Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-04
THE RAILROAD BILL.
The House Discusses and Then
Kills II.
NORMAL School BILL PASSED.
Several Bills Passed In he House
and Senale-Ihe Code in
the House.
SENATE.

NENANLs
AT yesterdsy's afternoon session,
which was not called to order until
$40 p. m, the following business was
done:
The conference committee on the
land bill reported that second agree
ment had been reached. THIS lime
they rec mmended that the BeuRte
agree 10 the change Of salary from
81 200 per year, to 81, 600. for members
OF the bJlTd, ana rep3rloi that the
House hsd iucede1 ir,m Ito amend
ment OF Is 900 acres instead OF $4,000
acres as the limit Of leases.
Monsoon moved to reconsider the
vote by when b. b. 40 passed. This
bill provides for the branding
Of convici.made goods made
In the State or importe d
He said, rs Tuason, that 1t would
destroy the industrial policy OF cur
State prison. It could not De enforced
ss to goods made iu other statee, and
would only apply to 60. d made In the
Utah prison.
Whitaker, the author OF the bill, said
the senator's remarks were indicating.
The bill covered all goods Brought into
the State, and provided for the pun.
iahmeut OF all local people who should
sell spcn goods unlesI uTnude
Game said he had voted for the bill
under the impression That II did moi
apply to our own State prison but only
to the PRODUCTS Of other prisons that
were shipped into the State, He now
understood that 1t applied TO the Utah
prison and he was therefore opposed to
the bill anu In favor Of rseonsldera.
lion.
A long debate eneued, In which
most Of the senatorB took part, anu the
m0iion TO reconsider was lost by q vote
Of s to 10.
The judiciary committee reported
adversely II. d. l05, to prohibit the
Supreme court reporter from holding
any other civil cflioe. Adopted.
The Senate JOINT resoluuo 2, Noe.
8, @ anu z, providing for vRrlous
amendments to the Constitution bear.
ing ON Legislative matters, were passed
under a suspension OF the rules.
An Amendment to the code was
adopted, fixing the minimum salary OF
guards at the state prison at 500 per
month.
Ne0ekey gave notice OF a reconsider
alton OF the vote by which Ii. b. los,
relating to the position OF Supreme
court rpporteTs, was rel cted.
The President signed s. b. 90, by
Cannon, for the compulsory education
OF deaf nutea anu blind chllIten.
Adjourned.
The following businesB was done
IN the Senate this morning:
a number OF bills were favoFably
reported b different committee, anu
II. b. liz, to pronioit cutting timuur,
was rejected.
=. b. 81, fixing the liability OF rail-.
roads lot damages to employees, was
debated at length, amended RHG
passed. Evans moved to reconcile r.
and tho motion was laid on the table
| for one dpy.
y. b, IL, the code, passed its third
reading and went to the House.
President Nebekcr signed the Cuban
| memorial; also the memorial aeR ng
that United States Senators be- mad
elective by direct vote OF the people.
=, b. G2, relating TO lands ceded by
Congress to the State, was read the
first time.
8. b. AZ, to create State board oil
| statistics, was debated amt JAILED fol
| lack Of constitutional majority.
Whitaker gave notice oil rscOnsIder.
| alton.
Recess till . p. m.,
The Senate at noon took recess un.
I'll . p. M, but had not been called &
order at 3 O'Clock when this report
closed.