The Meeker herald., 1897-03-20

turned into tne general Stdte Iun0.
Senator Taslor's bill to make legal
| the compilation known as Mills An
notated Statutes and Mills Annotated
| Code.
| A bill by Mr.. Homfeld changing the
boundary lines of water districts mum
bered "a and G1.
| A bill by Mr.. Nicol. amending the
school laws to give to the school board
authority to fix the salary OF the sec
retory of the board. and providing that
such salary shall not exceed one per
cent OF the gross revenues cf the
school district for which such secretary
is employed.
Friday, March 18th.
| Senate-The bill to make al aprro-
\ priation for the relief of the Home of
the Good Shepherd was killel. in ac-
cordance with the opinion rerfered by
| the Supreme Court.
| Senator Schermerhorn's bill. proyid-
| ing for the extension of thu term of
existence of corpora lions, WAS passed
on third reading and sent to tie House.
The following bills passed third read
I ing and We're sent to the Hose:
| BY Senator Campbell-Provtling that
any person running Il tunnelor cross
cut. the mouth of which is l<.atei up
on his own ground. shall have the right
| TO drive and continue the sam through
| and across any located or patented
claim, but not to follow or dive upon
any vein belonging to the ,wner Of
such crossed claim. Such unnel or
cross-cut may be driven and worked
| for the purposes of drainage and for
the purpose of reaching and working
mining ground of the tunnel owner be-
NJ.
purpose OF discovering unknown lotes
on the line of the tunnel bey,nd the
claim or claims to be intersectd, pro-
vided that the owner of any cl,ims so
intersected shall have the right to en-
ter such tunnel without resortng to
process of law. for the purposeof in
| specting such vein or veins as nay he
crossed within the boundary lites of
such intersected claim. III an, ore.
the property of the owner Of theclam
intersected or crossed shall be eltract-
ed in driving such tunnel. 1t sllll be
the property of the owner of tn vein
from which it WAS taken. and thu town
er of the tunnel shall be liable foidam-
ages or injury done to the claim
crossed
BY Senator Crowe-Relating te the
n,a ma aAit Aitutf fpf1vidihg that iI1a can.
not exceed 2,5oO shares at ii par value
of 500 each. and that the assessment
on such stock shall not he more than
two cents a month on each share.
House-The following bills passed
third reading:
BY Mr.. Cooke-Aiaking the superin.
tendent of public instruction -otficio
librarian of the State and requiring the
I Z, ! l.
10 five p. III. on week days
BY Mrs. Heartz-Reuuirfny that an
school board meetings shall be open TO
taxpayers except meetings which con.
cern school difficulties and appoint.
ment of teachers.
BY Mr.. Stewart-Rclating to the en-.
ploymcnt of convicI labor and reorir.
ing the custodian of convicts to keen
all able bodied convicts at labor such
as is most fitted to their condition and
capacity. The earnings of the copyicts
are TO 90 to such persons as are dc.
pendent upon them for support or IN
their own credit when there is no one
dependent upon them
BY Mr.. Jester-Making 1t n feIonr IN
falsely and frauduiently employ Labor
and not pay for the same.
BY Mr.. Stevens-Regulating bors...
shocing and requiring persons Dractic
ing the trade to register with the conn
| ty clerk and present a certificate Of
competency from the Board of Exam-
iners. The bill only applies to cities nf
IL population of 10000 or more.
! BY Mr.. Greene-Requif'ing suner,n.
tcndents of irrigation and water com
missioners to pass an examination on
| their fitness and knowledge of hydra,I-
! lie and irrigation engineering.
1 nv Nr Rnn-- prnyiIfnv e..
| inherirances. The bill fixes a tax Of 81
per 500 on an estate of $1,000 yaIue.
81 per 500 on estates valued at not
more than $4,000. and Sc per x1OO nm
estates exceeding $4,000.
| Mr.. Nicofs bill. requiring the busi-
ness of selling liquors to he carried on
in stores on street level and prohibjt.
ing the use Of screens and curtains
| was killed.
Saturday. March 18th.
Senate-Several bills were killed.
The majority and minority reports OF
the committee on finance on Senator
Felton's bill. making an appropriation
for the relief of the members of the
State Board of Horticulture, were dix.
cussed Senators FELTON, and Cannon
asked that the bill be referred to tbe
Senate for passage as the members of
the board were entitled to reimburse
ment for the services rendered to the
state. The bill was killed.
Two bills were considered in commit.
tee and then the Senate adjourned.
House-The first bill taken up for
consideration in the House yestertlav
was Senator Evans regulating the in.
spection of sheep in transit through ha
state. 1t was Indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Sweeney asked that Senator
Jones. who was.in the city. he invited
to address the House, A motion to in
yite the senator to speak was unani.
mously adopted and Niessrs. Sweeney.
Rhode and Crowder were appointed q
committee to escort him to the House
chamber at the time agreed upon.
namely. two O'Clock.
After Senator Jones' address to tho