The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-03-17
UTAH LEGISLATURE.

The senate yesterday decided TO adopt
the suggestions 81 Governor Wells, as
embodied in his veto Of the fire aud
police bill, and the measure was passed.
as were also the following bills; Pre-
acribing the powers and duties Of the
state equalization board: the state art
institute bill; providing for a winter
course OF studies at the Agricultural
college; providing for the estab lish-
fncnt Of a branch experiment station
h southern Utah; creating the Office OF
district attorney, with salary OF ST.
500; defining grand larceny; the phar.
macists' bill, raising the fee for cx-
animation. One bill was introduced.
viz. an act to fix the salaries Of the
district judges Of the state Of Utah.
The house passed the following bills.
Mrs. Horns art bill; creating the Office
OF district attorney; increasing the
salary Of the state coal mine inspector:
prescribing the method OF assessing.
collecting and apportioning taxes ON
live stock; providing for an expert.
mental station In southern Utah.
Both the senate and the house or
dercd the clock TO be stopped.
Salt Lake City, Utah, March H.
The senate yesterday passed the fol.
lowing bills; House joint resolution
No. 3. for an amendment 10 the con-
stitution, providing for a uniform
school tax; House bill No. O. defining
grand larceny; senate bill No. 1876,
prescribing for the assessment OF live
stock; Senate bill No. 81, granting
preference rights TO settlers on public
land; A resolution was passed that the
governor shall have prepared medals,
IN Ia ma L. ssN al 80.
cost 81 each. TO bc presented TO the
Utah volunteers. House bill No. AZ,
changing the power OF parole from the
board of pardons TO the board Of cor
rcctions, was passed without dissent
ing vote. The Mansfield Immigrant.
reservoir fund measure was killed. The
house passed bills as follows; Rclat-
ing TO preference rights OF state lands;
Making IL n misdeamour to refuse TO
pay fees for use OF any toll road or
ferry; authorizing railroads TO sell
unclaimed freights, prescribing the
duties OF the state board of equnliz-
alton; House bill No. 1913, making II u
misdcamour for any man TO be drunk
Ia any street, public building or Ia his
own house, No. i65, TO prohibit pri-
vate corporation from taking duplicate
or similar name or misleading names.
Salt Lake City, Utah. March i2.-
The senate worked all day long yes
tcrday, ,and did not close their labors
until midnight The following bills
were passed: Senate bill No 90. by
Rideout, creating the Office OF district
attorney; house bill No. las passed
after amending II 40 that hereafter In
| all counties the county recorder shall
/ prepare assessors plats instead Of the
county surveyor; house bill No. pa, TO
/ fix the salaries Of district judges In
districts having population OF $4,000
or more, ut 80. 600 and In districts OF less
/ population. at $4,000; house hill No.
/ 100. providing that indictments for lar
ceny shall contain only one count:
Evans bill, providing that railroads
shall fence their tracks; house bill No.
$50, relative 10 property exempt from
taxation; senate bill No. ~, providing
for extensions OF notices OF trials. A
/ good start was made on the appropria-
| ton bill. The amount allowed for
| clerical assistants to the secretary OF
state for the years 1890 and 1900 was
cut down from 5000 TO $1,000. The
state auditors appropriation for cler-
ical assistance was increased from
81, 900 to $500. and his allowance for
contingent expenses was increased from
81 900 TO 81 500. The attorney generals
salary was cut from $500 to 81. 900.
and he WIS allowed an additional $500
for assistance In his office The salary
OF the attorney generals stenogrupher
was Increased from 800 To 1000.
The appropriation for enforcing the
fish aud game laws was made 5000 In
stead OF $500, and the deputy warden's
Ia. L., "A
/ The state engineers salary was in
creased from 81, 900 10 81 600, but his
allowance for contingent expenses was
cut down from o.. 600 to 5000. The SUI
preme court was allowed sl4O. ~, that
being the deficit In the contingent ex-
account for 1897 and 1875. The salary
OF the supreme court reporter was in
creased from VI, 200 TO 81 900. The sum
allowed for the maintenance OF the
state library and the purchase of books
was cut down from $4,000 To 81, 900
The appropriation for the general
maintenance OF the state. university was
cut down from 5000 To $50, 900. The
fund for apparatus and books was in
creased from $4,000 TO $40. 500. The
fund for the maintenance OF the agri-
cultural college was increased from
see, 900 TO SEA, 900, and an additional
81, 900 was allowed to the extra teachers
for the winter course. The fund for
buildings and repairs up 10 the close
Of the academic year ioOO-ls0i, was
fixed at SIS.
The house also did a big days work
The following bills passed; House bill
No. Use, providing that contracts for
printing, binding and stationery con-
tracts for tine state or any city or coun-
~ government shall be executed with
In each of such respective districts;
Shepards bill for general law on ne
gotiable instruments uniform with the
law In other states ON the subjects;
Stewards bill No, ITO, relating to
convict-made goods; the senate bill in-
creasing the examination fee Of phar-
macists; senate joint resolution No. 10,
authorizing the state treasurer and
the state auditor 20 transfer the sum
of sees paid by SEWER county into the
general fund instead OF into the school
land lease fund, said sum to be availa-
BILE for refunding; shepard's house bill,
No. $50, relating TO exemption Of
wages from execution.
salt Lake City, Utah, March 10. The
senate worked hard yesterday, and
passed the appropriation bill. The
total OF the appropriations will reach
si,500,O0O. For the National Guard,