The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-02
AUDITOR AND RECORDER
BILL CONSOLIDATING THE TWO
OFFICES IS PASSED.
Employees Are to Report For Duty
Hereafter at Nine O'Clock In the
Morning = Senators Decide That
They Have No Time to Visit the
Agricultural College.

J pace set a lew udyS ago
A resolution was passed making 8
o'clock the hour at which senate en-
ployees shall report hereafter and in
line with that resolution providing
for visit to the state agricultural col
! lege was voted down on the ground
that the senate had no time to spare.
! Among the bills passed was one
| granting city and county authorities
| the power to remit the taxes of the
J INDECENT poor and one increasing the fee
for examination before the state board
| of dental examiners. The bill making
city recorders in cities of less than
200 population eX-ofiicio auditors to
perform the duties of that office with
out extra pay also passed
The senate met at II o'clock and i'm
mediately adjourned until after the
! joint session.
/ Upon assembling communications
were received from the house stating
/ that the speaker of that body had
| signed house bill No. 90, and the house
had adopted house concurrent resolu-
! ton No. 6.
| The resolution provided for the leg
| stature visiting the agricultural college
next Saturday at i o'clock. Upon be-
/ ing called up for passage Mr.. Nebeker
stated that he was opposed to 1t for
| the reason that the senate had no time
/ to spare. Mr.. Howell thought the visit
should be made and Mr.. Smoot was OPP
posed to it as was Mr. Evans and upon
being put upon its passage the resolu-
ton failed to pass.
Communications were received from
the house stating that the house had
passed house bill No. 1876, senate bill
No. IS, house bill No. SO, the substitute
for house bills Nos. 81 and 50, and the
| 1t. z Nv ~.
Evans. Mr.. Evans called up the reso-
luton under a suspension of the rules
and it was referred to him to be sub
mitted to the city council. The reSo-
luton provided for the council giving
the state a clear title to the property
now occupied by the state university.
Mr.. Smoot presented a petition from
John Lawrence, engineer of the city
and county building, asking for $50 tor
extra services during the last two ses-
sions of the legislature. Referred to
the board of examiners.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The committee on public health re-
ported recommending the passage of
senate bill No. So and the committee on
railroads reported recommending the
passage of senate bill No. IS. The COM
mittee on public lands recommended the
passage of senate bill No. IS; the COM
mitree on state affairs recommended
the passage of senate bill No. 40, and
the committee on private bills and in
surance recommended the passage of
the substitute for house bill No. 80. All
the reports We're adopted.
Mr.. Smoot Introduced senate resOlu-
ton No. Is, providing that all en-
ployeeS of the senate should be present
and ready for business at o'clock in
the morning. There was no debate,
most of the members seeming to think
that the resolution filled a 'long-felt
want and it passed unanimously.
Senator Evans then called up the SEN
ate joint resolution which provides for
submitting to the people an amend
ment to the state constitution, section
3, article Is, permitting the proper city
and county authorities to remit the
taxes of the INDECENT poor. The reso-
luton was passed, only Senators NeD-
eker and Peery voting no.
The senate then adjourned until 3
o'clock
NEW BILLS.
The following new bills were intro
duced:
Senate bill No. SO, by Evans, provid-
ing that railroads shall provide ade-
quate cattleguards and fences about
them, and that when cattle are killed
the killing shall be prima facie evil
deGlce of negligence on the part of the
railroad. The bill further provides that
railroads shall be responsible for all
fires resulting from their operations
Referred to committee on railroads.
Senate bill No. 81 by Chambers (by
request), prohibiting the docking of
horses tails and providing a penalty
therefor. Referred to the committee
on livestock.
Senate bill No. IS, by Mr. Nebeker,
was called up by the author and put ON
its passage. There was little debate
and the bill passed unanimously. 1t
provides for the payment of a fee of
SOS instead of one of IS, as heretofore,
by candidates for a license before the
board of dental examiners.
Senate bill No. As, by Smoot, was
called up by the author and passed
unanimously. 1t provides that in cities
of less than $4,000 inhabitants that the
city recorder shall be Elk officio city au-
ditor and shall perform the duties of
such Office without extra compensa-
ton.
Senate bill No. So was then called up
by Mr.. Smoot and after some discus
sion laid over for one day. By its terms
125 acres in the town of Knightsville, in
which is situated the mine owned by
Jesse knight, is declared a part of Utah
county. Juab county authorities have
of late been attempting to collect taxes
ON this property and the taxpayers
have paid to both Juab and Utah coun-
ties under protest. Under the section
of the law giving the legislature au-
thority to define the boundaries of
counties the bill viii undoubtedly be
passed, and Knightsville will have the
distinguished honor of being wholly,
absolutely and entirely n part Of the
great county of Utah. Senator Smoot,
the author of the bill, expects, in that
event, to have statue of himself erect
ed in the public square of Knights
vile, and to receive numerous and en-
thusiastic delegations OF citizens. who
will overwhelm him with thanks
Senate bills Nos. SO and II were, re-
committed and senate bill No 81 was
called up and passed. 1t makes a
change in the salaries of county selr-
yeyors of not less than $3.50 in any
county.
Senate bill No. %, by Rideput, max
ing eight hours a days work on all
work by state, county or municipal
governments, was called up and put ON
it's passage, but Withdrawn later and
laid over, Senator Robson being known
to be opposed to it. and his vote being
necessary to the passage of the bill
Senate bill No. Sc, the state land bill |
was made the special order for today,
and the senate then adjourned until to-
day at 10:30 O'Clock.
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