The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-12

was recalled for reconsideration. Shep-
ard offered a substitute bill, which, in
terms, seeks TO prevent the feeding OF
| such food TO dairy cattle as will make
their milk unwholesome. The substi-
tute was passed.
The committee on railroads recon-
mended the passage OF house bill No.
Jos, relating to dana ges done by rail-
! roads to livestock, and requiring the
maintenance of protecting fences and
cattle guards.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
A report from the committee on con-
| tingent expenses recommending the
payment of sundry bills aggregating
/ S3l7.5o, received it's share of attention.
A motion to raise the allowance to Ida
Engberg for stenographic work for the
judiciary committee from $50 to $50 was
I stoutiy opposed by Representative
Shepard. who maintained that Gustave
Kroeger, the clerk of the committee,
had not kept faith, since he had agreed
to furnish his own stenographer. On
| the Other hand, it was explained that
! Miss Engberg had done extra work for
other committees, but the motion to
| allow $25 extra compensation to her was
defeated. The members agreed to go
down into their pockets to make up
the required sum.
| Engrossed copies of the following
house bills were signed by the speaker
and the chief clerk and transmitted to
the senate for signatures:
No. 1876, relating to taxation of tran
STORY herds of livestock.
House joint resolution No. 8, by Ben
Mon, proposing a constitutional amend
! ment for the collection of county school
taxes in cities.
No. 157, by O'Neil, to repeal the law
prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
liquors within ten miles of any Indian
| reservation.
No. 160, by Stewart, to make an in
formation or Indictment for grand lar
| ceny include a count for house break
ing.
The house at noon sauntered till 2
p. m.
FAREWELL FLUCTUATIONS.
A pleasing diversion at the opening Of
the afternoon session was the presenta
ton to Speaker Roylance of a, hand
some ebony gavel, embellished with gold
and silver. The presentation speech was
made by Representative jackson, and
he fulfilled the delegated duty most ac-
ceptably. In mentioning the inserip
tion to the speaker on the golden
shield, and the engTaven names of the
members of the house on the silver
band, Mr.. Jackson said it was an ex-
emplification that speech is silver, 81
lence golden. The gavel was rendered as
an expression of the high esteem the
speaker is held in by his colleagues
and the hope was ventured that as time
glides along, the recipient will cherish
the memories of his co-legislators, as
they will surely of him.
Speaker Roylance made a fitting re-
Spouse, yet his emotions almost stopped
the flow Of speech. He made known his
appreciation of the token of esteem by
saying he would always hold his fellow
members in grateful remembrance, and
would look upon it with pride and sat
isfaction- While, he added, some un-
pleasant things have occurred during
the session, and some of his rulings
may have been in error, they were at
tributable to the head and not the
heart. If by the token it meant that he
had performed his duty acceptably it
was source of satisfaction to him.
Representative Murdoch made a few
remarks in a happy vein. and conclud-
ed by moving q vote of thanks to the
clerks and the other attaches of the
house for their faithful and efficient SER
vices The motion was carried with a
unanimous and sincere aye.
ANOTHER DIVERSION.
A lively discussion followed Represen-
-
ate bill No. a. by Nebeker, which res
olution was killed in the house on We'd
nesday. In support of his motion Mr..
Smith said since the legislature had
failed to elect a senator, all the more
reason existed for passing the bill
which proposed to give the voters an
opportunity to indicate their preference
for United States senator.
Lloyd remarked that it would lead to
Ten
tions were the proper place to- indicate
such preferences, if at all.
Il think the bill, if passed, s--ould be
amended to read a measure to raise
HE'LL" said Shepard. 1T IS a ruse,' he
continued, land thereis no demand for
such legislation. 1t would be ineffective
and complicating, and besides, congress
had laid down the law for electing sena-
tors
Hansen, Lloyd, Shepard and Mans
field took turns at exposing the absurd
tiles in the bill.
Smith, n. J. Harris, Jackson and
Lapish boosted" the scheme in the in
terest of the people.
Belts woke up in time to say: I'VE
are without senator because the peo-
pies wishes would not be granted. If
we had law like this some of us in
the legislature would not be villiffed in
ors to the party"
Here the speaker raped Belts to
order. He got his bearing again and
concluded by saying the peoples rights
never will prevail IL we have to wait
for congress to legislate for our needs.
The motion to suspend the rules for
reconsideration of the defeated Nebesler
bill was lost, 10 ayes and II noes, The
affirmative votes were announced by
Belts, Bramwell, Crosby, Forman, n. J.
Harris, Ivers, Jackson, Johnson, Lap
ish. Law, McQuarrfe, Richards, Smith
Stewart and Wheeler.
FACETIoUS JACKSON.
Arising to q question of personal
privilege, Jackson quoted from a red
hot editorial in the ogden Standard
against Smith, Johnson and Harris for
their attitude on the senatorial ques-
tion in conspiTing, IS charged, against !
A w McCune. In the editorial, eX-
Perkins and O'Brien
were charged with having skipped out
without paying their board bills in this
city two years ago. Jackson asked to !
have johnson and Smith expelled from
ceipted bills for their board, and the !
expulsion of Harris also unless he could /
produce a certificate of honesty.
Of course, the speaker refused to en- j
tertain the faceuous representatives. !
motion.
Jackson then asked: do 1 under
stand that 1 am sat upon by the |
speaker"
You are" was the speakers re-
Spouse.
The horse play then ended.
GOVERNMENT JURISDICTION.
An announcement was made by Rep
Hansen that a telegram
from Washington indicated that the /
governor and legislature must cede to |