The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-04

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worth OF mortgages in the state Double
taxation could be avoided by deducting
the amount OF the mortgage from the as
sessed value of the property
The resolution was rejected by a vote
of 26 to u, as constitutional amendments
must receive a two-thirds vote. The fol-
lowing members voted no: DUNN, Lem
mon, Lund. Mangan, Martin, OveSon,
Ray, Roylance. Stewart, A. p. Sorensen,
/ Thoreson and Wilson
Mangan changed his vote and gave
notice of a motion to reconsider
I The labor committees substitute for
house bill No 131. by OBrien. relating TO
the payment of employees, came next Ii
required all corporations to make settle
ment with, and payment, in money, LOT
all labor performed. on or before the 10Th
! of each month. in full for the preceding
calendar month When any employee Is
discharged before the completion OF the
work he is engaged to perform, ne shall
be paid in full within five days from the
time demand is made upon the company
| for his wages
A p. Sorensen moved to strike out the
enacting clause
O'Brien defended the bill. Employees
were entitled 10 their pay when they had
Dufin wanted to know whether this
bill would not prevent payment of wages
in scrip. O'Brien replied if it did. so
much the better.
Romney claimed that the Provo woollen
mills could not operate on cash basis:
This bill would close many industries OF
the state. If man wanted to work Tor
pumpkins, hay or potatoes, he should be
permitted to do so.
Duffin and Thomson opposed the bill
and Calls favored it. Taylor believed II
would be all right. with some modlhca-
tons.
The motion to strike out the enacting
clause was defeated by vote of 10 to a.
,Taylor's amendment, permitting EN-
ployer and employee to agree to a man
ner of payment other than provided py
the bill was adopted. and the bill was
passed by vote of - 70 ., the negative
votes being cast by MURDOCH. n. Z.
Sorensen, A. p. Sorensen, Thoreson,
Wheeler.
SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.
House bill No. 60. by Wilson. amend
ing the statutes relating to the sale or
personal property under lien, was taken
up and passed by vote of 81 10 H.
The bill amends the law of 1890 Jelat-
ing TO liens on personal property by hotel
keepers and others, and reduces the cost
of sale of such property.
House bill No. ll9, by Thomson. con-
ferring upon voters in cities the right 10
vote upon the granting Of subsidies and
franchises was passed by a vote OF ~
to 0. 1t provides that hereafter upon
any person, persons or corporations ap-
Diving for a franchise or for a subsidy
OF any kind or character to any CITY
council of any city of the state of Utah,
before granting the same or refusing the
sane. the application shall be submit
ted to the legal voters of such city, and
if a majority of the voters voting at
such elections shall vote in favor of the
granting of such franchise or subsidy
the same shall be granted by the city
council of such city under proper terms,
conditions and restrictions to properly
preserve the interests of such city, pro-
viding no franchise shall be granted with
cut consideration, and such considera-
ton shall be stated in the proposition
submitted to the people.
If majority OF the voters voting at
IL IL. 4fv,rr
of such franchise or subsidy, the same
shall not be granted.
The irrigation committees substitute
for house bill "a, providing for the APP
pc,ntment of a state engineer and defin-
in- his duties. was next on the calendar.
tIenner pounced upon the bill and de-
clared his opposition to the creation of
s:-la-ted office that was not needed by
to people. He moved that the bill be
rejected.
O'Brien recklessly moved to table the
motion. but retreated when the chair
ruled that this would table the bill
Murdoch protested against the rejection
of the bill without investigation, and eX-
planned why the farmers always got the
worst of it at the hands of the legislature.
1t was because the farmer members per-
,n.tted themselves to be led by the law
yers, who took no interest in irrigation
ard promptly struck out the enactng
clause of every bill on that subject The
pending measure was OF great Importance
to the farmers of the state
Thoreson suspected ii was in the inter-
est of reservoir corporations, who wanted
an engineer to take charge of their works
at the expense of the state. He did not
believe the farmers wanted this bill.
Pomney, Greer. n. c. Sorensen, Ben
MON. Sloan and others supported the
measure. Bennion declared that Utah
y.as behind all the other states in the
matter of irrigation laws.
Kenner eXhorted the house to observe
economy, and declared that the people
sary expenditure of money. There was
no earthly use for this office. He was OPP
posed TO theoretical farming, which
would only produce crop of theories.
Murdoch called attention to the imDor-
lance of an inspection by competent
engineer of reservoirs and storage dams,
- order TO prevent the destruction OF
.-ooerty by the bursting of such dams.
lie believed there were 70 times as much
irrigation in Utah as in any other state,
and made a plea for an enlightened sys-
TEN of irrigation.
The motion to reject the bill was de-
fected by q vote of 10 to %
The salary of the engineer was reduced
from 81 800 to 81. 900 by Oveson's amend
ment. and the bill was passed by vote
of "a to A.
me conference committee on the land
bill recommended that the house recede
from its amendment, reducing the maxi
NUN grazing lease limit from $1,000 to
25 00d acres, reporting that the senate con-
CURED in the house amendment reducing
TIE salaries of the board from sl2OO TO
$1,000.
me report was adopted and the bill
passed.
MORTGAGE TAXATION.
The report of the ways and means COM
2aittee, recommending tbs. rejection OF
house bills Nos. 92 and 100, relating to
tie taxation of mortgages and to pre-
vent double taxation, was adopted and
the bills killed, the attorney general hold
ing that they were unconstitutional.
When the vast array of senate amend
ments to Gibson's Blackhawk memorial
We're spread before the house the Uintah
county member could not restrain his ex-
ASPIRATION.
Il think the senate is trying to put it
on a little.' he declared. Il believe If
Jesus Christ was TO introduce a bill here
the senate would amend it. That me-
mortal was framed by Senator Joseph L.
Pawlins, and he is just as smart man
as there IS in the senate"
The senate amendments were not con-
CURED in and Gibson. Mrs La Barths
and Taylor appointed as a conference
committee.
Wilson'S motion that committee of
three be appointed to ascertain when the
senate would deliver the code to the
house was carried.
House bill 100, Kenner's second income
tax bill, was brought up near the close
of the afternoon session. 1t provided for
a un:form tax on the excess of all in
comes above $1,000.
Shepard offered an amendment, provid-
ing for uniform tax of 1 per cent on all
incomes, without reference to amount
The constitution required a uniform rate
of taxation on all property, and an in
come was property. If incomes below
s.. 900 were exempt it would not be a uni
form tax.
Roylance thought this was simply an
other attempt TO kill a bill with amend
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