The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-16

ponement. The bill had been before
the house for five weeks and members
now pleaded that they did not know
what 1t contained. Members were paid
Tor informing themselves what was be-
lore the house. This was a bill to
recognize the supremacy OF silver as
money metal, and for the benefit of
MI Shepard-for he believed the other
4 members were better informed-he
would state that the constitution of
the United States provided, in a mega
tive way, that any state might make
gold and silver coins a legal tender.
This was a silver state and the mem
bers were there as the representatives
or the silver party There was nothing
very monstrous about the measure
and as silver advocates they should
| come to the rescue and pass il with
out further controversy.
O'Brien did not think. the party for
free silver could afford to bubble on
this question He believed the meas
ure was constitutional and it should
pass.
From Murdock's standpoint the bill
was unnecessary. as he met with great
difficulty in getting enough silver dol
lars TO meet his obligations He be-
lleVed 1t would result in discrimination
against silver by eastern people. They
would insist that every bii of goods
purchased by Utah be paid for in gold
coin.
Dotson thought the purpose of the
bill was to emphasize the fact that the
democratic party was friendly to sill
yer, but it would not reach the gold
contract evil
Romney would. he said, favor any
legislation likely to result in real bene-
NJ TO silver The pending measure
would not do this but would work a
hardship on mercantile firms. as they
might be forced to pay their eastern
obligations in gold. Boston money
lenders had told him that they would
not bid on Utah bonds because of the
silver sentiment here, and he had re-
Piled that Utah discharged all her
obligations as stipulated in the bond.
Inc legislature ought to proceed with
great caution with legislation of this
nature, which would not benefit silver.
| but would have a detrimental effect
upon the mercantile and financial in
terests
Shepard's motion was carried and
the bill was made the special order for
o'clock today.
CLAIRVOYANTS AND OTHER
FRAUDS
Kenner's bill for the suppression of
clairvoyants, and other frauds" came
up on third reading, and after gem
eral discussion of SpiritualiSm, me-
other topics the measure was killed
Shepard offered an amendment, at the
request of spiritualiStS of the city, pro-
Vldlng that any person not. ordained
ana having proper credentials from
some chartered spiritual association,
and in good standing, who may be
found practicing clairvoyance for gain
should be considered a fraud.
A motion TO lay the amendment on
the table was carried. and the house |
found that it had again put bin |
to sleep without intending it, being I'M
able to learn that tabling an amend !
ment tables the original question
The chair presumes that the house /
understands it by this time said |
Speaker Perkins drily, in response to |
a question as to whether the bill had !
been tabled.
But the house had not understood it, |
the vote was reconsidered and the mo- !
ton to table was defeated by a vote
of Is to "a.
KENNER SPEAKS IN FAVOR OF
1T.
Kenner, in supporting the bill, de-
clared it was not true that it was
aimed at the spiritualists or any other
religious body. In the original bill
its provisions, but this had been
stricken out by the judiciary commit
tee Salt Lake people had been i'm
posed on by these clairvoyant frauds
He respected the religious opinions of
the spiritualists, but no one had any
right to pretend to read the future,
to tell miners where to go to find ore
to tell old women of feeble minds where
buried treasures were to be found. and
charge for il. There was a class of
weak-minded people in the community
that needed protection.
Sloan believed in laying on of hands,
in occultism and mysticism. and he be-
lieved the author of the bill also be-
lieved in these things, yet the practice
of occultiSm and mysticism were for
hidden by this bill.
Mrs. La Barthe opposed the bill, and
Murdoch believed there was just as
much money thrown away in following
the bad advice given by lawyers as was
on clairvoyants.
Shepard said the judiciary committee
reported the bill simply to get rid or
it, and he believed it ought to be killed.
THE BILL KILLED.
Taylor talked against clairvoyants
and then moved that the enacting
clause of the bill be stricken out. This
motion was carried by a vote of 80 to
8. and the bill was sent to the crema-
tory.
Thomson's bill giving cities the right
10 teSlSidle by QlIeCl vote OF the peO- !
pie, was made the special order for
Wednesday evening at 1876.
WEIGHING OF COAL.
House bill No So, by Calls. provid-
ing for the weighing of coal at mines,
was taken up and passed, after a brief
discussion. This bill provides that at
mines where the miners are paid by
weight, each miners car shall be
weighed as it comes from the mine.
At some of the mines the coal is not
weighed until it reaches the market, !.
and this often results in loss to the
miner. The measure is designed for
he miners benefit, but it is not OPP
posed by the mine owners. At many
If the mines this method is now in
Use. Mr. Calls explained that similar !
Wyoming and Colorado. and that it =
lid not apply to small mines.
The bill was then passed by unan-
o 7:30.
IN THE EVENING.
There were but 2S members present !
1t the evening session. The special
order for the evening was house bill .
No. so. providing for the purchase and !
of 40 complete sets of the !
'eports of the territorial supreme court, !
)ne set 20 be given to each of the .
county clerks, except the clerk of Salt ;
lake county, who is to receive three
sets, one for each district judge and 9
ZACH supreme judge, and one for the :
attorney general :
Duffin offered a substitute for section q