitation to visit the theater
and listen to General Warner, Hon.
Thomas O. Merrill, eX-Congressmen
Bartine and Johnson was accepted
with thanks.
THE GOVERNORS VETO.
The following message was received
from the governor:
Il respectfully return herewith, with
out approval, s. b. 81, entitled IAN act
providing for the employment of STEM
ographers OF courts. authorizing the
district Judges to contract for such en-
ployment, limiting their compensation
and fees and repeating all inconsistent
acts
While ] recognize the necessity for
official stenographers in the courts and
for their proper compensation within
the lines prescribed by the constitution,
this bill, in my opinion. violates the
spirit Of the constitution wherein it is
provided that AL state, district, city,
county, town and school officers ex-
cepting notaries public, boards of ar
bitrstion. court commissioners, justices
of the peace and constables shall be
paid fixed and definite salaries. The