Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-18

Inc tNnhtr fttnhNfh'u NJ 800 w. W..
yesterday.
INJURIES TO RAILROADS
y. II. No, "a. by Chambers. to amend
section liga of the Statutes. relating 10
injuries 10 railroads aud providing pen
altlcs and damages therefor. was ~
ported from committee with favorable
rccomint ndniion, and hled for thitu
reading, The hill " an important
measure. it provides that every per
son who shall unlawfuiiy throw out "a
switch. remove rail or lie. ~ place
any obstfuC ton On any railroad In the
railing any passenger. freight. o. other
train. or who shall unlswfuily drfnil
any passenger. fright. or other train.
within the state Of Utah. or who shall
unlawfully board amy passenger train
with the intention uf robbinR tao same.
or any person thereon, OF with Intent
TO commit murder. robbery. or an>
other felony. upon or against any pas
nenger on said train. or upon or against
any engineer. conductor, fireman,
brakeman, or any officer Or vmployc
connected with said train, or upon or
against any express messenger 90 mail
agent on said train. 81 who shall I'M
lawfully place any dynamite, or any
other explosive material. or any othet
rad, In the State ~ Utah, with the
intention 90 blowing M ~ dcrnlling
any passenger, freight. ur other train,
or who shall unlawfully set hru tn ans
railroad bridge or trvHllr over which
any passenger, freight, or other train
must pass, with N" Intention OF wreck
Ing said train. ~ who shall perform
any other act with the intent OF wreck
Ing any such train, aud reasonably chl-
cuinted 10 accomplish such purpose. up-
on conviction shall be- adJuiRVd guiltS
~ a felony, and shalt be- punished with
death or imprisonment IN the STATE
prison for life. AZ tho option OF the
jury trying the case.
The present law provides "a penalty
Of imprisonment In the Stnte prison
not exceeding ten year,. or In the c0un-
~ jail not exceeding one year
SALT PALACE EXHIBITION.
\. J. n. No. o, by whitney. author,
izlnK the uovernor to extend To the oiil-
cerr 81 corporations In other States an
Invitation To exhibit IN the salt palace
exhibition, was read and referred,
4. n. 30. 49, by Nrbeker, PROVIDING
for the manner uf locating aud &C.
cOrding OF quartz ami placer mining
claims. WAS ON third reading. recon
Initted to the committee un mines ANA
mining.
$. Il. No. 81 by Howell. Ia amend
section ~ OF the Statutes, relating IA
cstrayH and trrspaHHing animals, was
read ana nled for third reading,
UNIVERSITY NIL PASSES.
The yuto by which \. ~. No. 49, for
the removal ~ the University, was
passed. was recnnsidorcd and ". 10
No. ~, was substituted for H. The
bill was read for tho third time, slight
a.. ia
Z uhsrnt ana not voting. The original
hill haH been published In the "Nr,yH.
ny the bill. as now amended, ihr Uni
NerHlty regents are authorized tn tN'
PEND $4,000 Tor University purposes
the State board NJ land commissioner
n authruizsd and directed tu speedily
convert sufficient investments nj M
University uf Utah permanent land
FUND into cash, ana "a once 90 pay ths
same. as we'll A. al cash ON hand oi
that may heraftrr be received, belong
ing 10 such fund. 90 the regents ~ the
University Of Utah, until such pay
meuta equal one hundred thousand dol
lars.
Whatever money II paid from said TINT
Ncrpity u Utah permanent land fund
~ herein provided h. and Investment
thereof ana a loan only, 60 be- repaid
as specified I'm the act
A. soons aa tho University ~ Utah y
permanently located on the site granted
by Congress, then tho lands ana build
ings now owned ana occupied by th'
University OF Utah Tor educational pur'
poses, are tu be- duly conveyed Co th'
state on Utah, nud theroup0n the STATE
board ~ land commissioners, or ~
successors, u 20 take charge ana pos
session thereof ana manage the snm'
10 the best advantage, uutll the prom
Uses can be- udNantugvously sold or 9TH
erwise disposed Of II the PREMISE car
be adyantageously sold, then the STATE
board Of land commissioners II author
ICED and directed To soil the a1me II
such manner as shall In It's 1udgmvn
be 20 the best interest of tho state an,
the proceeds thereof shall be credito,
on the obligations mentioned, until th'
same are fully paid.
There N To be appropriated one hun
dred thousand dollars. or 80 mucl
thereof as may be necessary, to 81