The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-06
OVER A HUNDRED MEASURES
YET TO BE CONSIDERED.
Long and Important Bills On Schools,
Land, Irrigation, Health and APP
preparations and Many Others to
Go Through Both Houses-Results
of the Past Week.

should adjourn sine die, but in pursu-
ance of q time-honored, though ques-
tionable, CUSTOM it is more than prob
able that the clocks will be stopped
when the hour hand points to II and
the minute hand to II, and in that posi-
ton kept until the tables are clear of
every proposed law. The clearing up
process will extend at least until the
dawn of next Sunday morning.
Besides the election of a. senator, the
legislature has yet to consider several
very important bills of great length,
among the number being the school,
land board, health, irrigation control,
negotiable instruments, state salary
and general appropriation bills. This
is exclusive of over a hundred other
measures to be rejected or passed in
either or both houses, enrolled and sent
to the governor.
In the house of representatives, ex-
elusive of the important measures
mentioned, there are forty-eight house
bills, with many more to come up from
the senate. Then, too, there are five
resolutions proposing amendments to
the constitution awaiting consideration
in the house.
Relatively, the same conditions pre-
vail in the senate, so it can readily be
seen that the legislature and the execu-
tive have q herculean task before them
to keep the law-making machinery
from clogging up and to make the grist
grind out satisfactorily to themselves
and to the people.
THE HOUSE RECORD.
The record shows that the house last
week passed twenty-five measures, and
in addition killed eighteen bills origi-
mating in the house and one senate
resolution proposing a constitutional
amendment on taxation.
Following were the house bills passed
in the house last week:
No. 10, by Mansfield to amend sec
>tion 1851 of the revised statutes per
hitting the filling of reservoirs in sea-
sons when the water to be stored is not
needed for domestic or irrigation pur-
poses.
Substitute for No "a, by Stewart, by
request, relating to corporate sureties
on bonds.
No. 80, by Bywater, for the election
of long and short term county commits
sioners. This bill was killed in the
senate on Friday.
No. AZ, by Larsen, to amend section
1854 of the revised statutes. by re-
quiring accurate measurements of
water reclaimed from stream or
reservoir.
Substitute for 81 and SO, by Shepard,
to appeals to the supreme
court by INDECENT litigants.
No. Go, by Stewart, by request, pro-
viding a different method of commence
ing civil actions in justices courts.
No. 6S, by Stewart, by request, to
allow the recovery of an attorneys fee
of $25 by the successful party in the
foreclosure of a. mechanics lien.
No. SO, by Shepard, to make deeds of
trust foreclosable the same as are
No. 50, by Roylance. to appropriate
81 600 to J. w. Allen in recognition of
his services and as compensation for
the loss of a limb by reason of his
joining in the pursuit and capture of
the Springville bank robbers.
No. 95, by Holmgren, declaring that
adverse possession cannot be acquired
to any property held for street or other
public purposes. "a
No 9S, by Stewart, by request, to
make legal the service of a summons
On any officer or director of a corpora |
ton.
No. 1O1. by Bennion, relating to the
of vinegar and to prevent |
he sale of vinegar not of standard |
quality.
No. 102, by Bennion. to require a
more effectual compliance with the |
'ruit tree inspection law.
No. 104, by Shepard, to require the !
holding Of four terms of the supreme |
court annually.
No. 106, by Mansfield, to create a fund !
If 100000 from sale of reservoir grant |
ands and the application thereof for
he encouragement of reservoir build |
ng:
ion 5164 of the revised statutes, reiat-
ng to the subsequent use of evidence
" witnesses in criminal cases.
No 119, by Stewart, to abolish the
BOARD of public works in cities of the
irst class. but leaving it optional with
he city council to recreate the board |
whenever necessity arises.
No. 122, by Stewart, by request, to re
uire railroad companies to maintain
rates at crossings and giving city coun
lis power to remove abandoned tracks.
No. 1877, by Robertson, to create the
fflce of state warden of forests.
No 12S, by Robertson, for the better
protection of timber reserves and water
ourceS-
No. 1870, by Redd, for the protection
f Aztec and all other remains Of a
Prehistoric nature.
No. 1874, by Shepard, to authorize any
abroad company to purchase the nom
line of another, whether or
lot eitner company Is incorporated uu-
er the laws of Utah.
No. 1876, by Cummings, declaring that
abor of any kind on public property
hall be deemed public work.
No. 1872, by the special committee, the
lew law for the reorganization and
government of fire and police depart
nents in the cities of Ogden and Salt
AXE.
The house also passed Fishers sub
titute for house joint memorial No. 3,
raying congress to reimburse citizens
f Utah for losses sustained and serv-
ces rendered in the Indian wars of
bird of a century ago.
These senate bills were passed by the
ouse:
No. l, by Cannon, to appropriate $4,000
or the erection of a hospital building
n connection with the state school for
he deaf. dumb and blind.
No. 6, by Evans, defining jurisdiction
f justices of the peace In civil cases.
No. Is, by Chambers, relating to re-
overy of damages to hillside highways
y herds of livestock.
No. 49, by Nebeker, to provide for
he admission of abstracts of title as
rima facie evidence in all the courts.
No. 46, the first fish and game bill.
No. AZ, by Evans, to establish a state
sh hatchery.
Senate joint resolution No. 6, to re-
uest Salt Lake City to release all the
onditions of the grant of university
quare to the state.
MEASURES DEFEATED.
The following house bills were either
elected on recommendation of COM
littees or failed of passage in the
ouse:
No. IL. by Mansfield, relating to tax
tiles on life estates
No. is, by Mrs. Horne, to require
eachers in the public schools to hold
ties of medical insnectinn