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

The lower house devoted itself strict
~ to business yesterday afternoon.
Three memorials to congress-, two reso-
lutions n one bill were passed and
five bills were killed. The session was
without important incident
Immediately after the reading of the
journal there was an interesting Sc
quel to the proceedings OF the preced-
ing evening. when the house was I'M
able to provide itself with a quorum.
O'Brien moved thai all that portion of
the record relating TO the evening ses-
sion be %expunged from the journal. He
deprecated any feeling of bitterness
over the affair. He did not believe that
any of the a~bsentees intended to delay
the work of the house.
The motion was carried by a vote Of
19 to 16. but Kimball of Cache and d.
S. Cook changed their votes from the
affirmative to the negative, defeating
the motion by a vote of IL to is.
Shepard moved to strike out that por-
ton of the RECORD setting forth that the
house waited for two hours for the
return of the sergeant-at-arms n
then adjourned. He protested against
such a reflection on that officer The
motion was lost by a vote of 10 TO is.
d. S. Cook wanted to know if it was
not a fact that the sergeant-at-arms
was at hand and ready to report be-
fore the house adjourned. LAS for my
self" said he. Il am ready to stand
by what l did last night. and l want
to say hat the Sergeant-at-armS did
his duty"
Several members desired to have it
appear on the journal hat they had
haan nOorcaI frCtn andan hlr the
journal vas approved without change.
A. p. Sorenson's resolution authoriz-
ing the legislature to hold a session on
Washington's birthday was adopted.
Speaker Perkins announced the re-
ceipt of a telegram from the speaker
of the Idaho legislature, conveying the
information thai that body would
reach Salt Lake City Saturday morn
ing, the day fixed by the Utah legis-
lature for visiting the agricultural col
lege at Logan.
On Sloan's motion a committee, con-
sisting of Sloan, Thoresen and Robin
son, was appointed to arrange a prop
Ter reception for the Idaho legisla-
tors if possible, without interfering
with the Logan engagement.
THOMSON'S BILL KILLED.
Thomson's bill, comforting upon
voters in cities the power of legislation
by direct vote, was taken up on third
reading and the author of the meas
ure delivered a speech in its support,
dwelling pom the necessity for pro-
tecting the people against the perfidy
and corruption Of city councils.
Shepard moved hat the enacting
claus be stricken out. This bill. he
declared, would bankrupt any city, if
its provisions were carried out.
Thomson retorted that it was impos-
-sh11 - 1-1 - -
ure without arousing Shepard's oppo-
sition.
After further discussion the enacting
clause was stricken out, and the bill
rejected by a vote of q to 10.
Murdoch presented a petition. signed
by ". H. Gunner, secretary and treas
urer. n other members of the state
executive committee of the TRANSMITS
sissippi commercial congress, of which
w. j. Bryan is president, asking for an
appropriation of 81, 900 to defray the
expenses of the mex congress, which
will be held in this city this spring.
ANTI-HIGH HAT BILL APPROVED.
His excellency, the governor, an
Barthe's high nat bill, and the author
of the measure showed by her radiant
smile that she approved the act of the
governor.
On the recommendation of the me-
mortal committee, senate joint memo
rial No. 8, asking congress to open the
Uintah reservation, and to give the
state preference in and selections, was
substituted for the house memorial on
the same subject.
The following bills were introduced.
read twice and referred:
Mr.. Perkins introduced house bill
No. 81, to protect persons dealing with
or damaged by in~solvent corporations
and their receivers, and to provide for
the payment of judgments N DEGREES
against them. 1t provides that when
any final judgment or decree is recov-
cred against any corporation, associa-
ton or joint stock company, operating
any railroad or street car, canal or
works, or against any receiver
thereof, it shal be a lien on the real
and personal property of such corpo-
ration prior and superior to the lien
of any mortgage or trust deed thereto
fore given, and if the earnings are not
to satisfy such Judgment,
then the property shall be subjected
to the satisfaction of the decree with
out regard to any former mortgage or
trust deed.
FOR POOR LITIGANTS.
Mr.. Perkins introduced house bill No.
IS to allow poor persons to begin, prose-.
cute, defend and appeal suits in law
inc equity. 1t provides that any per-
son may institute proceedings upon
subscribing to an oath setting forth
that he is unable to bear the expenses
Of such action. If such litigant should
judgment, the costs shall be
against him. Should the court
hat the action is without
merit, or the cath is frivolous, such
person may be required to give
1 bond for the costs, or the action may
De dismissed.
Mr.. Perkins introduced house bill No.
10, authorizing private persons to
serve summons, writs, subpoenas. no.
ices and legal papers. II provides that
UGH persons may serve such papers,
n the manner required by law to be
served by sheriffs inc c~onstables.
Mr.. Hardy introduced house bill 100. pro-
riding the death penalty for murder in
he first degree. or upon the recommended
ion of the jury, and in the discretion of
he court, Imprisonment for life at hard
abor, provided that when the conviction
5 secured on circumstantial evidence, the
penalty shall be the same as for murder
n the second degree, which is fixed at
Imprisonment at hard labor for not less
han ten years, and It may be for life.
Mr.. Thomson introduced house bill No.
o.. to provide the manner of issuing and
'edeeming state, county and city war
ants. 1t provides that the amounts shall
interest at the rate of 2 per cent
notice of redemption shall be given
" publication, or by posting notice.
The senate amendments to house bin
20. 81, Kenner's marriage bill, were con-
urred in and the bill passed. The amend
nents change the m~arriageable age of
males from II to 16. and of females from