The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-19

The senate put in another busy day
yesterday and, although several mem
bers were absent engaged in looking
over the insane asylum at Provo, those
present managed to cover considerable
ground during the course of the day.
A feature Of the days proceedings
was a telegram from Boise. which was
read in both houses, asking if the leg
islature could not postpone their trip
to Logan Saturday and meet with the
Idaho legislature on that day. The
telegram was signed by S. w. Eccles,
n was brought dow by d. Z. Bur
ley. The chair appointed a committee
Consisting of Messrs. Hamer, Game
n Snow to meet with a like commit
Tee from the house, and this committee
held a meeting at which il was decided
not to interfere with present arrange
ments. a telegram was sent to that
effect, asking hat the Idaho solons
come down Sunday and remain over
Monday, taking in the Acknowledgment
ball in the evening, but up to the hour
of adjournment nothing had been heard
in reply.
The house resolution legalizing work
on Monday, Feb. %, came down about
that time and was passed.
READING THE CODE.
The senate proceeded with the
amendment and reading of the report
of the code commission and made
several minor changes without debate.
The upper house is doing very nicely in
this matter, and will complete its part
early this week, after which the bill
viii be sent to the house, where the
war will open.
Mr.. Snow moved to strike out the
title providing for the collection of
statistics, quoting MI. Palmer's request
for money as published in The Herald
yesterday as an argument in favor
thereof. Mr.. Snow said the law was
not needed, as the federal census would
take a census in 1900, which would be
all that was required. The state board
of equalization takes all the statistics
necessary The cost TO each county is
too much n should be saved.
Mr.. Whitaker asked that the matter
be held in allowance until his commit
tee could report, to which Mr.. Snow
made no objection. and the matter went
over.
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM.
Harbour offered senate joint resolu-
ton No. 4, proposing an amendment to
articles 6 and Z of the constitution, by
vesting the right of direct legislation
with the people. which was referred
to the committee on judiciary. This is
a modified plan of the initiative and
referendum idea.
CCNVICT-MADE GOODS.
Mr.. Whitaker presented a bill which,
If it becomes a law, VIII no doubt be
greatly appreciated by the laboring
1t provides that all goods manufac-
tured by convicts and offered for sale
in the state of Utah shall be branded
as convict-made goods; also any man
ufactured article composed wholly or
in part of conVict-made goods. The
brand shall be made with a hot iron
when possible and shall not be less
than three inches long and one inch
wide, and when it is impossible to use
such a brand the goods shall be in
delibly stamped. so as TO be readily OBJ
served by all who use such goods.
Violation of any of the provisions of
the bill is made a misdemeanor.
The bill was referred TO the commit
tee on labor.
OGDEN PETITION.
The Ogden city council petitioned
FOR the enactment of laws which will
enable cities and towns to submit to
qualified voters the proposition to in
an Indebtedness not exceeding 4
per centum additional of the value of
the taxable property, for supplying
water, artificial lights, or sewers, when
the works for supplying such water,
lights and sewers shall be owned and
controlled by the municipality.
The petition was signed by all the
members Of the Ogden council. having
unanimously at a meeting of
body. 1t was referred to the COM
nittee on judiciary.
The only debate of the day was when
.enner's house bill. providing for the
payment of the judges of election who
served last fall, came up. It was then
hat Harbour and Whitaker took high
ground against the measure and the
after. especially. urged that it be post
1oned indefinitely. A Republican legis-
AZURE had passed a law which did not
give these officers any compensation;
his law had been proven a bad one
now. without asking, the legisla-
ure proposes to pay a large sum to the
Judges. It was not necessary that this
'il pass and as a matter of right il
not.
Harbour took the same ground as did
Whitaker n the two made a fight
against the bin. but were overcome.
AC So4AC PdSSlA6 W d vote OF IL to 2. I
absent and not voting. The balance
+ the senator's argued that it was no
more than fair TO pay the judges for
heir work.
There was a lot Of business in the
way of committee reports several of
hose organizations having done some
york the night before. Senate bill 90.
'roviding for the permitting of towns
ounties and cities to fund the floating
Indebtedness of the several sub
at the time Utah was adj
nitted as a state, was favorahlv re-
orted and later in the day passed. If
his bill becomes a law the cities. towns
nd school districts can take up their
Ioating warrants and relieve them
elves of the burden of interest at the
ate OF s per cent.
House bill No. 20. IAN act permitting
he United States TO use the jails of
he several counties in the state for the
etention of prisoners" was favora bIv
and passed.
The act to establish a state bureau
labor statistics was referred back IA
he committee on state affairs.
Unlike most proprietary medicines
ne formula of DR.. ]. c. Ayers Sarsa-
ariila and otter preparations are
heerfully sent 10 any physician who
ppiles Tor them. Hence the special