The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-28

Hon. Moses Thatcher to Give
Reception.
The lower house spent the greater par
of the afternoon in discussing COMMITTEE
reports and the horticultural bill. 1t als'
found time to kill Roylance's bill amend
ing the statute of limitations, which
when II members were absent, cam.
within one vote OF a constitutional ma
iority.
Commencing tomorrow. the house viii
meet at am. The committees have beer
instructed 10 report all measures by Tues
day and by long sittings and close ap-
:ll!cati0n to business it is believed the
work of the session can be disposed of.
Consideration of the public lands bill
was postponed until Monday
TO LIMIT SPEECHES.
Shepard offered a resolution limiting
speeches to two minutes and designating
Gibson as timekeeper. with instructions
TO call time on members exceeding the
limit. The house, he declared. must get
down to business without further waste
of time.
Thoreson thought such a measure came
with pad taste from member who had
wasted two-thirds of the time of the ses-
sion. His motion to lay on the table was
defeated. and the resolution was then re-
jected by vote of Is to 20.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The conference report on Senator Cam
mons bill, providing for the compulsory
education of deaf mutes and blind chill
d-en. was adopted and the bill passed.
The conference committee on Calls bill
providing for the weighing of coal at
mines reported that it had effected
compromise, and the report syas adopted.
The compromise was effected by an agree
meGt to retain the first four lines and
the last three lines of section ..
The senate amendments TO house bill SO,
by o Brien, permitting cities. towns, etc,
to fund floating Indebtedness. were con-
cured in and the bill passed.
When the senate amendments TO house
bill No. 60. providing for distribution of
the territorial supreme court reports.
came before the house, Shepard moved
that the house do not concur The senate
amendments reduced the number of sets
of reports for Salt Lake county from
three TO one.
Kenner spoke in sarcastic way about
tie superior wisdom OF the upper house
He was not one of those who were struck
dumb by contemplation OF the intellect |
ual power OF the senate, but in this case
he did not believe that body could be in
duced to change its views.
Shepard was not in favor of swallowing /
everything that the senate did, and after /
further discussion conference commit |
tee was appointed consisting of Shepard, /
ThoresOn and O'Brien.
The committee on horticulture recon-
mended the rejection of house bill No. IS.
of fruit tree inspectors. as its provisions
were covered by the code.
The labor committee recommended the
passage of "A substitute for house bill No.
~ by OBrien. relating to the payment
OF wages to employees of corporations.
rhe ways and means committee recon-
mended the rejection of the claim of
Willard county for uncoilectable taxes, as
to grant such claim would be in violation
Of the constitution.
THE RAILWAY BILL.
The railroad committee recommended
the rejection of house bill No. l2s. by
Forshee. fixing maximum freight and
passenger rates.
The committee on private corporations
recommended the rejection of house bill
No 10, by Wilson, requiring insurance
comDanies to make deposits for the pro- ,
lection of policy holders, the subject be-
in covered by the code.
he judiciary committee presented the
following reports: Recommending the re- ;
lection OF house bill No. l23. by Forshee
relating 10 the disposal of estrays; recon- 5
mending the rejection of house Joint reSo-
luton No. d, by Taylor. proposing to
amend the constitution to permit the eX-
emption of mortgages rem taXauon;
recommending the passage OF house Dill :
No. 63, by Wilson, relating TO the sale
OF personal property under liens; recon- :
.2ending the rejection of house bill No. :
l16. by kenner. for the protection of no.
tel and lodging house keepers, as the 7
subject was fully covered by another bill
that had been favorably reported. 7
Kenner declared that the two bills did
cot cover the same subjects The VIII
son bill related to liens. and his measure =
provided for the sale of pledges by hotel .
keepers. when such property was not
covered by lien. He moved that the re- G
port OF the committee be rejected. .
Sloan moved that further consideration
DC postponed 7,
Ssepard took the floor to oppose the l.
notion. and was interrupted by Sloan.
Mr.. Speaker, l have the floor. pro-
ested Shepard. c
Mr.. Speaker. ! rise TO a point OF or -
Both gentlemen will take their seats
the speaker sharply -
Sloan raised the point of order that the =
notion to postpone was not debatable.
rhe point was oVerruled. Sloan appealed
nd the chair was sustained The motion =,
o postpone consideration was carried. =
Taylor's joint resolution, proposing a
Constitutional amendment, was ordered :
rinted.
he rejection of house bill No. S. by Ray, NJ
elating to the befouling OF waters \
minority report signed by Ray, Dotson
nd Martin. recommended, in the inter u.
ST of suffering humanity. that the bin
2 passed The minority report was
dopted and the bill ordered printed. Z.
rorshee's classification and maximum
ate bill was also ordered printed. not
outstanding the unfaVorable report OF y.
ne committee. During. the discussion
omney and Kimball of Cache opposed {
ny proposition to Tx transportation
ates. {
The house decided to invite the mem 10
rs of the code commission TO be pies
Al during consideration of the code re- A
Drt and to extend 10 them the privileges
the floor fer the purpose OF explain rs
e any changes that had been made in
Ie laws Sloan and Shepard opposed
e proposition. the former proposing that So
e bar of Salt Lake also be invited and 4
lepard suggesting that the attorney 8
neral be called in JOl
Shepard was still determined TO place 3
check on the orators and moved that [.
future debates all members be limited
one minute
L move to amend by making it one
cond." said Sloan. The motion was T
led out OF order. or
HORTICULTURE BILL. hai
House bill No. AZ. by Bennion. creating We
state board Of horticulture. was taken OF
on third reading. The bill is a very enl
~ one and the opponents of the aft
sasure proposed 10 kill it without dis cir
ssion or waste of time. After the read -;
2 had proceeded for j. minutes ROmney III
wed TO strike out the enacting clause. COZ
nnion protested against such q method =
dealing with so important a measure,
d the motion was defeated. The au-
Dr of the bin remarked that the MEM 49,
- who were disposed TO kill il with III
investigation knew nothing about
rticulture.
fer several unsuccessful efforts to
ne the house TO vote on the bill with
debate. the reading was finished. and
n,lion took the floor 70 explain its pro-
ions He claimed the present law was
V defective and under its provisions
state inspector simply drew his salary
$500 per year for doing nothing The