The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-28

tt was decided by the senate at it's
session yesterday that it is time the
legislature got down to good hard
work and that instead of meeting for a
short time in the morning. holding a
joint session at noon and taking use
less ballots for senator, the two houses
should get to work on the report of the
code commission and dispose of the
same, together with other business
which will arise from time to time.
This determination was arrived at
by the passage of a senate concurrent
resolution introduced by Mr.. Hamer.
The resolution provides that the two
houses shall meet at 10 o'clock in the
morning and transact business UP to
the time when the joint session shall
demand the attendance of the mem
bers, after which the joint committee
on judiciary shall meet and pass upon
the report of the commission alluded
to, and that both houses shall hold
sessions in the evening, beginning at
o'clock.
SNOW CARRIES IT THROUGH.
Hamer moved a suspension of the
rules in order that the same might
pass, which was lost, but Snow, acute
TO see that it was a good thing, voted
against the same. in order that he
might move for a reconsideration of
the vote. This done, he took the floor
and stated that it was high time the
members realized that the session was
speeding away and that the great
amount of work before the session was
practically untouched. Night sessions
were needed in order that the report
OF the code commission might be gone
over and the matter acted upon as it
should be. He called attention to the
TACT that the report, being IN the shape
of q bill, must be read once at least,
although the journal might show the
other readings by the title. He be-
lieved the committee on judiciary
should report the same sections at d
time SO that the senate could get 10
work. If the members held that the
Dill was to be reported in its entirety,
II would be weeks ere the joint COM
mittee got anything ready for action.
From indications the chairman of the
house judiciary committee was so
wrapped up in the senatorial fight that
he had forgotten all about the other
work, and there were Others They
should be awakened to the situation
and informed there was work on hand
He objected to the plan which had
been proposed; the farming out of sec
tons of the bill to the committees of
the senate and house and wanted the
Judiciary committee, in conjunction
with the other committees, to make
the reports.
Mr. Game was heartily in favor of
the plan outlined by Mr. Snow, and
urged that action should be taken and
at once.
Whitaker wanted to know if the sew
eral subjects were to be referred to the
committees which would naturally
have charge of the class of legislation
for revision and amendment, and re-
ceived an affirmative reply. with the
qualification that all committees would
work in conjunction with the commit
tee on judiciary.
The chair decided that a motion to
reconsider motion to suspend the
rules which had been once lost. was
not in order. but by common consent
he would permit the motion to be put
on Mr.. Hamer's first plan, which being
done, the resolution was adopted and
ordered sent to the house
BOARD OF HORTICULTURE.
Mr.. Shurtliff introduced a bill which
will be known as senate bill No. %.
providing for a state board of horticuI-
ture, the quarantining and disinfect-
ing of orchards and making general
provisions for the protection of the
fruit industry of the state, which was
read first time and referred TO the
committee on irrigation and agricuI-
ture.
Senate bill No. Il. by Mr. Hamer.
the act authorizing boards of educa-
ton in cities OF the first and second
class 10 submit to the qualified voters
a proposition to incur Indebtedness in
addition to the school taxes of the
current year, was read second and
third times and passed. The senate
then took recess to meet with the
house in joint session. Upon reconVen-
ing the committee on engrOssed and
enrolled bills reported senate bill No.
Z, an act for the relief of school dis
tricts which failed to levy a special
school tax for the year ending Dec 81.
which was signed by the president in
open session.
The auditor sent in a communication
containing some suggestions concern
ing making appropriations for the ex-
Penses OF the legislature. which was
referred 10 the committee on
appropriations and claims In the
letter of the auditor. which is destined
to simplify the work of the Office. he
advises that warrant for the entire
sum wanted be drawn and that checks /
be issued against the same
The house notified the senate that IT
had passed senate bin No. 20. an act
making an appropriation of $4,000 for
the regular and contingent expenses
of the legislature. with amendments. !
the same amendments being the addi- |
ton of $4,000, but the chief clerk of
the house having failed to mark the
bill as reported amended. it was re-
ferred back to him for correction, and
the senate adjourned until today at II |
o'clock.
In the House
The lower house of the legislature |
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