Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-19

defray the expenses OF the next con.
gress, to meet in this city this spring
The Governor aBn unced hi
approval OF Mrs. La BaTthe'a high ha
| bill.
Tho memorial committee recon-
mended that Senate joint resolution
number three be subsii uted for HOuat
memyr'e on the ssms subject-open
ing OF U.ntsh reservation.
MIR. Perkins introduced II. b. 81 foi
the protection oil pers0 ms ideiling with
anu being damaged win insolvenl
companies or corporations.
Mr.. Perklns also introduced II.
| Il. 9s, the provisions OF which
are designed to make II possible for the
poor 10 begin, prosecute, dsienu and
| appeal suits In law and equity. A lsu
II. Is. 90 authorizing private indlvid-
uals TO serve summons, writs, SUBJ
poenas, notices aud other legal papers.
By Mr.. Hardy, ii. b. 100. providing
for deatn penalty In first degree muir.
der, or upon Recommendation OF the
Jury. In the discretion OF the COURT
Imprisonment Tor life at hard labor.
II. B. l0l, 10y MIR. Thomson, ptovid-
ing Tor tbe issuing anu releemlng Of
State, county ana city warrants to
draw interest at . per cent.
The Senate amendments to ii. b.
81, Kenner's marriage bill, were co :
Cured In and the bill passed, making
the mnrriageable age OF males, 10
year,, TEMPLES, / a.
IL. j. II. 10, 10y Dolson, providing
for the furnishing Of members Of the
Legislature VITA copies OF me lave OF
'07. Adopted.
Sloan Introduced ii. j. II. 8, asking
Congress 10 grant to the State Teser.
voir sites Reserved by the govern
ment.
Shepard was granted leave to with.
draw IL. J. II. 8, relative to trRnsitory
action.
Gibson's memorial asking Congress
to compensate Black Hawk war veter.
ans, was adopted.
3. b. %, by Mre. Cannon, providing
for compulsory education for deaf
mutes, passed.
s. ]. NJ. 3, asking Congress to open
Uintah anu Fort Crittsnden reserya.
tions was adopted.
3. j. II. /, asking for an amendment
to tho Constitution providing for cleo
ton Of senators by direct vote Of the
people, was adopted after striking out
the second, third and fourth pnTa.
graphs.
The public lands committee recon.
mended the rejection OF House bills
81, Is, So, So. The report was adopted.
The bills are in reiereu ce to the ex.
change OF land and extension Of time
Tor fixing preferences rights.
Considerable tins was consumed
this afternoon In considering ana
amending the Journal. Some OF the |
motions and remarks made upon the
subject were OF humorous character, |
anu consumed time to no useful pnr- |
p0ae.
Calls, chairman Of the committee |
on mines, asked that that committee |
bo excused TOR time. Gfanteu.
Joseph Kimbal, from the railroad
committee, reported uutavorAbly on
II. b. 81, by Shepard, providing max
mum railroad rates. Adopted, aud |
bill wac rejected.
The committee on education report.
ed iavJrsbly II. Is. 10, by Th0reaen, in
to leyying scnooi tax. Adopt
ed.
Tho same committee reported adj
yersely II. b. 81, by Gibson, to par
chase and distribute text books in
schools. Adopted.
The same committee reported favor.
ably petition aeking that school funds
be held by trustees instead OF the
county treasurer. Adopted.
ThoTesen from the appropriations |
reported adversely the Iesu-
luton providing for the represe tation
u Utah Mt the Tennessee centennial.
Adopted.
Mrs. La Barthe, from the com mittee
on education, reported iavorably 3. b.
~, authorizing city schools to use
their sinking iuuds. Adopted.
Thofesen, from the committee on
appropriations, recommended the
OF the report OF the State
Adopted.
Sloan, chairman Of the aelect com.
mites appointed to arrange Tor the
reception OF the Idaho legislature, re-.
ported verbally that he had wired the
'peaker OF the house and president OF
he Senate at BOise that the Utah
Legislature hal arranged to go to
Logan tomorrow, Saturday, but
you'd be pleased to receive the vlsI.
ofs On Monday. In reply to this
telegram had been received signed
" the Speaker OF tho House and the
President OF the Senatc, expressing
heir appreciation OF tne nrt ffered
ecepIion, and about twenty minutes
alter another dispatch arrived saying
he Idauo legislature would reacn this
ilty In body tomorrow morning.
Sloan, alter making this report,
novel that such members Of the Leg.
stature as were net going to L.gan,
g, constituted committee tt; receive
he visitors.
kenner moved to amend by
INVITING the visitors TO meet
he Utah Legislature at Logan.
DIN in tue festivities Their,
he two bodies TO come 10 this CITY
ogether Saturday evening.
Several members urged that Logan
you'd not be able to take proper care
I so macy yisltors on SUCH sin ort
office, ana after desultory discussion
some length, Sloan's motion
arrled.
JOINT SESSION.
Last evening's joint session was
allied TO order at 7:45 by Speaker 1
efkips and after roll call Gov. /