Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-11

IHE HOusE
The NEWS report Of the House pro.
ceedings yesterday afternoon closed
while Mr.. Bnooi was speaking In sup
port OF the minority report Ia the
Lennon election contest Caee. Mr..
Smoot addressed the House for nearly
an hour.
Dir. Critchiow took the floor In op.
position TO Mr.. Bmooi on the minority
report, but did not entirely agree with
the msIorlly report.
MIR. Lewis spoke briefly for the ac-
ceptancs OF the majority report.
After remarks by Messra. Nebekef,
Sorenson, Bmoot aud Robinson, the
question was put 10 vote and the case
u Bfinghurst against Lennon was
dismissed and the latter will hold his
seat.
The following bills were introduced
on first reading;
II. Is. No. 10B, by Btevsns-Pfovid.
ing for u uniform Tres school system.
II. h. No. 1Oi, by Misunderstanding
State horticultural board, defining
lite powers and approprinting for lite
maintenance.
a II. b. No. 105, by Ferguson OF Salt
Lake-Pro yiding for the appointment
Of n clerk OF the district court for Salt
Lake county.
II. Il. N. log. by Ferguson OF Car.
bon-Rsgulating APPEALS In cases OF
usurpation OF office.
II, Il. No. lot, by Nye-Retervlug
the right OF appeal In cases where
judgment was rendered tbefofe State
hood, and in which time Of appeal had
not expired up to Jan. 2, 1896.
ii. u. No. l0S, by Manstield-Re-
lating to assessing anu collecting taxes
on transient stock.
A resolution to meet at l;l5 instead
OF 2 was passed.
A special committee OF seven mem.
bets on horticulture was appointed, the
Speaker naming the following; Thomp-
son OF Sanpute. Andrus, Nebekcr Of
Rich. shaier, Gibbs, RsJdatE and
BOlitho.
The House adjourned until l;l5 TO.
day.
ToDAY's SESSION.
Close observance, for u legislative
boJy, was given TO the new time q
meeting by the House today. Ytster.
days resolution TO meet nj 1915 here
after brought the members together IN
lims enough for the Speaksr'I gavel to
fall at l;20.
Ths chaplain's prayer over, ths
Journal OF yesterdays proceedings
was read aud approved.
A oommu uicatioDl from the Senate
slated that h. Is. No. "a had teen re.
lected by that body anu the same was
returned.
Another communication from the
Senate announced the passage OF II, Il.
No. 81 regulating fees 10 be charged
by county, city and town officials Tor
services performed 10 an official ca.
paciiy. The bill had been amended
oy the upper branch, designating the
respective ueAtufi,s into which the
funds must be paid. The amen iments
were unanimously cUncuIrei In.
The Senate announced Its passaee OF
Ii. Il. No. IS. with no I'm sndmenis.,
A Senate commun icalion was read
announcing tne passage, with amend.
menls, OF h. Is. No. 10.
House bills Nus. ~, II, 81 aud IS
were reported ready Tor the Speakers
sig naiute,oy the committee on engross.
ing aud onrollmsnt, and that officer
appended his autograph thereto.
A petition was presented by Muir.
deck asking the maintenance OF the
present law regarding the befoulipg of
waters.
The manufacture aud oommsree
committee reported untavorably on
ii. Is. No. SO. regulating tho smoke
hulsancr. Inc report was adopted.
The same committee recommended
that ii. Is. No. 10 DO not passed.
Tho bill was i1tended to for.
bid certain commercial comblna.
tlons. MIR. Ctzier, chairman u
the committee, explained the reason q
his committee for rejecting the bill, a.
obsIruoling the privileges Of agriculIu.
raj anu labor organic atoms, eto. The
report provoked considerable discus.
sion, some OF the members maintaining
that the bill was aimed at the cure Of
wrongs Inflicted by trusts, upon the
people, by getting at the root OF the
nuisance - forbidding such COM
binations. Curtis OF Weber read
portions OF the bylaws Of the
Salt Lake coal exchange NJ au argu.
ment against the adoption OF the COM
mittee's report, anu commended that tho
srtiuies OF this ono organization alone,
| which he had Just read, were enough
TO Justify the passage OF q bill which
hhu iof I've OBJECT the prohibition Of
such combinations.
Mr.. Cszier was again on his feet In
defense o, the report OF the com miltoe,
urging rs before, that the bill would
iateriero with combinations " labor.
Ing men which were now considered
legitimate anu lawful.
Mr.. Taylor wanted the bill TO pss,.
III We are drifting upon any rocks nj
all, they are tho trusts and combina-
tions now formed aud being formed In
the country. We can't appeal to the
soul OF n corporation because II has
none. 1 hope tho bill will pAss."
Mr.. Stevens, Of Weber, commended
thai the bill was too much Inclined 10
abridge the rights oiioilizens la a busl.
mess way anu would Interfere very
much with the producers OF the State,
and was DESTROYS that the committe Q
report be adopted and tho bill not
passed.
Mr.. Sorenson moved the laying on
the table OF the report until tomorrow
when IL DO made the special order u
business. iHis object was TO give
members an opportunity 10 become