The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-26

The advocates of the bill to validate
county warrants issued beyond the linn
it of Indebtedness must have turned the
Roentgen rays upon that measure for
the benefit of it's enemies in the interim
between the time it was up before the
house last and yesterday, for whereas
it had many sturdy opponents every
time it has come up before, yesterday
not a voice was raised against its pas
sage. True, an hour and a half of good
time was consumed in debating the meas
ure, but the remarks of all the speak
ers showed that they had received new
light and instead of being antagonistic
to the bill, they We're in the nature of
an apology for the members having
changed their minds.
The bill went through therefore, with
but one negative vote. but not till q pre-
amble had been attached which eX-
planned that the gentleman voted aye
not because they believed it just meas
ure, but because not TO pass the bill
would work a greater Injustice, on those
persons who were innocent holders of
the warrants.
The session was business one from
start to finish and when the day was
done, seven measures had received the
final sanction of the house besides con-
SluGTdDi6 0lICT UuS1USSS udRlIlS D6eu
transacted. Among the bills passed were
the one above mentioned, the bill ap-
propriating money for the reform school
and another appropriating $4,000 for the
university. The others were bills defin-
ing the duties of state officers and to
carry into effect provisions of the con-
StitutiOn
Another railroad bill was introduced
this time by Mr.. Critchlow. Unlike the
other railroad measures that have come
before the hO1ISp 60P9 a
commission but makes the secretary of
state transportation agent, who muk~p
keep informed as to the rates of trans
portation companies, and who must in
vesti5ate any complaints that may be
made of eXorbitant charges being made
The bill does not attempt to fix charges
but prohibits discrimination or the CIV
ing of rebates.
bring two committees to time. The pub
lie lands committee was directed to re-
turn report Friday on the land bill, and
inquiry was made as to why the print
ing committee had not notified the house
during all these days what it had done
toward securing contracts for the print
ing. The latter committee received no
Instructions the matter being laid over
to hear from the chairman of the COM
mittee.
THE PROCEEDINGS
Three petitions for the Australian cleo
ton law numerously signed by Morgan
county citizens, We're presented by Mr..
Heiner.
Mr.. Harris presented a communication
from Lawyer w. A. Lee of Ogden at
tached to which was an address from
holders Of school lands, in both of which
1T was represented that supreme court
decisions had held that squatters on land
unsurveyed, which, after survey came
within the school grant, could not be
deprived of their right to the land The
legislature was requested to keep the
fact in view in constructing the land
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Under the head of consideration of
report recommending the pas
sage of s. 3. No. IS, to carry into eff
feet section q. article 6, of the consti-
tuition. and S. B. No. "a defining the du-
ties of the governor, We're adopted.
Like action was taken with reference
to tho reports of the same committee
recon mending for passage S. B. No. 76,
providing for q state board of examin-
ers, and S. B. No. Is, defining the duties
of the state auditor.
The municipal corporations commit
tee recommended the passage of S. B.
NO. 80, authorizing municipalities to main
tain public libraries, and offered a, sub
stitute for H. B. No. SO and S. B. No "a.
extending the veto power to mayors of
all cities. Both reports were adopted.
The appropriations committee re
ported recommending for passage s. B.
No. 16, appropriating $4,000 for the main
report was adopted.
The manufactures committee pre-
sented majority and minority reports on
H. B. No. 81, providing for the payment
aigree root and the manufacture of
leather. Inasmuch as the bill carries sn
appropriation, it was, upon request of
Mr.. Cazier, referred, together with the
I raT-fe-
rnittee. The minority report submitted
by Mr.. Smoot, adverse to the bill, recog-
nlZed the laudability Of the object sought
to be served, but maintained that the
will warrant the Offering of bounties,
The report of the committee on memoir
lalS was adopted, recommending the pas
sage of the senate memorial to congress
the adoption of the metric
system OF weights and. measures.
DID NOT REPUDIATE.
At his time, 2:SO, Mr.. Bohtho called I'D
H. B. No. 81. which was the day pre-
vtously set as special order for that
hour.
AS during former consideration of the
bill, it provoked lengthy discussion
which, however, was very much on diff
ferent lines than heretofore. Whereas
there was strong opposition to the bill
before, yesterday there was practically
none; the speakers remarks being Drac-
dcally an apology for having changed
their minds. The bill validating co,11tv
issued beyond the debt limit
was therefore passed with but one mega
tive vote, after an hour and a half had
been consumed excuse making and adont-
ing or defeating unimportant amend
merltS.
MIR. Nebeker of Salt Lake, made tha
talk OF the day. He was opposed to COM
hitting wrong to right another but
he like the other gentlemen who had
opposed the bill, had received
new light and would now support the
on the condition that a preamble
which ne offered, be attached thereto.
In support of this motion, Mr. Nebeker
proceeded to administer a quiet roast
to the attorneys on the floor and the
other gentlemen for whom he had had a
rod in pickle for some time. At the con-
'lusion of his remarks the preamble was
adopted as an amendment to the bill IN
Itself it offers an explanation for or thu ha
former opponents of the bill coming over
to its support. 1t reads:
whereas, Warrants which were in ex-
sess of the debt limit allowed by law
were issued prior to January 4, 1896, by
counties of Utah territory. and fine A.,
ion Of the members of the county couTte
issuing them was illegal and in violation
of their oath of office, and
Whereas, 1t is aScertained that manv
1f such warrants were issued in nav
nent for work performed in the con
struction of county buildings and other
public improvements and for the material.
furnished and for other good and vaiu-
able consideration, and without know
edge upon the part of those receiving
hem OF wrongful and Illegal act Of such
county court in 50 issuing them, and
Whereas, Most If not all of said war
ants are held by persons who paid fIl,
ace for them, either in cash or work
ina labor as aforesaid. and are bona