The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26
ELECTION BILL PASSED
Quick Action Taken by the House
Yesterday.
THE GLOVE CONTEST BILL
1T WAS KNOCKED OUT IN THE
FIRST ROUND.
Six Measures Killed, Three Passed
and Twelve New Ones introduced
The Record of the Days Work
A Busy Session.


The Record of the Days Work
A Busy Session.
! The lower house swallowed the elections
bill at one gulp without pausing TO in
| quire why or wherefore The measure
which IS the code title relating to cleo
tons, and covers 10 printed pages, was
passed without reading. which. according
to the view entertained by the senate
does not conform to the constitutional
requirement relating to the reading OF
bills, as interpreted by the supreme court
OF the state The few amendments that
We're offered were summarily rejected
and the measure rushed through in such
haste that many members were ignorant
of its provisions. AT this rate of progress
the entire code can be disposed of in a
very few days.
The house killed six measures and
passed three, and II new ones were in
.troduced. AS today will afford the last
opportunity for the members to i'm
mortaliZe themselves upon the statute
books deluge of proposed legislation
may be looked for.
Among the bills killed yesterday was
one by Wilson. regulating the rate. of
interest, a very important measure. that
aroused much discussion. 1t was rejected
by "A vote of II to "a. Another bill over
which the last sad rites were performed
was Kenner's bill legaliziing glove con-
tests.
PETITIONS.
Hardy presented a petition from Lor-
EMO S. Clark of Salt lake City, asking
for an appropriation of 1851, or permission
to purchase tract of 80 acres of school
land in Salt Lake county. II is alleged
that this land was filed on in 1890 by j.
r. Middlemiss. Lawson, Kennedy and
others as mineral land, and the above
HI ~
successfully resisting this application,
su"h land rot being mineral land. He
sets forth the claims of the applicant,
That they had discovered gold. and de-
ciares that he bought a gold pan and in
dustriously washed the dirt, but never
discovered a color.
Lennon presented a petition from tax
payers of Santauuin for a refunding of
1882 collected as rental on q certain sec
ton of school land, it being subsequently
determined that the collection of such
rental was unconstitutional.
o. Brien presented a petition from T. B.
Lewis. ex-commissioner of schools, ask
ing an appropriation of $500 balance due
on salary and expenses.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The judiciary committee presented the
following reports: Recommending the
rejection of the Summit county petition
for an appropriation to cover attorneys
fees in the live stock highway case;
recommending the rejection of house bill
No. ~ by Hardy. for the protection of
depositors in banks; recommending the
passage of house bill No. 104 by Hardy,
providing for the support of illegitimate
children; recommending the passage of
house bill No. los, by Romney, relating
10 exemptions from execution; recon-
mending the passage of house bill No.
LOG, by Shepard, relating to assignments;
recommending the passage of house bill
No. 81. by Wilson, relating to admissions
to the bar; recommending the printing
nf 20 hrrS hon o-d mr. a ir1cr
for the foreclosure of trust deeds in the
district court; recommending the re-
lection of house bill No. IS. by D. S.
Clark; recommending the passage of
house bill No 1O5 by Shepard. prohibiting
the supreme court reporter from holding
any other office; recommending the pass
age of house bill No. sc, by kenner, legal
izing glove contests
PRIZE FIGHT DISCUSSION.
Shepard and Roylance presented
minority report on this bill. recommend
ing its rejection, which opened up an
interesting discussion of the immortality
and brutality of prize fights. and the
merits of friendly boxing bouts. The bill
amended the present law by legalizing
boxing contests of not more than 20
rounds. with gloves weighing not less
than five ounces. Shepard thought the
effect of the measure would be to make
prize fighting legal. and in his opinion
such sport was brutal and degrading.
hENNf.h - VIE w D
Kenner was glad to see Shepard taking
high moral grounds for once and basing
his opposition to measure on other than
constitutional grounds. He believed the
bill was supported by two-thirds of the
and il anyone could discover
anything immoral about 1t he would be
glad to have it pointed out. There was
not a college anywhere that did not sane
ton glove contests. He did not believe
any member was in favor of legalizing
prize fights, but he was an advocate of
physical culture. 1t was rather too puri-
tanical to say that two persons should
not come together in a friendly contest
and box.
Sloan announced that nothing would do
him more good than to go over to Carson
and see Corbett and Fitzsimmons beat
be legislated into the people nor out of
the people and there was less brutality
about prize fight than was exhibited at D..
any football game. He favored the bill
QUICKLY KILLED.
Roylance opposed the bill, and the
report was adopted, which killed
the measure.
culture recommended the rejection of
house bill No. 10S, by Price, validating
water certificates.
The committee on memorials to con-
gress recommended the passage of Mar
tins memorial. as---n9 that the southern
Utes be restrained, and Sloan's memorial
asking congress to grant reservoir sites
to the state.
The committee on public health recon- |
mended the passage of house bill No.
l02 by Bennion, prohibiting the sale of
vinegar
The committee on horticulture recon- |
mended the rejection of house bill No. A
by Bennion, creating a state board of
horticulture
The committee on municipal corpora |
lions recommended the passage of house |
bill No. ia. by Perkins. relating to the |
election of officers in cities and towns.
At Calls request the Summit county |
attorneys fee petition was referred to the /
state board of examiners.
Shepard's resolution, fixing the hour /
-or the regular sessions at a. m. after |
March 1st. was rejected.
The conference committee on Senator /
Cannon's bill. providing for the compul- |
sorry education of deaf mutes and blind |
reported a compromise which |
was adopted.
The conference committee on the senate |
memorial relating to the manner of elect
ng United States senators, recommended |
hat the house recede from its amend |
nent which struck out the greater por-
ion of the preamble. The report was
adopted.
THE ELECTIONS BILL.
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