The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-10
Bill Passes the Senate Yesterday
After Some Debate.
HARBOUR MAKES A SPEECH
WANTED PROPERTY EXEMPTED
FROM TAXATION.
But Although His Address Was a
Good One, the Senate Didn't See
It That Way--Black Hawk War
riors Want Pay From the Gov
ernment-Other Senate Business.

ceHdlOr Harbour DEMONSTRATED lndt
he was no mean speaker at yesterday
session of the upper house.
He delivered an address in support
of a proposition which was a gem.
Mr.. Harbour is an easy talker; he
does not rant nor swing his arms, but
he throws an earnestness into his
statements which is very effective.
Mr.. HarbourS resolution for an
amendment to the constitution exempt
ing 81, 500 worth of property from taxa
ton, and Mr.. Evans bill making state
and county warrants receivable fer
taxes, were the only two measures TAX
ing much of the time of the senate.
Mr.. Harbour voted for Mr.. Evans bill
and it passed; Mr.. Evans voted against
Mr. Harbour's resolution and it failed.
The code wasn't touched.
After the usual consideration of the
journal of the previous day, MeSsrs
Smoot and Alfred presented several pc
titions of veterans of the old Black
Hawk war, praying the legislature
to memorabilia congress to make an
appropriation for their benefit. These
requests were referred 'to--the commit
tee on federal relations, which will in
few days report a memorial touching
upon the matter.
RAISING REVENUE.
Mr.. Evans bill providing for an
amendment to the present law pre-
scribing the mode of making assess
on third reading, and debate was opened
by Mr.. Evans himself The bill
amends the law by making state and
county warrants good for taxes, some
thing which has not obtained since
the last session.
Mr.. Evans said the present law was
an injustice to the people. Men were
called away from their work by the
strong arm of the law and compelled
to serve on juries and as witnesses,
and then when the time for payment
of taxes arrives the paper is repudi-
ated. 1t was a gross injustice that
such a condition should obtain.
Mr.. Snow combatted the idea adj
vanced by Mr.. Evans and called atten-
ton to the fact that conditions are
such unless cash is paid into the treas
ury the eXchequer of the state would
become bankrupt; or that enough cash
would not be received to redeem the
paper. Another thing, abolish the
present law and supplant it with this
measure and county treaSurerS will buy
up the paper and turn it in as cash.
The warrants can be bought at dis
count and, although the gentleman
officer to so act, it has been done and
will be in the future.
Mr.. Snow objected principally on the
ground that to provide for payment III
warrants will materially embarrasS the
treasury of the state.
Mr. Harbour thought that Mr.. Shows
position was equivalent to saying the
state was bankrupt. The present sys-
tenn was wrong. as he well knew; for
bankers, upon receiving cash for taxes
deposited by tax collectors, often used
such cash to scalp warrants present
ed by poor men.
Mr.. Smoot made an earnest speech in
behalf of Evans bill, which he held
was right and proper and should pass.
Men were taken from their homes by
the law and paid in a paper which was
scalped by Shylocks at the expense of
the holder of the same and the dis
count is greater because of the present
law.
Later in the debate Mr.. Snow and
Mr.. Smoot engaged in a running war
of words, in which Mr.. Smoot asserted
that he had borrowed the term Shy
locks"
"Oh, I'll shoulder that" said Mr..
Evans, amid laughter.
Mr.. Evans closed the debate on the
bill, which passed-ayes Is, noes 8, alb
sent 2. Monson, Snow and Wright
voted no. Robinson and Mr.. President
absent.
The title of the bill was made the
title of the act and the senate pro-
ceeded to knock out Thoresons reso-
luton concerning the disposal of the
code commission by refusing TO con-
cur in it.
Then Mr.. Harbour got a chance to
make his speech; his resolution pro-
viding for change in the constitution
by making the property exemption
81, 500 which shall not be taxed.
MISERY AND LUXURY.
Mr. Harbour called attention to the
fact that millionaires had multiplied
and poverty increased down east until
while the Bradley Martin ball will cost
s250, 900, gaunt misery stalked under
the shadow cast by the electric lights
at the palace where the event will take
place.
Some nights ago the Alta club gave
4 ball. On the sidewalk i'll front was a
carpet spread to keep the slippers Of
fair ladies off the cold stones while over
them, from corridor to curb, was a !
erected, presumably, to keep
the snow from washing the rouge from |
their faces. And on that same night, |
while the lights flickered and danced |
and the music and flowers pleased the |
we're arrested for picking up coal along |
The tracks of the Rio Grande Western |
n order to keep their shivering babies !
= arm.
The cities of the east are overcrowded |
With the poor. and if this reduction |
AN be made the poor will come here |
md settle upon the lands and make |
heir honest Will become citizens and |
'esidents.
Mr. Harbour maintained that the
proposition was being advanced in |
every state west of the Missouri Be-
sides it was not costing the state any,
hing; the expense is as nothing and |
he people should be given a chance |
% vote upon it.
Mr.. Hamer and Mr.SmoOt maintained |
hat the state could not afford to make
his provision, for it would cripple the
state. Mr.. Smoot contending that it
would deprive 20 per cent of the citi-
.ens of the right to pay taxes.
why not submit, the matter to the
,eople?" said Harbour.
Because l am satisfied it would be
lseless," replied Mr.. Smoot.
The resolution was rejected-ayes Is,
loes 8, absent 2.
Harbour, Whitaker and Nebeker
rOted no.
MEMORIAL ADOPTED.
Rideout's memorial to congress pray
ng that an amendment be submitted
o the several state legislatures provid-
ng for the election of senators by a
lirect vote. of the people, as reported |
~ the committee on federal relations,
vas passed.
On request of Mr.. Chambers the
louse memorial against the Loud bill
vas laid over until today.