The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-07

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Shepard, Stewart, A P. Sorenson, VIII
son-16.
Title IS, relating to elections, and
title 81, irrigation and water rights,
were stricken from the code.
LIQUOR LICENSE AGAIN.
The liquor question then bobbed up
again, on O'Briens motion to recon-
slider the vote by which the house re-
| fused to reduce the minimum limit
! for county liquor licenses from 5000 TO
$500. This motion was carried, and
O'Brien then offered an amendment,
fixing the minimum at $500. This was
adopted by vote of 20 to 16.
Duffin then offered an amendment
striking out the maximum limit of
81, 200. This was adopted without de-
bate, thus giving county commission
ers power TO fix the license at a pro-
hibitorv figure.
Chapter l, title Il. relating to mining
recorder, was stricken cut.
CANAIGRE ROOT.
Robinson (Rep). moved to reinstate
the chapter providing for a bounty on
canaigre root. He demanded that the
yeas and nays be placed on the journal,
and several Democrats good naturedly
joined with him in this request. The
motion was defeated, the three Repub-
licans alone voting in the affirmative.
O'Brien suggested that the record
shows that the motion was lost by
strict party vote, and other jokes were
publican minority and its canaigre root
bounty.
On Shepard's motion part l of the
code was then forwarded TO the SEN
ate.
The senate amendments to house
bill SO, to allow poor persons TO COM
mence and prosecute actions in the
courts were concurred in and the bill
passed.
The committee on labor presented the
following reports. which were adopted:
recommending the rejection of house
bill 40, by Thomson, to protect en-
plOyees in certain cases; reporting,
without recommendation, house bill 124,
10y Mangan, creating the office OF
steam boiler inspector; recommend
ing amendments TO senate bill 70, by
Whitaker
The judiciary committee recommend
ed the passage OF senate bill Go. by
Evans.
The house then took a recess until
p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Part of the code was taken up
at the afternoon session. This part con-
tains the criminal, civil and probate
codes, covering about 400 pages, and
its consideration was completed at 4
O'clock. This volume has not received
the attention of the senate, the upper
body having acted on but one part.
The amendments offered by the joint
committees were read and adopted
without discussion. but a warm debate
ensued over a proposition to further
restrict the sheep men.
Several amendments were offered on
this subject, among them being one
by Dotson, TO amend chapter 50, title
Y. which made it a misdemeanor to
establish any corral or vat for dipping
sheep within seven miles from q city
or town, when the refuse would find
its way into any stream used for do
nestle purposes by such town. Dot
sons amendment, which was adopted,
changed the distance to u miles.
The sheep men seemed to have few
friends In the house, and were given
some very hard raps but Bennion and
Robinson came to their defense. Parry
declared that many communities were
at the mercy Of the unprincipleG and
greedy sheep owners, who had no re-
gard for the rights of the public.
Oveson wanted sheep dipping pro- /
hibited within five miles of any stream, |
the water of which was used by the /
purposes. The befouling of water by |
the sheep, he said, was becoming a |
serious menace to the. health of the |
public
Robinson asked whether. under Owe /
sons amendment, there was any place /
where sheep could be dipped. except ]
in the clouds.
OvesOn replied that he knew of such |
places in Emery county.
4 object TO taking my sheep to /
Emery county TO be dipped, declared |
Bennion.
We'll, I object to your bringing them
to Sanpete county exclaimed y. c. !
Sorensen.
Bennion received permission from /
Calls to dip his muttons in Summit |
county, but insisted the Oveson amend /
ment meant that they should be dipped /
five miles from any water.
The Oveson amendment was rejected. /
No further amendments of impor- /
tance were made, and the considera-
ton of part > of the code was COM
oleted at 4 o'clock.
Senate bill II. the entire code, was
then passed, receiving 35 affirmative
votes The members voted with the
usual vim and snap and were in high
spirits over the completion of their
task.
SENT TO THE SENATE.
The code was then sent to the SEN
ate, and, as a pTecaution against any
between the two houses
ln any amendment, a conference COM
nittee was appointed, consisting of
Sloan. Wilson and Shepard.
House bill 12S, authorizing the use of
machines, was made the spec
al order for tomorrow afternoon.
TRANSMISSISSIPPI CONGRESS.
The committee on the semi-cen-.
ennial celebration recommended an
of s. 600 to defray the ex-
1enses of the Transmississippi congress
70 be held in this city this spring.
NEW BILLS.
BY unanimous consent the following
bills were introduced:
The committee on labor introduced
house bill 40, which was passed TO its
bird reading. 1t reads as follows:
Section 1. That every railroad cor.
)oration owning or operating a rail-
Dad in this state shall be liable for all
damages sustained by any agent or
ervant thereof, by reason Of the neg
igence of any other agent or servant
hereof. without contributory negli-
gence on MS part, when sustained
within this state; and no contract, rule
II regulation between such corporation
md any agent or servant shall impair
II diminish such liability"
Dotson introduced house bill No
Al. appropriating $1,000 for the con-
itruction of a road from Minersvillei
o Beaver.
The committee on irrigation intro
!uced house bill No. 142, on irrigation