The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-14

taking OF Judgment against him. Coun-
ter atfidayits may be filed. a saving
clause provides that when title or pos
sesscry right to property has passed to
an INNOCENT purchaser in consequence
of such default Judgment, the same
shall not be disturbed
Referred to the judiciary committee
House bill No. q, by Shepard, for an
act relating 10 the taking of deposit
tons in civil actions
Tho bill pre9cribes the manner of Sc
curing an order for the taking of such
dispositions and how the testimony may
be procured. Such evidence may be
taken down in narrative form instead
of by interrC2atories.
Referred TO judiciary committee
House bill No. p, by Holmgren, '.for
an act providing for the distribution of
agricultural college bulletins and in
stftute reports"
This bill proposes to make the distri-
button through the state superintend-
ent of schools and school trustees for
use in libraries and for free circula-
ton.
Referred to the committee on educa-
ton.
House bill No. 90, by Murdoch. ito
amend section 1,49S and following see
tions in the revised statutes, relating to
recording notices of location Of mining
claims
The purpose of the bill is to repeal
the present law making county re-
corders ex-oficio district mining re-
corders and TO revive the old custom of
keeping location and other mining rec
ords in the district. 1t is provided, how
ever, that where there are no district
recorders the notices for record shall
be fled with the county. recorder. Wher-
ever the term county recorder APP
pears in the present law the bill sub
StituteS the words recorder of the min
ing district" Another important change
is that six months instead of ninety
days shall be allowed in which to do
the required $50 worth of location work
On each claim. Provision is made in
the bill that mining records of a dis
trict shall be copied and the copies
thereof shall be returned to any dis
trict upon petition of at least fifty bona
fide resident miners of the district, pro-
vided that recorder of the district
shall have been elected in the meantime
by the claim owners, the expense of
such copying to be borne equally by
the state and the county.
The bill was referred to the commit
tee on mines and mining.
MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS.
House memorial No. 1, by Jackson,
on request CT a constituent, was refer
red to the committee on memorials to
congress and the committee on rail
roads. The memorial is a protest to
the senate of the United States against
the passage of house roll No. 7130,
known as the anti-ticket brokers' lay,
which passed the house of representa-
tives on Dec. Z.
Harris of Weber offered an amend
ment to the rules relating to the desig
nation of titles of bills. 1t proposes to
require the specification by section in
the revised statutes when a bill aims
to amend any existing law.
Another proposed amendment to the
rules, offered by Harris Of Weber, was
also referred to the committee on rules.
1t provides that after the first read
ing of a bill, concurrent resolution or
memorial it shall be referred to a COM
mittee and that 200 copies of such bill
or other measure shall forthwith.
unless the house orders otherwise, be
printed in small plea or long primer
type set solid.
Speaker Roylance announced the ref
erence of the subject matter of the
governors message to the appropriate
committees. according to topics.
The speaker also announced the ap-
pointment of Representatives O'Neil
and McQuarrie on the committee on
mines and mining to fill up the mem
bership thereof, and also the assign
ment of Representatives Redd and
Bennion to the live stock committee.
The house adjourned till p. m. Mon
day.