The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-12

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exclusive Jurisdiction over the site to
be selected for the public building to be
erected in Salt Lake City. before work
on the structure would be commenced
He believed the matter of the utmost
Importance and worthy of immediate
attention to avoid delay of years. On
his motion, committee of three was
appointed to confer with the governor
on the subject
Within a few minutes Representa-
tlves Hansen, Murdoch and johnson,
the committee, reported that the gov
ernor was advised of the conditions,
and that the attorney general was pre-
pairing a bill to meet the requirements
of the case.
Later, Representative Johnson intro
duced bill for an act ceding exclusive
jurisdiction to the United States gov
eminent of the tract of land in Salt
Lake City wherein is to be erected the
S300,o06 public building recently pro-
Vlded for by act of congress. The bill
authorizes the governor to execute the
cession of jurisdiction, upon requisi-
ton of the proper officer of the United
States, after such property shall have
been acquired. The bill was filed for
consideration today.
EXEMPTION OF WAGES.
Shepard's house bill, No. $50, relating
to exemption of wages from execution
goc through by skin of the teeth. :"
Il provides that the wages of mar
ried man shall be exempt from garnish
ment for a period of sixty days from
date of judgment, and of single man
for thirty days, instead of exempting
only half of such wages.
Wheeler characterized the measure as
., tod flI leo mr.
lenses toward merchants.
Lloyd said the present law helped
fifth-rate lawyers to keep a working
man perpetually in debt.
Fisher and Mansfield favored the law
as it is now.
Jackson attacked the present law,
saying all exemptions ran in favor of
everybody but the wage-earner, and it
was especially an advantage to the COL
lection agency leeches.
Shepard spoke for his bill.
The vote on the passage of the bill
was "A ayes and IA noes. Representa-
tives Bramwell, Callister, Christianson,
Fisher, c. z. Harris, N. j. Harris,
Holmgren, Ivers, Law, Murdoch, Rich
ards, Taylor, Welch and Wheeler voted
against the passage of the bill.
Fairs three bills, 173, ia and It's,
were passed under suspension of the
rules by unanimous vote.
Bill No. 179 gives the state auditor
authority to examine any claimant on
oath, and also fixed the times of report
ing the state school tax funds for ap-
portionment on March 81 and Dec. 81
of each year, leaving out the useless
date of Oct 81.
The next bill requires the state treas
urer to issue receipts in triplicate for
moneys received by him.
The other bill, No. IT'S, relates to the
form Of county auditors reports of
state taxes charged for collection and
collected.
SITTING THE BILLS.
The speaker suggested the advisable
ity of appointing a sitting committee,
so that the meritorious measures pend
ing for passage could be rescued from
the deluge of unfinished business. jack
son concurred in the suggestion, and
remarked that it was about time to
the chaff from the wheat, af-
ter the house had passed bill SO a
man can't get drunk without climbing
a tree or going down a well if he wants
to evade the law.
After a long discussion the speaker
Mansfield, johnson and Sor-
enson as the Sitting committee. The
committee went to work, and reported
DIT the evening session..
The enacting clause of senate bill No.
81, introduced by Mrs. Cannon (by re-
quesD, was stricken out. The bill re-
quired the teaching in the public
schools of the effects on the human sys-
tenn of the use of alcoholic drinks and
other narcotics.
Representative n. ]. Harris quoted
from the law, showing that physiology
and hygiene, with special reference to
and narcotics, are included
in the prescribed courses of study for
the school, and that was sufficient.
Sorenson said the textbooks are al
ready overburdened, and Farr pre-
sented n protest from the Logan board
of education against the passage of the
bill.
House bill No. 161, by Lloyd, was
called up and passed. The bill proposes
to amend section 225 of the city char
ter act to read that the salary Of any
elective official shall not be increased
nor diminished to take effect during the
term for which such officer is elected,
provided that no appointive officer shall
receive any compensation until he shall
have been duly confirmed by the CITY
and the same prohibition of
changing such officers salary shall also
apply TO him. This bill was slaughtered
IN the senate later.
House bill No. 167, by Johnson, to
amend section 2750 of the revised stat
ltes, relating to the dismissal of ap-
Deals from the district court, by adj
ling the requirement that the advance
fee for filing appeal papers shall be
paid within thirty days. was passed
without Z dissenting vote
GOVERNORS APPRovALs.
Messages from the governor were re-
3eived announcing approval of the sol-
owing bills:
House bill No. 6. by Robertson. de-
lining the crime of grand larceny, by
making the theft Of any range or do
nestle animal, regardless of value,
grand larceny.
House bin No. 1872, the measure pro-
riding for control of the police and fire
in metropolitan cities, as
by the governor, fixing the
Effective date of the law thirty days
after its approval.
The judiciary committee recommend
ID passage of a substitute for senate
dill No. 81, by Nebeker, relating to the
OF district court stenog-
'aphers. Under suspension of the rules
he b,il was passed. The senate re-
used to concur in the substitute BILL
md Representatives Fisher and Shep-
lrd were appointed a committee on
At $3.50 the house sauntered till p. m.
\ HARD JOLT FROM THE SENATE.
On resuming the session in the even
ng, the house got terribly hard Jolt
" hearing read a communication from
he senate giving notice of the rejection
f twenty-four house bills, one memorial
nd one joint resolution at one fell
MOOD.
Shepard moved that the senate be re-