The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-16
which was lost on an almost unanimous
vote.
EXHIBITION APPROPRIATIONS

Trans Mississippi exposition, came
from the house and went to the COM
mittee on enrolment.
The joint committee on appropria-
tions reported favorably on an apprc-
priation Of $1,000 for the Tennessee ex-
position, but the bill could not be found
ana tracer was sent after it.
The president signed S. 3. 12S, relat-
| ing to the use of automatic machines
in elections.
The railroad bill, H. B. 143, providing
for land grants to the railroads, was
again called up, but failed to pass over
! the governors veto, the vote being:
Ayes--Allred, Game, Evans, Johnson
Monson, Nebeker, Robson, Shurtliff
Smoot, Nebeker. (Pres. )-9
Nays--Cannon, Hamer, Harbour
| Rideout, Whitaker-6
Absent--3.
Hamer introduced a fire and police
bill, to apply exclusively to cities of the
second class. which passed on a vote
of IL to 9.
EMI-CENTENNIAL BILL SIGNED.
The president signed the bill relating
| to the semi-centennial celebration
Rideout's memorial, No. u, petition
ing congress for the ceding to Utah of
all lands in the state except mineral
lands. was passed.
NO EXTRA SESSION.
.Rideout offered a resolution, requir-
ing the governor to call an extra ses-
sion of the legislature, in order that
code bill IL might be re-passed
He explained that his object in pre-
Senting this measure was that there
might be no question in the future as
TO the regularity of it's passage. It
would be plain by the number of pages
in I1n -
work could not have been accomplished
in one dav, and he thought it possible
that some supreme court. with a diff
ferent personnel from the present one,
might consider that the bill was ir-
regularly passed.
Evans objected to the resolution as
being entirely unnecessary, as the work
had been absolutely legal and no su-
preme court could hold otherwise. Snow
also opposed the resolution, and implied
that the object Of the senator was to
reopen the old fight again, with the
vain hope of securing the insertion of
the eight-hour provision.
Rideout answered that he wished to
spurn the imDutation of the senator
from Washington, and Snow apologized
with the exclamation that he did so
in order to expedite business.
Whitaker spoke in defense of Mr..
ton went to a vote and was lost.
The report CT the conference committee
on the general appropriation bill was read
and unanimously adopted.
Evans moved that the motion to recon-
slider Hamer's fire and police bill in rela-
ton to cities of the second class be eX-
plunged from the journal, but before it
was put to a vote Evans withdrew the
motion.
Snow moved to eliminate from the bill
relating to highways and bridges the
proviso that appointments shall be made
under the bill on recommendation of the
county commissioners. The motion pre-
vailed.
NASHVILLE GETS NOTHING.
Snow called up the house bill appropri-
ating $1,000 for the representation of Utah
at the Nashville, Tenn. exhibition. and
moved that the bill be read three times
and passed. 1t was read three times, but
failed to pass by a vote of 6 to T.
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
A communication from the house was
received statin- that the house had re-
fused to concur in senate amendments to
house bill 156, the appropriation bill, in
regard to items 4, 6, 8, 10 and 10, and the
senate appointed committee to meet
similar committee from the house to con-
fer on the matter.
Snow moved that the title of house bill
147. for the establishment of a state
miners hospital a Park City be amended
to read: "A branch of the state miners
hospital
Carried.
BILL APPROVED.
Notification was received from the
house that the governor had approved of
house joint memorial No. Y. withdrawing
tie offer of sale of certain lands in the
of Fish lake and defeating
the same as a state park.
RAILWAY BILL PASSED.
reconSiderationS adopted earlier in the
day be abrogated. The motion prevailed
and Alfred moved that the railroad bill,
house bill 143, vetoed by the governor, be
recOnsi12red which also carried.
HarDodr thought the senate had gone
mad Passing such bills in the interest
of corporations was infamous. This land
which the senate was attempting to give
pie would need it for homes. Harbour as
sured the senate that he was not making
this talk because of his little difficulty
With Mr.. Babcock of the Rio Grande
that gentleman's affidavit makers had !
gotten their work in on him.
Smoot then moved that the bill pass |
over the governors veto and the motion !
Those voting aye were: Alfred, Caine, |
Chambers, Evans, Johnson, Monson, !
Nebeker, Robson, Shurtliff, Smoot, Snow, |
Wright, Mr. President.
Noes-Cannon. Hamer, Harbour, Whit |
taker.
THE LEVY TAX.
Snow introduced senate bill SO, fixing the |
tax levy. The bill is entitled a bill for |
an act to provide revenue for the support !
Of the government of state and counties |
for the years 1897 and 1898. The amount |
necessary to be raised for each year is |
1850 600. and the bin provided a state tax |
Of AZ mills. a school of mills, a county |
tax for general purposes of mills and a |
county school tax not to exceed 4 mills.
The bill was passed Is voting aye AMI |
three absent.
CHANGES IN APPROPRIATIONS.
The senate conference committee on
The general appropriation bill reported
recommending that the senate recede
rom its position to appropriate $50. 900 to
The university. and make it s73, 600; also
hat the senate recede and concur with
he house on making the appropriation
,or general maintenance of the Agricul-
-ural college for two years So, 800 instead
IF $4,000; also that the senate recede and
agree with the house in aDpropriating
AS 900 to the school for the deaf, dumb
md blind instead of $50 e00 also that the
appropriation of 5000 for the state table
De stricken out
The governors contingent expense ap-
1ropriation was changed from 81 200 to
2 900; the appropriation for expenses of
he fruit tree inspector was reduced from
300 to 1865: the sum of 1850 was appro-
,riated for salary of a state dairy and
provision inspector and $500 for his ex-
DenseS; the amount for half the salaries |
# the assessors. attorneys and treasurers
vas placed at $4,000 in lieu of $50 600; the
court reporters allowance was
placed at sl2eO the contingent expenses
# the state board of horticulture was
aised from $500 to $500; B. A NJ
'roiseth was appropriated $1,000 to aid in
Getting out his new map of the state
N condition that he give 100 copies of the
nap to the state for use in the state
'fices; for Emery county roads $3.50 was