The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-09

yesterday, the llSC DeluS dS 1OlioWo.
State Board of Pharmacy-F. c,
Schramm, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of John B. Farlow; G.. A.
Fennemore of Beaver City, to serve for
five years.
State Board of Dental Examiners
w. H. Butcher of Salt Lake county; j.
w. Thatcher of Cache county.
When these nominations were read
Mr.. Smoot moved that when the SEN
ate adjourn, it adjourn to meet at s
o'clock in the evening in executive ses-
sion, for the purpose of considering
these and other nominations.
Mr.. Game, of the committee on ap-
propriations asked Mr.. Smoot to with
draw his motion. The committee of
which he was chairman had a meeting
appointed and wanted TO sit. Up to
date it had been unable to do anything
and the matter was assuming definite
shape, and it was prepared TO make
good progress.
Mr.. Smoot agreed and the matter
went over.
CONFERENCE REPORT.
The senate yesterday /dulged in the
first genuine war OF words of the ses-
sion. 1t occurred over the report of
the conference committee on the code
revision.
1t viii be remembered that Senator
Hamer introduced a bill fixing the liza
bility of railroad corporations; defining
who are and who are not fellow Serv
ants, which was killed and again re-
considered and killed. Hamer made
vigorous fight for his measure, but was
overpowered.
Yesterday when the majority report
of the conference committee came up
hn oil inc cd OnSa
on chapter 5:
Every railroad corporation owning
or operating a railroad in this state
shall be liable for all damages suS-
tanned by any agent or servant thereof,
by reason of the negligence of any
other agent or servant thereof, without
contributOry negligence on his part,
when sustained within this state, and
no contract, rule or regulation between
such corporation and any agent or
servant shall impair of diminish such
liability"
Mr.. Snow made minority report in
which he said he dissented from that
part of the report on the ground that
the amendment is senate bill 81, which
the senate killed on final passage, and
which on motion to reconsider failed;
and to insert it would not only be out
of order but transcendS the power of
the conference committee.
MT. E1dIIleT mover lnc duOpllOn Ol
the majority report, which was
amended by Mr.. Snow, who moved to
adopt the minority report, and then the
fun begun.
Mr.. Evans raised the point of order
that the Incorporation of the quoted
matter was not proper; that the sub
iect had been before the senate and
had twice been killed and that now
there was no rule by which it could
be reinstated.
The chair held that the point of or
der was not well taken; that the sub
ject was new matter and could be en-
tertained
Mr. Evans appealed from the decision
of the chair, and said he was opposed
to the senator from Weber, Mr.. Hamer,
foisting his views upon the senate. He
mentioned Mr.. Hamer'S name because
he wanted the blame to rest upon him
and not have the Odium rest upon Sen
etor Shurtliff.
To this language Mr.. Hamer objected |
and demanded that the secretary take |
down the Objectionable words, which /
was done.
Then there was considerable discus
sion Mr.. Game called attention to the !
statement made on the floor a day or |
two before by Mr.. Hamer, in relation /
to free passes exercising an influence
7 rise to a point of ORDER" said
Hamer
state it,
IF my words were Objectionable, the
gentleman should have objected at the
time said Mr.. Hamer.
Continuing, Mr.. Game declared that
if any one should offer him an annual
pass he would reject it He didn't want
TO be chol1ed off, either for he had
right to speak in the senate.
After some more discussion, in which
Mr.. Hamer declared that he did not
mean to injure the feelings of any
had no idea that his remarks
had hurt anyone's feelings, the senator
from Utah withdrew his remarks and
the decision of the chair was over
turned.
But the senate did not know what it
was doing, for later on, when the in
sertion of other matter came up.
Hamer raised the point of order that
under the decision of the senate the
report was out of order.
The president pro tenn, Mr. Smoot,
sustained the point of order, and again
lid Mr.. Evans appeal.
President Nebeker spoke from the
1oor and did much to straighten out
he tangle. He said the report should
nave been disposed of in a different
manner than ON the point of order. It
should have been voted upon on its
merits and while personally he did not
eel aggr1eved, he was sorry to see the
senate tying its hands, because in fu-
ure there would be difficulty in adopt
ne any OF the provisions Of the code
eport as it came from the conference
committee, which would be the case
lnder the present ruling made by the
louse. He should vote to sustain the
ecision of the chair, although he knew
t was not right.
The decision Of the chair was sus-
aimed. Then the president called at
ention te the best method of getting
tself out of the difficulty in which it
ound itself, and that was by recon-
idering the vote by which the chair
vas overruled Acting upon the hint
iven, Johnson very promptly moved
consideration, which prevailed, upon
yhich the president did not vote
The report of the minority was then
dopted. The president from the floor
lade the point of order that it also
dopted the majority report and the
resident pro tenn sustained him, but
.auiIa did not care to press the same
nd withdrew It and the majority re-
ort was adopted on a regular vote
Later in the day the house sent down
message saying it had refused to re- ,
EIDE and the conference committee was
ontinued and was in session last
light.
FIRE AND POLICE.
When senate bill No. 81, Evans fire i
nd police bill, came up, Hamer moVed-i c
} strike out the enacting clause, j
-hicf7 brought Evans TO his feet with