Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-12

After the close OF the NEWS report
Yesterday the following was done:
The conference com mittee on Ii. Is.
] AZ, the irrigation bin, recommended
that the Senate recede. Tue report OF
the committee was adopted and the
bill passed.
Snow moved tina. the President
appoint steering committee to act
with the House committee TO recom-
mend Legislation; carried. Snow,
Hnmer anu w. q. Nebeker were mp
pointed.
II. b. l07, the income tax bill, was
reported adversely by the ways and
means committee and the bill was
killed.
Harbour objected and said the
proposition In the bill was Demo-
cratic one ana ought to receive more
attention from q Democratic Senate.
&. h. IL, to extend the free text book
la tn country districts was passed.
IA. b. 1873, the fire and police bill,
wBs killed and q substitute, which 10
the code, was placed on the calendar
as a new bill.
3. b. 55, the mining recording bill
was vetoed by the Governor hut forth
with passed over his veto.
The Governor approved the Senste
biz continuing the oUue commission.
Recess until S p. m.
AT the evening session the approval
by the Governor u the Fort Douglass
memorial was received.
The semi.centennial resolution was
| then taken up; 1t passed with the APP
Precipitation oil $4,000 for the celebra-
| ton.
Is. b. So, providing for the dividing
| OF cties into election districts passed.
| II. b. LA, Tor the appointment OF q
food ana dairy Inspector was killed.
| J. w. Judd's claim for 1000 was
reported favorably by the committee.
Ii. j. r. %, to exempt 5000 in per-
sonal property from taxation passed
by vote OF 10 to s.
| s. b. SO, for branch OF the normal
school at Beaver, received the ap-
prOvsi OF the Governor.
Ii. b. 81. to amend the statute OF
limitation, was passed, also 3. b. ~,
providing for the election OF certain
| city officers,
:. b. 81, the fab and game bill
was reported by the majority OF the
conference committee ana also NIL
Dorily report was handed 10. The
| frEt recommended tina. fish and game
| be- allowed to be shipped out OF the
| State. The minority report opposed
this and was adopted by a vote OF 10 to
| 3. The bill then passed as amended;
Smoot and Chambers voting no.
Recess until 8 q. m. this morning.
The Senate came to order at $3.50
a. m.
s. J. II. s, relating to the placing Of
n statue OF Brigham Young In the
Hall OF Statuary at Washington, and
appropriating $3.50 for the expenses OF
,,tn
sitiOn, was reported on by the CON-
mittes ana passed by vote OF IL ayes.
The favorable report OF the commit
Tee, to whom was referred the PROPOSE
ton OF nm appropriation OF $1,000 for
the holding OF the next Transmissis-
sippi congress at Salt Lake, was
| adopted.
s. b. 40, creating a State board OF
| land com nissioners and providing for
| fees to be charged, was reported by
the conference committee and the
report adopted; the bill was passed by
a vote OF 10 ayes, with the smend-
ments suggested by the Governor.
Il. b l40, the fellow servant bill,
was next taken up anu amended by
striking out the word railroad, thus
making it apply to all corporations.
| Harbour said he had been informed
by MIR. Babcock OF the II. G. w. that
he could not have tree transportation
over his road because he was In favor
! Of this fellow servant bill.
Evans moved that Mr.. Babcouk be
cited TO appear before the Senate tor
hie discOurtesy. Carried, and sergeant
/ at arms was instructed 10 bring Mr..
| Bsbcock before the Senate.
The hill was then placed upon Its
massage but was lost by vote OF o to 4;
s absent,
The fish and gains bill, 8. b. 81.
with an amendment made by the
House, allowing fish to be taken with
nets IN Green, Grant and Colorado
| rivers, wAs next considered. The
amendment was rejected.
The Governor approved the follow.
ing:
=. b. &c. for the stocking
Of Bear lake and river, and
Sewer river with black base.
=. b. 81, authorizing certain officers to
appointing deputies; &. B. 81, providing
the printing OF reports OF State officers;
c. b, IS, defining the words "title"
and "chspter" as used in the code.
The President signed the following
| bills;
The Senate bill TO provide for the
applying VI convict labor on the pub
lie highway; the horticultural bill;
the bill p ohibltiDg the sale of liquors
within ten miles OF ON Indian reseIva-
tion except In cities and towns; tue
memorial asking for the relief OF per.
sons VINO suffered by IudlRn depreds-
tiont; the blil restraining justices aud
conslablts from beng interested in
suits ia other c0utts.
H. Is. So. appropriating $500 for
road IN Kane anu Garfield counties
came up. Smoot moved To ipdefi uitely
postp ne this bill. Allrei moved the
bill with all others OF like nature be-