The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-10
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

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debate in the house The Herald yester-
| day referred to Representative Sloan S
remarks as follows:
Sloan stated that he would vote to
retain these sections because under them
the railroads could do exactly as they
pleased, and the courts would be filled
with litigation
The unfortunate wording of this para
graph did Representative Sloan an in
| justice. That the courts would be filled
with litigation was not his reason for
supporting the section. but in his opinion
this would be one of the effects.
Bennion had just finished telling how
he caught and ate all the t1ch that came
down in his irrigation diuches. Mr..
Speaker" interrupted Kenner. II am sun
prised to learn that the gentleman has
eaten so manysfi fish. There is no evidence
of that fact before the house Bennion
smiled.
By some mistake the house sent the
state board of examiners, who returned
it with the information that it was not
claim against the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. c. Dunbar will tender
a reception to the members and officers
of the legislature next Friday evening.
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Kenner yesterday offered concurrent
resolution, limiting to 100 the number
of new offices to be created by the legis-
lature.
Parry informed the house, and notified
the fish and game commissioners. that
the streams of Iron county were sure
death to all fish. The finny tribe needed
protection from the sheep.
Twelve of the city members of the leg
islature held conference yesterday on
the fire and police question. 1t was found
that six favored the commission and six
were for placing the departments under
the control of the mayor or council. so
no action was taken.
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Bennion's vinegar bill had the honor of
engrossment than any measure yet sent
to the governor. Minute Clerk Joe Cohen
of the house did the artistic work
Greenvood's first speech was long de-
ferred, it having been delivered yester-
day on the irrigation BILL and it demon
strated that his silence was not due to
any inability to talk
Representative Murdoch has been called
home by illness Of his wife.
Colonel Sullivan the doorkeeper of the
house, is never caught mapping and is
never absent from his post of duty: He
is one of the most vigilant and faithful
attaches OF the legislature.
When Kenner started to read the New
York statute in support of the voting
machine bill Shepard objected; The
gentleman reminds me of an old Utah
judge that declared the laws of no other
state should be cited in a Utah court
retorted Kenner. and he, is just that
kind of q lawyer" The house Uttered
and Shepard enjoyed the joke
The attorney-general has decided that
the legislature may make appropriations
for roads and bridges. if the purpose is
the general benefit of the public ard the
money is expended directly by the state
Stewart objected to that provision of
killing of female deer, elk. etc. Sloan
offered an amendment striking out all
after the word female, and then the bill
would read: No person shall at any
time have any female
Resolution No $3.50, by Kenner. was yes
terday passed by the third house and
sent to the others for concurrence. 1t
reads as follows:
Whereas, some certain (and uncertain)
senators have assumed to override and
undo the better work of the house and to
make themselves altogether too numer-
Gus, previous and superfious for these
times; therefore,
Resolved. That said senators. singly and
in bulk before tackling public duties
and read primary school books for a
period of one a year from date hereof.
The house further recommends that the
following senators be dealt with as re-
specially suggested:
First-That the two Nebekers exchange
seats, so that a reasonably good looking
man may occupy the chair
Second-That Game and Abel q. Evans)
reconcile their little misunderstanding
of 1924 years ago and live more in ac-
cordance with modern usages.
,trI hot uor hl 1occ m Sh
know. and more Hamer-ican.
Fourth-That the senator from Draper,
after final adjournment, take a Rideout
to his ranch on the hurricane deck OF
his own mule.
Fifth-That Smoot practice some of his
abilities as a harvester of alfalfa on his
m1uStache.
Sixth-That Cannon be fired.
Seventh-That Snow give US a rest by
ceasing to fall for while.
Eighth-That Harbour have a schooner
steered into him.
Ninth-That Wright get us as nearly
Tenth-That those who reside outside
of Salt Lake have their satchels stocked
with sufficient doughnuts and apples to
see them home by Saturday morning.
Here is a good story on Senator Frank
Alfred, told by an old friend: A tramp
called at the senator's home one day and
asked if he could get meal. The sem
ator, a most generous hearted man, in
vited him in, saying: Why, yes, my
friend. We get about so meals here every
day and two or three more or less don't
make much difference"
Fifty meals day. exclaimed the
tramp How do you do it? 1 don't
manage to get one on an averaged
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
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