The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-07
HOUSE KILLING BILLS
Yesterday Conditions Were Unfa-
vorable For Passage of Bills.
PROPOSED LAWS DEFEAT
PROHIBITION, STARCH BOUNTY
AND DIRECT LEGISLATION.

Bennion's Resolution Passed For a
Constitutional Amendment to
Permit Taxation In Cities For
Support of County Schools-Gov-
errors Veto Sustained.
Altogether the house of representa-
tives was in session over five hours yes
terday, but very little work of tangi-
bic nature was accomplished. The
greater part of the morning session was
devoted to the consideration of the Re-
publican potato starch bounty bill,
Populist Smiths initiative and referen-
dunn proposition, and Bennion's resolu-
ton proposing constitutional amend
ment to permit the collection of county
school taxes on city property. The po-
tato starch bounty measure and the
Utopian plan for direct legislation by
the people failed, but the school tax
proposition passed, after receiving fur
Their attention at the afternoon session.
a large portion of the afternoon ses-
sion was given over to Bennion's local
option or liquor prohibition bill. 1t was
pass.
The first veto from the governor. on
bill providing for the funding of
floating Indebtedness of counties, was
sustained. Other messages from the
governor gave notice of the approval
of two bills and memorial to congress.
DEBATE ON BOUNTIES.
House bill No. 126, by WEIGH, was the
first measure called up for considera-
ton. The bill provides for bounty of
cent per pound. in lots OF not less
than. 10, 600 pounds, on starch of stand
ard quality manufactured from pota-
toes The author of the bill pointed out
the benefits that would accrue to the
entire state by fostering this infant in
dustry, to the extent of $4,000 in
bounty.
Representative Jackson declared the
bill was based on a system of paternal-
ism, to which he was opposed. Rather,
he favored making the bill provide for
giving employment to every man out
of q Job.
Answering Welch's argument of en-
couraging home industry, Lapish de-
clared hcme industry would, if carried
to its legitimate conclusion, close down
all commerce and stop every railroad
train in the country.
Jackson's motion to strike out the en-
acting clause was lost by a vote of 10
to 16, Bennion, Bramwell, Fisher,
Greenwood. Horne and Wheeler voting
with the Republicans present against
the motion.
Johnson made an argument against
payment of bounties, laying stress
upon the point that the legislature had
no right to pay out public funds for
any private purpose whatever.
PaIopiOr, daplarad him self in favor Of
paying bounties to encourage infant
industries. While a Democrat, he stood
for bounty on sugar beets, and was not
ashamed of his position. Richards fol-
lowed in the same strain.
Cook and O'Neil announced them
selves in opposition to the system of
bounties.
The bill was then put on its passage,
but failed to pass, by vote of Is ayes
to 10 noes. Bramwell, Bennion, Fisher
and Greenwood being the only Demo-
Gratis voting with the bounty-seekers.
INITIATIVE AND REFERRENDUM.
The substitute for house joint reso-
luton No. 3, by Smith, proposing a
constitutional amendment providing for
direct legislation by the people, came
up for passage, but failed to pass by
a vote of u to IA, two less than the
required majority of votes for passage.
Representative Smith made one of
his characteristic speeches favoring
the adoption of the initiative and refer
rendum doctrine of the POpulist party.
Representatives Bramwell Bywater,
Callister, Christensen, Crosby, FAIR,
Forman, Fullmer, Greenwood, Hansen,
n. j. Harris, Holmgren, Horne, Jack
son. johnson, Lapish, Larsen, Law,
Parry, Redd and Shepard voted in the
affirmative. The author of the resolu-
ton gave notice of intention to recon
slider
Senate bill No. 80, by Rideout, de-
claring that eight hours labor of any
kind on public property shall constitute
a days work, was taken up, discussed
and put on its passage, the vote re-
sulting 10 to 16, four short of the re-
quired safe majority. Representative
Miller gave notice of intention to move
for reconsideration.
The senate amendments to Iver's fire
insurance bill were cOncurred in, ans
later the engrossed copy of the bill was
signed by the speaker and the chief
clerk and transmitted to the senate for
signatures.
The engrossed copy of house bill No.
81, by Bywater, to authorize sheriffs
to collect a, fee or commission on sales
of property under execution, to judg
ment creditors, was signed by the
speaker and the chief clerk and re-
ferred to the senate for signatures.
4 resolution offered by Representa-
tive Bywater was adopted, expressing
sympathy with Representative Hansen
in the death OF his mother.
The substitute for house bill No. 1873,
by johnson, TO permit attorneys to
designate to the judge or clerk Of court,
or sheriff, the newspaper or newspapers
in which the legal notices of their
clients shall be published, was taken
UP and passed by unanimous vote.
The committee on railroads recon-
mended passage of senate bill No. IL,
by Rideout, relating to the sale of I'M
claimed freight.
Passage of senate bill No. 4S, by
Smoot, to make city recorders eX-
officio city auditors in municipalities of
the third-class. was also recommended
by the committee on elections.
The committee on public health re-
ported back without recommendation
senate bill No. Il, by Evans. to pro-
hibft persons under the age of is years
from chewing or smoking tobacco.
COUNTY SCHOOL TAX PLAN.
Bennion's resolution proposing an
amendment to the state constitution so
that taxes for the maintenance of
county district schools may be levied
and collected on property located with
in the limits of cities of the first-class,
came up for consideration. In support
of the resolution, Representative Ben
MON called attention to the fact that
similar proposition was defeated at the
last general election by a narrow
margin of 70 votes, and would not then
have been lost had it not been for the
opposition of the daily press.
Representative Johnson made con-
vincing argument against Mr.. Ben
MONS contentious, and Harris. n. j.,
e,,,,r,nr.tod Ilnrnrin1l,s views ON the tax