The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-15
House Is Almost Through Work and
Waiting On the Senate.
STATE TAX LEVY CUT
APPROPRIATION BILL coNSID-
Erred AND PASSED.
Many Items Observation-Disclosures
Against Salt Palace and the Me.
tropolis-Refor7n Schools Enemies
The Tobacco Fiasco-Many APP
prevails By the Governor.


The only interesting incident at yes
terday mornings session of the house
of representatives was resultant upon
the consideration of house bill No. 90
by Mansfield. to specify the businesses
trades and occupations on which a IL
cense tax may be imposed by county
governments. In calling it up the au-
thor of the bill remarked that the meas
ure had been resurrected by the sift-
ing committee 50 that some amend
ments could be proposed, and not be-
cause he was chairman of that COM
mittee.
Representative Cook moved to strike
ont the enacting clause, but Bennion
objected, and in the course Of his argu-
ment maintained that the purpose of
the bill is to prevent DETERMINATIONS
pecially with reference to the grazing
tax or sheep license.
Fisher held to the view that the coun-
ty commissioners should be given dis
eliminating authority.
Rich countys representative told of
the way his neighboring ranchers had
suffered from the ravageS of sheep. He
was willing to trust to the county COM
missionerS to remedy any wrongs.
Holmgren and Callister pointed out
that the bill would operate as class leg
islation.
Speaker Roylance took the floor to
say that neither the word sheep nor
anything approaching it appeared in
the bill, and Sheep-ownerS should not
fear that the proposed lay would oper-
ate unjustly to them. If sheepmen en-
joy special privileges not enjoyed by
growers Of cattle, horses, hogs, ETC.,
they should pay license tax.
Mansfield told how sheep could be
taxed under the present law by license
tribute demanded in each county until
every fleece would be driven beyond the
state line.
Johnson, who is not worshiper of
sheep, maintained that the law now in
force is sufficient for all purposes.
Redd favored the proposed change in
the law.
The vote on the motion to strike out
10 ayes to IA noes.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR.
Messages from the governor announc-
ing his approval OF the following house
bills:
No. 9S. by Stewart, relating to SER
vice of summons on directors and Off
GERS Of corporations.
No. 102. by Bennion, relating to the
more rigid inspection of fruit trees and
nursery stock.
No. 159, by Stewart, to allow sheriffs
their expenses for serving processes
from courts outside their respective
counties.
No. 165, by Robinson, to prohibit in
corporated companies using duplicate
or similar names misleading in effect
No. 167, by Johnson, relating to dis
missal of appeals from district courts.
No. 20, by McQuarrie. relating to
manner of giving notice of hearing pc
tition for letters of administration.
No IS, by Forman, relating to quail
icaions of electors voting upon pro-
positions for town Incorporation.
ACTION ON BILLS.
Senate bill No 81. by Evans, to in
crease the salaries of county surveyors
in the smaller counties from 500 to $3.50
and $3.50, was recalled from the senate
and passed by unanimous vote.
The bill. No. SO, introduced in the SEN
ate by Eeideout, by request, was called
up and passed without objection. It pre-
ScribeS the method OF conducting pri-
mary elections by political parties.
Sorenson's house bill, No. los, was
subjected TO a lengthy discussion, re-
sulting in the rejection of the measure
Is ayes to is noes. The purpose of
the bill was to re-enact the law of 1890,
repealed by the code commission. relat-
lllS ~ Lit llld4illGAAallSt VI AEllCSS ana
cattle guards along railroad tracks
failure to do so to make the railroad
company liable for damages done to
livestock.
Senate bill No. 81, by Smoot, to regu-
late the sale of dairy products, and No.
Il. by Evans. TO prevent minors from
chewing or smoking tobacco, were or
dered recalled from the senate for re
consideration.
a resolution offered by Ivers, was
adopted, thanking the Rocky Mountain
Bell Telephone company for courtesies
extended to the representatives during
the session of the Legislature.
At noon the house sauntered till 2
p. NJ.
TOBACCO BILL PASSED.
While waiting for the general appro-
priation bill to come from the confer
ence committee, the houses afternoon
session was commenced by reconsider
ing senate bill Ne. Il. by Evans. to pre-
vent persons under the age of Is years
smoking or chewing tobacco, the bill
having been rejected on Monday.
A motion by n. J. Harris to substi-
tute the word over for under" pre-
ceding the phrase the age Of Is years"
--as carried over the protest Of Repre-
sentative Johnson, who claimed to be
the only tobacco chewer in the house.
He objected TO the substitution because
IL WaV class legislation, the representa-
tive belonging TO the class of old men
AS amended the bill was passed by
vote OF % ayes to 4 noes. johnson
voted against the bin because he was
BOY permitted to take q chew of to-
bacc9 before the bill was declared
passed.
Unanimous consent was given to
amend the engrossed coDy OF senate bin
No. 81. The land bill, by changing the
rate cf annual interest on farm loans
from state land funds from to per
cent, in accordance with the governors
suggestion.
The senate amendments to house bill
No. i25, by O'Neil, making appropria-
tons asgreSat.nS about $4,000 for con-
structiOn and Improvements of roads and
bridges in the remote counties, were
concu-res in and the bill was repassed. /
A communication from the senate
gave notice OF its refusal to concur in
the house amendments to senate bill
"A. relating TO service of summons on
defendants outside the stale and ex-
tending time Of defendants to answer
a conference committee was appointed /
and later the house conferees reported
a disagreement
The following house bills. engrossed,
were signed by the speaker and the
chief clerk and sent to the senate for
signatures:
No. 81, By Shepard, for a general law
on negotiable instruments uniform with
the laws OF other states on the sub
ject.
No. 1s4. by Hansen, granting to the
United States government exclusive ju-
risdiction over the site on which is to
be erected the federal building in Salt
Lake City.
Representative Robinson moved that
the houses copy of Webster's I'M
abridged dictionary be presented 20
Chief Clerk Joseph NJ. Cohen as a mark