The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

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amended by reference to its title only
but the act as revised, or the section
as amended shall be reenacted and
published at length"
Senate joint resolution No. proposes
10 amend section 80 to read: Every
/ bill and joint resolution signed by the
presiding officer of each house of the
Legislature, as provided in section "a OF
this article. and signed by the governor
or passed by both houses over his OBJ
/ jections, as provided in section 8,
article of this constitution, and de-
! posted in the office Of the secretary OF
state shall. in all courts, be taken and
treated as conclusive evidence of its
, due enactment and authenticity"
Senate joint resolution No. provides
for an amendment TO section 9 to read
as follows: From all final judgments
in district courts. and from such orders
and introductory DEGREES of said
courts, as may be provided by law,
/ there shall be a right of appeal to the
supreme court. The appeal shall be
I upon the record made in the court
/ below, and under such regulations as
may be provided by law. In equity
cases the appeal may be on questions
( of both law and fact; in cases at law
the appeal shall be on questions of law
alone. Appeals shall also lie from the
orders and DEGREES of the court in the
administration of decedent estates and
in cases OF guardianship as shall be
provided by law. Appeals shall also
lie from the orders of final DEGREES of
justices Of the peace in civil and
criminal cases to the district court on
both questions of law and fact, and the
decision of the district courts on such
appeals shall be final except in cases
involving the validity or constitution
atty of a statute"
WEIGHING OF COAL.
Calls house bill providing for the
weighing of coal at the mines came up
early in the session on a motion by
Harbour 10 suspend the rules and put
the. measure on its passage.
Mr. Chambers suggested an amend
ment to the bill by providing that all
weights be recorded as to the nearest
hundred pounds. For instance, when
the weight was 2,14O pounds, it be re-
corded as 2, 100, and when >, $50. it go
as 1900. This, he said, was the usual
custom with coal miners, and to reduce
it would work a hardship.
Mr.. Nebeker of Tooele objected to
the amendment. His experience in
mining was that in weighing ores the
miners usually got the worst of it.
and by the Overweights from day to
day they usually did some mining for
nothing. He presumed the same would
apply to coal mining.
Mr.. Harbour took the same ground
as did Mr.. Nebeker, but replying, Mr..
Chambers said his amendment was.
right and the senators who were argu-
ing against the matter were INDUCING
in some pure buncombe.
Finally ten pounds was the basis
agreed upon.
The next matter which caused con-
versatiOn was a motion to strike out
the maximum and minimum penalties
by SmoCt an act which caused Har-
bour to interpOse a vigorous objec-
ton. Why is this done?" he asked
Because" replied Smoot. the vio-
latipn of the bill is already made a
misdemeanor. and the courts should
have some discretion"
The motion to strike out failed, and
the bill passed, all voting aye.
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
The educational committee presented
a substitute for the bill providing for
a branch of the state normal school at
Beaver, providing for the appointment
of a commission consisting of DR.
Park, Professor Karl C. Maeser and Dr.
Talmage, to visit the counties of
Beaver. Iron, Washington and Kane
and determine upon a site for said
school.
ing Willard. and Wright one for Sc
vier, both of which were killed.
Wright moved to strike out the
amount $4,000 and insert $4,000.
Mr.. President" said Snow, IF Mr.
Wright wants to kill this BILL 1 wish
he would do it in another way. The
president of the University thinks it
will require $4,000 to carry on this
school for two years, but the commit
has or1rrad down n SIC 000 aDd
we can get along"
Wright's motion died an awful death
is noes and ayes.
The senate then reconsidered its ac-
ton and included Willard county, and
the bill passed.
Later on, Mr.. Snow again had the
measure reconsidered and struck out
Washington, Kane and Willard coun-
ties and left the competition between
Beaver and Iron.
There was some opposition manifest
ed, but Snow made an earnest plea, !
saying he would prefer to see the bill
killed rather than to have 1t pass with
out the changes, and finally consent |
was given
NEW BILL.
Senate bill No. 50 was introduced by |
Senator Johnson. 1t proposes to amend /
the county government act by adding |
three new sections. 1t directs the |
board of county commissioners, at the |
time of making the annual levy of I
taxes, to pass an ordinance appropri- |
ating such sums of money as may be |
needed to defray the expenses of the |
county for the next ensuing fiscal year. |
the objects and amounts |
for each object. The board and Off /
GERS are estOpped from adding any
thing TO the annual appropriation or
1inancc. except for necessary improve /
nents caused by any casualty or I'M
contingency. The commits
sioners are made liable on their bonds |
for damages resulting from any vio-
ation of the act.
The senate viii visit the University
at $3.50 this morning.
The bill providing for a state sealer
IF weights and measures, introduced
Wednesday by Senator SmoOt, by re-
quest, was killed on report of the COM
nittee on state affairs. The same ia te
would have been meted out to Whit
lker's bill providing for protection to
by compelling companies to
erect Vestibules on street cars but for
Mr.. Whitaker himself, who said he
wanted to speak upon it. and asked
hat it be filed in its regular order.
The bill providing for the funding of
he Indebtedness of cities, towns,
school boards and school districts
passed. all voting aye.
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