The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-03
A Bree5 Tilt Over wright's Reser-
vOir Bill.
MEDRIALS TO CONGRESS
REBoNS WHY a NEW CIRCUIT
CORT SHOULD BE CREATED.
Imam Depreciation Memorial Passed
-Another Bill Providing For
Long and Short Term County
Commissioners Several Pending
Measures Advanced In the Senate.

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'tion caused a brief little spat yester-
Icy between the sponsor Of the bill and
Senator ". G. Nebeker. The trouble
was smoothed over, however, without
any serious difficulty.
The bill in question had come Up Tor
third reading, the committee on judi
ciary. to which II had been recommit-
ted the day before, having reported it
favorably for the second time without
amendment Senator Chambers Of
fered an amendment exempting public
hospitals from taxation, but to this
Senator Bennion objected
The amendment offered by the SEN
ator from Summit" said he, with
broad smile would make the bill read,
public hospitals and places of burial
and it seems to me that that would be
too suggestive.
Senators Howell and Smoot also on
posed the amendment, on the ground
that the matter was covered by an
other provision in the bill exemptinS
all public institutions from IA Sation-
The amendment was lost, Senator
Chambers alone voting for Il.
On the roll call on the passage of the
bill, Senators Alder. Bennion, Cannon,
Chambers, Howell. Kiesel, Pideuut
Robson, Shurtliff, SmOOt, Thomas and
Wright voted for the bill. Senator'S w.
eker against it. Senators Evans and
Tanner were absent, and senator Witt
ney did not vote
Senators Thomas and Shurtlif then
changed their votes from aye to 10
Senator Kiesel, before the announce
Wright If the reservoirs in question
we're now taxed
They are. replied Mr. Wright, "and
the object Of the bill is to Encourage
the building OF reservoirs, as they Will
enhance the value Of large Tracts OF
land all over the state. No income &C
crues to anyone from the reservoirs,
but they only increase the amount re-
ceived from taxation of lands by rails
ing their value. Canals for irrigation
purposes are not taxed, and l ;annot
see why reservoirs should be-"
Il would ask unanimous consent 20
have the bill go over for che day, so
that we can consider the matter more
fully said Senator W. Ct. Nebeker
Senator Wright sprang to his feet
somewhat e&citedly. Il object to it,
decidedly" said he. The gentleman
has already had the bill twice recon-
mitted, and it ought to be now in shape
for passage"
= take exception to the language of
the senator from SEWER" cried Senator
W. G. Nebeller, with some heat, when
he says that the gentleman had the
bin recOmmitted."
I call for the record, said Mr..
Wright
The record shows, Mr.. Wright" in
terposed President Nebe5er, that the
bill was Tecommitted at the request of
the chairman of the judiciary commit
tee. Mr.. RideOut."
But it was at Senator W. C. Neb-
eker's suggestion insisted Mr..
Wright
And then Senator Smoot, in the in
terest of peace, asked Mr.. Wright to
Senator Chambers amending to make
it two days. To this Mr.. Wright ac-
ceded, and the bill went over, the rec
ord being made to show that the re-
suit of the vote on the bills passage
had not been announced.
MEMORIALS TO CONGRESS.
Senate joint memorial No. was in
troduced by Senator Kiesel. 1t is as
follows:
To the Honorable Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States in
Congress Assembled
Your memorialists the governor and
the legislature Of the state of Utah, re
SpectfuIy represent:
That some time age United States Sen
atOr WoIcctt Of Colorado introduced in
the senate of the United States a bill for
an act establishing another judicial cir
cult of the United States TO be known as
The Tenth circuit, and 70 have jurisdiction
in and over the states OF Colorado, Utah I
Wyoming Idaho and Montana
That the bill is OF great Importance to
the people Of Utah who have business in I
the circuit court of the United States
ard who in order to be heard must
travel either TO st. Louis or St. Paul. d
distance OF about 100 miles. and then lf2
subject TO indefinite delays because OF
the crOwed state OF business in the I
Eighth circuit. That the distance 10 be /
Travelled bV counsel 20 appear before the /
circuit court OF appeals. IS SO great and /
ne expense is so enormous that litigants I
OF limited means in many cases would bet I
ter suffer injustice and defeat rather F.
than pursue their litigation In that court /
That The Elghth CIRCUIT. comprising the I
STATE OF Arkansas. Missouri Iowa. Min /
nesota North Dakota. South Dakota /
Nebraska. Kansas. Colorado. Wyoming
Ctaa Indian Territory. oklahoma and /
New Mexico. is so lu;- li the amount /
Of business 50 great thft much delay is I
necessarily caused in he dispatch of |
business. and tardy justice is frequently /
the greatest in justice.
That Utah is becoming great mining |
and irrigation state. and many foreign |
CORPORATIONS have been and are being or /
eamized by resident and nonresident cit
lens for the transaction Of business in
this state ad many foreign corporations /
are doing business IN the state of Utah. /
That re large amount OF the legal bust (
ness arising within this state is between /
citizens of different states. and such bust |
That the business WnlcA would FAN /
within the jurisdiction of the proposed
circuit IN the main, is peculiar 10 this in /
termountain region. and IS wholly diff /
ferenr from that arising IN the Mississippi
valley or on the Pacific coast. and il Is
OF paramount importance that the laws
should be administered by judges who are T
not only learned in TIE law IN general but /
who are also familiar with the cOndi- I
lions OF this region. and by reason of eN-
nerieuce specially fitted TO make the new
-,r,r,ffnrfinn The laws made
because OF the difference. This is speC-
is4Iv 50 as to mining and irrigation, which
are the principal industries of the people /
within this region
That the circuit courts exert a whole
some. influence over the communities and
ought to be nearer the homes OF the peo-
1-bat owing TO the large and constantly
Increasing business arising within the
~ra+e OF Utah every alternate term of the
circuit court OF appeals should be held
IN salt Lake City
That on account Of the large number
81 Questions of greatest Importance re-
enecting mining aEo irrigation which arise
,,l-fthin the limits of tie proposed circuit.
80 less than three judges should con-
erit1Ite the circuit court OF appeals
Tiour naernorialistS therefore respectfully !
your honorable bodies to pass
I'D enact said bill introduced by Senator
TVaIcott 50 as 20 provide for the creation
~ said proposed Tenth circuit with juris-
Iicfion as above indicated. And your
Will ever pray.
q.b,s substitute FOR house JOINT mem-
opisI y. asking congress to relieve
-. citizens OF san Juan county from
,,,e dep~edatiops OF the Ute and Nava-
- 7rdianS. came up for second cad
no and Senator Howell asked that the
..--',77,,,nrfal be passed under suspension |
- The rules. No printed copies of the
were at hand, and President
,-ebelxer asked information from the