The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-02

viding that no more than three COM
missioners should be of the same POI
litical party, instead of no more than
1 four.
Robinson did not think this would be
a wise provision. He supposed the OBJ
Ject was to provide recognition for the
/ Populists- Thoreson opposed it and
so did Sloan, the latter stating that he
desired the responsibility for the board
to remain with the governor.
would like to ask if there is any
reason why the governor cannot ap-
point a Popuiist as the bill now
stands" inquired Thoreson.
There is no reason why he should
not appoint three Populists and four
Republicans, and then where would you
be-" replied Thomson. He argued that
the Populist party was a growing party
in this state and ought to have some
representation on these boards. His
amendment was rejected.
Wilson's amendment, providing that
the state board of examiners pass upon
all statements of the boards expenses
was adopted
Duffin offered an amendment reduc-
ing the number of acres of arid land
TO be sold to any one person from 60
to $40. Under this bill a man could
purchase go acres and his wife 54o
acres, making a total of 1,2S0, which
was altogether TOO fnucn.
Sloan stated the purpose in fixing
the limit at this figure was to en-
courage the sale of arid lands. which
could not be sold at all in small tracts.
The amendment was rejected.
Dotson wanted to extend the time
for filing preference applications TO
July l, 1898. but his amendment was
rejected.
Thoreson offered an amendment, in
tended to give to settlers who settled
upon school lands prior to the United
States survey, the right to purchase
such lands at not less than % per cent
of their appraised value. but il was
shown by Sloan and Hardy that this
class of settlers were fully protected by
the bill. Hardy said he had favored
such provision as the ThoreSon
amendment, but had been informed by
the land board that it would deprive
the school fund of a quarter of a mil
lion dollars rightfully due it. Refer
ring to the old surveys, he declared:
THE records of the United States land
office in this city show that certain
lands were surveyed in 1857, and l am
here to say that this is not true
The Thoreson amendment was re-
jected.
Stewart wanted to limit the prefer
ence rights of settlers to those whose
holdings would not exceed 240 acres,
instead of $50, but his amendment was
voted down.
Sloan's amendment giving settlers the
right to purchase their lands in tracts
of less than 20 acres, when the original
tract occupied was less than 20 acres,
was adopted
Lemmon's amendment that no settler
be prohibited from removing dead tim
Der from state lands for his own use
was adopted.
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money paid as rental for school lands
under the law of 1892 be accepted in
payment for state lands and leases, but
the proposition was not received with
favor.
The amount of grazing land that may
be leased to any one person was. on
Rays motion reduced from $4,000 to
$4,000 acres. He believed that such
large tracts were in the interest of
the corporations and tended TO mo-
nopoly.
Ray also wanted the citizens of the
state to have exclusive rights to graz
ing leases, instead of preference rights, |
but his amendment was rejected He /
believed that under the provisions of |
the bill the grazing lands of the state !
would be mOnopoliZed by sheep and !
cattle men from other states.
Several other amendments, changing |
the phraseology, photography, punctu- |
alton of the bill. were adopted, and the |
measure was then placed on its pas-
sage 1t was passed by vote of 80 /
to T.
TICKET BROKERS BILL.
The committee on memorials to con-
gress recommended the adoption of |
the memorial against the ticket brok
ers' bill. now pending in congress.
The elections committee recon- /
mended the passage of house bill No.
119, by Thomson. authorizing the elect
ors in cities to vote on the granting OF
subsidies and franchises.
The committee on agriculture and
irrigation reported a substitute for
house bill No. "a. by Greer, relating to
irrigation.
The committee on mines and mining
house bill No. 6. by Dresser,
creating the office of mine inspector,
without recommendation. This bill was
made the special order for this morn
ing ar 10 o'clock.
The ways and means committee re-
ported that the board of equalization
had rejected the petition of citizens
residing near Gunnison, for a rebate of
taxes amounting to $16,000 on account
If foods. The legislature had no au-
-hority to grant such a ebate.
SUPREME. COURT PRACTICE
The judiciary committee introduced
house bill No. 49, relating to practice
and procedure in the supreme court.
The bill abolishes abstracts in the su-
oreme court and makes it compulsory
IN the court to allow oral arguments
or 30 minutes on each side on the re-
of cases. These provisions will
greatly reduce the expense in supreme
court cases.