The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-03
WILL BE NO PRAYERS.

! NdllOn, therefore, be II
Resolved. By the legislature of tbs
| state of Utah. that the legislature of the
state of Utah meet in joint session al
noon of said day. and reDresententatives
through and deliverance from the out
going administration; and that the chap
lain OF the senate pray that the country
may as safely survive the incoming one "
Robinson mckinley Rep moved that
the resolution be laid on the table He
stated. as his reason. that he had very
little faith in Democratic prayers. The
motion was carried and the prayers will
be dispensed with.
THE SOUTHERN UTEs.
Martins memorial: asking that the
Southern Utes be restrained from further
predatory raids int Utah. and Robinson S
memorial asking congress to appropriate
100000 for monument to John c. Ere
mont. were passed and the house took a
recess to o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the house reassembled Roylance,
conference committee on the land bill.
CASE OF MIR TANNER.
House bill 1O5. by Shepard. prohibiting
cisions from holding any other state office
or profit was taken up on third reading.
Shepard explained the purpose of the
measure. 1t was desirable that the su-
soon as enough to make a volume had
been handed down. For some reason, l
do not know why. unless ii is because he
Is holding too many offices. the present
reporter has prepared no reports for the
entire year of 1896. or for the first two
months of 1881 The reporter, Mr. Tanner
also holds the office of president of the
Agricultural college at Logan, and this
office gives him enough to do. So far
as the results show, he has been draw
ing $500 per year for doing nothing L
IaIf loft
though there are not a great many
to hold the office of supreme court re-
porter. l am against any man holding
more Offices than he can attend to.
whether he is a Republican, Democrat or
Populist."
In reply to a question from Duffin,
Shepard expressed the opinion that Il
competent reporter could be had for
$500 to $500.
rs the object of this bill to Gust Mr.
Tanner from the office of supreme court
reporter" inquired Taylor.
Yes sir, that is the sole object. re-
piled Shepard. THE object is primarily
to GUST Mr.. Tanner. and generally to
prevent any other supreme court re-
porter from holding any other office.
Robinson believed if the supreme court
reporter was not doing his duty. it vas
the perogative of the supreme court TO
take the matter in hand. He claimed that
printers more work than they were able
10 do He was opposed TO any bill limit
ing . person to one once.
Thoreson expressed CONVICTION that
Republicans were very scarce, but still
he believed there were enough to hold
the Office by giving them but one each.
tural college and to the good of the
state to confine Tanner to the office of
president of the college. A man who
drew salary of $500 from the state
should be satisfied with that.
The bill was then passed by vote. of
IS to 9, the following members voting
no: Bennion, Hanson, Maxfield, Ray.
Robinson. Roylance, A P. Sorensen,
O. G. Kimball Rep) voted aye.
THE HORTICULTURAL BILL.
Bennion's horticultural bill was taken
up as the special order.
Duffin offered an amendment. which
was adopted. changing the districts as
First District-Counties of Salt Lake.
Davis. Tooele. Weber, Morgan, Summit,
Rich. Cache, Box Elder and Beaver.
Second District-Counties of Utah, Car
bon, Emery, Grand, Juab. Willard, San
pete. Sewer. Uintah. Wasatch.
Third District-CountieS of Garfield,
Iron. Kane. Piute, San Juan, Washington
and Wayne.
Kenner's motion to strike out the en-
acting clause was defeated
Stewards amendment, reducing the COM
Densation of members of the state board
Of horticulture from $3.50 TO 500 per an
mum, and the secretary from $1,000 TO
1900, was adopted, as was also ThoreSon'S
the allowance for travelling eX-
Denses from $50 TO 800
Taylor insisted that Kenner enlighten |
the house on the constltutionaIlty OF the
measure, which that member proceeded
TO do. taking the ground that il was I'M I
It created a board. and /
invested it with power to legislate and in
1ict penalties which was clearly uncon- !
stitutional. Another objection was that
L deprived the counties of the right of !
nome rule.
The bill was then passed by a vote of |
9 to TO-
-ules for a reconsideration of the vote on |
house bill 81. which on last Saturday, |
when many members were absent. failed |
o receive a constitutional majority. This |
lill amends the statutes of limitations |
~ extending the time for the commence
nent of actions as follows:
On judgments, from five to eight years;
m notes. four to six years; on accounts,
rom two to four years. 1t also provides
hat a payment on a note or an account
enews the note or account.
The rules were suspended and the bill |
passed by a vote of 80 to s. the following
'oting no: Calls, kenner, Morgan.
} Brien, Price. Shepard, Taylor. Perkins
OBrien changed his vote and gave
iotice of a motion to reconsider
FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS.
House bill no 81 by Shepard, amending
he statutes to provide for the foreclosure
# trust deeds in the district courts. was
aiken up on third reading. having been
eported by the judiciary committee with
hepard and O'Brien. and opposed by
wilson. Thoreson and Greer.
Wilson, under the privilege of explain
ng his vote, declared the purpose of the
ill was 10 create attorneys bills and
ourt costs.
Shepard nettled by this charge. de-
handed the privilege of explaining his
ote, but as he bad spoken on the CUES
ion, the chair ruled him out of order.
hepard appealed, the chair was SuS-
aimed and Shepard then voted against
is own bill, giving notice of a motion to
econsider- The bill was rejected by a
ote of to y.
ADMISSION OF ATTORNEYS.
House bill g., by Wilson relating to the
omission of persons to practice law
-as next led like a lamb to the slaughter.
required applicants for admission TO the
ar to come to Salt Lake and submit TO
n examination at the hands OF the SUI
rene court. and for this reason the al
hepard. too, smarting under the defeat
{ his trust deed bill. seemed disposed to
AXE fall out of Wilson's measure. and
lduced the house TO defeat the bill be-
IRE IL knew what it had done. He
fered an amendment providing that the
censes should be issued by the district
)urts emitting the applicants to practice
all the courts except the supreme
Durt. and this amendment was adopted.
Os8rien, a friend of the measure, then
formed the house that it had adopted
lie present law as an amendment. and
hepard winked the other eye. OB-ien
loved to strike out the enacting clause.
there was no object in re-enacting the
atutes now in force.
Wilson seconded the amendment and
larged that Shepard had favored this
III in committee and had written the
lvorable report.
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