The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-31

meEt. of house bill No. -. by Hansen,
probing for the creation of state bu-
reau of statistics. Report fled
Relative to house joint resolution No
8, by Bennion, proposing an amend
ment to the state constitution that VIII
enable the collection of taxes on city
property for county school purposes,
the committee on education recommend
passage Of the same. Report filed.
A communication from the governor
announced his approval of house joint
resolution No. ?, authorizing the print
ing and distribution of 1000 extra copies
Of the biennial report Of the state board
of horticulture.
Secretary of State Hammond, for the
state board of examiners. reported the
approval for appropriation of two
claims, aggregating $4S, for mileage and
per diem earned by members of coun-
ty examining boards in passing upon
qualifications of applicants for coal
mine bosses positions, and six claims,
aggregadng 81, 226.9S, for mileage and
per diem of district court stenograph-
eSs. Referred TO the committee on rev.
enue and appropriations.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
House bill No. 80, by Mansfield, to
amend section 1888 of the revised
statutes, relating to the levy and col
lection of taxes for state purposes The
bill proposes that an allowance or D
instead Of 10 per cent shall be estimated
for delinquencies and cost of collection
Referred to the committee on judiciary
House bill No. 81, by Shepard, to
amend section 93f6 of the revised stat
utes, relating TO procedure in the su-
preme court The proposed amendment
intends that INDECENT litigants may, on
affidavit of impecunioSity, perfect ap-
penls to the supreme court, and further,
that with the transcript on appeal may
be attached a petition setting forth err
rors relied upon for reversal of the
lower courts judgment. Referred TO
the judiciary committee.
House bill No. %, by Shepard, to
amend sections 1928 and 1896 of the re-
vised statutes, relating to non-trials.
The bill proposes to provide that an
application for q new trial must be
supported by affidavit if the application
is based upon the first, second, third or
fourth subdivisions of section 1922, but
in all other cases the application shall
be based upon the court minutes. Sec
ton 1896, requiring the notice of appeal
to specify particulars is intended to be
repealed. Referred to the committee
on judiciary.
House bin No. SO, by Shepard, to
amend section 1905 of the revised stat
utes, relating to appeals. The bill pro-
vides that INDECENT litigants, who are
appellants in an action, upon fling an
affidavit of impecuniosity, need not give
an appeal bond nor pay an indemnify
ing deposit into court pending ternina-
ton of the higher courts decision. Re
fegred to the committee on Judiciary.
House bill No. "a. by Fisher, by re-
quest, to amend section No. $50 Of the
revised statutes relating TO banks and
banking The amendment proposes to
allow banks having a capital Of $4,000
or less to loan not TO exceed Is per cent
of their capital and surplus to any one
firm, corporation or individual, the
present law restricting the liability of a
bank creditor for loans from a bank
having more than $4,000 of capital to
remain at Is per cent of such banks
capital only. Referred to the commit
tee on private corporations.
House bill No. 30. by Parry. being
substitute for his bill No. As, which was
withdrawn, providing for the reim-
bursemeat of citizens of Cedar City for
the cost. not exceeding $4,000 and in
terest. of installing the heating and
ventilating apparatus in the Southern
Branch Normal school. Referred to the
committee on revenue and appropria-
tons