The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-04

taken up. at the request of Senator
Nebeker. The bill authorizes railroad
corporations to sell their property OF
franchises to other railroad corpora
tons. The bill went through without
opposition, by a vote of 10 to 0.
House bill No 81, by ByWater, was
called up by Senator Rideout 1t makes
some minor changes in the law regulat-
ing sfer1ffs' fees. The principal change
in the. present law is to prevent the
! collection of mileage for serving papers
by mail. The bill passed by a vote OF
IL to 0.
Mr.. Shoots bill, No. so, providing fol-
the expenses of assessing and collect
/ ing taxes in cities of the first, second
and third class, also incorporated
towns, which had been reported favor
ably by the committee en- appropria-
! tons and claims, was placed on its
1lnal passage. 1t passed by vote OF
IA to o.
The substitute for house bill No. go
relating TO forms of fire insurance pol
icies, was passed without debate, with
some minor amendments. The vote
was Is to O.
House joint memorial No. 5, by
Fisher, asking congress to reimburse
| the veterans Of the Black Hawk war for
their services, came from the house,
the rules were suspended and the me-
mortal was passed without opposition.
The fish and game bill, after many
Vlcissitudes. was finally agreed upon by
the joint committee, the senate MEM
bers yielding on the salary of the COM
missioner and the house members on
the provision allowing live deer to be
captured for parks. 1t passed the SEN
ate in this form by unanimous vote.
To N Zinc fo,
NAL appropriations for state institu-
lions, was passed under suspension of
the rules by a unanimous vote.
The substitute for senate bill No. 81
by Wright, making the terms of county
commissioners was indefinitely post
poned, and died thus without a whim-
per, the father of the bill not being
present to take its part.
Senate bill No 20, by Bennion, appro-
priating $1,000 for the suppression of the
band of outlaws in southeastern Utah,
was sent back to the committee on
appropriations to be Incorporated in
the general appropriation bill.
The following committee reports We're
received:
Recommending the pas
sage of house bill No. 112, providing 200
free scholarships to the state normal
school,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES house bill No.
%, providing a winter course at the
State Agricultural College.
The following bills passed by the
house came to the senate and were re-
ferred to committees:
House bill No 10, providing for the
establishment of irrigation reservoirs
Agriculture and irrigation.
House bill No. AZ, relating to diver
sion of water from streams Agricul-
ture and irrigation
House bill No. Ill, relating to Grim
inal procedure in justice courts. Judic-
larry.
House bill No. 12S, for the protection
of forests. Forests and forestry.
Communications came from the house
announcing that Speaker Roylance had
signed the substitute for house bill No.
As, relating to the publication of ordi-
nances. and the substitute for house
bill No. IS, appropriating $1,000 for j.
w. Allen. Both bills were signed by
President Nebeker.
House bill No IS, providing for re-
of cities, which had been
Killed by the committee on CORPORA
tons, was reconsidered and referred to
that committee for further considera-
ton.
Governor Wells sent a communica |
ton announcing that he had signed |
senate bills No. l, No. 6 and No. is, and |
that they had now gone into effect as
law.
One new bill was introduced, as fol- |
lows: Senate bill No. 81, by Nebeker, |
authorizing district judges to employ !
for district courts, and |
providing for the employment of such |
The bill provides for the collection of
4 So stenographer's fee on the filing of |
all cases and increases the payment of !
from cents to II cents
4 folio.
Just before the close of the senate
session Mr.. Evans made an abortive
attempt to secure a night session, but
the idea was not approved, and failed. !
Senator w G. Nebeker created some
aughter by inqulring if the recently
passed eight-nour law had been ao-
proved by the governor, claiming mat
t might be made to apply 20 tie e-e.-
ion of night sessions. He was Informed
hat the bill had not been signed.
The senate then, at $40, adjourned
until 1890 this morning.