The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-12
The Senate Kills Twenty-six House
Measures.
GIVEN BUT SHORT sHRIFT
BILLS OF MORE Or LESS I'M
PoRTANCE PASS.
The Appropriation Bill Considered at
Some Length = REIMBURSEMENT of
Salaries-Presentation of a G1vel
to President Nebeker = The Adj
dress Made By Senator Cannon

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The senate worked all day long yes
terday, barring the several in which
they sauntered and discussed bills il
committee and not until nearly mid
night did they cease from their labors
Several bills were passed, many
others rejected and good start made
upon the appropriation bill, which will
probably require several hours more
work.
Today the senate will spend Sunday
in discussing it's unfinished business.
The senators do not consider this an
infraction of-the Sabbath for, as Sena-
tor Smoot expressed it ''it won't be Sun
day anyway, this is still the ninth of
March,
Immediately after the senate assem-
bled a communication was read from
the governor stating that he had APP
proved senate joint resolution No. 8,
providing for the payment to the Brig
ham Young Memorial association of
funds from the semi centennial jubilee.
Senator Nebeker then had the bill
making the abstracts of abstract COM
panies receivable as evidence, amended
so that the abstracts of county record
ers should have the same privilege.
The amendments made by the house
to senate bill No. 65, which We're unim-
portant, were concurred in.
Senate bill No. %, by Rideout, Great
| ing the Office of district attorney, was
| amended SO that biennial reports shall
be made. The bill was then passed.
House bill No. 14S was next taken up
and passed after amending it so that
hereafter in all counties the county re-
stead of the county surveyor
House bill No. 50. to fix the salaries
of district judges in districts having a
population of $4,000 or mere, at $4,000
and in districts of less population, at
| $4,000. was called up next and defeated
by the enacting clause being stricken
out.
House bill No. 100, providing that in
dictments for larceny shall contain
only one count. was called up by Sen
ator Evans and passed.
The committee on irrigation then re-
ported recommending the passage Of
house bill No. 10, creating a reservoir
fund. Senator Evans moved that a
committee of three be appointed to ex-
anime all house and senate bills with
a view to rejection and to recommend
| for passage only those that are abso-
| lutely necessary. President Nebeker,
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that it be named the committee on ex-
ecution" and Senator Evans accepted
| the amendment. Senator Tanner in the
chair, appointed Senators Evans, Ride
out and Nebeker as the committee.
THESE REJECTED.
| The senate then .sauntered'' for about
an hour and came back then to hear the
report of the execution" committee.
| which recommended that the following
bills be rejected:
Senate bills Nos. So, 80, 10, AZ, IS, 70,
Il, rs, 60, %, 52 81. 81, 70, 81, Il, 40. and
house bills Nos. AZ, 141, 12S, 100, 165, 101,
161, 10, 127, IS, 90, 153. 3, 81 20, 133, 81, "a,
| 100, 10, 81, ID, 112, 81 and 102, and the re-
! port was adopted.
Senator Evans then called up his bill
! providing that railroads shall fence
their tracks, and it was passed with
very little discussion.
House bill No. $50, relative to prop
erty exempt from taxation, was next
taken up and passed without debate.
Senate bill No. 70, providing for eX-
! tensions of notices of trials, was called
up and passed.
The president then announced that
the pictures of several senator's were
wanted by the branch normal school.
The senate then "sauntered," accord
ing to Senator Smoot. and "strolled,' .
according to Senator Evans, and were
to meet at $50 O'Clock, but it was near
ly 1920 O'clock before the body was
called to order.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
At once the appropriation bill was
taken up and discussed. AS a begin
ming TO the campaign of economy the
amount allowed for clerical assistants
to the secretary of state for the years
1899 and 1900 was cut down from $4,000
to So, 400
The state auditors app opriation for
clerical assistance was increased from
So 600 to 5000, and his allowance for
contingent expenses was increased from
ST. 900 to 81, 500. The latter increase was
made so as to provide for the publica-
ton of recorded marks and brands.
The attorney generals salary was cut
from $500 to $4,000, and he was al
lowed an additional $500 for assistance
in his Office.
The salary of the attorney generals
stenographer was increased from S1,S00
to $4,000.
The appropriation for enforcing the
fish and game laws was made 5000 in
stead of $500, and the deputy warden
salary was increased from 800 to 81, 400
The state engineers salary was in
| creased from 81, Geo to $1,000, but his al
lOWd1lCe LOT contingent EXPENSES WAS
cut down from $4,000 TO $500.
The supreme court was allowed
$14O.12, that being the deficit in the
contingent expense account for 1897
and 1898.
The salary of the supreme court re-
porter was increased from $1,000 to
! 81, 600.
The sum allowed for the maintenance
! of the state library and the purchase of
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$4,000.
The appropriation for the general
maintenance of the state university was
cut down from $4,000 to $4,000. The
fund for apparatus and books was in
creased from $4,000 TO $10,S0O.
The fund for the maintenance of the
agricultural college was increased from
$4,000 to $4,000, and an additional
900 was allowed for the extra teach
ea's for the winter course. The fund for
buildings and repairs up to the close
of the academic year 1900-1901, was
fixed at $4,000.
The item of $1,000 for the purchase of
I land upon which to erect a. manual
training department in connection with
the state school for the deaf, dumb and
blind, was killed.
PRESENTATION TO NEBEKER.
The business of the senate was inter-
rupted shortly before that body "saun-
tered for dinner, to admit of the
presentation to President Nebeker of a
very handsome gold and silver-mounted
ebony gavel.
To Senator Cannon had been dele
gated the pleasant task of making the
presentation speech. She rose in her
place and spoke as follows:
Mr.. President, or / may say dear
Mr.. President: | have been intrusted
by the members of this senate with a
very pleasant duty. In their behalf I
express to you the honor and esteem
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