The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-12
left the printing Office at 6 O'Clock, and
not having been delivered to the legis-
MADE THEM GASP.

left the printing Office at o'clock, and
not having been delivered to the legis-
lature.
MADE THEM GASP.
I'm that case. Mr.. Speaker" said
Bennion, L move that we do now ad-
journ.'
~Whatr' 'whatr' gasped several
members, as a motion to adjourn at
that time would have ended the legis-
lative session. The motion was not
| entertained.
! Majority and minority reports were
presented by the conference committee
on the fish and game bill. The chief
I controversy was over the house
amendment prohibiting the exporta-
ton of fish and game from the state.
Wilson, who presented the minority re-
port, recommended that the house do
not recede from this amendment, and
called attention to the fact that two
of the three members appointed to
represent the house, Roylance and
Mckay, had voted against the house
amendment when in conference. He
also charged that the majority report
misstated the action of the conference
committee, which had not voted that
the house recede. the vote being a tie.
He argued in support of the house
amendment, and Roylance opposed it.
He also denied Wilson's statements
concerning the action of the COM
mittee
The question of expectation was de-
bated on its merits at great length
S. w. Cook made a plea for the duck
hunters of Box Elder, and Shepard
Kenner, Roylance and other orators
sent bursts of eloquence echoing
through the corridors.
The majority report against the ex-
portation of fish and game was re-
jected by a vote of q to 10. and the
minority report, in favor of the reten-
ton of the prohibitory section was
adopted.
a new conference committee was
appointed, on motion of Wilson, who
demanded that it be composed of
members who were in sympathy with
the sentiment of the house He charged
that the former committee had tried
to defeat the desires of the house
Roylance denied this charge with
some warmth, and characterized it as
an insult to those members
Shepard, Cook of Box Elder and
Sloan were appointed as the new COM
mittee.
Sloan called attention to the fact
that the senate had in it's possession
"A house bills, upon which no report
had been received, and he wanted a
committee appointed to ascertain the
fate of these measures. The clerk was
instructed to look them up.
Oveson received permission to intro
duce BILL which turned out to be an
appropriation of $1,000 for an Emery
county road.
THE MINING BILL.
Senate bill So, the mining bill. and
the governors veto thereof, were
called up, and Kimball of Cache ex-
planned the grounds of the governors
disapprovai. He moved that it be
passed over the veto.
Sloan, disclaiming any personal in
terest in the bill, presented the objec-
tions of those who were opposed to it
1t developed that the governors veto
message was not before the house and
on Wheeler's motion further con-
sideration was postponed until the
document could be secured.
Taylor, Bennion and o. G. KimbalI
were appointed as members of the
conference committee on the land bill
Sloan moved that the sergeant-at-
arms be instructed to stop the clock.
and such instructions were given.
Sloan moved to take a recess. but
the chair declined to entertain any
such motion, although he was open to
suggestions
AT 1918, as if by common impulse.
the members dispersed, with the
understanding that they would re-
assemble about $3.50 this morning.