Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-03-05
UTAH LEGISLATURE
Passes School Tax Bill Over
GOVernO. $ Veto.
Bill "a ray the Election Judges for
1896 ReconsIdered and Killed After
7tHad Passed and Been sent IN the
Governor Other Measures Dis
posed Of.


big work in both branches of the legis
lature. A vast amount of work ha
been done on the code, for which there
is nothing to show, the work being done
In committee, and when finally present
ed will be merelysfor ratification by the
bodies at large. The subjects, segre.
gated as they are, will be rapidly han
died when once reported. This fact
however, Is not lettering the more ex-
perienced Legislators from agitatlng
morning and evening sessions, which
will probably materialIze during the
present week.
| The senate last week passed eleven
bills and one resolution, and killed six
bills and one memorial. The successful
resolution was house joint resolution
No. 7, providing for a constitutional
amendment to permit counties to levy
and collect school taxes In cities. The
memorial killed was senate joint memo
rial No. 4, to permit of direct legislation
by the people.
The bills passed were as follows: Sem
ate bill No. II. to authorize boards of
education to submit to the people ques-
lions of mourning Indebtedness.
This bill was passed over the COVER
nor's veto by large majority. In the
house ONLY two democrats voted to sus-
tain the governor, who expressed sym
pathy with the objects of the measure
but suggested a slight change in the
to avoid possible conflict
with the constitution.
House bill Fl, amending the bounty
aw. The majority manifested its hos
ility to the word "bounty" and insert
ID the word "reward" in its stead. House
Ill Fl to enable school boards to use
he sinking fund to maintain the
eimburse the sinking fund.- House bill
2, to provide for the weighing of coal
t the mines; Senate bill 20, appointing =
commission to locate a branch of he !,
ormal school in Beaver or Iron coun-
Y; Senate bill 81, to authorize counties,
tiles, ETC., to fund their floating indebt- :,
iness, afterward killed and passed In
lfferent form In the house as House
III 90; House bill 60, to authorize the :,
,cretary of state toSpurchase and dis :,
ibute among comfy any state officers,
'pies of the supreme court reports -
ouse bill IS, regulating pawnbr okers h
Id secondhand dealers; Senate bill 72 r.
compel deaf, dumb and blind children h,
attend the state school; Senate bill 20
, the land bill. This bill increases the q,
Imber of commissioners to seven, of WI,
lich the governor and attorney gen. ,s
al are members. The others are APP ~
intive. ~
The bills killed were: House bill SO, re
provide for the payment of election
iges of 1896. This bill had passed Bl
tn houses and gone to the governor Pl
zen the senate decided to reconsider w
, bill. The bill was returned by the
vernon upon request from the SEN
It's constitutionality was attacked.
t was also considered a bad prece- Ia,
1t to establish. 40,
'enate bill No. 4S, creating the Office tai
state sealer of weights and measure roc
ate bill No. 4, to limit the jurisdic- Wis
l of city justices of the peace; senate par
No. ?, to compel county boards to Coz
S an annual appropriation ordinance; alst
Use bill No. 20, providing for the pay out
ut OF election judges; senate bill No. the
counties, cities, etc to fund it is
r floating debts, afterward passed the
er the name of house bill No. %. Mr..