The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-17

! rection and for signature by the SEN
ate'S secretary. One without date gave
notice of the rejection of house joint
resolution No. l for a constitutional
amendment on taxation, for the reason
that .'senate resolution No. u covered
the subject more fully. The other two
/ messages We're also unsigned, and, I'M
der date OF Feb. II gave notice of the
passage by the house of senate bills
| Nos. Is and IS.
The petition of the city council of
Salt Lake City. on behalf of numerous
complaining citizens and property
owners in the vicinity of the EXPOSE
ton square. for the removal of the I'M
slightly cowShedS and the improvement
of the grounds according TO the terms
OF the grant by the city to the state,
was taken up, the committee on NUM-
cIpal corporations having recommend
ed the granting Of the relief prayed
for. Inasmuch as the nuisance cannot
be abated nor the desired Improvement
made without an appropriation and
specific authority therefor, the matter
was recommitted to the committee with
directions 10 present a bill to meet the
necessities and formalities demanded.
sLAUGHTERING BILLS.
Rejection of the following bills was
recommended by the judiciary commit
tee:
House bill No. 81, by Wheeler, relat-
ing to discharge of trusts under town
site entries. Adopted.
House bill No. 73, by Jackson, relat-
ing to the appointment of court bailiffs.
Action on this bill was deferred till to-
morrow afternoon.
House bill No. IA, by Fisher, 10 pro-
vide for the deduction of the amount of
q valid mortgage lien from the assessed
Of 1f..l.
mortgage subsists, for the reason that
the enactment of the bill would be I'M
constitutional. Adopted
House bill No. 50, by Robertson, by
request, for an act for the fathering
and support of children born out of
wedlock. Adopted.
House bill No. 90, by Jackson, by re-
quest, relating TO service OF summons
from justices courts, for the reason
that house bill No. Go. recommended
for passage on the 10th inst, more
fully covers the matter. Adopted.
House bill No. Sc. by Law, relating
to damages done by estray animals,
which the committee recommended for
rejection. was recommitted to the live
stock committee.
Consideration of majority recom-
mendation for passage and minority
for rejection of house bill No. -. by
Mansfield, proposing to require all
classes of business and professions in
outside of cities to pay license,
was made special order for Saturday
afternoon.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
House bill No. III. by Mcouarrie. to
amend section 1854 of the revised stat
utes, relating to testimony in criminal
proceedings The bill provides that evil
dence of witnesses for the prosecution
taken at preliminary hearings may be
used in the trial court if such wit
nesses were unable 10 give bond to Sc
cure their appearance at trial and it
appears that said witnesses are dead
or out of the state. Referred to the
judiciary committee
House bill No. 112, by Mrs. Horne. to
amend section 1905 of the revised stat
uteS so as TO increase the number of
tree scholarships at the state normal
school from 100 to 200. and to extend
the period of appointment thereof for |
four years. Referred to the committee |
ON education.
act to enable voters to indicate on their !
ballots a preference for United States |
senator. The measure is of the same |
purport as Nebeker's senate bill No. A. |
Introduced on Wednesday,. 1t was re- |
-erred TO the judiciary committee.
Rouse OH ia, the substitute for /
house bill No. 80 and senate bill No. /
10, both relating to the removal of the /
to the Fort Douglas site, |
was passed under suspension of the |
Jules as noted elsewhere.
House bill No, rs, by Miller making |
I misdemeanor for any person other !
hat a peace officer, not a resident of |
my city, town or village in the state,
)ut merely a sojourner therein. to
AIRY concealed or exposed any firearm
n other deadly weapon. Referred to
he committee on judiciary
House bill No. lie. by Crosby, to
lmend section SOLO of the revised stat
ties by striking out the clause which
prohibits the using of testimony of a
witness who is jointly or otherwise i'm
dictated with another in the commits
ion of crime against the accused per-
on who testifies against the other. Re
erred Is the judiciar~ committee.