The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-04


The lower house knocked its calendar
full of holes yesterday. and when at 9
O'Clock last evening it adjourned to give
committees a chance, but eight measures
remained to be acted upon. Ten meas
ures were disposed of and several others
received consideration. Among those
passed there were several bills of i'm
portance. One of these provides that no
municipal franchises shall be granted
without the consent of the people, nor
without valuable consideration with the
consent of the people. Another creates
the office of state engineer, and another
levies tax of per cent on all incomes
in excess of 81 600.
The house calendar will probably be
cleared today. and part one of the code
which will be received from the senate
this morning, will then be taken up.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
The committee on mines recommended
the rejection of house bill No. 50, by
Wilson, for the protection of stockhold-
ers in mining companies, and the bill
was killed.
Ray presented petition from Willard
county citizens, asking the legislature TO
ing control of the water sheds to cities,
towns and irrigation districts.
Parry's memorial to congress, for the
relief of Utah settlers. for deQredations
committed by the Utes and Navajoes.
was passed. The memorial is in behalf
of settlers who Were not citizens of the
United States. and it is represented that
prior to 1851 there were no United States
courts in Utah. and since then there have
been intervals when there were no
United States judges, thus rendering II
impossible for foreign born residents to
acquire citiZenship.
Wilson's memorial to congress. protest
ing against the passage of the anti
scalpers' bill was passed.
Senator Rideouts carnival of blood y
memorial on the Cuban question was
called IN and Cook of Rich asked for
postDonement.
Il am in favor of this memorial" said
see what we are going to do for the
militia. ] would not like to advise the
United States to declare war as long as
our militia has to buy its own axle
grease"
But regardless of the militia's state of
preparation. the memorial was passed by
a vote of "a to S. those voting no being
Kenner, Mrs. La Barthe, Romney, Stew
art. Taylor. Thomson. Perkins and D. S.
Cook
House bill 112. by Bennion, for the pro-
lection OF pine and balsam trees was
taken up and Bennions amendment, ad-
ding fir and spruce. was adopted. Other
amendments. which will kill the Christ
mas tree industry, were adopted and. the
House bin 104, by Hopkin providing for
the support of illegitimate children passed
and reconsidered on the previous day,
was taken up and passed.
House bill g. by Ray. to prevent the
befouling of waters, came up on third
reading. 1t prohibits the herding, graz
ing, dipping or washing of sheep within
10 miles of any city or town, where the
refuse would naturally find its way into
any stream of water used by the inhabit-
ants for domestic purposes.
The bill was discussed at some length,
meeting with much opposition, and
further consideration was postponed I'M
til the senate bill on the same subject
comes before the house.
RAILROAD CORPORATIONS.
House bill 1l3, by the committee on
railroads came up on third reading. This
bill is intended rs substitute for the
code CHAPTER on the subject of railroad
corporations.
Sloan offered an amendment, striking
out sections % and 20, prohibiting Gls-
in freight charges in favor
of or against any person or corporation.
He was opposed to any restrictions on
the railroads at this time. Moreover. the
sections were so worded that they could
not be enforced.
Kimbali. chairman of the railroads
committee. favored the amendment, and
Thoreson suggested, that if the com
mittee was opposed TO its own bill 1t
ought to be reeommitted.
Romney opposed the amendment and
declared the people should be protected
against unjust freight determinations.
The railroads should not be permitted to
give one merchant an advantage over an
other.
Wilson offered an amendment. prohibit
ing Determinations in passenger as we'll
as freight traffic. This was rejected by
vote of II to q.
Roll call was demanded on Sloan's
striking out the prohibitory
sections and it required three roll calls
to determine the result. On the first vote
several members declined to go on record,
and a motion requiring them TO vote was
carried Other members changed their
votes and others disputed the record,
and the speaker ordered another roll call.
This resulted in vote of IL to ID
Thoreson, VINO was opposed 10 me
of the rule requiring all members within
the bar of the house to vote on all CUES
tons.
vote" said Robinson drily, and L there
fore vote ave.
Il claim tnat the gentleman has no
right to vote exclaimed Thoreson. ex-
ecuting a lightning change. He was not
present when the roll was called.
A demand for Shepard's vote disclosed
the fact that he had disappeared.
The chief clerk announced that the tally
sheet had become so mutilated as the
result of shifting votes. that a new roll
call would be required. This time the
vote was is to "a and the house concluded
vote and gave notice of motion to re-
consider.
Wilson maliciously called attention to
the fact that Shepard had returned. and
might desire to vote. but that member
showed no desire to embrace the ooDor-
tunity.
Further consideration of the bill was
postponed until today at 10 O'clock
The house then took recess until 2 |
D clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the house reassembled Taylor's |
resolution, proposing to amend the |
to exempt mortgages from
taxation. was taken up, and the author |
explained the purpose of the measure |
ii was in the interest of the !
debtor class.
Thoreson was opposed to any PROPOSE |
lion to relieve the money lenders from all I
taxation, and Dotson favored the resolu- |
ion.
Roylance believed If Taylor had the |
interests of the debtor class at heart he |
amount of the mortgage from the as
sessed value of the property.
Romney favored the resolution, claim |
ng the borrower would be forced to pay !
he mortgage, tax, and it would also be a |
in favor of foreign capital /
md against home money.
Lund thought the proposition was in 4
he interest of the moneyed class, and |
here was no reason why they should be |
-elieved from taxation.
Bennion believed the mortgage tax was |
double tax. and favored the resolution /
Thomson took the same view. and de-
Jared the mortgage tax was even a
reble tax in some cases.
Cook was willing to submit the ques-
ion to the voters.
mortgage taxation was to drive money |
tut of the state The borrower ALWAYS |
,aid tho ray and all other casts Of ~