The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-13

this Democratic house, no matter what
the Democratic senate, or the alleged
Democratic senate" might do with it.
Calls supported the bill, and advo-
Gated the need OF such an institution.
The prosperity of the state rested upon
the mining industry, and the miners
were a deserving class. The Park City
miners. he said, contributed $4,000 TO
the Salt Lake hospitals every month.
O'Brien offered an amendment, fix
ing the location of the hospital at Coal
vile, Calls home town. and described
the superior advantages of this loca-
ton. Calls protested against the pro-
posed change, as Summit county de-
sired that the hospital be located at
Park City. O'Brien withdrew his
amendment
Wilson did not believe such an ex-
penditure would be justified at the
present time
Sloan made another plea for the min
ers. The senate had rejected every
measure in the interest of the work
lngmen, and he was willing that it
should be placed in the hole again.
The bill was then passed by a vote
of "a to IS.
APPROPRIATION LIST.
The general appropriation bill. the
most important matter remaining to be
Taylor a member of the committe, arose
to make a general statement. The great
est care had been taken, he said. to keep
the appropriations within a reasonable
limit. There had been some criticisms of
the large amounts appropriated for the
state institutions, but the state had
created these institutions and it must
sustain them. There had also been criti-
cism of the salaries paid to clerks in the
state offices, and members had offered to
furnish competent men for half the
amount paid. 1t was true that during a
tire of depression men might be driven
By their necessities TO work for half the
amount their services were worth, but
the present officials were efficient, COM
2ete2t and reliable and the officers did
not want to experiment with cheap and
untried men.
Taylor was cut off by the point of order
that the appropriations bill had not been
attacked. and no defense was needed.
REDUCTIONS MADE.
The bill was then considered, item by
item, and the members displayed desire
TO shave everything down. The follow
ing deductions were made:
Governors private secretary from $1,000
per year to s., 200. :
Clerical assistance for secretary of
state. from S., 600 TO 81, 500 per year.
Contingent expenses, secretary of state,
81, $50 to 81, 200 per year.
Clerical assistance for state treasurer
500 to $500 per year.
Contingent expenses for attorney-gen-
eral, from $3.50 TO 5000 per year.
Contingent expenses of fish and game
warden, from $3.50 to $500 per year.
Salary of supreme court reporter, from
$500 to $500 per year.
The house INDUCED in extended dis
cussion of every proposed reduction.
When it was proposed to reduce the
salary of the governors private secre-
tary. the deSira bility of employing a man
of ability for this position was set
forth.
This talk about men of ability makes
me tired" declared Price, with i'm
patience. Il think this whole list ought
10 be cut down, and L wish George Wash
ington was here with his little Ratchet 10
cut ii all to pieces"
Thoreson, chairman of the appropria-
tons committee, endeavored to protect
the appropriations from humiliation. The
committee had, he said, in each instance
given the subject a most thorough in
vestigation and in each instance had been
convinced of the necessity for the amount
proposed.
The allowance for state auditors as
sistance was reduced from $1,000 to 81, 1000
but subsequently restored
During the general discussion the
country members were reminded that they
had not shown such alacrity in reducing
appropriations for county roads as in
cutting down the allowances for actual
and necessary expenses.
A proposition TO reduce the travelling
and contingent expenses of the coal mine
inspector drew strong protest from
Calls The coal miners, he declared
would be the ones to suffer from this re-
duction. There was too great a DISPOSE
ton to legislate against the poor and for
the rich
COURT REPORTER CUT DOWN.
The item of $1,000 for two years salary
of the supreme court reporter, was the
subject of long and excited debate.
Shepard moved to strike out the item.
The state did not need this kind of
reporter. he declared. Enough decisions
fo- three volumes had accumulated and
not one of them had been published.
had done anything except draw his
salary.
1T would be an outrageous thing to
this money said Sloan. The
court reporter occupied another
position that paid him from $4,000 to 3d.
500 per year. He was drawing the $500 per
year for doing nothing, and was even
asking for an increase in salary, he was
informed. No Democratic legislature
could dare make such an appropriation.
1t should not be tolerated.
Kenner remarked that for once the
three principal disturbing elements in
the house We're united on a proposition.
He waS also opposed to this allowance.
Roylance thought the proposition to
strike out the appropriation was cruel
and unjust and Bennion believed there
was some spite behind it. He had been
assured by Tanner that he had his work
we'll in hand.
very uncertain whether Tanner would
be retained as president of the agricultu-
raj college after the close of the present
academic year. as he was not giving sat
isfaction. Perhaps he would then have
sufficient time to attend to his duties
as supreme court reporter.
Thoreson favored the appropriation.
He understood the reports were in the
hands of the publishers.
O'Brien stated that he was informed
the delay was not the fault of the re-
porter. The copy Of the reports had
been lost.
The motion to strike out was defeated,
and Sloan offered another amendment,
the amount to $3.50 per year.
Many lawyers would be glad to do the
work for that sum. Tanner had asked
for an increase in salary on the ground
that the work demanded three-fourths of
his time, and had then accepted another
position that ought to take all of his
time. His amendment was rejected by a
tie vote.
At this point Wilson asked that he and
his friends be excused from attendance
for about an hour and a half In other
words, the house took a recess until
100.
When proceedings were resumed the
appropriation for supreme court reporter
was reduced from $500 to $500 per year,
On Shepards motion.
SEMI CENTENNIAL. APFRCPRIA-
TION.