The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-23
MANY BILLS REPORTED ON
NEBEKER's SUGGESTIVE PLAN
OF PREFERRING SENATORS.
The House Mining Bill Providing
For a Dual System of Records
Passed-Alder's Bill Instructing
Voters Also Passed-A Duplicate
of Mansfeld's Land Bill.


senator. The vote on the measure was
il ayes and noes as follows: Ayes
Bennion, Cannon, Kiesel, W. C. Neb-
eker. Rtdeout, Robson, Shurtliff, Tan
ner, Thomas, Wright, Aquila Nebeker.
Noes-AlGer. Evans. Peery, Smoot.
The bill provides that at every gen
eral election Immediately preceding the
time appointed TOR the election of a
United States senator any person who
proposes or is proposed by others to
be a candidate for senator may thirty
days before the election, file or cause TO
be nled, or any elector may file or
cause to be filed with the secretary OF
state certificate of nomination signed
by not less than 500 voters, the GER
tificate to contain the name Of the
party to which the candidate belongs,
or if he is an independent, that shall
be also stated. The secretary OF state
is instructed 10 certify the same TO all
county clerks fifteen days before the
election. County clerks are instructed
to put the name on all ballots with
candidate for United states senator
over il and a blank space underneath
where the voter may write the name
of any person not nominated. The re-
suit OF the vote is TO be certified to the
legislature for the information of the
members.
Senator Evans opposed the bill in
brief speech, stating that he believed
the passage of it would result in chaos
and that party machinery was SUI
ficient for the purposes intended to be
covered by the bill. He characterized
1t as a measure that would be, to a
certain extent, morally binding upon
the members of the Legislature and
probably force them to stultify their
conSciences by voting for the candidate
indicated as the choice of a majority
who probably acted without due con-
sideration.
Mr.. Nebeker supported the bill, stat
Ing that it was in no way binding upon
the members of the legislature to fol-
low the lead of the people as indicated
in the vote.
THE FIRST SESSION.
The senate was fifteen minutes late
in converting for the morning session,
and after quarter of an hour took
recess until after the meeting of the
joint assembly.
After the journal had been read, an
invitation was received from the gov
ernOr inviting the senate TO visit the
state asylum and the state prison.
\ communication from the house an
nounced that a conference committee
consisting of Representatives Horne,
Farr and Robinson had been appointed
to select dates for visiting the state in
situations. The president appointed as
the senate members OF the committee
Senators SmoOt, Thomas and Cannon.
The senate then took a recess until
after the meeting of the joint assembly.
When the senate convened after the
meeting Of the joint assembly Mr..
Howell presented a petition from the
city council of Logan protesting against
the passage of senate bill No. 81. pro
Viding for the collection and eXpendi-
ture under the direction ul 30 board
of county commissioners Of - tax.
The petition was referred to Tie judi
ciary committee.
A petition from Samuel Liddiard
asking for the payment OF $3735.55 for
extra work on the asylum contract, was
presented by Mr. Smoot ana referred
to the committee on appropriations and
claims.
Senator Alder stated that Senator
Whitney, owing 10 the press of other /
business. was unable to devote much /
time 20 the work Of the printing COM 1
mittee and asked that Senator Thomas 4
be added 10 the committee, which was
done.
REPORTS ON BILLS
Reports We're received from the fol- /
lowing standing committees: Appro- !
priations and claims. recommending the /
rejection of senate bill No. Il. "Provid- /
ing for the use Of money heretofore
appropriated for branch normal I
ScAool" because subject matter was t
fully covered in house bill No. So. Re /
port adopted.
Municipal corporations, recommend /
ing that senate bill No. 20. "authoriz-
ing cities of 1900 TO create and main /
tain police and fire department" be |
as amended. Report adopted /
Appropriations and claims, recon- /
-fr,r- ~
10, "appropriating money to pay for |
heating apparatus Of southern branch
normal school because covered by
house bill 81. Report adopted.
Appropriations and claims, recon-
men6ing the passage Of the substitute
for house bill No. Sc.
Live stock. recommending the pas
sage of substitute for senate bill No. .,
relating TO estrays. Report adopted. /
judiciary. recommending the passage,
as amended. of senate bill No. - TO
amend section 4423. relating TO injuries
TO railroads" Report adopted.
The senate then passed senate bill
no. "A. as stated, and adjourned until
$3.50 o'clock.
ONE NEW BILL.
Upon the reasser-biing Of the senate.
Senator Evans, b. unaniIn Us consent,
introduced senate bill No sc, which was
re1ETfeu 10 the committee on DuDllc
lands. The ill is entitled:
AN act creating and defining the
powers and duties Of the state board
IF land commissioners, providing for the
selection, location, appraisernent, pro
lection. sale, rental and general man
agement of the public lands of the
state and for the investment of the
funds arising from the sale and leasing
Of such lands the distribution Of the in
come thereof. and FOR the sale and pro-
lection of the timber on the lands of
The state
The principal change in the existing
aw made by the bill Is to allow the
board Of land commissioners in certain
Eases 70 dispose OF state lands at phi
-ate sale. instead Of having To advertise
{ and sell publicly. as heretofore. The
pill is the same as Mansheld's bill
No. 90.
The committee on labor recommended /
he passage of senate bin No %. by
2ideout, making eight hours constitute
days work on all undertakings by
tate, county or municipal governments.
md the report was adopted.
The committee on public health rec .
,mmended the passage. as amended, Of
senate bill No. 40. by Mrs. Cannon. pro-
riding for the suppression of nuisances
ind contagious diseases, and relating to
quarantine rules and the health of
schools. The report was adopted
Communications were received from !
he house announcing the rejection of
.enate bill No. II and the passage of the !
ubstitute for house joint memorial No.
Communications were also read an
bouncing the passage Of house bills
los. 90 and IS. which were referred TO
he committees on Judiciary and coun-