The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-07


In a little less than two days the
lower house disposed of the entire code,
consisting of 1,1e9 pages, and returned
both volumes to the senate last even
ing. The few amendments adopted by
the house can be quickly considered
by the senate. and if agreed 10 they
will be engrossed and the code sent to
the governor without much further de-
lay.
manner in which the code was handled
in the lower house was largely due 10
the efforts of Chairman Shepard of the
judiciary committee, who urged the
Importance of speedy action and depre-
Gated any trivial or captious attempts
to pick the code to pieces. The house
was also content to be guided by the
recommendations of the various COM
mittees. each of which save its allotted
portion of the laws a very careful and
conscientious examination. While the
formal consideration in the house con-
sumed but two days. it is not believed
that any serious omission or error es-
capped detection by these committees.
and the body has reason to feel very
well satisfied with the result of its Ia
bors.
Among the important changes made
yesterday was the reduction of the
minimum county liquor license from
$500 to $780, and the removal of the
maximum limit. This viii permit any
county in the state TO FIX the license
at prohibitory figure if it chooses to
60 So and amounts to local option, SO
far as the counties are concerned.
The house also, by executing a COM
plete somersault. decided that private
banks should not be inspected or e1-
f-nined by the bank examiner. BY
tie of q TO on the previous evening
decided that such examination
mould be made, and yesterday the vote
gainst the proposition was 20 to 16.
he chapter forbidding the formation
: pools and trusts was also stricken
fJt
Directly after the reading of the jour
nal, an attempt was made to reconsider
the action of the house on the preced-
ing day. by which it restored TO the
code the provision making private
banks subject to examination by the
bank examiner. Thoreson moved to
reconsider, but he had voted on the
wrong side. Forshee then made the
same motion, but the chair ruled that
OBrien, who had not yet arrived, was
the only member who could move
reconsideration, as he had given notice
of a motion 10 reconsider.
Romney raised the point OF order
that a motion TO reconsider having
been made and defeated. on the even
ing before. it could not again be re-
considered. This point was overruled-
POOLS AND TRUSTS.
On Romney's motion title 50. forbid
ding the formation of pools and trusts,
was stricken from the code. It was held
that it would work an injury to Utah
merchants, to the advantage of outside
=
jobbers from handling the products OF
eastern trusts, while il would not pro-
hibit retail merchants from handling
such goods
The senate amendments to the South
ern Ute memorial, the pure vinegar
bill, the reservoir site memorial and
Gibson's Black Hawk memorial, were
concurred in.
THE MINING BILL.
The mining committee presented ma
jority and minority reports on the SEN
ate mining bill The majority report
recommended its passage, With some
amendments The most important was
the addition of a new section, provid
ing that upon the petition of 100 min
ers of any district. asking for a return
of the records TO the district, the coun-
ty commissioner shall cause a copy Of
the records to be made, The original
snail then be sent TO the district re-
corder, and the copy shall remain with
the county recorder and be considered
as the original record. Section 5, re
Quiring $50 worth of work within 80
days, was reinserted. Locators are re-
quired 20 file their notices with the re-
corder of the county in which the
greater part of the district is situated.
MINORITY REPORT.
Wheeler presented the minority re-
port, recommending the passage of a (
substitute bill. The substitute differed
from the senate bill chiefly as to the
manner OF keeping the records. 1t
made II the duty of the district re-
Corder to require every locator TO de-
post a duplicate copy of location no. /
tice, which he shall send to the county
recorder. collecting a fee of 81 for fling /
the original, and so cents for fling the /
duplicate with the county re-
coroer. The records of the county re- /
corder would have the same force and /
effect in the courts as the original 1
Wheeler. speaking in support of the I
minority report, charged that the sem !
ate bill would work q great hardship i
to the miners and prospectors, as in 1
many cases they would be required to /
travel long distances to record their /
papers. The miners did not want the /
senate bill, which was supported only /
by lawyers ana capitalists.
Calls supported the senate bill, as
amended. Security of the titles was of /
the greatest Importance, and when left /
in the hands of the district recorder
there was no security Or their preser-
walton. 1t did not encourage invest
mentS in mines to deposit the records !
Of title in dry goods boxes, in the hands
Of an official who might leave the state
It any time.
After some further discussion. the
report was rejected and the
report adopted.
BANK EXAMINATIONS.
At this point the house was again
called upon to relieve the distress ii
mad brought upon the private banks,
by providing for their examination.
O'Brien called up his motion TO recon
;ider the vote by which it had decided
20 require such examination.
Wilson raised the point of order that
motion to reconsider had been de-
'eated on the evening before, and a
question could not be twice reconsid-
red The point was overruled.
O'Brien argued against any exami-
nation of private banks. Every citizen
lad a right to do his banking business
n his own wav, and did not want
)ank examiner to examine his accounts
md overdrafts, If any. Bank exam
ners were no protection to the public.
md bank examinations did not pre-
Tent bank failures.
Sloan moved the previous question,
md the motion to reconsider was car
led by a vote of % to Is.