Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-11


Whcn this report closed yesterday
afternoon, an amendment to the age
Tor marriage bill, offered by Kenner,
msking the minimum ages OF groom
and bride IL and Is respectively, was
under discussion. 1t ut length pre-
vailed. Sloan's motion to strike out
the enacting clause was lost, and the
bill passei by vote OF 20 to IL.
The capital punishment bill, which
was SPECIAL order. went over on mo-
ton OF Its author, Ksnncr, and Callis's
justice Of the peace lee bill was taken
up, amended and passed, only one
vOio being In the negative.
The Committee on highways report.
ed In favor OF sppropriating 1000 ior
u bridge across Grand river, anu 81 coo
10 repair the road In Grand anu San
Juan counties.
The following wore inttoduced:
BY Hardy: II. B. rs, relating to
tue putcnsse OF school lands at less
than tile Appraised value.
BY KenneI: ii. -. "A, to prohibit
deficiency Judgments,
BY keDaer. n. b. 70, to regulate
pawn brokers anu second hand
dealers.
BY s. n. Cook; Ii, b. rs, extending
the time withiu which preferred
cla niants may file applications or tho
purchase Of school lands.
BY ID. s. Cook: II. Is. ~, to reim-
butse Rch county in the sum OF sSl6,
fjr expenses In cldent TO the ex, Gu ion
OF Patrick Cou ghlin.
BY ThOreseD: Ii. b. rs, relating to
service OF tupmons in iustices' courts.
BY N. Z. SorenseI: II. Is. 10, to
accept from the Unite States a grant
OF land in lieu OF unfu seyed school
iapds.
The resolutions for an investigAtio u
OF the senatorial election was offered
al disCu 'sed, after which the House
x d I:3U this evening as the time Tor
iurthet considering the m iiter.
Adjourned,
During consideration OF the jOa nal,
n discassion eDiutd In REGARD Co In.
serting IN extenso the amendment OF.
ieied by shepard to the Rideout-5loan
investiga ion resolution. Sloan and
Tboreson opposed admitting Shepard's
amendment Into the min utes.
shepard was supported by O'Brien
III insisting that HE amendment go
on record. Shepard claimed that the
HOuAe yesterday gave him leave to
reduce his amendment 10 writing,
anu that tine original resolution anu
HE amendment should stand on the
record side by Side. Shepsri's amend
meet was ordered put in the minutes.
Mrs. La Barthe's nigh hat bill came
up, under enspensl0n ot the rults
on her motion, for consideration u
Senate amendments. These Were
uitling anu verbal only, and were
c0ncIrTed In.
Then eDsuei debate as to wheth er
concurrence in Senate amendments
passed the bill. kenDer held that.
under tie Constitution, the bill should
be re-enaeted. Shepard held Otherwise,
snd cited the deoiHion OF the State
Supteme court in the election law
case. The House and Speaker seemed
svefse to taking any rlsks, and VII.
come motion to suspend the rules anu
put the bill on Its final passage carried.
Kenner nskeu n the bill was now
open Bto debate and the Speaker
ruled that 1t was. Kenner
then made n humorous argu-
ment against the bill, holding Il to be
trivial anu treating OF an improper
subject OF legislation.
Mrs. La Barlhe made q brief reply,
defenling the bill, AMI was fol-
lowed IL the same strain by Bennion
end Sloan. Taylor also favored the
bill. 1t finally passed.