The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-15
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

Ex-Speaker Denny of the last legis-
lature visited the house yesterday
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Representative Murdoch of Wasatch
has been called home by illness in his
family.
1t has been expected that the three
Republican members of the house Will
cast their ballots for a Republican
when the legislature proceeds TO elect
a United States senator, but Mr..
Robertson of Kane yesterday made the
significant remark that he believed
they should place their votes where
they would count. and he also admitted
that the Republican minority would be
willing to assist the majority into
deep hole.
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The report of the house rules COM
mittee provides for joint committee
on the code revision, the house mem
bers of this committee to be the men,
bers of the judiciary committee.
The only change liEely to be made
in the house committees as reported
yesterday, will }be to ENABLE Mr. KIM
ball of Logan to serve upon the agri-
cultural and irrigation committee.
The house has two Cooks. but they
are not expected to spoil the legislative
broth.
Copies of Roberts Rules of Order
have been supplied to AL the members
of the house. which accounts for a
growing crop of hair-splitting parlia-f
mentarians.
During the preliminary stages of the
house organization Speaker Perkins
has good-naturedly permitted that
body to wander into parliamentary
jungleS at its own erratic Will. but
yesterday the presiding officer indi-
Gated a disposition to lay a restraining
hand upon irregular proceedings.
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The railroad Incorporation bill,
known as the Short Line BILL will be
placed upon it's passage at the earliest
practicable moment. in order that the
Short Line company may proceed with
its reorganization under the laws of
duced a bill that would reduce the in
corporation fee of the Short Line $4,000.
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The selection of Mr.. Shepard as
chairman of the house judiciary COM
mittee is regarded as the strongest
that could possibly have been made.
Another amendment to he proposed
by Mr.. Shepard relates to the judiciary.
The constitution requires all actions to
be instituted in the counties in which
they arise. which is a serious embar
rassment to transitOry actions. Thus.
by way of illustration, should two
residents of Salt Lake become involved
in litigation arising from the acts of
one of them committed in San Juan
county, they must be obliged to travel
several hundred miles to attend the
trial. Mr.. Shepard proposes to repeal
this provision.
The third amendment proposed also
relates to the judiciary, and is directed
peals to final judgments. Under this
prohibition no appeal can be taken
from intermediate decisions. which
often works great hardships, particu-
larly in receivership and injunction
proceedings, as the owners of property
may be dispossessed for years before
the case reaches final adjudication.
Section XIII of the constitution
provides the manner of proposing and
adopting amendments.
They may be introduced in either
house of the Legislature. and. upon re-
ceiving a two-thirds vote in each
house. shall be Submitted to the
electors at the next general election.
If a majority of the electors votingA
thereon shall approve the same such
amendment shall become a part of th3
constitution.