The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-03

Yesterdays session of the senate was
as brief as any session thus far held
and fully as non-productive of result
There wasn't even an incident to mark
the story of the day.
Mr. Hamer presented the claim of T
.. Lewis, ex-commissioner of schools
for Utah territory, for compensation
and expenses, amounting in all to $500
which was referred to the state board OF
examiners. This bill was presented al
the last session.
ELECTION OF UNITED STATES
SENATORS.
Mr.. Rideout presented a memorial to
congress praying for the submission to
the states of an amendment TO the
constitution so as to provide for the
election of United States senators by a
direct vote of the people, which was
laid on the table for one day. under the
rules.
THE CODE COMMISSIONS REPORT.
The judiciary committee reported the
assignments of subjects in the report of
the code commission as follows:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., apprenticeship,
attorneys and counsellors, certification
of bonds, chattel mortgages, courts,
court StenographerS, homeSteads, nus
band and wife, inquests, judgment and
lien of United States, jurors, libel,
liens, minors, names, negotiable instru-
ments, official bonds, notaries, partner
ship, real estate, release OF joint debtor,
statute of frauds Geographic trans
actions, townsites, and wills and sue
cesSions.
Live Stock-Animals.
Irrigation and Bees,
bouDtieS and rewards, dairy products,
drainage districts. horticulture.
State Affairs-Capitol grounds, board
of examiners. holidays, libraries, state
officers, statistics.
Counties and Municipal Corporations
Cities and towns, counties private
corporations and insurance, general
corporations. building and lean asso-
Citations, insurance corporations, pools
and trusts.
Banks and notwithstanding cor
pOrations, loans, interest.
Observation-Disclosures corpora tons.
Public Health-DentistS, pharmacy.
physicians and surgeons, support of
poor, intoxicating liquors, registration
of births.
Observation-Disclosures.
Salaries-Fees, salaries.
Fish and Game-Fish and game
Highways and Bridges-Highways
poll tax.
Labor-Labor
Public Lands-Land Board.
Military Affairs-Militia.
Manufactures and Commerce
Natural gas, trade marks, weights and
measures.
Mines and Mining-Mining.
Ways and Reconsideration.
HEALTH OF SHOP GIRLS.
Mrs. Cannon introduced a bill to
protect the health of SHOP girls and
women clerks, which was referred to
the committee on public health. The
bill provides that all employers must
provide seats for female employees in
stores and other places where female
help is employed.
Some messages were received from
the house and the senate adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
Yesterdays session of the house was
brief and unimportant.
Mr.. Shepard presented 2 report from
the committee on judiciary, announc-
ing the distribution of the various sub
jectS of legislation covered by the code
commissions report among the. differ
ent Joint committees of the two houses
Mr.. Lund presented a petition from
Black Hawk war veterans in Utah
county. asking that cor gress be
memorialiZed for compensation for
their services.
The ways and means committee re-
ported a substitute for senate concur
rent resolution No. (, providing for the
distribution of public documents, the
consideration of which was Indefinitely
postponed.
BY DIRECT VOTE.
Mr. Mangap offered house resolution
No. y, memorialiZing congress to call
a constitutional convention for the pur-
pose Of so amending the constitution as
to provide for the election of president.
president and United States SEN
Rtors by direct vote of the people, and
directing the clerk to send copies of
the resolution to other state legisla-
lures.
Mr.. Greer introduced house bill No.
A.. repeating the act abolishing the
maintenance of fish screens in irriga-
tion canals and mill races.
Mr.. Shepard inquired concerning the
whereabouts Of the justice of the peace
fee bill, which had been ordered printed
on Friday. and was informed by Mr.
Calls that it had not been sent to the
printer until the night before.
LOAN COMMISSIONERS REPORT.
The house took a recess to 8 O'Clock.
and when it resumed session Chairman
Wilson OF the ways and means commit
tee submitted a report on the report of
the state board of loan commissioners I
1t recommended the funding of the
territorial issues of bonds of 1883 and
1890. provided said obligations can be
funded at not to exceed 4 per cent
semi-annual interest and a premium
sufficient to pay all expenses; provided.
also, that no obligation be created run
ming longer that 20 years, with 10 and
10 years option of payment" The COM
mittee. recommended an apr opriation
of 81, 600 to carry out such funding.
The clerk announced the table clear
of business and Mr.. Kenner secured the /
floor. In view Of the fact" said he,
that darkness has settled down upon
the earth, and gross darkness upon the
minds of many of the people, / move
that we do now adjourn"
The motion was carried
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