The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-26
Bennion's Bounty Bill, Passed Friday,
Was Killed Yesterday By Conspir-
acy-Passage OF Three Bills-Pro-
position to Make Drunkenness a
Misdemeanor-Approval.

stated that the bill, which proposes a
| general law on negotiable instruments
uniform with the laws of other states
on the same subject, was a necessary
and important measure, exactly similar
to the law which the American Bar as
ISOLATION is endeavoring, with good
success, to have enacted in every state.
He hoped the order to print the bill
would not be countermanded. and adj
ded that no bill ever would pass the
house if it depended on Mr.. Harris
consideration.
BY vote of 10 ayes to II noes, the
bill was recalled from the printing COM
mittee, an action that is equivalent to
rejecting the bill.
BENNION'S BOUNTY BILL.
House bill No. 10, Bennion's wild ami
NAL bounty bill, came up on reconsid-
Grafton, it having passed on Friday by
a bare constitutional majority vote of
%.
Representative O'Neil characterized
the bill as class legislation and moved
to strike out the word coyote" Parry
and Robinson favored the motion to
strike out, while Miller and Richards
argued against it. Mr.. Bennion stated
that the motion, if carried, would kill
the purpose of the bill, which is to en-
courage the determination of wild ami |
mails which are deemed to be so de- !
structive to range sheep and cattle. The |
motion to eliminate the word coyote"
was lost.
Representative n. ]. Harris proposed |
to strike out the words and tails con-
nected with ears" but this motion was !
lost.
The bill was then placed upon its pas
sage, but it failed to pass, receiving |
only q affirmative votes, two less than
the required safe majority and two
short of the vote by which the bill !
passed on Friday. Since another recon-
Sideration of the bill cannot be had, it /
is dead for the session. unless the meas
ure should be proposed in a modified
form.
Representative Bennion was quite in
dignant that his bill should be killed
by what he considered a rank conspir-
acy.
PASSAGE OF BILLS.
House bill No. 30. by Ivers. relating
to fire insurance and form of insurance
policy, was taken up, amended slightly
and passed by q vote Of % to 1. the
chief feature in the bill is to compel the
payment of the full amount insured in
case of total loss. except when fraud
is shown.
House bill No 10. by Callister, au-
thorizing counties. under certain re-
to fund floating Indebtedness
existing prior to Jan. l. 1897, was pass
ed by a vote of IS ayes, seven members
being absent.
On recommendation of the committee
on public health. house bill No. rs. by
Mrs. Horne (by requesD, to require the
teaching in the public schools of the
effects of alcoholic drinks and other
narcotics on the human system, was
referred to the committee on education. ,
The hour for the joint assembly hav-
ing arrived, the house took a recess
until . p. m.
PIONEER JUBILEE AFFAIRS.
On reconvening at o'clock, COM |
nunication was received from the gov
ernor, transmitting the report of the i
;emi-centennial commission, giving an s
account of the commissions official acts
n connection with the celebration of :
he Pioneer Jubilee held in July. 1897. ]
The book of the pioneers, in two vol {
lmes. intended TO be deposited in the 5
archives of the state, was also pre- 2
sented for inspection. The governors :
recommendation that LOCO copies of the I
'eport be printed. was adopted. 9
Immediately after acting upon the r
governors message, the house took up G
senate joint resolution No >, by Whit 5
ley. to authorize the transfer of the q
unds remaining from the Pioneer Ju- f
,ilee celebration to the Brigham Young I
Memorial association, as contribution 6
OWaTQ the pioneers IIOHUitlt4lA- III IL
ordance with the Indicated wish of
ne persons who subscribed to the Jul
,ilce fund.
Representative Cummings proposed I
IN amendment. directing that 500 of
he fund or so much thereof as may
,e necessary, be expended by COM
nittee consisting of Governor Wells d.
President Nebeker of the senate and
ipeaker Roylance Of the house, in hav-
ng designed and made a suitable med i
/ or memento for each member OF the II
pioneer Jubilee commission, in token j
f the appreciation Of the people of !
Ttah for their faithful and successful u
ervices as members OF said commits >
ion.
Representative n. ]. Harris favored a
making d direct appropriation for the I
Medals. rather than depicting the fund Z
o go to the memorial association, but IL
Ir. Cummings maintained that the "
commission would be more gratitied to
ave a portion of the Jubilee fund bal
nee used as he suggested, and in ae-
with the governors recon- ~
lendation. In reply to a question, Mr..
cummings said about $500 would be
valuable for transfer from the Jubilee
ind to the pioneer monument cause.
Representative Cummings amend
tent was adopted and as amended the "a
enate joint resolution passed by unan- IL
nous vote.
SEVERE PENALTY FOR DRINKS. p
The only bill introduced was house y,
i'll No. 1853, by Robertson, for an act sl
elating TO drunkenness. The bill pro- ~
ides that if amy person shall be drunk -,
any highway, street or in any public -,
lace or building. or in his own house
r any private building or place dis IL
lrbing his family or Others he shall -
6 deemed guilty of a m;s1emeanor.
nd upon conviction thereof shall be
ned in any sum not exceeding $25, or
y imprisonment in the county Jail for oil
period not exceeding thirty days ],
rosecutlon under this act must be 4.
within thirty days from the al
me the violation is alleged to have oc- m
irred. The bill was referred TO the ~
)mmittee on judiciary. r
Senate bill No. ;. by Evans, was he
lssed by a vote Of IS ayes. 3 noes. u q,
the members being absent As pas ed %
lie bill amends section 1853 of the re- 81
sed statutes by authorizing the SER or
ce of summons from any justice In
'urt only by a sheriff, constable m
city marshal. where the summons is m
be served, provided thar tvhar-a +hara %