The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-16
House of Representatives Has All
But Cleared the Table.
STATE TAX LEVY S MILLS
AGREEMENT ON APPRoPRIA-
TIoN BILL REACHED.
Salt Palace Project and State Fair
Given Encouraging Bounty-Bills
Amended to Suit the Governor
Minority Members Played For
Premature Adjournment.

The house Of representatives was il
session only about an hour yesterday
morning, but during that time no very
important business was transacted.
A communication from the senate
gave notice OF its refusal to concur il
the house amendments to the revenue
bill and the appropriation bill, and
Representatives Mansfield, Crosby and
Fisher were appointed committee OIL
conference.
The tables being nearly clear Of bust.
ness, the speaker appointed Represen-
tatives Jackson, Robinson and Stew
art a committee to ascertain from the
governor his further pleasure.
A message from the senate an
nouneed the rejection of house bin No.
III, by Bennion, relating to the re-
cording Of marks and brands of live
stock.
At IL o'clock the house sauntered till
p. IN.
DISAGREED ON SALT PALACE.
With the opening of the afternoon
session, a report was received from the
conference committee. stating that an
agreement with the senate had been
reached on all amended items in the
general appropriation bill, except as to
the allowance OF $I5, 900 for the state
fairs ia 1899 and 1900, which the senate
conterees insisted Should be cut TO
$4,000 for this years fair only, and
also as to the sum of $4,000 to the
Salt Palace. Ely vote OF IL to IA, the
committee was Instructed to maintain
the houses position in another con-
ference, insisting upon the $4,000 ap-
pIOprIation for the state fair
By a vote of q to l3, the house con-
fereSS were instructed to hold out for
no appropriation for the Salt Palace
Representative Hansen said Colonel n.
w. Clayton, one of the promoters of
the project, had stated. in the presence
CT the governor and himself that no
help was desired from the state.
Another change in the bill was the
restoration o. the item OF $500 for
procuring extensions of government
surveys over lands TO be selected and
applied upon the states land grants,
the house concurring in the senate'S
insistence on this item.
AGREEMENT ON TAX LEVY.
Relative to the disagreement over
the liking Of the state tax levy for
general and school purposes, the COM
mlttee on conference recommended that
the house recede from its position in
amending the senate revenue bill by
making the state and state school levy
Az mills. instead of mills, on an ap-
proXimate total taxable valuation of
500, 900 900.
The committees recommendation as
to the tax levy was adopted, and the
committee was directed to solicit a fur
Their conference with the senate con-
ferees relative to the Salt Palace ana
state fair appropriations.
IN TOO GREAT HASTE.
Immediately upon the temporary dis
position Of the revenue and appropTia-
ton bills, Representative Belts sprung
a surprise by saving, Il move that this
house do now adjourn sine die
Just a moment said Speaker Roy
lance. Before that motion is put, 1
want to state that the revenue and
appropriation bills have not yet been
finally passed. They must be en-
crossed and signed by the speaker and
the chief clerk in open session Of the
house. The senate is not yet through
and our own table is not clear, and it
Is ridiculous - link of adjourning
until the business of the session is
completed
Representative Jackson suggested
that the record could show the due
signing of the passed and engrossed
bills. even after final adjournment
LAS far as tila speaker is concerned
replied Mr.. Roylance, he viii not sign
the bills in that way. 1t is an absurd
But ] want to get through here and
go home,' remarked Representative
Belts.
Mr. Belts can go home if he wants
to-" suggested Speaker Roylance.
Mr.. Speaker" interposed Represen-
tative Shepard, - motion to adjourn
sine die at this time and before the
table is clear of business, is not in
order. The committee to ascertain the
governors further pleasure has not
yet reported: neither has a committee
that waited upon the senate, and this
premature action is discourteous, to
say the least"
But all courtesy seems to have been /
waived by those desiring precipitate /
However, the motion to
adjourn sine die and the roll Will be
called" said the speaker.
The motion to adjourn sine die re-
suIted as follows:
Ayes-Betts. Cook, Fisher, Green
God, y. j. Harris, Ivers, Jackson, /
Johnson, Miller, Murdoch, Sorenson,
Nheeler-12.
Noes-Bennion, Bywater, Callister,
Crosby, Farr, Forman, Hansen. c. u.
Harris, Holmgren, Horne, Law, Lloyd, I
Mansfield, McQuarrie, O'NeiI, Parry, /
Robinson, Robertson, Shepard, Stew
art, MIR. Speaker-21.
AGREED ON APPROPRIATION.
After the lapse of half an hour or
more, Representative n. J. Harris in
announced that the conference
committee could not agree on the Salt
Palace appropriation, and he therefore
moved that the house instruct the COM
nittee to yield to the senate's insist
snce for the appropriation. AS much as
he representative from Weber OPP
posed the appropriation to aid this
public enterprise. it appeared that his
jesire to force a. Dreciuitate adjourn
nent overcame his antipathy to the
salt Palace. But the speaker ruled that
he committee. should first report the
act Of d, further disagreement, if any.
Shortly the house confereeS reported
n favor Of increasing the National
Guards maintenance allowance from
10000 to $4,000, fixing the Salt Palace
allowance at $4,000 and the assistance
Q the state fair at $4,000, as passed in
he house Without discussion or dis
ent. the conference committees re-
'ort was adopted and the amended bill
vas passed by a vote of 80 ayes and
to the senate.
AMENDED TO SUIT GOVERNOR.
In returning the substitute for house
iii No. "A, by Stewart relating to sure
les and surety companies, without his
pproval, the governors message
tated: am in hearty sympathy
nth the objects Of the bill. l believe
to be very great convenience to
ublic officials to litigants and to the
eopie generally TO be able to procure
orporation suretyship on bonds and
ther obligations, but when it is made
obligatory upon all courts and officers
uthorized to approve bonds to accent
orporate suretyship, involuntariIY as