The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-13

mon did not think there was any de.
mand from the people for the aboli
ton OF capital punishment, and Robin
son favored the death penalty.
Shepard's amendment was defeated
by vote of 10 to 30. and Hardy's sub
stitute shared a like fate, by a vote OF
/ Is to "a.
| Greer offered an amendment, provid-
ing for the death penalty for murderers
convicted by direct evidence. and i'm
prisonment at hard labor for those con-
yicted on circumstantiai evidence.
During the whole afternoon Gibson
had held a substitute bill in his hand
which he had vainly endeavOred on nu-
Inerous occasions to get before the
house. His perseverance was rewarded
at this point, and his substitute was
read. 1t provided for confinement for
life as the penalty.
Gibson's triumph was changed TO
chagrin, for Murdoch moved to lay his
substitute on the table, and the motion
was carried.
The members were then greatly sur
priSed and annoyed to learn that they
had tabled the bill. Notwithstanding
numerous rulings by the chair, many
of them seem unable to understand
that when an amendment is tabled the
whole subject is tabled. 1t was Glib
sons turn to laugh
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Dresser presented resolutions against
the contract system ION public works,
adopted at a meeting of the unem-
ployed, which were referred to the
committee on labor.
Romney presented claim from the
Z. c. NJ. I. for $40. which went to the
committee on claims
Ray presented the claim of Willard
county for 1868 uncollectable taxes
Committee on ways and means.
Stewart presented a petition from
Black Hawk war veterans of Davis
county, asking for compensation from
congress.
Bills were reported from the commit
tees as follows:
Committee on agricultural and irri-
cation. recommending the passage of
house bills No. 40 and AZ, repeating
sections II. and 10 of the act abolish
ing fish screens in irrigation canals and
mill races.
Committee on mines and mining, rec
ommending the passage of Calls bill
providing for the weighing of coal at
the mines.
Committee on education, substituting
senate concurrent resolution No foi'
house joint resolution No. u, relating
to reports of the university.
The same committee, reporting OF
Mrs. AndersOn's bill providing Tor IN
struction in the public schools on the
effects of the use of alcoholic drinks
and other narcotics, recommended the
incorporation in the code of sections
providing for such instruction.
Committee on counties, recommend
ing the passage of Shepard's bill pro-
viding for the use of county jails for
United States prisoners.
Committee on fish and game, recon-
of
bill amending the act relating to the
payment of bounties for the destruc-
ton of birds and wild animals.
Committee on elections. recommend
ing the passage of the bill providing
for election judges OF
1896
Committee on live stock. recommend
live stock inspection bill. with an
limiting its provisions to
horses and cattle.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills and resolutions
were introduced, read twice and re-
ferred to appropriate committees:
Mr.. Shepard introduced house bill No.
"a. amending the act relating to the
of mortgages and deeds OF
trust 1t amends the present law by
for the foreclosure OF deeds
Of trust in the courts.
Mr.. Thoresen introduced house bill
No. So, extending the time of making
applications to purchase state lands by
actual settlers or occupants having
preference right. to purchase. 1t pro-
vides that application to make such
purchase by said preferred claimant
may be made at any time before the
of the land applied for
1as been approved by the board of
and commissioners.
Mr.. O'Brien introduced house bill No.
g. by request. appropriating $1,000 for
ne salary of the territorial statistician
Tor the year 1895.
ANTITRUST BILL.
Mr.. Kenner introduced house bill No.
q 10 prohibit trusts, combines and |
against trade, and to
punish those who engage therein. 1t !
s made unlawful for corporations or
to unite, combine or con-
;olidate their several businesses for |
he purpose of restraining, hindering |
II controlling such lines of business. to !
he detriment or loss of others en- /
ragged in similar lines of business. /
Combinations for the purpose of 1
monopolies are also pro-
libited, as we'll as conspiracies TO in /
erfere with trade, and violations of |
he act are punishable by line OF not /
ess than 800 nor more than $1,000.
Mr. D. S. Cook introduced house bill |
20. IS. reducing the fees of abstract
RS. Wherever the fees are fixed in the
present law at 81 they are reduced to
o cents, and wherever fixed at 10
ents they are reduced to % cents.
Mr. Maxfield introduced house joint
esolution No. IA, providing an amend
nent 20 section 3. article II, of the
constitution. relating to the changing
f county boundaries. AS amended the
ection will read as follows: Terri
DRY may be stricken from any county
nd annexed to an adjoining county in
uch manner and under such condi-
ions as many be prescribed by the
eneral law
TAXING PERSONAL
PROPERTY.
Mr. Dresser introduced house joint
esolution No. 10, providing an amend
lent to article 13 of the constitution,
elatinS to revenue and taxation. The
mendment adds two sections TO the
rticle authorizing the legislature to
xempt personal property or improve
lents on land from taxation. The
oters may determine, when the ques-
ion is submitted by the county COM
lissioners, whether personal property
r improvements on land shall be eX-
mpt from taxation for local purposes.