The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-12
QUIET In THE SENATE
The Indian Reservations and Fort
Crittenden Reserve.
A MEMORIAL ASKING THAT
THEY BE OPENED.
Chambers Introduces a Bill Provid-
ing For the Manner of Locating
and Recording Mining Claims
The Loud Bill-Bee inspectors.

On Wednesday the senate received
an opinion from the Encouragement
relating to the applicability of the
eight-hour law to the employees of the
state prison the substance of which
appeared in The Herald of yesterday.
At that time Mr.. Game moved to
print the opinion in the journal. which
motion was so vigorously opposed that
1t failed to carry. Yesterday. how
ever, the members changed their minds
and ordered it inserted for the benefit
of future legislatures and unborn gen.
erations.
TWO REPORTS.
The morning hour was not so in
tensely lively as to demand the open
ing of windows. But two reports were
from the committee on state affairs,
which has had the petition of ]. Nj.
Barker ct al. asking for relief from
expenses incurred in the prosecution of
felonies, recommending that the claim
be referred to the state board of exam
liners.
THE CODE.
On Wednesday the Judiciary COM
mittee advocated the amending of the
code commissions report by providing
for the appointment of jury commits
SlOilcIS. HG SEIldlt iCJCCtCQ NllC pan
and instructed the committee to pre-
sent a substitute. which it did, and
then, on motion of Mr.. Smoot, one of
the committee, seconded by Mr.. Ha-
mer, the chairman, the substitute re-
ported was rejected.
THE RESERVATIONS
Mr. Evans presented a memorial to
congress asking that the Uintah and
reservations and the
Fort Crittenden military reserve be
opened for settlement, which was re-
ferred to the committee on federal re-
lations. The memorial asks that the
state be given the preference right of
selection for at least 80 days after said
lands are subject to settlement, which
passed.
MINING CLAIMS.
Mr.. Chambers presented senate bill
No &c. an act providing for the manner
of locating and recording quartz and
placer claims, which was referred to
the committee on mines and mining for
report.
THE LOUD BILL.
The senate substitute for the house
asking ongress to refuse to
pass the Loud bill, came UP at the
the close of the morning hour and
brought about a little tilt between |
came ana ADreO. Inc latter SAID IndL
he believed the Loud bill should pass
IN order that the postoffice department |
may be made self-sustaining, which |
assertion caused Mr. Game to remark |
that that could not be done. No de- |
Dartment of government is self-sus
tanning; all are supported by the taxes |
derived from the people. The Loud |
bill proposes to increase the postage |
tax on newspapers. and such should !
not be permitted to obtain.
Mr.. Hamer declared the memorial |
ought to pass, and the newspapers
and periodicals, the common educators
IF the people, given as good a chance
as possible for distributor
Harbour said the Loud bill was de-
signed to keep out of the mails imita-
ion newspapers, such as Hoods sar-
aparilla advertisements and the like.
The memorial went over until today,
Upon request of Mr.. Rideout
The reading of the code commission
'eport was taken up and the
title relating to bees discussed.
After some general discussion,
dr. Evans precipitated a debate by
moving to strike out the entire title,
nd there ensued whole lot of con-
-ersation.