The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-25
WILD ANIMAL BOUNTY
BUT NO MONEY UNLESS EARS
AND TAILS ARE CONNECTED.
Ten Measures Were Either Passed or
Killed In the House Yesterday
Five New Bills-A Little Trouble
With Two Senate Measures
Morning Session Today.

yesterday resulted in the passage OF
McQuarrie's house bill No. 81, 10 estab-
lish a branch of the agricultural college
experiment station in some suitable To-
cality in southern Utah, the exact place
to be determined upon by commission
to be appointed by the governor. AS a
condition precedent to the establish
ment of the institution, sufficient suit
able 1and and water right to insure It's
successful operation, must be coded to
the state. The bill carries an appro-
priation of $4,000 for the erection of
necessary buildings. Originally the bin
proposed to appropriate SO, 600 for the
institutions establishment
The author of the bill made logical
plea. for its passage. In the course of
his talk he pointed out that by reason
OF climatic conditions prevailing in the
northern part of the state it is i'm
practicable TO conduct scientific expert
mentS in horticulture for southern
Utah's needs without the establishment
of the proposed branch of the agricul-
tural college experiment station. Rep
resentative McQuarrie predicted the
branch institution would be the means
of bringing untold benefits to the fruit
growing industry in the Dixie land of
Utah.
Representative Mansfield and Jack
son declared in favor of the bill, but
Representative n. J. Harris opposed it
on the plea that the states impo~~r-
ished financial condition would make it
imprudent TO undertake the erection of
the necessary building. on the pas
sage of the bill only Clyde. Harris and
Redd voted in the negative, seven
members being absent at roll call.
BOUNTY ON LIVESTOCK CURSES.
Any amount of amusement was Of
fered in the consideration of house bill
No. 70. by Bennion. for a new act to
encourage the determination of coyotes,
wolves and mountain lions. which are
so destructive to range sheep and cat
tie. The bill is a copy of the draft
favored by the National Livestock as
sociation and makes it obligatory for
the board of county commissioners to
pay a fixed bounty on the scalps or
skins OF such animals, the state TO re-
imburse the counties for half of the
amount of bounty paid 1t is provided
in the bill that any fraud peTpetrated
to secure bounty or the propagation of
the species for the purpose of securing
bounty shall be punishable as a mis-
demeanor.
When the reading of the bill was
commenced the members had a good
laugh at the phrase the skin or scalp
entire and ears and tails connected, s.
about which any number of fun-pro-
and again did the phrase appear and
Clerk Cohen had his wits taxed to get
through the spell of laughter without
breaking down in the reading. One
member asked what would happen If
the tails were disconnected from the
ears of the animals.
Representative Bennion undertook to
explain, and before he had concluded
he had made a strong argument for
the passage of the bill. Representative
N ]. Harris maintained that the bill
was not in proper form.
Motions to recommit the bill and to
postpone further consideration were
lost. On the passage of the bill there
We're % ayes and noes, II members
being absent. Representative Smith
gave notice to move for a reconsidera-
tion today.
Under suspension of the rules, senate
joint resolution No. >, by Whitney, en-
dorsing the Salt Palace project and di-
recting the governor to invite the peo-
pie of other states to attend the expo
sition festivities, was passed by vote
of 80 to l. In moving for the passage
of the resolution. Representative Han
sen said: 1t means nothing, says
nothing and confers on the governor
authority TO invite the people of neigh
boring states to attend the exposition.
Il we have any, which authority the
governor already has"
Senate bill No. II, by Howell, provid-
ing for the making of temporary loans
for the state treasury whenever neces-
sity arises. was passed by an almost
unanimous vote under suspension of
the rules.
REPORTED FOR PASSAGE.
Passage of the following bills was
recommended, the reports being adopt
ed and the bills filed for third reading:
House bill No. 81. by Shepard for y
general law on negotiable instruments
uniform with the laws of other states
on the same subject.
House bill M. 12S. by Robertson. for
an act providing for the better protec-
ton of forests and mater sources.
House bill No. 1874. by Shepard, to au-
thorize any railroad corporation own
ing property in the state TO convey its
property TO any railroad company or
ganized under the laws of Utah or any
other state.
House bill No. 49,, by Farr. to make
city recorders eX-officio auditors in mu-
inequalities of the second class.
Senate bill No. 9. by Evans. defining
the civil jurisdiction of justices Of the
peace.
Senate bill No. IS by Rideout. to
transfer Summit county from the Third
TO the First judicial district.
Senate bill No. is, by Chambers, pro-
viding for the recovery of damage
done to hillside highways by livestock.
The committee on judiciary recon-
rnended passage of senate joint resolu-
ton No. !, by Alder, proposing an
amendment to the state constitution
relating to taxation, whereby it viii BE-
made lawful to remit taxes of the indi-
gent poor.
The committee on federal relations
and memorials 70 congress recommend
ed passage of Representative Fishers
substitute for house joint memorial No.
5, to memorabilia congress for a meas
ure whereby citizens of Utah may be
reimbursed for services rendered and
for property lost in the Utah Indian
wars during the years 1864 to 1870.
UNAVOIDABLE REPORTS.
on recommendation of the judiciary
committee house bill No. 81, by Law.
relating TO damages done to growing
timber or unfenced land, was rejected.
On recommendation of the committee
on labor, house bill No. III, by Miller.
TO make no allowance of time spent by
employees in mines in going TO and
coming from their work in computing
a working day OF eight hours, was re-
jected.
The judiciary committee recommend
ed rejection of house joint resolution
No. 10. by Lapish, proposing to amend
the constitution relating to taxation.
because the subject matter is contained
in senate joint resolution No 1, which
was recommended for passage. The
committees recommendation was
adopted.
Representative Robinson moved to re-
consider the vote by which Christian
son's barbWire fence bill was killed ~,