The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-10
HIS REPORT IS WANTED
Committee On Military Affairs After
An ex-Official.
REQUEST TO GOVERNOR
RELIEF PROPOSED TO A CITIZEN
FOR VALIANT SERVICES.
Memorial to Congress For New Cir
cult Court Passed-Also Bill Des-
ignating Constitutional Amend
ments-House Repassed Right-of-
way Grant With Amendments.

legislature will call for an accounting
of ex-Adjufant General John Q. Can
mons stewardship in connection with
the affairs of the National Guard of
Utah was given yesterday, when Rep
resentative Jackson offered a motion re-
questing the governor to transmit to
the legislature the biennial report of
the adjutant general. The motion was
agreed TO without dissent. Previous,
however, to the offering of the motion,
MIR. jackson inquired of Speaker Roy
lance if the house of representatives
had power to request the governor to
see To it that an officer appointed by
the executive had prepared his report
and transmit the same to the house.
Speaker Roylance expressed the opin-
ion that the right to make such re-
quest is inherent in the house. Mr..
Parry suggested that a motion or res
olution would be the proper procedure.
Then, on behalf of the house commit
tee on military affairs said Repre-
sentative Jackson, Il move that the
governor be requested to call for and
tranEynix to the house of representa-
tiveS the last biennial report of the
adjutant general. National Guard of
Utah"
Representative Jackson was asked by
a Herald reporter whaf. significance at
tacheG to his action. but the only reply
was: Il prefer not to tell you for pub
location now, but just wait a little while
and the committee on military affairs
may have something to recommend to
the legislature in connection with Ad
jutant General Cannon's administration
of his office"
The only bill introduced in the house
yesterday was house bill No. 50, by
Roylance, to appropriate $1,000 to J. w.
Allen in recognition of his services in
joining the sheriff's posse in the pur-
suit and capture of the Springville bank
robbers on May %, 1898, when Citizen
Allen was shot in the leg, in conse-
quence of which he lost his limb, and
is unable to work at his trade or earn
living for himself and family. The
bill was referred to the committee on
revenues and appropriations.
THREE MEASURES PASSED.
House joint memorial No. 4, by Muir
dock, was taken up and passed without
opposition. The memorial prays con-
gresS to pass Senator Walcott's bill
proposing TO create another judicial cir
cult of the United States, to have jul
risdiction, as the Tenth circuit, over
the state of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming,
Idaho and Montana, and sessions of
the court alternately at Denver and
Salt Lake City.
House bill No. 46, by Hansen, to grant
a right of way fifty feet wide across
the state prison grounds to the Utah
Central railroad, came up on Shep-
ards motion for a reconsideration the
bill having passed on Wednesday.
An amendment was proposed by Rep
reSentative Shepard, and accepted, re-
curing the railroad company. within
four months, to enclose the right of way
with a fence and to erect and there
after maintain cattle guards, gates and
crossings within the prison tract, as
may be directed by the state board of
corrections
The bill, as amended, was passed, the
negative votes being announced by
Representative Jackson and Smith.
Representative Stewart was excused
from voting.
House bill No. 40, by Smith, to amend
section S35 of the revised statutes so
that proposed constitutional amend
ments shall be printed on the official
ballots from certificates transmitted by
the secretary of state to the county
clerks, designating each question to
be voted upon by number and also by
a title which shall clearly express the |
subject matter of each proposed
amendment, was taken up and passed
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The house considered on third read |
ing, house bill No. At, by Sorenson. to |
invest the state board of pardons with |
the power Of parOling prisoners and
reducing sentences of convicts for good |
behavior, which powers the law now
confers upon the |
state board of corrections. After sew
motions tn CT
surplus phrases and sentences, the bill |
was recommitted to the committee.
with directions to shorten up the bill. |
The committee on public lands rec |
commended passage, after slight amend |
ment, of house bill No. 50, by Mans |
field, to amend the law relating to the |
powers and duties of the state board |
Of land commissioners. The amend
ment proposed by the committee is |
that the rate of annual interest on
and funds invested in farm mortgage
loans shall be not less than per cent |
instead Of per cent. The report was
fled and the bill ordered printed.
Consideration of house bill No 55. by
Parry, TO reimburse citizens of Cedar |
City in the sum of $4,000 for the cost
If installing the heating and ventilat-
ng plant in the Southern Branch
normal school, was made the special
order for this afternoon at 2:3O
The petition of the mayor and
council of Salt Lake City, praying for
an appropriation of S3,7S6.05 to reim-
purse the city for balance of half the
,ost of constructing the reservoir and
pipe line from City creek to the
capitol grounds, the claim having
been unjustly disapproved by the state
BOARD of capitol commissioners on
Dec. %, 1893, was referred to the COM
nittee on capitol grounds.
The house adjourned till 2:SO this
afternoon.
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