The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-09

pure as might be. He could see n,
improvement over the present plan.
Hamer said the reasons why tn
board was not necessary were abou
as follows: There was a time when tn,
mayor of Salt Lake City had power
to remove and appoint policemen, ant
never was there any trouble, for tn,
Hon. r. N. Baskin went before the
people on his record and was reelected
on that record. Now since that time
the city of Salt Lake has expended
$4,000 in suits at law and Is or q
f1remen are undoubtedly on salary in
Salt Lake City who have been dis
missed by this board. He proposed to
permit this matter to rest with the
people, and believed that the mayor
and council were the proper parties
to appoint the policemen and firemen
under proper rules.
Whitaker did not favor striking out
the enacting clause, and said if that
was done the house bill would be killed
and there would be no legislation on
this matter. He favored a postpone
ment until there could be a confer
ence upon this matter.
Game called attention to a state of
alleged affairs in which he said there
was need of intervention by statute.
The present board was not going ac-
cording to law. 1t was made up in
part of members who were appointed
by the mayor, after he had determined
they would work in his interests. They
had already removed the chief of the
police department and had attempted
to remove the chief Of the fire depart
ment, but had failed. He called at
tention to the action of the mayor in
appointing Mr. Varian. who had de-
rided the law and opposed its passage
and yet was the first man to be ap-
pointed to carry it out. He said this
city needed a fire and police board
that the boys might be kept away from
the evils of the saloon and the gamb-
ling house, and the girls protected from
the worse fate which was in store for
them. He did not want to suppress
the saloons; only to repress them.
After some discussion it was agreed
to postpone the matter until this after
noon at 8 o'clock, when the bill will
come W for consideration, although
Senator Game objected, saying post
ponement was only in the interest of
killing the bill.
FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD.
The committee on military affairs
held a meeting yesterday during the
noon recess and agreed upon the
amount to be appropriated for the use
of the national guard. The sum was
fixed at $4,000 for the years 1897 and
1898, or 81, $50 per year. Inasmuch as
there will be fewer organizations TO
use it, this may answer all purposes.
BY the provisions of the code as
amended the strength has been re-
luced to ten companies of infantry.
two troops of cavalry, two batteries of
artillery, the signal corps and hos
pital corps, 16 in all, which means an
average of about $3.50 per year, allow
ing something for general contingent
expenses.
It is believed this sum will be suf-
fcient, and that by an exercise of
rigid economy an encampment can be
held in each year, although If it is re-
luced any further it will not admit
IF any such instruction being given.
HAWKS, HAWKS, HAWKS.
The senate yesterday afternoon dis
,ussed the subject of hawks. 1t came
I'D in this way: The fish and game
1ill provides for the protection of these
birds Senator Johnson wanted the
aw amended so as to permit the peo-
Die down in his district to shoot hawks
whenever they WIRE found carrying off
chickens or otherwise violating the
aw. Johnson was terribly in earnest
,ver this matter and declared if it
vas not passed he would not dare go
home.
President Nebeker got down from
he chair and made a speech in favor
f the hawk, which he said was a
much abused bird. Up in Rich county
rhere his cattle grazed on a thousand
ills and the hired man cooled off in the
freezes which blew from off Bear lake; |
where the ground squirrel and the
gopher preyed upon the growing grain ]
nd the green alfalfa, the hawk was
uch a friend Of the farmer that if
Rich county was to have the say the
awk would replace the American I
agile in the national coat of arms.
Senator Smoot swept away the I
aughter which greeted the remarks
f the president and took for a topic /
he theme of local f-government, as
pplied to hawks and other feathered /
nd unfeathered varmints.
In the south, where the sun kissed |
he purple clusters on the vine, and /
he ripping waters murmured sweet |
ongs of love to the waving trees;
here the tall grasses nodded the |
andelions to sleep, and the music of |
AZURE glad, they wanted hawks
illed Up in the north, where the
rindle COW losses the collie over the
arbed wire fence and paws the earth
/ ecstatic triumph, the people wanted
ne hawks cared for and protected in
rider that the festive field mouse and
ne plaguesome prairie dog might be
aduced and the growing crops saved
-om their ravages.
Why not permit the principle of To-,
al self government to obtain and let
enator Johnson shoot hawks and
enator Nebeker protect them?
But hawks were protected, just the
anne.
The fish and game bill then passed,
18th an amendment, offered by Sen
tor Nebeker of Tooele, giving the
ate warden, by consent of the board
: county commissioners, the right to
ose any creek or pond in any county
n two years for the propagation of
sh.
MORE CODIFYING.
Senator Hamer introduced a bill
-oviding for the codification of the
atutes; continuing the code commits
on in office until Dec. l; giving it
over and authority to let a contract
II printing and binding and employ
G clerical assistance at a figure tlot
exceed So per day, and making an
of 81, 500 therefor, which
IL was fixed as the special order at
o'clock today, although Mr.. Hamer
anted the same passed at once. The
II fixes the compensation of the
embers at S225 per month, payable
onthly at the end of the month,
DIVISION which led Senator Harbour
call the attention of Senators Alfred
Id Robson TO the fact that the
Mount was more than that paid to ,,
rm hands.
STATE PRISON.
The bill by Rideout, providing for