The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-14

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mittee reported that an agreement had
! been reached, fixing the annual salary
of the Third districts public prosecutor
at $1,000, the Second districts at 81, 900
and of the other district attorneys at
81, 500 each. The conference commit
tees repo-r. was adopted, and later the
engroSSed l>scpy of the bill was signed
and transmitted to the senate to be
signed by the president and secretary
OF the senate.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR
Messages from the governor an
nounced his approval of the following
bills:
No. Al, by Sorenson, to confer upon
the state board of pardons authority
to parole prisoners and to reduce the
sentences of convicts for good be-
havior.
Substitute for No 95 by Holmgren,
declaring that adverse possession can
not be obtained by any person to real
estate held for street or other public
purposes.
Engrossed copies of the following
house bills were signed by the speaker
and the chief clerk, and transmitted to
the senate for signatures:
No. 159, by Stewart, to allow expenses
to sheriffs for serving process from
courts outside their respective coun-
ties. s.
No. $780, by Shepard. relating TO ex-.
efnption of wages from execution for
certain periods.
No. liz. by Mrs. Horne. relating to
free normal scholarships
Representative Shepard announced
that he had just been advised by Rep
resentative Clyde that he was detained
at the deathbed of his father in Heber
City, and that Mr.. Clyde requested to
be excused the remainder of the ses-
sion. The representative from Wa
satch was excused from further at
tendance, and the sympatfies OF his
colleagues were rendered him
The resolution of the Society of
American authors, favoring the making.
of Dec. II next a general holiday, in
commemoratfon of the one hundredth
anniversary of George Washington's
death, was referred to the committee
on memorials to congress.
The secretary of state, in messag e,
informed the house that Bennion's
joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the constitution, to be voted
upon at the next general election, to
permit the collection Of county school
taxes in cities. had been received and
filed in his Office.
At noon the house sauntered till
o'clock.
AFTERNOON. SESSION.
At the afternoon assembly, house
joint resolution No. 8, by Mansfield,
was passed without objection. 1t pro-
poses a constitutional amendment per-
hitting the enactment of o law that
will enable the boundaries OF a county
to be changed by votes of the counties
affected, instead of by the restrictive
general law now in force.
Senate joint memorial No. 5, by Ben
mon, praying congress to great Utah
additional lands for school purposes, so
that the granted lands shall be COM
mensurate in value with the grants
made to other states, was resurrected
and passed-SO ayes, 2. noes-eleven
members being abccnt.
Senate bill No. a. by Eennion, relat-
ing to the powers and duties of the
state board of equalization, with re-
spect to assessing property of railroad
companies, whether or not the property
to be taxed is situated entirely in one
county, was called up for considera-
ton. It passed through as slick as a
whistle, although Representative n. j.
Harris objected TO some of the provi-
sions in the bill. His motions to re-
commit the bill and also to reinsert
section 25S6 Of the present law, were
lost. The bill then passed by vote
of 80 to 3, notwithstanding that the real
purpose of the measure is to enable
roads on a main track mileage basis
rather than at terminal points, or on a
wheelase basis.
Senate bill No. so. by Smoot, to pro-
vide the percentage of expense to be
borne by cities and towns for assessing
and collecting taxes by county officials
for such municipalities, was passed.
The senate amendments to house bill
No. 81, by Shepard, relating to pro-
cedure for new trials in the district
courts, We're concurred in.
There was no opposition to the pas
sage Of senate bill No. "A, by Rideout,
to extend the time from ten to thirty
days of a defendant personally served
with summons outside the state to
answer the complaint flied against him.
BennionS house bill, No. III was
passed by unanimous vote of 80 The
bill relates to the duties of the state
auditor in recording marks and brands
of livestock, and fixes q fee of 80 cents
extra for making application through
a county clerk, the fees for recording
ranging from S1.50 to S. and a fee for
searching records being provided for.
THESE WERE KILLED.
Senator Evans tobacco bill had
short lease on life in the house. Farr
offered an amendment which was not
entertained. TO insert the word "oyer"
for any person over the age of Is years
to chew or smoke tobacco. Shepard
moved TO strike out the enacting clause,
and the motion was carried by an al
most unanimous vote.
House bill No. 63, by Bennion, to pro-
vide for local option for and against
the sale of intoxicating liquors in cities,
towns and counties, was called I'D for
reconsideration, but the house, by a,
two to one vote decided not tn recon-
slider it.
Quicker than the proverbial cat is
skinned, senate bill No. IS, by Nebeker,
relating to the practice of dentistry,
and senate bill No. So. by Evans, relat-
ing to easements for highways over
state lands. were killed.
APPRoVALs BY THE EXECUTIVE.
Messages from the governor announc-
ed the approval of the following house
bills:
No. Go. by Stewart. to provide a diff
ferent method of commencing civil ac-
lions in justices courts.
No. 135, by Richards. relating to the
taxation of transitory herds of live
stock.
No. 14S by Hansen. to require coun-
ty recorders to annually revise the
maps and plats of county assessors
No. 157. by O'Neil. to repeal the law
forhidding the sale of Intoxicating
liquors within ten miles of any Inman
reservation.
No. 100, by Stewart, to allow an in
dictment or information for house
breaking to contain a charge of lar
ceny.
Engrossed copies of the following
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