Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-26
ANOTHER VETO.
The Governor Finds a Defect in The
Title Of a Bill.
THE SILVER STORAGE BILL,
ihc Senate Proceeds Win he Con.
sid,ra.,Ou Of the
Code.

A communication from the Cover.
nor, read In the House this afternoon,
announced his disapproval Of II. b.
81, increasing the age at which lawful
marriages may DO contracted, for the
reason that the tile did not express
the subject OF the bill, as required In
tho Constitution. The bill amends
the present law, and Its title
merely refers to the section anu
chapter OF the law amended.
Robinson novel to refer the bill and
veto message to the appropriate COM
mittee, but before hie motion WAS put
Kerutr rose ana spoke TO question OF
perso nal privilege. He ohHrac'erlze V
the Governors objection US frivolous,
but, to avoid friction, moved 10
amend title OF the bill by adding
the wordt: "Incrsasing the age at
which lawful marriage may bB con-
ttacted." A debate on tho amend
ment took place. resulting In Its
adoption.
Today the Senate spent long time
In reading portions Of tho code. The
ttiNhihh " hsNA "
MUNICIPALITIES were criticiseI by
Snow, who said that, In the smaller
towns, there had not been legal tax
sale for year,.
The proceeding In the Houee rend-
ing consideration OF the electionB bill i,
were quite lively. The bill 10 a long
one, having rs pages and about $4,000
words. Several pages were read ~
sections, when II WAS decided 10 read
only those portion which changed
tue present law. Kenner, as chair
man OF the comm tee on elections
atood spoueer and champion fer the
bill, and for long time was kept busy
carrying blows and answering ques.
tons aimed at the bill. He met with
marked success, every objection anu
amendment offered to the bill being
voted down, and the measure at
lsghth passet.
The House comm tee on ways and
uieAns reported adversely kenuuT's
bill to provide for the storage o, silver
bullion ana the Issuance OF certl ficatee
thereon, ana the author decided to
withdraw 1t. In a circular addressed
to a number OF prominent mining and
business men OF the State, the author
thus exDlains the object OF the
meatur,:
The design Of the measure is three
fold: 10 promote Interest in the subjec.
among the silver-producing stn'os, to
hold as much silver from tho market us
possible and thus give it's price an up
ward tendency, and to utilize 1t at the
Same tim9 by the Issuance OF currency
based upon IT, which latter might he
come generally circulated and evontu-
ally II not at once quite popular. The
| legislature Of ,hu state oil Colorado not
| long since had such MEASURE before it,
| but | understand IL tailed for reasons
| which believe are obviated by tho Ac
oompanying bill
| A number OF responses were received
iavofing the measure, but tbs author
| does not believe IL can pass.
At brief session this mpr1ing the
| Senate judiciary committee killed Eve
bills, that is, decided to report then
adversely. There Is still large mum,
Der of bills pending Ia both houses that
must meet the same fate or bs passed.
| without proper clusideratioD, for the
| time Ia tso short TO mature measures
which must bs passed. From now on
the slaughter OF bills promises to beat
a fire sale.