The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-02

have not only driven cut the cattle
and small herds but have driven out
themselves, until the ranges are ruined
The ranges have been tramped until
natures reservoirs are ruined. No
other kind of animal life live where
sheep will go. In the past the state
has gone wild on the sheep question.
water as a sponge. The brush retained
the snow But the sheep came, and
with them went everything, until now
the family's little herd of cattle have
vanished. The benefits have gone TO
the few at the expense of the many
All over the state they walk and eat.
In the summer they eat out the noun
tain ranges, and in winter they eat
away the lowlands. They say rev.
enue comes with the sheep, but they
forget the income we had before the
ranges were eaten out. While now a
few make good wages for month or
six weeks shearing, in the old days
there were hundreds who worked the
u months at a good wage. 1t is high
time to do something in the interest of
the people and to restrict the sheep
owners, who think they own the earth
and the fullness thereof, and if the
legislature does not do something in
the interest of the people before it ad-
journs it will merit the censure of the
people.
Mr.. Johnson said he received more
Republican votes in his town than any
man in it.
You won't receive them again. said
Rideout, interrupting.
Eyes l will. They voted for me be-
cause 1 was going to vote for this bill.
Mrs. Cannon favored the bill because
it was a sanitary measure and ought
to be passed. All epidemics come on
account of lack of sanitation and are
fading out because of better sanitary
measures. DR.. Cannon related several
instances in support of her position. II
the health of the people is predominant
she favored the people and not sheep
Evans amendment failed, and the
bill passed as slated.
AFTER THE MILITIA.
Senator Munson came near knocking
out a good portion of the state militia,
by an amendment offered just before
adjournment. He offered a section re-
ducing the guard to one regiment of
infantry of eight companies, two troops
of cavalry, one battery of artilley, one
signal and one hospital corps.
Senator Whitaker was on his feet IN
an instant and moved the reference OF
the amendment to the military COM
mittee.
This was vigorously opposed by
Snow and Munson, but it prevailed
The matter will doubtless be reported
today in different form.
Senator Harbour and Senator Whit
aker INDUCED in a great deal of talk
about the lien law, which was referred
to the judiciary committee some time
ago, and is there yet. Harbour wanted
the lien law in the code stricken from
the code and his bill substituted, but
Snow objected, saying if Harbours
bill should fail of passage there would
be no lien law.
Harbour sarcastically remarked that
if Snow would remember he would see
that the law relating to trusts and
pools was stricken out for another bill
Suppose this bill did not pass, there
would be no law against trusts and
pools. That didn't seen to worry the
senator any. while liens give him great
anguish of spirit.
Plenty of words were wasted in the
next few minutes, but the title was not
stricken from the code.
The senate adjourned until 10 o'clock
this morning.