The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-19
BUSINESS LAes.
House of Representatives Also Han
dicanned -hv Senatorial Voting.


dicapped by Senatorial Voting.
The house of representatives was in
no mood yesterday, neither before nor
after the senatorial balloting, to trans
act any large volume of business pro
vided for in the regular order. How
ever, just prior to the converting OF the
joint session, the governor notified the
house of his approval of the first bill,
H. b No Il, and at the afternoon
assembly six bills proposing important
legislation and another resolution pro-
Viding for an amendment to the state
constitution, were introduced ana re
ferred to committees.
A communication from Governor
Wells announced that he had approved
H. B. No Il, Jackson's measure
authorizing railroad companies to alb
sorb branch or extension lines Of an
other company by increasing the
amount of capital stock therefor The
communication also announced that the
original COPY of the law had been filed
with the secretary of state.
An invitation to attend the exhibit of
the Utah Poultry association this even
ing was accepted, with thanks.
The senate communicated the fact
that it had refused to concur in Holm
sgrenss{s H c. r. No. = 2, DT5Nid-
ing for the furnishing Of post
age stamps and wrappers for the mem
hers of both houses of the legislature,
for the reason that the subject matter
therein had been arranged for as an
item of the senate's contingent eX-
penses. Consideration of the commu-
ntcation and the resolution was inde.i-
niteiy postponed.
n. 3. No. is, providing for the
regular and contingent expenses of the
legislature as presented by the com
mittee on enrolment, was signed by
the speaker and the chief clerk and
transmitted to the governor The bill
carries an appropriation of $z5,OOO.
BILLS FOR LAWS.
The following bills were introduced
and referred:
H. b. No. 30, by Ivers, to amend sec
rion 409 Of the revised statutes, by ad-
,.sng thereto eighteen sub-sections. The
Bin ,1rovides that there shall be but
one form of fire insurance policy. which
form shall be as prescribed by the sec
rotary of state and the attorney gen
eral ard must contain only the condi-
lions and limitations authorized by the
constitution and laws OF Utah 1t IS
snecially provided in the bill that IN
STRANGE companies are compelled 10
nav the full amount insured IN case OF
total loss, unless fraud upon the part
of person insured be proven The pro
visions Of the act shai' be printed IN
and made a part Of each fire insurance
T1olicy issued" Referred TO the commit
Tee on private corporations.
H. 3. No. 81. by Bywater, to amend
section OF OF the revised statutes. The
bin aims 10 amend the present law dN-
ing the fees and commissions to be col
1ected by sheriffs by adding the phrase
s.rr creditings'r between the words pay
ing over and money" Referred to
the committee on fees and salaries
II. &. No. 50, by Mansfield. to amend
subsection II of section 81 of the re-
used statutes relating to powers of
boards OF county commissioners, SO as
to read:
.'ro license, for purposes of revenue
and regulation. the business of mer-
chants. hawkers, peddlers and vendors
of goods. wares and merchandise; COM
mission men, all or any persons enSaS-
ed in any professional or commercial
business for gain or profit; the sale
Of an or any kind of malt. spiriJucds
Tiuous or other Intoxicating liquors.
not prohibited by law, transacted and
% ,ried on in such county, and all
sf,,,ys-s exhibitions and lawful games
carried on therein outside of the limits
of Incorporated cities; to fix the rates
of license tax upon the same, and TO
1,ro1-ide for the collection thereof by
e',i, or otherwise: provided. that any
1erson who is unable to obtain a liveli-'
hood by manual labor and who is
deemed worthy, may be given the priv
ilege TO hawk, peddle and Vend any
Goods. wares or merchandise, except
sni1Stuous. malt, vinOus or other iDtoXi-
cating LIQUORS, without payment of any
license. tax or fee whatsoever"
Referred to the committee on coun-
ties.
.icn 1918 CT the revised statutes, so as
n, empower district school trustees to
establish and maintain school libraries.
referred to- the committee on educa-
zion
occurring street railway companies
+lTsearating electric, cable or other cars
nropelled by steam, cable or electricity
70 protect their employees from the in
cien1ency OF the weather during the
noopths OF November, December, Jan
,,arv. February and March of each
S-ear." Il is the intention TO make the
sct effective on, Nov. l. 1899. and fail
IRE 10 comply with all the requirements
~ the act shall be punishable as mis-
5ameanor. Referred TO the committee
an private corporations.
II 3. No 30, by O'Neil TO amend sec
,;oy, 1899 of the revised statutes, by eX-
tending the time of expanding the re-
.1Iired $50 worth of location work on
sssrh located mining claim from ninety
laws to six months. The same proposed
a,,3cndment is included in II. 3. No. 90
Sf,,rdock's bill to re-enact the old dis
t,sof mining record law. Referred to
he committee on mines and mining.
III. {. r. No 3. by Robertson, provid-