Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-09

present libel law, stricken out ~ the
| Senate, with ap amendneht thai
| would enable publisher to escape al
| EXCEPT actual damages by publishing g
| rettaetion seven successive Jays. Aflei
a spirited debate the recommendation
| of the committee was adopted. The
| antitrust law was, after debate aud
the loss OF substitute offered by Rom.
| ney, reinatated.
| the section offered by the confer.
ence committee making corporation
respons bio for injuries to one of It's
employees by another was contested by
| Kenuer, but the Houfe adopted IL.
MufuOck'a amendment to the code
creating ioOd anu dairy inspector
was stricken out, aud he introduced
| o bill 10 accomplish the same result.
II. Is 81, to prevent the fouiing OF
water by sheep, was discussed and
failed TO receive constitutional
majority. Roy, lie author, gave
notice OF reconsideration.
The Joint committee on public
Institutions recommended the follow.
ing appropriations for tho years 1897.
9S.
state insane asylum - Contingent
expenses, $4,000; new hot water boiler
5000; vann Tor recor1s $1,000,
insurance SO. $40; total sSi. 900.
State industiiaisoboOl-M Main enance
$50. 900; cottage Tor female dei a,tment
81, 800; barns, fences, etc. s50O; i'm.
ptovement OF buildings $3.50, deficit
1896 $40; interest On certificates anu
notes 81 OBS; total SIS, 32s.
Slate prisOu Maintenance, SAL
425. 25; eulsrging workshop, $3.50; i'm.
proving water supply, 81 OU0; new
machinery, 81 900; horses ana wagons,
$500; improving iavstory, S225; total,
s4S, 900.
fneso accommodations were referred
10 the appropriation Committee.
The House then took recess until
1880.
AT the evening session II. b. las,
new bill relating to libel, was intro
duced by Sloan AMI passed, Ii pro.
vides for the publication OF u retraction
three times Instead OF seven.
A resolution by Thompson, to Ep.
poiBta committee to cul down tue
salaries OF public officers WAS voted
down.
II. b, III, requiring toll road AMI
ferries to be licensed, passed.
8. b. go, looking to taking advan-
tage VI tho Carey innd law OF Com
gress, was discussed at length, and the
House, without final action on 1t,
adjourned.
This morning Immediately after ihe
roll call, the House took up ii. b. l42,
by the cOmmittee on irrigation, which
covers the entire subject. Considera.
ton OF the bill occu pied over two hours,
during which several warm debates
occurred over as many features Of II,
or amendments proposed to 1t. There
was much dissatisfaction with the
bill after lite sections had been con-
sidered, and desultory debate contin.
ued. Sloan moved the previOue quet.
lion on the passage OF the bill, and
several members, under guise OF
explaining their votes, maize aTgu-
ments for or against the measure. The
Speaker, on his own motion, declared
the order for the previous question
Withdrawn, and tho bill still open for
debate.
Then several members made set
speeches for or against the bill. Others
offered amendments but the Speaker
tuleG all amendments out OF order.
Debate continued and several members
desired to amend the bill iutther. The
Speaker put the question, whether the
bill should be again open to ameni-
ment, and the majority so voted.
several amendments were made anu
tue bill passed by a vote Of 81 to 4.
Recess was taken till . p. m.
Immediately after the noon recess
the House took up s. B. SO, TO provide
for the acceptance by the State OF cer'
tain lands and for tnelr reclamation,
When this report closed, au amend.
ment offered by Mangan, PopulisI, to
the tH ct that, when settlers on tho
land had paid the full price Of a water
night, the reservoirs, canals and entire
irrigation system revert to them, was
being debated. Sloan characterized
the amendment as an attempt to strike
out the enacting clause.