The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-02
DEATH TO OUTLAWS.
Proposition to Hunt Them Down
Two Bills Passed By the Senate.

| Down in their wild and lonely haunt
in the midst Of the canyons and defiles
i of the San Rafael mountains, the Rob
bers BOOSTERS will tremble in their
boots when they hear of yesterday S
proceedings in the senate. a measure
that should strike terror to the hearts
of all the bandits with which that
country teens, was introduced by Sen
ator Bennion, and, by its title, sounds
the tocsin of war TO the death against
all cattle rustlerS and highway robbers.
The bill, senate bill No. 20. provides
for the determination or capture OF the
outlaws in eastern and southeastern
Utah. The measure appropriateS $4,000
for the routing out and utter eXtermi-
nation of all the outlaws of the San
Rafael and Robbers Roost country. 1t
was referred to the committee on ap-
preparations.
Senate joint resolution No. 1, amend
ing the constitution SO as to make ir-
rigation reservoirs exempt from taxa
ton, was reported favOrably by the
committee on judiciary and filed for
second reading.
The substitute for house joint me-
mortal No. ?, asking congress to relieve
the residents Of San Juan county from
the depredatiOnS of the Ute and Nav
ajo Indians, was reported favorably by
the committee on federal relations and
filed for second reading.
Senate bill No. II, defining property
exempt from taxation, was recon-
mitted to the committee on judiciary.
House bill No. 81, relating to fees and
commissions of sheriffs, and house bill
No. 6, defining grand larceny, were
read the first time and referred to the
judiciary committee, the latter bill to
be considered in connection with sem
ate bill No. 1, which relates to the same
subject.
TWO BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill Nos, providing for SER
vice Of summons from justices courts
came up under miscellaneous, and was
passed, after some little discussion.
Senator w. G. Nebeker thought that
the bill should provide that SumInOnses
might be issued by some other person
than constableS in certain cases, but
Senator Evans stated that this might
lead to dishonest methods in law suits.
The bill passed finally in the form re-
ported by the judiciary committee.
Senate bill No IS. transferring Sum
nit county from the Third TO the First
judicial district, was passed by unani-
nous vote. The bill caused some little
discussion Senator Kiesei offered an
amendment making Summit a part of
the Second district.
The county, from its location" he
said, should rightly belong to the Sec
ond district. 1t would be a hardship
on litigants to be forced to travel ali
the way to Cache valley to try theiR
cases"
But" explained Senator Evans,
they will not have to do this Ali
Summit county eases will be tried in
Summit as usual. 1t is the judge who
does the travelling about, and not the
litigants.'
And thus enlightened, Senator Kiesel
withdrew his amendment and voted for
the bill. Senator Chambers, in casting
his vote, said that he had not consulted
his constituents with reference TO the
measure, but thought it would meet
their approval, as in the past the Salt
Lake judges, who are much pressed
with work, had not been able to give
very much time to Summit county
cases. Hence he thought the change a
good one and voted for it,
The senate adjourned at 1:40 till 1870
this morning.