The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-05
Kenner's Bill to Suppress s'Clair-
voyants and Other Frauds.
URGENCY APPROPRIATIONS
SHEPARD'S PROPOSED AMEND
MENT TO CONSTITUTION.
Communication From the Semi Cen
tennial Celebration Commission
The Comptroller Of Currency
Asks For Legislation.

The lower house yesterday was in
a much more suitable frame of mind
for the consideration of legislative bust
ness than on any previous day during
! the session. 1t passed senate bill No.
II, making urgency appropriations for
various state institutions and adopted
a resolution proposing an amendment
to the constitution, by leaving the sub
| ject of appellate jurisdiction of the
courts to the law making power. Mr..
Kenner also introduced a bill for the
abatement Of clairvoyants and other
frauds"
Senate bill No. II, making urgency
appropriations for various state insti-
tutions, was taken up on its third
reading. Mr.. Thoreson and Mr..
O'Brien offered amendments, making
appropriations for the Agricultural col
lege and the school for the deaf, dumb
and blind, but they were subsequently
withdrawn and the bill passed by a
vote of Il to 2.
On the request of Mr.. Calls, the con-
sideration of the Justice of the peace
bill was postponed to next Tuesday at
o'clock.
The special order of the day, house
joint resolution No. 4, proposing an
amendment to the judicial article of the
constitution, was then taken 10. The
proposed amendment will make sec
ton 8, article 8, read as follows: THE
supreme and district courts shall have
such appellate jurisdiction as may be
provided by law; provided, that from
all final judgments of the district
courts there shall be a right of appeal
to the suprem- court
SHEPARD EXPLAINS.
Mr.. Shepard, the author of the meas
ure, explained the purpose of the
amendment. As the section now reads,
he said, no appeals can be granted ex-
cept from final judgments. No appeal
could be granted from an order grant
ing a new trial. or from an order grant
ing or refusing an injunction, or an
order granting or refusing an attach
ment. Eight or ten appeals from in
terlocutory orders, necessary to the in
terests of the people, were absolutely
cut off by the section. In many cases,
where final adjudication is delayed for
several years, this works a great hard
ship upon the litigants. The section
placed things in the constitution that
never should have been placed there.
The matter of appeal should be left
with the law making power, and is so
left by every other state in the union.
The resolution was then passed by a
vote of AZ yeas, 2 members being absent.
The resolution was ordered spread
upon the minutes and the yea and nay
vote recorded as provided by the con-
stitution. If it is passed by the senate
it will be submitted to the people at
the general election in 1898.
The following bills were introduced:
APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr.. Thoreson introduced house bill
No. SO, appropriating the following
sums: State school for the deaf and
dumb for general maintenance for the
balance of the fiscal year ending June
80, 1897, $S,745; state school for the
blind, for balance of fiscal year, 50, $50;
agricultural college, for balance of
fiscal year, $500.
This bill was read first and second
times and referred to the committee
on appropriations, which Immediately
returned it with the recommendation
that it be passed.
"CLAIRVOYANTS AND OTHER
FRAUDS
Mr. Kenner introduced house bill No.
81, for the suppression of clairvoyants
and other frauds" 1t reads as follows:
1T shall be unlawful for any person
to advertise himself as a clairvoyant,
meSmerist, fortune teller, or as one
who engages in occultism or mysticism
of whatever character for the purpose
of obtaining business thereby. And it
shall be unlawful for any person to
engage in any such business for the
purpose of obtaining money or other
valuable consideration thereby, and all
money or valuables so paid are re-
coverable by an action at law, pro-
Vided that nothing herein contained
shall be construed as operating against
so-called spiritualistic seances or per-
formances in which spiritualism is adj
vertised as a feature, nor of any kind
of legerdemain or sleight of hand per-
formances."
CANAIGRE ROOT.
The secretary of state, replying to
an inquiry from the house, cOmmuni- !
Gated the information that he had re-
ceived no notice of the intended cultl-
ing canaigre root in 1897.
A communication was read from |
Secretary E. G. Rognon of the semi
centennial commission, notifying the |
legislature of the organization of the !
commission and inviting the members !
to visit its headquarters. Attention |
was also called to the governors rec |
ommendation, that an additional ap- |
preparation of $4,000 be made to aid /
in defraying the expenses of the semi |
centennial celebration, which, it was
stated, would cost $50, 000
The communication was referred to |
a special committee on Semi-centennial |
celebration, to be appointed by the !
speaker.
The governor transmitted a COM
from the comptroller of |
the currency, asking for legislation
compelling state banks to report their
condition on the same date that ma
tional banks are required to make re-
ports, to facilitate the compilation of
statistics.
Mr.. Thoreson exhibited some anxiety
the whereabouts of the
legislative salary and appropriation
bills. and wanted to know why the
members could not draw their pay
Mr. O'Brien explained how the mem
bers should proceed, in order to get
their salaries, and the house then ad-
journed.
Legislative Notes.