The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-14

AOUoC DiliS were lIdISfIiiltcu 10 -tiaS Sell
ate for signature, after having beer
signed by the speaker and the CHIEF
clerk:
No 20. by McQuarrie. relating to the
manner of giving. notice of hearing Pc
tition for letters of administration.
No. 9S, by Stewart, relating to service
of summons on officers and directors OF
corporations.
No. So, by Forman, relating to quail
fications for electors voting upon prop
oSitionS for town Incorporation.
No 167, by Johnson. relating to dis
nlissal of appeals to the district courts
Substitute for Nos. 81 and SO, relating
ito appeals. and procedure in the SUI
preme court affecting INDECENT poor llti-
giants.
No. l65. by Robinson, to prevent the
use of duplicate names by incorporated
companies.
No s.. by Stewart, to allow recovery
of attorneys fees in foreclosure of me-
chanics' liens.
VETO OF FIRE INSURANCE BILL
Consideration was given to the gov
eTneris veto, on the 8th inst, Of house
bin. No. go, to compel insurance COM
Panies to pay the full amount insured
in case Of loss, except. of course, where
fraud is alleged and proven. Speaking
measure over the governors objections,
Representative Ivers cited many in
stances of injustice done the losers in
the Park City fire by adjusters apprais-
ing property destroyed, which property
Rthe insurance adjusters had never seen,
and being permitted under the law to
deduct 5 per cent annually from the
insured value of the property for de-
probation.
rTNf..- 10 do
the veto was 16 ayes and II noes, but
the. Tellcall was postponed until more
members were present.
The general appropriation bill came
from the senate and was referred to a
special conference committee, consist
ing Of Representatives Shepard. Fisher,
C. q Harris, FAR, Crosby and john
son.
The house recessed from till s p. m.
THE GOVERNOR SUGGESTS.
& The first matter to engage the atten-
ton of the bare quorum at the even
ing assembly was from an announce
ment by Representative Hansen to the
effect that the governor would not ao-
prove the district attorney bill unless
a provision were inserted making the
whole of the salaries of the public pros
ecutors in the Fourth. Fifth, Sixth and
the respective counties until Jan. i,
1901, after which time the state shall
assume the burden, and releasing the
state from liability after approval OF
the act for half the salaries OF county
attorneys in the counties included
within the districts named, as provided
for in the present law.
Mr. Hansen asked that unanimous
consent be given to amend the bill in
accordance with the governors desires,
but McQuarrie lodged an emphatic OBJ
lection. The representative from Wash
ington county declared he would rather
see the bill fail of executive approval
than to yield to such an amendment,
which he believed would impose an
unjust, heavy burden on his county
His greatest fear was that the county
attorneys could not be legislated out
of office without each respective county
paying their legal advisers all the sal
airy allowed by law until the end OF
their terms, nearly two years hence.
Lapish also had fears that the amend
ment would result in costly litigation
against the counties and the state.
1t was O'Nei's opinion that the sal
aries paid to the county attorneys in
each judicial district could be lumDed
and devoted 10 the payment of serv-
ices of skilled legal talent to success
fully prosecute the cattle rustlers in
the remote counties until a satisfactory
district attorney act became law.
AS matter of eXpediency and not
for principle sake, Mansfield said he
would accede to the governors request.
A little later, when McQuarrie was
out ot the room and while less than a
quorum was present. the. desired unan-
imous consent to change the bill was
given and the re-engrossed copy was
sent to the governor for approval.
MORE BILLS FOR THE GOVERNOR.
Engrossed copies of the following
house bills were duly signed and trans
mitted to the senate for signature by
the officers Of that body:
No. Ill, relating to use Of evidence by
witnesses at preliminary hearings i'll
subsequent trials.
No. 81, by Shepard, relating to pro-
cedure Cor new trials.
No. 10, by Stewart, to require the
branding of convict made goods offered
for sale.
No. 1874, by Hansen, granting exclu-
sive Jurisdiction to the United States
government to the site on which the
federal building in Salt Lake City is
to be erected.
Senate bill No. 81, rejected on Satur-
day by the sitting committee, was or
QereQ Recalled lIpUl the semitic, OH lIlO-
ton of Representative Holmgren, for
reconsideration. The purpose of the
bill is to increase the salaries of county
surveyors in the smaller counties from
800 to $3.50.
Senate concurrent resolution No. 4,
by Nebeker, to authorize the president
of the senate and the speaker of the
house to employ two competent per-
sons to proof-read, correct and revise
the journals of each house. the expense
thereof to be paid out of the contingent
fund, was passed without dissent.
Senate bill No. SO. by Rideout, by re-
quest, to provide the method of con-
Quoting primary elections, was referred
to the committee on elections.
Senate bill No. 96, by Nebeker, to pro-
vide revenue for the state, the counties
and the public schools, was referred to
the committee on revenue and appro-
priations.
At 1920 the house took a saunter till
o'clock this morning, when the con-
ference committees report on the gen.
eCal appropriation bill will be taken up
for consideration.