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FOOD COMMISSIONER
Murdoch, from the committee on ir-
rigation and agriculture. introduced 6
bill creating the office of state dairy
and food commissioner, which is tbs
house amendment to the code, stricken
out by the conference report.
BEFoULING WATERS.
House bill 81, by Ray, relating to the
/ befouling of waters by live stock. was
taken up and amended on motion OF
the author. Its provisions are similar
| to those of the code, but it prohibits
the grazing of sheep on the watershed
within II miles of any city or town,
where the refuse or filth would find its
way into a stream used for domestic
purposes by such city or town.
The discussion of this measure re-
opened the sheep controversy, which
was waged at some length. The bill
was rejected, failing to receive the
constitutional majority. Ray gave no.
tice of a motion to reconsider.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
The joint committee on public in
situations recommended the following
appropriations for the years 1898:
State insane asylum Contingent ex-
penses, $4,000; new hot water boiler,
$500; vault for records, $1,000; insurance,
$780, total, 1884, 400.
State industrial school-Maintenance
$4,000; cottage for female department.
SO, 800; barns, fences, etc, $500; improve
ment of buildings. $3.50; deficit 1896. $40;
interest on certificates and notes, 81, O3S;
total, SIS, 32S.
State Observation-Disclosures SAL, 425.25;
charging workshop, $3.50; improving
water supply, $4,000; new machinery,
$1,000; horses and wagons, $500; i'm
proving lavatory, $225; total, $4,000.
These recommendations were referred
to the appropriations committee.
The house then took a recess until
1880.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session Sloan introduced
house bill 145, a new libel bill, and
Shepard moved that the rules be suS-
pended and the bill be placed on its
passage. He explained that it was ex-
actly in the form of the code chapter on
the same subject, adopted earlier in the
day. except that it provided for the
retraction on the editorial page three
times, instead of seven.
The bill was passed by vote of 80 yeas
ard no nays.
Thomson offered a resolution, protest
ing against the high salaries paid to state
appointment of d committee TO revise the
salary list. The resolution was promptly
voted down.
House bill III. by A. P. Sorensen, re-
curing owners of ferry boats to obtain
licenses from the county commissioners
was passed.
THE SENATE YIELDS.
The code conference committee reported
that the senate had yielded to the house
on every point. The report was adopted
and the bill passed.
LAND BILL.
Senate bill g. the Carey land act bill,
was taken up, Sloan stating that the in
veStment of $1,000 in the state depended
on its passage. This bill is designed to
place in operation and take advantage of
the provisions of the Carey act, of con-
gress. which donated a million acres of
arid land to each of the arid states, on
condition that irrigation works be con-
st-ucted for its reclamation The land
shall be sold at not to exceed 81 per acre,
and the price of the water is to be fixed
by the state land board.
There was much opposition to the pro-
vision permitting the reservoir company
to levy a maintenance tax on the land,
but all amendments that were offered
We're promptly rejected.
Duffin offered an amendment, giving
residents of Utah preference rights in the
purchase of land and water rights, but
this was rejected.
The debate dragged along at great
length. Finally an amendment offered by
Duffin, granting settlers the right to re-
deem water rights sold under fore
closure on deferred payments on water
rights within one year, was adopted. An
other, offered by Hanson. provided that
the reservoir company should have a lien
only on the water rights for failure to
pay for such rights, the bill having given
them q lien on the land. This was also
adopted.
Sloan then moved to strike out the en-
acting clause, but the motion was de-
feated.
Without completing consideration of the
bill the house, at II o'clock adjourned.