The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-09

darions.
In a short time the committee re-
ported a bill containing the amend
ments suggested by the governor. Al
Went well until the section was reached
making the bill effective thirty days
after approval. instead of the first Mon
day in January next
At this juncture Representative
Lloyd characterized the governors OBJ
jections to the bill as absolutely trivial.
The only purpose he could see in max
ing the measure effective almost inn
mediately was TO build up part of q
political machine in the interest of the
non-partisan administration, with the
remote intent of disrupting the political
parties Republican as well as Demo-
cratic. If such were not the fact they
would not want the law to become Op-
erative at once, but would take their
chances with the incoming city admin
istyation, whatever political party may
| then ascend to power. After all, it was
only a part of the plan of breaking
down national political party lines in
! Salt Lake City and Ogden as well as
! throughout the state. As TO the con-
| tention that this city would suffer to
the amount of 3,627.S4 in double salaries
to be paid if the law does not become
/ effective until next year, Mr.. Lloyd de-
clared that only S25 a month in the
1
| Representative Stewart expressed the
! opinion from a legal standpoint that the
] governors contentious are correct.
| While the bill did not suit Mr.. Jack
son, he said he would vote for it rather
than that no relief with hope long de-
ferred, should be provided for the pres
ent unsatisfactory conditions.
On the motion to adopt the amend
ment making the act effective at the
end of thirty days only Hansen, Lloyd,
Ivers and Shepard voted in the mega
tive.
The bill in the form suggested by the
governor was passed by vote of IS
ayes to Representative Lloyd's no.
The house substitute for senate bill
No. IS and house bill No. 49, relating
to the manner of instructing voters on
constitutional amendments, and pro-
viding for the manner of certifying
proposed constitutional amendments
for printing on official ballots, was
taken up, and passed by a vote of %
ayes.
Senate joint resolution No. I, by
Evans, to amend section of article
IS of the state constitution. was
passed by vote of so ayes, the re-
quired twothirds majority. The pro-
posed amendment is to exempt irriga-
ton reservoirs and pipe lines from tax
atlon, and TO authorize the abatement
of the taxes of INDECENT poor persons
The resolution is similar to several
others introduced in one form or an
other and rejected,
SHEPARD'S BILL KILLED.
Shepard's house bill No. 81. for an
act relating to negotiable instruments
uniform with the laws of other states
on the subject, was killed. only fifteen
voting in favor of its passage. The
twenty-five voting against the bill ad-
mitted that it probably is a worthy
measure. but since it contained thirty
nine pages, and no one had time to
read it or hear it read by the clerk,
they could not vote. to pass a measure
about which they knew nothing. The
introducer of the bill pleaded for its
passage, laying stress upon the fact
that ii was drawn by a committee of
the American Bar association, whose
approval was given, and, moreover,
that ii had been enacted in several
states. But the plea was unavailing,
very few of the members caring to vote
for such long. important bill before
knowing something about its merits
Representative n. ]. Harris gave no.
tlce of intention to move for reconsid-
GRAFTON.
THE GOVERNORS APPROVAL.
A message from the governor an
nounced the approval of the following
bills:
House bill No. .. by Shepard, to
amend section S19S of the revised stat
utes, by making the lien of a docketed
Judgment subsist for eight instead of
five years.
House bill No. CT, by Stewart, to ex-
empt city auditors from the require
ment to publish detailed lists of war
rants issued in connection with annual
reports
House bill No. 50, by McQuarrie. to
amend section 1888 of the revised stat
utes by making it optional with dis
trict judges or clerks to. order notice
of hearing petition for probate of will
to be given either by publication in a
newspaper or by posting.
A substitute for house bills 163 and
w. by Murdoch and Jackson, respec-
lively, was recommended for passage
by the committee on fees and salaries. /
The substitute proposes to fix the an
nual salaries of state officers. after Jan.
i, 1901, al the following figures: Gov
ernor, SS,5oG; secretary of state, 80, 400;
state auditor, Sl,S00; state treasurer. /
$1,000; attorney general. $500: super |
intendent of public instruction, 1900; |
justices. of the supreme court, IS 800
majority of the committee on public |
health recommended rejection of house !
bill No. 16S, by Parry, relating to the !
befouling of streams and water sources, |
While the minority of the committee |
favored passage with amendments. /
Action on the reports was deferred till (
this morning (
The adverse report on house bill NO.
$50, relating to exemption of wages /
from execution, was laid over until this I
morning, when Shepard, the author of |
the bill, viii submit a recommendation
for passage.
EIGHT-HOUR Law LITIGATION.
Upon the petition of the Utah FEEDER
alton of Labor for reimbursement in the
sum OF $2,S02.50 for expenses incurred
IN defending the consuitutionality of the |
law and also house bill No.
Ia, for an appropriation therefor, the /
state board OF examiners reported the
disallowance of the claim for the reason
that the claim is not a legal charge
against the state, and moreover. its
allowance would be an unprecedented
action. The report was adopted and
the bill and claim were rejected.
The committee on revenues and ap-
recommended allowance of
The damage claim of the Logan &
Richmond Canal company in the sum
IF $1,000 to compensate for losses sus-
tanned by reason of the seepage water
rom the Agricultural college farm hay-
ng destroyed the comDanys canal
hume. The report was adopted and the
amount ordered placed in the appro-
)riation list.
Representative Cummings requested