The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-27
Arizona Strip Commissioners
Confirmed by Senate.
W00LLEY AND LUND NAMED
EDUCATION OF DEAF, DUMB
AND BLIND CHILDREN.
a Fish and Game Bill Introduced in
the House-Estates of Decedents
The Report of the Code Com
mission.

Yesterday for the first time during
the session the senate held an eXecu-
tive session, the same being prompted
by the following from the governor:
Executive Office, Jan. 20, 1897:
To the Sena tel have the honor &c
nominate Edwin D. Woolley of Kane
county and Robert D. Lund of Wash
ington county TO be commissioners tC
visit and negotiate with the Arizona
legislature for the purpose of obtain
ing its consent to the making of the
Colorado river the boundary line be-
tween Utah and Arizona. and respect
fully ask your advice and consent to
their appointment.
HEBER NJ. WELLS,
Governor.
Toward the closing hours Mr.. Evans
moved the senate go into executive
session which prevailed, and the lobby
was cleared On the question Does the
senate advise and consent to the nom
jnations made by the eXecutiVeE' all
voted aye. The doors were then
opened.
The business of the senate yesterday
was by no means lengthy or long
drawn out on the contrary it was
brief. Mr.. Hamer was chosen to pre-
Sue a. the opening anu 81 NA 4AANC--NAoN'
the roll call and opening prayer. Then,
the journal not having arrived the
senate took a recess to meet the house
in joint session.
1t was late in the afternoon when
the session was resumed.
Mr. Evans, as soon as the journal
waS read and altered to show that
Mondays session adjourned to meet
at the hour which began Tuesdays SEES
sion, moved that the rule providing
for meeting at o'clock be abolished.
This was agreed to.
The governor informed the senate of
his approval of the Snow resolution
providing for the appointment Of two
commissioners to confer with thesAri-
iona legislature, and followed the same
with the appointments already al
luded TO.
A message was received from the
house announcing that the speaker
had signed the resolution mentioned
above, but as the language was am
bguous, all balled up in fact, it was
referred back TO the chief clerk of the
house for definition.
a message was received from the
house announcing the passage of SEN
ate bill 10, substitute. which was re
ferred to the committee on engrosSed
and enrolled bills. This measure gives
school districts which have not already
done so a chance to levy a special tax.
The committee on. education reported
back senate bill II, authorizing boards
of education and school trustees to
submit TO voters the proposition TO
incur Indebtedness in addition to the
school tax fer the current year, with
slight amendments and favorable rec
concentrations.
The bill was read first time and filed
for second reading
Mr.. Hamer presented the claim of
John ". Judd for legal services due
from the state and asked that it go to
the committee on appropriations and
claims.
Mr.. SmOot suggested the state board
of examiners. but Mr.. Haner said no
Explaining, he said he presented the
claim at the request of Judge Judd
who informed him the same was be-
fore the session last winter. The
claimant was offered a compromise.
but refused it, knowing the demand to
be a just one, and withdrew the claim.
After a little more sparring the claim
was referred to the state Eoard of ex-
aminers.
MIR. Smoot presented the claim of
o. H. Bird for witness fees in the
Harry HAYES case and Mr. Game the
claim of Henry Cohn & Co. for stor-
age. which were similarly referred.
Mrs. Cannon introduced Senate bill
p, an act providing for the compulsory
education of deaf, dumb and blind
children, which was read first time and
referred to the committee on educa-
ton.
The senate then adjourned until II
O'clock this morning.