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

Rack Hawk veterans were aliens
| when their losses occurred and services
were rendered.
II, j, NJ. o, protesting against the
nassage uf the Shefm n bill, abOlishing
ticket brokrrs, was called up by Wilson
and passed.
II, b. liz, by Bennion, to protect
pine ami b li1m timber, camo up. Roy
| lance move TO strike out the euaclinR
clause. Beunion defended the bill ana
urged the need OF prot. citing the tim
Der on public lands Oveson also de-
| ended the bill. Thompson also
opposed striking out the enecting
clnuse. lie favored the bill. ThOre-
son opposed striking out the
enactlng clause, but desired to
amend tie bill. Roylancs with
drew the motion to strike cut the
enacting claus and several amsnd-
| blents were adopted. The bill passed.
| d. s. Cook gave notice that he would
move ~ reconsider Immediately Oh
the Annuu cement Of the result no
made the motion, which carried, anu
| the bill was again before tho HUuae.
The bill provided that tree I've inches
In diameter should not be- cut, and he
urgsi that trees larger than hat could
DO cut and the tops sold for ChrietmaF
tTees, whioh would te very objection
able. The bill was amended increas-
| ing to eight inches the uismetor Of
trees thar might be cut, aud again
passed. II does not apply TO timber
cut for Bawing or building purpose,
nor to trees transplauted.
H. b. 1O4, by Hopkins, FOR the cup
port OF Legitimate children, came ~
| az special order and passed.
II. b. 81, 10 prove I the beiouling Of
winter, und to provide for the ptotee-
ton OF wator sieds, otc., came
| up. Rny HAid h. had introduced the
bill at the urgent request OF many OF
| his constituents. Sheep In his district
were doing much damage by betoullng
the waters and uenuling the water
ehede OF vegetation, greatly iujurlng
and discouraging the people. sloan
spoke IN favor Of the bill. He sali
that while tho ehesp industry was Of
great value to this State, 1t was not
right to allow 1t to impose 30 much on
the people Oh 1t was doing in some Of
tho couDties. 70 Keep the waters pure
oould work no iniUs ice to any one.
3. N. Cook thought the ground OF
the bill was covered by the code. He
opposed the bill, especially hat clause
| which prohibited c1rfals within H.
teen miles Of stream when the
land sloped to 1t. This clause
would compel many people TO
move their homes, and In 8 me
OF the northern oou b ties homes could
not DO made fifteen miles from
stream.
Parry portrayed the sufierings OF the
people, especially In health, in bis
| district, on account OF the filth OF
sheep, ana declared that many had
died and many more would uie II the
evil were not romgdied.
Benni0n regarded the bill as tle
most vicious one introduced uuri TX
session. 1t would ruin the sheep ia.
dustry, the most valuable one 10 tne
State, except mining. Existing lave
were sufficient to protect the waters.
The talk about people dylug of GU
account OF the sheep was untTus.
Greer opposed the bill. Il would
dive sheep out OF the State. The pro.
vislOns OF the code, slightly amended,
would serve every lust purpose.
Robinson thought the existing law
ample II enforced, and opposed the Oill,
ROylance showed that 1t would be
utterly impossible to keep sheep at
all Ia many counties, fifteen miles
from steam. He was willing To do
, all he could 10 correct thb sheep evll
, out this bill asked too much.
Taylor movei to substitute the pro-
yisiOuG Of the coue for tue whole Uill.
, Sloan oppO ed the motion. Wilson
asked II IA man could pasture sheep on
his owu land n stream ran hr,ugh
, II, and Sloan eaid no, aud added that
man ought not to be permitted to DO
such IA thing.
| a u Lao. "A
similar bill, and he moved to post
pone until that bill should come before
the House. Carried.
, Tho Governor notified the House
that he had approved Ii. Is. As, the
jury bill.
IL. b, ll3, on railroads, cams up on
third reading. 1t Is u long Dill anu
sloan opposed reading by sections.
Murdoch moved that tho blil bs cou-
aideted read. Several members desired
that It bu read, anu the TeaIIng was
Proceeded with.
Sloan moved to strike out section,
% and 20, which restricted rates u
freight nud passenger traffic. DE
argued that they discriminate unfairly
between different classes Of railroad
} patrons, anu that it was unwise at thiD
time for The Legislature OF this State L
pass lhNs that would hamper, Oh
, restrict, or discourage railroad enter
prises. They should be given The
widest latitude. ROylauce opposed
, striking out, on the ground that the
sections named secured uniform treat
: ment Of merchants in tho same town
himball favOrsl striking u. Rail
roade in this State ought not to bI
: handicapped Ia sny way at this stage
, Of iis railroad development.
Wilson argued that the Constitution
: required OF railroads just what tn,
/; sections did that were proposed to be-
. stricken out.
SOrsnsen, of San Juan, sale
, that railroad Discrimination OF
freights for his section were all lhat
kept much trade In this State; bu, fol
suCn discrimination tho traus wOull
70 to Colorado. Alter much further
debate the motion 20 strike cut pre-
vailed. O'Brien disputed the c0uu
J and the roll was reau, resulting in
showing o, 10 10 the affirmative ant
IA tn the negative.
Then ensue ouy and desultory