The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-07
Resolution Favoring Ultra Liberal
Pensions to Veterans.
FEELING In LEGISLATURE
FAVORABLE TO UNION AND CON-
FEDERATE VETS ALIKE.
Yesterdays State Senate Session Was
Short and Unimportant = The
House Transacted Some Business
Two Bills Killed and Others
Recommended For Passage.

In marked contrast with the senate's
proceedings yesterday, the business of
the house was rather voiuminous and
of varying interest. The most import
ant matter to engage the houses atten-
ton was a resolution requesting Utah's
ongressional representatives to favor
the passage of an ultra liberal pension
mea sure. Attention was directed to
the subject by the committee on fed
eral relations and memorials recon-
mending passage, after amendment, of
house joint resolution No. 6, introduced
by Representative Stewart. by request,
asking the senators and the represent
alive Of Utah in congress to favor
liberal service pension bin to aid vet
eran Union soldiers. The amendment
proposes that confederate veteran SOL
6iers shall be put upon an equal foot
ing with Union soldiers, over the age Of
81 years, for pension fayors from the
government.
By way of explanation and justifica-
ton the committees report stated:
This amendment, your committee
believes, TO be not only an act OF mag
nanimity, but fully justified by the
late war between the United States and
Spain, where the loyal sons of the
north and south fought side by side
with equal courage and distinction for
the maintenance of our country'S honor,
thus obliterating forever all feelings OF
sectionalism or question of loyalty. In
view of this happy condition, your COM
mittee unanimously makes this recon-
mendation, and asks that the rules of
the house be suspended and that the
resolution be placed upon its passage
Representative Hansen made a plea
for immediate passage of the resolution,
but objection was raised to Fastening
the matter unduly, as some OF the
members believed.
Representative n. j. Harris announc-
ed his opposition to anything that
would SAVIOR of instructing Utah'S dele
cation in congress on the proposed
pension legislation.
Mr.. jackson remarked that he would
feel better satisfied if given little
more time to consider the resolution,
and on his suggestion it was made the
special order for Thursday at 23O p. m,
at which time printed copies of the res
olution will be available for the menu
bers.
The committee on federal relations
sage, after slight amendment in phrase
ology, of house joint memorial No. 4,
by Murdoch, praying congress to create
another judicial circuit, to be known
as the Tenth circuit, and to include the
states of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming,
Idaho and Montana Report filed, 10 be
considered later.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
House bill No. "A, by Fisher. to amend
section 2506 of the revised St IS, so
that land and improvements snail be
assessed separately at full cash value,
less the amount of any recorded lien,
mortgage or deed of trust held as Sc
curity thereon. Referred TO the COM
mittee on judiciary
House bill No. IS, by Bennion. for an
act to encourage the destruction of
coyotes, wolves and mountain lions; to
provide a bounty for killing the same,
to prevent fraud in obtaining such
bounty, and to provide penalties for
violation thereof. The bill proposes
only few slight amendments to the
present law on the subject. Referred
to the committee on live stock.
House bill No. rs, by Jackson, to
amend and modify section 322 of the
revised statutes relating TO the pow
ers of corporations. The bill proposes
secure bonds or other indebtedness of a
may cover the personal as
well as the real property of such cor
porations, and for the purpose thereof
the personal property so mortgaged
shall be deemed fixtures and part Of
the real property with which it is mort
gagged or conveyed. Referred TO the
committee on private corporations.
Senate bill No. 8. authorizing banks
20 hal
bank reserve funds, and senate bill No.
II, making irrigation reservoirs exempt
from taxation, We're referred to the ap
prOpriate committees.
The senate returned without action
house bills Nos. ?, 3, 4, 6, and 81, and
requested the substitution of the print
ed copies for the original bills as
amended and passed by the house.
Pending the submission of an opinion
from the attorney general on the legal
method TO be pursued by the state in
securing 4 loan or $125, 900 from the
university permanent land fund to ef-
fectuate the establishment of the Uni
versity of Utah on the Fort Douglas
site. consideration of house bill No. 40,
which proposes to accomplish the prof.
ect. was again postponed as the special
order until this afternoon at 2:3O.
Consideration of house joint resOlu-
iloH NJ D. ny ISil44io-i, ~ SlAiASlAO 1iiC
constitution so that county school taxes
may be collected on city property, was
continued without date.
TWO BILLS KILLED.
The judiciary committee recommend
ed rejection of house bill No. 90. by
Wheeler, by request, to authorize
stockholders to cumulate their shares
so as to vote for one or more directors.
Adopted and bill killed. Representa-
tive IIoYd eXnlained that if the bill