The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-17
ADJOURNED AT LAST
House of Representatives Made It
Sine Die Yesterday Noon.
ALL BUSINESS FINISHED
APPROPRIATION BILL SIGHED
AND FORWARDED.
Several Bills, Including the Appro-
priation Measures Amended to
Suit the Governor-Farewell Fee
licitations By the Members of the
House and By Governor Wells.

The representatives. branch of the
Third session of Utah's state legisla-
ture adjourned sine die at 1918 yester-
day noon. While the finale was I'M
attended with any striking features,
the long dawn out sixtieth day, lasting
week. was bought to a welcome
close. With the declaration Of Speaker
Roylance that the house had adjourned
sine die, hand shaking was in order and
mutual Fluctuations We're exchanged
by the members on the final parting
for home. Some hoped to meet their
fellows again two years hence, but
others concluded that they and their
constituents had experienced enough.
Representatives Fullmer, Jackson, Lar
sen, Richards and Taylor We're the
only members who were not in attend
ance at the happy farewell scene. At
the conclusion of the pleasantries the
forty members and attaches left the
legislative hall, carrying with them
their books, waste paper baskets, bill
files and other mementoes of their Of
fetal career as lawmakers for the
state.
The house met shortly after o'clock
and between saunters cleared the table
of unfinished business, the most i'm
portant of which was the signing of
the general appropriation bill. 1t was
along toward noon before the en-
crossed copy of the bill was trans
mitted from the senate Previously the
governor had reviewed it informally
and pronounced it satisfactory with the
exception of one slight change. The
modification was in making the item
of $4,000 for maintenance of the state
industrial school cover the biennial
period ending Dec. 81, 1900, instead of
June 80, 1901. The desired change was
agreed to by the house.
MET GOVERNORS OBJECTIONS.
An announcement was made by
Representative Shepard that the gov
ernor would not approve house bill
No. 104, fixing four terms of the
supreme court in each year, without a
change providing for three terms an
nually. Consent was given to amend
the engrossed bill in accordance with
the governors suggestions. BY the |
provisions of the amended bill three |
terms of the supreme court will be held |
annually, the same as now, but the |
terms will commence on the second |
Mondays in February, May, and Octo- |
Der, instead of in the months of |
January, May and September. This |
change viii be a great accommodation |
to the lawyers, who have heretofore |
given much of their time in the sum- |
mer and Christmas vacations to pre- |
pare for the supreme court sessions.
By request of Representative O'Neil |
the engrossed copy of house bill No. |
125, appropriating money for conStruc- |
ton of roads and bridges in the several |
counties outside of Salt Lake, was
amended by transferring the sum of !
5000 for the Gate canyon road and ad- |
ding it to the item of 5000 for improve
ment of the road between Vernal and
Fort Duchesne.
Representative Stewart obtained the
of the house in the senate
to Nebeker's bill, No. 81,
relating to the employment of district
court stenographers. The amendment
is in the substitution of the word o-''
for and in the section relating to
stenographic notes, max
ing transcribing optional with the court
instead Of mandatory, as suggested by
the governor.
day, was recalled by the house and
passed by a vote of 81 ayes. The bill
provides for easements for highways
across public lands prior to issuance Of
patents to purchasers.
BY THE GOVERNOR.
Messages from the governor an
nounced mis- approval of the following
house bills:
No. "a, by Stewart, relating to
companies qualifying as
sureties on bonds.
No. $50, by Shepard, to exempt all the
wages of a married man for a period
Of sixty days after date of rendition of
Judgment
House bill No. 81, by Lloyd, to
authorize elective officers in cities to
appoint their own deputies, as en-
crossed and signed; was transmitted to :
he governor for his approval
Immediately following the due sign
ng of the general appropriation bill by
he speaker and the chief clerk, a com
nittee Of three was appointed to notify
he senate that the house table was
lear and everything in readiness for
and a like committee was
FAMED to ascertain from the governor |
lis further pleasure.
Before the committee returned with
heir reports a resolution offered by {
representative ByWater was adopted :
banking the Oregon Short Line and
Rio Grande Western railroad compan-
es for transportation courtesies re- !
eived, and especially to Mr.. - S.
spencer of the Short Line for the use
# the special train to Logan on the
tn inst. for members of the legislature
md their friends.
Another resolution offered by Repre- J
entative Mansfield and adopted, Z
SIllSl JdllllOT SluQOWdy ana :,
lis staff and the elevator operators for |
heir kind attentions to members of the /
louse during the entire session.
The following resolution, offered by
Farr, was adopted by
unanimous vote.
Whereas, The third Legislature of the
tate Of Utah has been in session sixty {
ays; and, f
Whereas, The hour of final adjourn
aent has arrived; and,
Whereas, The governor and other
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