The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

citv in the house yesterday, except TO
dacida nv vote of 81 to 4. that the
CITY should be taxed for the support Oh
the country schools. The country
members voted as a unit, ard on TINS
proposition several of the city legls-
Ia+ore Joined them The controversy
was over a. proposed amendment to the
constitution so changing 1t as TO per
nit the taxation of cities OF the nrSt
and second class for the support OF the
county schools. Cities of these classes
maintain separate and independent
school systems If it receives Two
thirds vote in the senate. the propo-
sition will be submitted to the voters al
the general election IN 1898
The house passed three bills and
Joint resolution and killed one bill The
measure rejected was Kenners PROPOSE
tion to make silver coins of the United
States legal tender. Those passed were
Kenner's bill regulating pawnbrokers
and second hand dealers, bill provlo-
inc condensation for election judges
of 1896 and a bill to permit the use OF
county iails for United States prison.
ers.
There is a growing disposition in the
house 10 suppress unnecessary debate,
and after reasonable time for dis
cussion. the previous question was de-
manded on nearly every question yes
terday. -
A communication was received from
the governor. notifying the house that
q delegation of Omaha citizens would
arrive in the city Thursday, in the IN
terest of the Trans Mississippi eXposl-
ton. and his exceIlency suggested that
the two houses meet in joint session
Thursday evening. to give the delega-
ton an opportunity to be heard.
Thomson's concurrent resolution, car
rviDg out the governors suggestions,
was adopted.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The judiciary committee reported a
substitute for Thoreson's bill, relating
to the serving of summons by justices
courts and recommended its passage
The rules committee reported eleven
new rules. including one to the effect
that a motion to strike out the enacting
clause or to lay on the table should
not he in order when a bill was on its
passage and the yeas and nays were
about to be called. Kenner, the author
of this rule. who has seen two or three
of his bills killed in this manner, eX-
planned that these motions simply en-
abled some members to show off
little"
This rule was rejected and the other
rules proposed were adopted.
KENNER'S SILVER COIN BILL.
House bill No. 3. Kenner's bill to
make silver coins of the United States
full legal tender in the payment of all
dues and settlement of all transac-
tons came I'D as the special order of
the day. and was killed, after very
brief discussion.
Dresser. Populist. thought it a most
extraordinary measure, one that could
only have emanated from the brain of
the gentleman from Salt Lake. 1t was
singular that anyone, after the dis
cussion that had been had. could not
understand the status of silver coins.
The Bland act made the silver dollar a
full legal tender for all debts. public
and private. and this provision had
never been repealed. This bill neither
added to nor took from the provisions OF
the laws of congress, and he was OPP
posed to any such ridiculous bill.
KENNER REPLIES.
Kenner made a spirited reply to
Dresser. He admitted that silver dol
lars were now legal tender but this /
made all silver coins legal tender sub /
sidiary coins, as well as dollars. 1t /
added TO the legislation of congress, (
and did not antagoniZe it.
I admit that this is an extraordinary |
measure said he, and there are other /
extraordinary things here. Among /
them are Populists with an if. and /
Democrats with a but There are |
Democrats who are for silver until they !
have money transactions with eastern I
people, and a gratifying feature of this |
bill is that 1t will force all such men,
bers to go on record.
THE BILL REJECTED.
The bill was then placed on its pass
nd raiaprn1 the close of Z
q to - The vote in detail was as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Mrs. Anderson. Bennion. Calls, (
d. 5. Cook, S. w. Cook, Dotson, Glib
son. Hanson, Hopkin, Kenner. o. G.
Kimban. Martin, Maxfeld, O'Brien,
Robinson. Roylance, Thomson. Thore-
son. Wheeler. Wilson, Mr.. Speaker-21.
Nays-Creer. Dresser, Duffin. For
shee, Greenwood Hardy. Joseph Kim
ball. Lennon, Lund, Mangan Mckay,
Murdoch. Oveson. Parry. Price, Ray,
Romney. Shepard. Stewart. Sloan, A.
P. Sorensen, Taylor
it was demanded that the yeas and
nays be spread uponsthe journal, and
il was also ordered. at the instance OF
those who had opposed the measure,
that the bill be spread upon the jour-
nal.
The following bills were introduced,
read twice and referred:
1RRlGAIiON.
Mr. Murdoch introduced house bill
No. 90. providing for the distribution
of irrigation water among those en-
titled thereto. 1t authorizes the cleo
ton of watermaster by those who
have a common right to the water of
any ditch or stream, whose duty it
shall be to superintend the distribution
of such waters. The owner of any irri-
CATION ditch for the sale of water must
employ a watermaster for the distribu-
ton Of the water. Where a ditch is
common property the watermaSter
may levy an assessment of labor or
materials against the inhabitants using
the water. for cleaning and repairs.
Any person who diverts the water Of
a ditch without the consent of the
VTatsrmaster. or who cuts a ditch, is
guilty of a nlisdemeanor.
The bill also provides for the organ
ization Of irrigation districts.
TO RECLAIM LANDS.
A. p. Sorensen introduced house bill
No 81. authorizing the board of land
to reclaim certain lands,
providing for the issue and redemp- :
ton of bonds and providing revenue ,
for the state. The commissioners are
authorized to make a preliminary ex-
animation of the feasibility of taking
water from the Grand river for the {
purpose of irrigating the agricultural
lands situated between the Green and
Grand rivers in Grand county: also TO
the feasibility of irrigating {
any other tract of arabic land in the !
state The commissioners shall eSti-