The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-10

Kenners marriage bill was under fire
in the house yesterday afternoon There
was a great airing of views ordinary and
extraordinary, concerning the age al
which children should be permitted to
marry, and whether it might not be de-
sirable. under certain circumstances, to
permit them to marry at younger age
Without disposing of this bill, the house
went into committee of the whole for the
consideration of another. and, as the Re
publican minority remarked, thredtened
at one time to pull the hole in after it. -
Two bills were killed and six new ones
Petitions from Black Hawk war veter-
ans, asking that congress be memoriallzed
for compensation for their services, were
presented by Roylance, Greer and Lem
mon of Utah county, and HARDY OF san
pete county.
The committee on labor reported house
bill No. -. TO prevent elevator and boiler
accidents. with amendments, and recon-
mended its incorporation in the code
commissions report. The report was
adopted.
The judiciary committee recommended
that house bill No. Go (Mr. Sorensen' s
bill to limit the time within which the
regularity of the proceedings for the
sale of real estate for taxes may be ques-
toned be rejected, and the bill was
thereupon killed.
The same committee submitted an ad-
verse report on house bill No. Go, by Mr.
Sorensen, reducing the time for redemD-
ton from tax sales to two years, and
consideration of the report was post
poned until today.
The same committee recommended that
house bill No. 81 (Kenner's anti-clairvoy-
ant bilD be passed, with one slight change
in phraseclOgy.
The live stock committee recommended
the rejection of Forshee's sheep license
BILL declared unconstitutional by the at
tOrney- and, on motion of S. N
Cook. ii was rejected.
The ways and means committee re-
ported as. follows:
That Kenner's bill to make silver coins
of the United States legal tender, and for
other purposes, be amended by striking
out sections ), f. ana 6, relating to ex-
emptiOnS from execution and garniSh
ment. and that section / and 2, making
silver coins a legal tender. be passed.
That house bill No 60, providing for
the distribution of supreme court reports
be placed upon its passage.
That house bill No. So providing for the
taking Of warrants III payment of taxes,
be passed. Mr.. Shepard stated that
minority report would be submitted on
this bill.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were introduced
read twice and referred to appropriate
committees:
House bill No. 20, introduced by Mr.
Shepard, permits the United States to
use county jails for the confinement of
United States prisoners. 1t provides that
persons convicted of crime in any of the
courts of the United States in the state
of Utah, as well as prisoners held to an
swer before such courts, shall be received
and held in the jails of any county under
the same regulations and laws governing
prisoners held under the authority of the
state, and upon such terms as to COM
penSatiOn as may be agreed upon by the
county authorities and the United States
THE UTAH STATE TABLE
Mr.. Thoreson introduced house bill No.
q. appropriating $1,000 for the purchase
John r. Wilson of Salt Lake. This is
the famous table that was constructed
from Eiecess of historic wood furnished
by different states in the Union:
Mr.. Gibson introduced house bill No.
6S. appropriating 500 for the construc-
ton of bridges in the Uintah Indian
reservation. across the Lake Fork and
BEFOULTNG OF STREAMS
Mr. Ray introduced house bill No. 81.
to prevent the befouling of waters OF
streams and springs and to prevent the
iniuring of watersheds. 1t provides that
1t shall be misdemeanor for any person
to construct or maintain any corral,
sheen pen, stable, pig pen or other Of
fensive yard or Clubhouse where the
drainage shall flow directly or indirectly
into the waters of any stream. well or
spring used for domestic purposes; or
deDosit or leave any manure heap, Of
feas;Ve rubbish or the carcass of any
dead animal; or dip or wash sheep in
pool or dipping vat in proximity to any
stream used by a town or village for
domestic purposes, so as to make the
water thereof impure or unWholeSOme: or
TO maintain any corral, yard or Vat for
the purpose Of dipping, shearing or graz
ing, or herding sheep, within Is miles of
any city. town or village, where it
would befoul the water used by the in
habitants of the city; or to herd or
keep cattle horses. hogs or sheep where
they would befoul the water used for do
nestle purposes.
The bin provides the manner in which !
t.-e operation of the act may be sus-
pended by a petition of two-thirds of
the legal voters.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Mr. Shepard introduced. by request, |
house bill No. 60, providing for the APP !
Dointment, by the governor, of 4 state !
sealer of weights and measures. He shall /
APPOINT deputy in each county, ex- /
ceot tie county in which he resides. |
Every person using scales, weights or /
measures shall pay into the county treas /
Ivy certain sums for the testing Of such /
scales, weights or measures. The salary /
o. the state sealer shall be $500 per an /
nun. and of the deputies for Weber. |
Salt Lake and Utah counties. $500 per I
annum, and of each of the other |
deputies 500 per annum-
TAX SALES.
Mr.. S. W. Cook introduced house bill |
No. r. TO amend the act providing for |
TIE OF the dLllpulll Oh taxes anu
costs due the state from the sale of
property TO the county for taxes. 1t /
amends the present act by adding the /
following provision to section 20:
provided. that the state shall not be |
paid its proportion of the said amount OF
taxes and costs until the property is re-
deemed by the person entitled so to do.
or IS sold by the county: provided, that
Il the property purchased in the name
of the county shall not be redeemed be-
fore the issuance of a tax deed, the /
treasurer shall not proceed to sell the
same, and the county auditor shall credit
the treasurer with the amount of tax
due thereon. but in any case the party
shall pay all taxes that may
be assessed and costs that may accrue
upon land subsequent to the sale
Mr. DotSon offered house joint reSolu-
ton No. b. directing the secretary of
state TO furnish state and county officers
with copies of the compiled laws of
1897.
TIE house committee TO announce the
t:rsae at which bills would be considered
in order that those interested might have
an opportunity to be heard. was adopted
When the bill apD-oDriating $1,000 for
tie purchase of the Utah State Table
was on second reading, some of the mem
hers showed a disposition to consisn it
u an early grave. Mr.. Roylance moved
that the enabling act be stricken out,
but subsequently consented that the
clause be thus disposed of.
Thoreson was defending the right of
tha table to be purchased when the
speaker cut him short by referring the
THE MARRIAGE BILL.
House bill No. 81, Kenner's marriage
bill was then taken up on third reading