The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

sessing the constitutional qualifications.
1 could be denied the right TO vote because
he was not registered.
Kenner ridiculed this proposition, and
\ declared the constitution did not pro-
hibit the legislature from prescribing the
manner Of voting or regulating the neceS-
sary election machinery.
The amendment was rejected, Shepard
alone voting aye.
Without reading in full or further dis
cussion the bill was placed on its passage
and passed by vote of Al to !, in exactly
the same form in which it came from the
senate It's consideration consumed but
Mr.. A. p. Sorensen introduced house bill
| No. III requiring the owners of ferry
boats to obtain franchises from the
county commissioners.
Mr.. Gibson introduced house bill No.
us, appropriating $500 for repairing the
public highway between Ashley and
Heber.
FRANCHISES AND SUBSIDIES
! Mr. Thomson introduced house bill No.
119. comforting upon electors of cities the
right to vote on granting franchises ana
subsidies. 1t provides that any appHcd-
ton for a franchise or subsidy, made 10
a city council, shall be submitted TO a
vote of the people.
Mr. Dresser introduced house bill No.
20 providing for the publication of legal
notices and fixing the fees for the same;
1t provides that all notices now required
by law to be posted shall in addition be
circulation published in the county IN
which said notice is given. if there be
one. and if there be no newspaper pub
lished in said county. the publication shai
be in a newspaper having general cir
culation in said county. The fee for such
publication shall be 81 per ten lines
nonoareil for the first insertion and 90
cents for subsequent insertions.
RESERVOIR LAND GRANT.
Mr.. Sloan introduced house bill No. 121
creating a reservoir land grant fund and
providing for the procuring of reservoir
sites and the construction of reservoirs
for the purpose of supplying water to
state lands. 1t provides that money re-
ceived from the sale of state lands shall
constitute a reservoir land grant fund.
The board of land commissioners shall
select suitable sites for reservoirs, and
construct such reservoirs whenever the
interest of the state would be promoted
thereby The work of construction must
be let to the lowest bidder. the expense
to be borne by the reservoir land grant
fund Patents to the lands irrigated by
these reservoirs shall convey a proper
tionate interest in such reservoirs.
Mr.. Hansen introduced house bill No.
122, appropriating 200 for the improve
menr and construction of highway from
Panguitch to Escalante. Garfield county.
Mr.. Forshee introduced house bill No.
123, to amend the act relating to the dis
posal of estrays and trespassing animals
The law is amended to provide that
animals shall be turned into the county
treasury instead of the state treasury.
STEAM BOILER INSPECTOR.
Mr. Mangan introduced house bill No.
124, establishing the office of inspector of
steam boilers and defining the duties If
inspector. 1t provides for the appoint
ment of such inspector by the governor.
at a salary of 800 and mileage. 1t shall
be his duty to inspect steam boilers
carrying a pressure over 20 pounds and
the bill fixes the fees to be paid for such
inspection.
Mr.. Gibson introduced house bill No. 125.
which prohibits the sale of intoxicating
liquors within ten miles of an Indian
or towns.
FOR THE THIRD TRIAL.
Mr. Forshee introduced by request,
house bill No. 126, fixing the maximum
rates and charges for the transportation
of passengers and freight, for the correc-
ton of abuses and the prevention of
discrimination and eXtortion in rates OF
freight and passenger tariffs by the diff
ferent railroads in the state of Utah.
This is the third Introduction of this bill.
1t was presented at the last session by
Representative Bolitho, and introduced
and withdrawn during the present session
by Robinson. In its present form the
maximum freight rates are advanced
over the figures of the original bill-there
being no other changes.
Mr.. Shepard introduced house bill No.
III. to amend the act in relation to
salaries and compensation of state and
county officers. 1t adds a proviso to the
section authorizing the employment of
deputies by county officers. which pro-
vides that the salary of such deputy shall
- no case be less than One-third of that
of the principal.
Mr.. Taylor introduced house joint reso-
luton No. Il, proposing an amendment to
the revenue article of the constitution,
so as to permit the exemption of mort
from
House bill No. q. relating to bounties
for wild animals, was taken up and the
house concurred in the senate amend
ments.
Sloan's memorial, asking congress to
grant reservoir sites to the state. was
passed.
RATE OF INTEREST.
House bill No. 50. by Wilson, regulating
rates of interest, came next on the
calendar This bill fixed the legal rate of
ton of y per cent by contract was made |
lawful. Any person who contracted for
more than II per cent should forfeit the
whole of such interest
The bill was opposed by Sloan, Shepard, |
Duffin and others. who took the ground |
that it would tend to discourage the in
vestment OF foreign capital in the state, |
and that the provisions of the bill would |
be evaded.
wilson. Roylance, Romney and others,
the measure, urging that the |
most SraSplng OF SnylOchS SnOulu De
satisfied with Il per cent interest. . Brien |
thought the people should be taught to |
rely upon their own resources rather |
than upon borrowed capital from other |
states
on motion of Sloan the enacting clause
was stricken out, thus killing the bill. On /
the motion TO strike out the enacting |
clause the vote was "A to IA. as follows:
Yeas-Mrs. Anderson, Bennion, S. n. |
Cook. Dresser, Duffin. Forshee, Gibson,
Hanson, Hopkin, o. G. Kimball, Joseph
Mrs. La Barthe, Lennon. Lund, |
Mckay, Murdoch, Robinson,
Shepard. Stewart, Sloan, Thomson, Thore-
son, Wheeler-A.
Nays-Callis. ID. S. Cook, Greenwood,
Hardy. Mangan, OBrien, Oveson, Ray,
Roylance, n. c. Sorensen,
Taylor Wilson, Perkins-H.
The house then adjourned.
Legislative Notes.
The members of the legislature will
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