The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-15
HUMOROUS INCIDENTS
PLAN TO RE-ESTABLIsH THE
UNIVERSITY PASSES SENATE.
An Important Bill From the State
Board of Health Introduced-Bill
to Recreate District Mining Rec
ords Along With the Present sys-
tenn Favorably Reported.

but wasted so much valuable time that
but little other business was accom-
piished.
The process by which the bill met
it's death was a narrowing one. The
bill was amended and re-amended and
amended again until even its father did
not know it, and when it came TO a
final vote on its passage the measure
was so completely emasculated that
Senator Evans in utter disgust refused
to vote for it.
Senator Kiesel. as before, led the
forces against the bill. His first move
was to request that Senator Evans al
low Mrs. Cannons bill to promote
teaching of the use of narcotics be first
considered. But Mr.. Cannon objected.
My BILL" she said, strikes at the
root of the whole matter and is cura-
tive in nature, while the one under con-
sideration is palliative. l think both
bills should go through, and l want
Senator Evans bill taken up first"
Then" said Mr.. Evans, seeming a.
battle and anxious to conciliate the
enemy: ITO show my va erosity in
this matter, 1 move an amendment TO
the bill, making the penalty for viola
ton OF its provisions $40 fine or five
days Imprisonment" The amendment
carried.
w. G. Nebeker moved that the section
making the offense punishable by i'm
prisonment be stricken out. Saying that
it gave justices of the peace power to
make young men criminals and might
be used TO wreak revenge. The amend
ment failed to carry.
Then Peery raised a laugh by moving
that the extreme length of imprison-
ment for the offense be made i've min
utes instead of five days, but this also
failed.
Senator Thomas suggestion to make
p
from sunrise to sunset tickled the rlsl-
bilities of the senate, but it stirred the
ire OF Senator Evans.
Whats the arresting officer to do,
he cried in Scorn. If he catches the
offender after dark? Take him home
and sleep with him?"
We'll, don't approve Of having chill
dren imprisoned over night Senator
Thomas replied and his views met with
favor, the amendment carrying.
Still further toward the farcical went
the debate when Senator Peery moved
that the age limit be fixed at instead
OF is, but this amendment failed to
carry.
Mr. Kiesel made an effort to kill the
bill by moving that Senator Cannon's
bill be substituted for Mr.. Evans, but
Evans quickly rose to a point of or
der.
The proposition is too ridiculous to
be worth considering" he said. The
substitute is out of order, for it would
simply mean to kill both bills" His
contention was sustained by the presi-
dent.
Senator Smoot then moved that the
extreme fine be fixed at So instead of
SO. Senator Evans look Of utter dis
gust deepened, for by the original terms
Of the bill the fine was 500, and the
term of imprisonment three months.
roll for the roll call on that
ton he cried.
The amendment carried by IL to 6,
Senators Evans, RideOut, Robson. Tan
ner, Thomas, Whitney and Wright Vot-
ing against il.
Then Mr.. KieseI moved that the en-
acting clause be stricken out, but as
this motion had been before made and
failed it was ruled out of order.
The final vote then came. and as he
quickly saw the bill was lost Senator
Evans voted against it.
why, what are you voting that way
for?" inquired Senator Smoot as the
roll was being called. This is its final
passage.
Il wouldn't vote for the id thing
as it stands now said Senator Evans,
and he repeated his vote against the
bill.
The vote stood:
For the Bill-Bennion, Cannon, Ride
Out, IlODlSOu. GUuIlliils OlllOOls w MI
ney, Wright-S.
Against the Bill-Alder, Chambers,
Evans, Kiesel, w. @. Nebeker, Peery.
Tanner, Thomas, President Nebeker-9.
Absent-Howen.
UNIVERSITY BILL PASSED.
The university removal bill met with
no opposition when il came up as d
special order at the opening of the ses-
sion, and it passed without a great deal
Senator Howell being the only absen-
tee. The bill is senate bill No. Is. The
house bill on the same subject will be
the special order for consideration by
the representatives this afternoon.
A petition from the Salt Lake city
council was introduced by Senator /
Whitney. asking the passage of senate !
bill No. 90 giving cities of 1900 in
habitants power TO establish fire and |
police departments. The petition went !
to the committee on municipal corpo- !
raticns.
House joint resolution No. /. by So
rensen, came from the house and was
sent to the committee on judiciary.
The president signed, in open session, |
house. joint memorial No. !, asking /
congress to create a new judicial dis |
trict.
The following bills were introduced |
and referred:
Senate bill No. IS, by Tanner, appro-
priating $500 TO pay One-half the eX-
pense Of making maps and pIats for the |
assessors Office in Beaver county.
Senate bill No. SO, by Alder, provid- |
ing for the instruction Of voters upon
constitutional amendments The meas
ure provides that all constitutional /
10 be submitted to a vote
of the people shall be printed on large
placards as well as on the printed bal
lots, and posted in the voting booths.
Senate bill No. 40, by Cannon, by re-
quest of the state board of health, pro-
Viding for the suppression of nuisances
and contagious diseases, prescribing
quarantine rules and regulations there
health of schools, diseased animals and
veterinary surgeons. The measure is an
exhaustive one. treating the whole sub
iect of sanitation, and providing nu-
wise regulations as to quaran-
tine matters, etc.
REPORTS ON BILLS.
The committee on mines and mining
the passage OF senate bill
No SO, by Mr.. w. G.. Nebeker, provid-
ing for the recreation of the office of
augura ton of a dual system of record
ing mining claims.
The committee on appropriations re-
ported faVorably on house bill No. 90.
by Parry, for the refunding of moneys
advanced by residents of Cedar CITY
for the equipment and maintenance of
the branch normal school. 1t was like
wise recommended by the same com
rnjttee that senate bill No /. by Cam