Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-27

towns, cities nnd counties 10 use votinl
maohlnes ct elections. IT contain
provisiOfs fully regulating the use
such machines.
BY Thompson: II. b. 1870, fxiug tn
denominations o Stats anu municipe
bonds at $40 and $50, one-half to be o.
each denomination.
BY O'Brlen: Ii. b. 100. requiring
railroad companies 10 fence their track
and pr1 vide cattle guards, and reqnir
ing nUlices to be posted Of all stoch
killed by trains.
BY O'Briut: II. b. 1871, requiring
ernployerB to pay employees on or before
the l6ih OF the month Tor the previous
months work, and 70 pay discharged
employees within five days after de-
mand.
Py Maxfield. II. b. l32, appro.
pfiaiing $1,000 for roai In the east
ern part u Wayne county.
BY Wilson: II. B, 1888, repealin g
the fro ami police commission law.
Ii provides that all rtiicern and mem
befs OF the fire ami rn'icr departments
OF cities having 1900 population shall
be appointive by the mayor and re-
movable at his pleasure. The ap.
pointmenls are to be confirmed by the
city council. The billAuthnr sss city
councils 10 provide for the organ cation
OF the departments anu to fix salaries,
etc,
BY Shepard, IL. B. 1874, relating to
the liability OF municipal corporations
foS damage. When he injury results
from the negligence OF some
other person or corporation than
tho municipal corporation, such
person or corporation shall be
Joined WITH the municipal corporation
as defendant, aud shall be first liable
to judgment anu execution.
BY ID. (. Cook: fl. Is. 1856, appropri.
atlng ST. 500 Tor q road between Cache
and Ricn counties.
BY Sloan: I'll. Is. 1876, increasing Ger.
tain fees OF the sheriff.
BY Slonn: II. b. 1877, "by request"
authorizing Salt Lake ccunty to reim-
burse tue "Civic Federation OF Salt
Lake CITY," for expenses incurred in
prosecuting the county doodle cases.
Wllson ana O'Brien each introduced
a bill for IA memorial 10 Congress GRO.
testing against the passage of the
sherman bill TO alb lish ticket brokers.
h. Is. 49, making the costs Of
criminal pros cutious not collectable
from the defendant chargeab to the
state, was the subject OF long and
spirited debate. 1t finally PASSED by a
vote OF "a TO 10. ID. s. Cook gave
notice that he would move to recon.
slider.
Kenner, by penn ssion, Withdrew the
following bills introduced by him.
Relating 10 the practice OF mediciue,
abolishing capital punishment, anu
providing for the storage Of silver and
the issue OF ceElif icateh thereon.
ID. Il. IS. by Perkins, allowing poor
persons 10 begin auits at law, was
passed.
Adjourned.
The following business was done this
afternoons:
3. b. 40, relating to public lands,
was special order for 1880, but Suan
asked to have 1t laid over Til Monday,
NJ the Senate was considering 1t tuuay.
So ordered.
shepard offered a resolution provid.
ing that hereafter no member be al
lowed to speak longer than two min
utes.
ThOresen said he thought such
resolution came with bad grace from
member who had occupied two
thirds Of the time Of the House go far.
and he moved to table, On rising
vote this motion was lost, aud the
question required on the adoption OF
the resolution.
Sloan spoke aBsinet it, saying that
members and chairmen OF committees
especially would often find II moss.
saTy to speak more than two minutes.
Shepard ssid mis- oil ,1t in offer.
Ing the resolution wac to get
the House down t. business. 1t
would be impossible to DO the work
pending II members were "to talk
three quarters Of an hour as Mr.. Thore.
son did yesterday afternoon" rhore.
sOn denied having spoken three quar-.
lers OF an hout, aud Shepard SAID he
would Withdraw the statements; 1t was
only forty.two minutes aud nalf.
On rising vote 5hepard's reeolu.
ton was lost.
s. b. 20, for the education Of deaf,
mute anu blind children came up on
the report OF the conference commit.
tee. The amendments recommended
by the committee were agreed TO and
the hill passed,
ii. b. so, to weigh coal ct the mines,
came up On the report u the confer.
ence committee, whose recommends.
tions were agreed to amt the bill
passed.
IL. b. o3, O'BrIen's municipal tund-
Ing bill, came up ON Senate amend.
ments, which were conCurred in and
the bill passed,
ii. B. 90, giving county officers
copies OF the State Supreme court re-
ports, was called up by Shepard on
Senate amendments, anu was being
debated when THIS report closed.