The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-11
House of Representatives Makes a
Good Start.
FIVE BILLS INTRODUCED
HOUR AND A HALF OUT OF THE
THREE FOR THE GOVERNOR.
Shepard's Four Bills Relate Chiefly
to Court Procedure and Litigation
-Mansfeld's Bill Interests Grand
Larcenists-Much Lively Discus
sion Over Preliminaries.

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after roll call Chaplain Ridd offered in
vocation. Some of the members arose
While others kept their seats Thi:
condition prompted Mr.. Holmgren t.
offer a resolution requiring all to stant
during prayer hereafter. The resolu.
ton was adopted.
Representative Farr announced thai
Mr.. Marshall of Cache. who was elected
On Monday to the office of minute
clerk. would be unable to accept He
added that Mr.. Marshall is a reporter
on the Logan Journal, but could not
obtain a leave of absence. Mr.. Far1
requested that Robert L. Sweeten. also
Of Cache. be substituted. This was
agreed to and Mr.. Sweeten was sworn
in as minute clerk
The committee appointed to act with
a like committee from the senate re-
! ported that the joint session would be
/ convened as soon as convenient to re-
/ ceiye the governor and to hear the de-
| livery of his message.
Mrs. Horne moved Tor the appoint
ment of a committee on rules. The mo-
ton was adopted, and Speaker Roy
Lance appointed c. NJ. Jackson, Mrs.
! Horne. Mansfield, Murdock and Fisher
| The house proceeded to the election of
/ two committee clerks and two messen-
I gers, whose choosing was deferred from
I the frst days session.
| For the clerkships, Mr.. Jackson pre-
sente1 the Democratic caucus nomi-
nees, Otillia Holmgren of Weber coun-
| ~, and J. f. Evans of Utah.
I Mr.. Parry nominated Mayhem H
Daley of Iron. M. Holmgren proposed
Lorenzo Anderson of Box Elder, and
! Mr.. McQuarrie named Joseph Snow of
Washington.
The vote resulted as follows: Holm
gren, 26; Evans. %; Daley, Is; Ander-
son, 10: Snow. ..
AT the conclusion of the joint session
! the house proceeded to the election of
two messengers. Against the Democratic
caucus nominees, J. o. Bullock of Utah
and n. H. McGlynn of Juab, were pit
ted Joseph Snow Of Washington and
Charles d. Dover of Iron. proposed by
tie respective members from the two
counties. E. II. Carroll, a Democrat
fr in Kane was nominated by Mr.
Robinson. the Republican leader.
Twenty-three votes were recorded for
Messrs. Bullock and McGlynn, the op-
posing vote not being taken.
\ little later the two committee
clerks and the two messengers We're
sworn in by Secretary of State Ham
mond.
ANOTHER CLERK, A, LAWYER
Mr.. Mansfield stated that the expe-
rience of preceding legislatures dem
0nstrated the need Of another COM
nittee clerk. to serve the judiciary
committee, and he moved that the ad-
ditionai Office be created.
1t was proposed by Mr.. Lloyd that
the clerk be a practicing attorney.
f~.sra hon.
of the house would be on the judiciary
committee. Mr.. Mansfield failed to see
the necessity of requiring that the COM
mittee's clerk be a lawyer, and he de-
clined 10 accept the amendment.
Representatives Shepard and Stewart
explained the necessity OF securing a
lawyer for clerk of the committee, so
that under the committees direction a
bill may be drawn and redrawn artis-
tically.
Mr. Cummings was of the opinion
that the lawyer-clerk could serve the
judiciary committees of both houses.
The impracticability of such an ar
rangement was pointed out by Mr..
Shepard.
AS amended by Mr. Lloyd, the mo-
ton to create a clerkship for the ju-
dietary committee was adopted, and
the committee, when appointed, was
authorized to select the person TO fill |
the Office, submitting the name of the |
clerk to the house for confirmation.
House concurrent resolution No. !
was offered by Mr.. Hansen. 1t pro- /
vided:
First-That upon each bill. resolu- |
tion or memorial being printed, the /
printed form shall be used in place of /
the original
Second-No bill or other measure
shall be printed unless by special or /
der, or upon favorable report of COM /
nittee.
Third-That all amendments and re-
ports shall be on separate sheets. and |
final changes or amendments shall be /
in red ink to designate senate actions. |
and in purple ink to Identify house ac- +
tons
The resolution was referred to the
committee on rules.
Then the house took up a matter that
engages the attention of every legis-
ature in its formative period. and the
same argument pro and con were adj
that are heard every two years.
The subject came to notice by a mo-
lion from Mr.. Shepard to the effect that
the first and second reading of bills
should be by title only.
The mover of the motion and Rep
-esentatives Harris of Weber. Bennion.
Robinson and Jackson contended that
ne Dlan WOulQ eCOQOIllZe time anu
nave a deterrent effect on proposed
,reak legislation. 1t was also pointed
1ut by them that full readings were
persisted in during the first week of the
preceding Legislature. but the house
ioon abolished the rule.
Messrs. Lloyd. Hansen and Lapish
cared that worthy measures would be
'tified from lack OF general informa-
ion by unfavOrable report of commit
ees, if the motion prevailed.
\ motion by Mr.. Fisher to refer the
natter to the committee on rules was
ost.
Finally Mr.. Shepard modified his mo-
ion to read that the first and second
eading of bills shall be by title only.
lnlass any member requests a full
eaoing, and. as modified. the motion
vas adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
AS soon as the number of readings by
itle had been agreed upon, Mr.. Shep-
rd proceeded to unload four bills.
hey were:
House bill No. l, for an act regulating
he method of reviving actions at law
nd judgments within eight years. It is
copy of n bill introduced at the last
sssion and slaughtered.
II. 3. No. 2, for an act amending sec
ion 319S of the revised statutes relative
o judgments. 1t provides more specific
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