Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-15
SENATE.

The Senate convened at iisss a. m.
Senator smoot submitted an Invita-
ilon from tho students. faculty and
trustees of tho brigham Young acad-
cmy. to visit that institution In tho
near future.
Tho following invitations from tho
president OF the University wa. rr-
celvcd;
10 the Honorable senate OF the Legia.
latutc OF Utah.
Lady and Gentlemen-Your arc
cordially invl,cd 10 visit the univer.
fity. e,tl'tf In a body a. otherwise az
your earliest convenience.
Very respectfully,
]. T. kfNGsBuRY.
The invitations were accepted. TIE
times To- be- nxcd hereafter
The Senate took a rcccss.
Upon RECOMMENDING, the Senate iin-
tened 10 petition frum the members %
the Presbyterian congregations of
nnnt and Ephr,im. asking for the
passage OF n local option liquor law. IL
asks that law be passed providing
that the question, whether saloons shah
he licensed IN a community. be settled
by "a majority vote Of the citizens Of
that community az expressed at tho
POOLS.
ON motion Of Rldeout. the President
appointed committee OF three. Ride
out. Whitney and kicnal. TO confer with
a committee u tho House on the firc
ana police bill,
Tho committee on Judiciary rccom-
mendrd that ~, J. II. No, 1. be re-
jccted. for the reason that the subject
matter II more fully covered by \. J.
II, No. l. II relates TO taxation. ex-
cmptionn, etc.
The committee reported favorably on
=. u. No, 10, recommending the pas
sage Of the bill.
Tho Committee on judiciary reported
adversely ON H. II. No. .. relating 20
Jurisdiction OF Justices courts for tho
reason that =. II, No. .. covers the
same ground.
4. H. No. ~. relating TO fees Of coun-
~ officers, was reported from the COM
mittee. which recommended that the
bill DO passed.
ON SECOND READING.
Tho following bills were read for tho
second time,
3. u, No. 10. relating to the recording
OF mining locations.
=. II. No. 10. by Wright. relating to
deficiency Judgments.
=. u, No, ~, by Evans. relating to
fees OF county officers.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
s. II. No. II. by Evans. another anti
smoking bill. was read and referred 20
the committee on public health. IL
provides that persons under eighteen
using tobacco may be fined In any sum
not exceeding ten dollars.
=. n. No. ". by Howell an act to
establish a state live stock sanitary
board and 10 control contagious dts
eases among animals. was read. auc re-
fcrrcd Ia the committee on live stock.
$. u. No. ~. by Ncbeker. an act en-
ahling voters 90 Indicate n preference
for United States senator was read for
the irst time. Referred 20 committee
ON elections.
petition faVoring the election ot
Senators By popular vote accompanied
sBNoAs. by wrlEht.an act to rrca;,
a reservoir fund and providing for app
plicatlon and distribution thereof.
BILLS PASSED.
=. II. I. by Cannon. for the erection
~ a hospital building for the school ~
the deaf and dumb, was read for tho
second ana third times and passed un-
der "A suspension u tho rules. seventeen
voting aye. Wright alone voting no.
H. H. 81. BY Parry, rcimburslns
money expended In hitting up mo
read Tor the third time. The committee
recommended IL passage, The bin
passed. eighteen voting aye.
$. u. No. 10, by Wright. II provides
that mOrtgagcd property shall satisfy
the mortgage, without any additional
or deficiency judgments.
The senate adjourned TO 1850 a. IN.
tomorrow.
A. the session Of the Senate Begin
ming al $3.50 yesterday afternoon, tho
reconsideration OF EYanH's anu-smok-
ing hill Was had, the result being a de-
feat OF the bin Tor the second time.
Kiesel requested that senator Evans
allow Mra Guunon'H bill 10 promote
teaching nj the effects % narcotics 20 be
frst considered. ButMra. Cannon obiect-
ed, saying that her bill strikes az tho
root of the whole matter and II cura-
tive In nature, while the one under cone
sidcratl0n IL palliative. She thought
both bills should go through,
Evans. 10 show his generosity. moved
an amendment 10 the bill making the
penalty Tor violation OF itA provisions
SIC fine or nvo days imprisonment.
The amendment carried.
W. O. Nebeker moved that tho section