Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-25
no PRIZE FIGHTING.
The House Kills Ksnn6r's Bill Pei!
mlttilg Glove Contests.
MORNING SESSIONS NEXT WEEK.


Yesterday after the closo Of the
NEWS report the following was done:
The committee on public lauds re.
ported substitute Tor s. b. 49, Great.
ing a State land commission aud Je-
fning It's duties, etc. The substitute
makes great many changes In The
present land law. 1t provides for o
board Of reveu members anu makes
the Governor and secretary OF state
members and also makes ths Governor
chairman and gives him the power to
appoint tho other members o! the
board, hut stlpulates that not more
than four shall DO OF one political
party.
The judiciary committee reported
and recommended the passago of 5. b.
II, over the Governors vett; this
bill allows boards OF education to
Incur indebtedness by consent Of
majority OF the voters OF the district,
anu passed the Senate by a unanimous
vote, over the veto
Monson introdure1 S. Il. 81, An act
to amend the Agricultural College law.
Smoot introduced s. b. IS, by n.
quest, to provide for State sealer Of
weights and measures anu fixing his
salary at Sl,700 per year; the bill also
provides for two deputies one 10 re-
ceive $500 per year, the other $500.
Shurtlin Introduced 8. b. 40, pro.
viding for forestry commissioner.
Senator Chambers submitted the
report Of the select Committee ap.
pointed to entertain the Idaho
Legislators, signed by Auuiia Nsb-
eker, r. q. Chambers, J. M. Perkins,
V. Z. Martin. II w, Sloan and
Joseph kimball. II lie Understood that
the expense account will be submitted
later. Adopted.
The code was then taken up and the
title on revenue anu taxation was
amended and passed TO its third read
Ing.
ID. J. r. 7, the constitutional amend.
ment relating to the county school tax,
was passei, sso IL. Il. "a, amending
the county law.
s. b. 81, to protect the health Of
women ana girl employees, received
the approval OF the Governor.
IL. y. 27, Permitting boards OF edu.
cation to ule their sinking funds, was
received from the House and passed
unusr peneion OF the rules.
Harbour introduced a s. J. NJ. ask,
ing Congress TO dedicate She Industrial
home building 10 the uses OF mineIs'
hospila,.
The vote by which II. b. SO, to pay
election judges Tor 1896, was passed,
was recpnsidered on motion OF w. O.
Nebeher. Evans anu SmO0t claimed
the bill was unconstitutional. Hamer
defended tho measure, 5ut the uilI
failed TO pasB by vote OF o To 10
against IT.. amy
The pref ieut Aligned VI. b. 10, per.
hitting tha United States TO use the
county inilP, uiso the memorial asking
Congress TO open the reservations 70
settlement.
An Invitation from Prof. Talmage,
to Visited the Uniyersity,lwas received
ard filed. fHs
Adjourned.
This afternoon the following buell.
mesa was done:
The committee on State affairs re.
ported adversely S. b.. As, to provide
Tor State sealer OF weights aud
measures. Adopted.
The committee On mines anu minlny
reported II. ID. 81, by Calls, rolating to
the Weighing oil coal at the mines,
with amendments, one OF which 70.
qulreg the accurate weighing Of coal
at mine, anu recommended that the
same be passed. The report was
adopted and the bill was READ the sec.
ond and third times and after some
alignment for and against the Gmeud-
meat relating 10 the accurate weighing
at mines the bill passed by unanimous
vote,