The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-09
GOVERNOR NOMINEES
Held Up BY the Senate Until They
Are ALI In.
FIVE MEASURES PASSED
ONE PROVIDES FOR A STATE
ART SCHOOL.
FIVE MEASURES PASSED
Bill Providing That Title to Public
Lands Cannot Be Obtained By
Any Adverse Possession Goes
Through-More Nominations From
Governor Wells.

The senate yesterday passed three
senate bills and two house bills, and
they were passed in very short time,
considering the few hours, comparative
ly, that body was in session.
Senate bill No.. "a, by Rideout, ex-
tending the time in which summons
may be answered when served outside
of the state, from ten to thirty days,
was the first bill passed, and senate
bill No. 81, by Smoot, providing for the
publication of the annual statement of
county auditors, was the second
Senate bill No. Sc, introduced by Mr..
Peery, by request, which creates a
state art institute, successfully run the
gauntlet of various amendments. The
substitute for senate bill No. 80, pro-
viding for the instruction of voters
when a constitutional amendment is
to be considered, passed with no debate.
as did house bill No. 95, preventing any
person or corporation from acquiring
title to public lands by adverse pos
session, no matter of what term.
The nominations made by Governor
Wells for members of the state board
were held up until all the nominations
are made.
Immediately after the senate con-
vened, notice was received from the
house of the passage by that body Of
the substitute for house bill No. 149
and senate joint resolution No. 81
Senate bill No. "A. by Rideout. amend
ing section $3.50, revised statutes, by ex-
tending the time to answer when sum.
mons are served out of the state from
ten to thirty days, was taken up, put
on its third reading and passed without
debate.
Petitions in favor of the local option
bill were presented by Mr.. Evans from
the w. C. T. U. of Salt Lake City, and
by Mir. Rideout from the Ladies of
Ogden"
The board of examiners reported,
recommending the payment of several
small claims and then senate bill No.
81, by Smoot, was put on it's third read
ing and passed. The bill provides for
the publication of the annual statement
Of county auditors, bur requires only
the publication of the total expenditures
for warrants and the accounts. on
which they are paid, instead of the
name of each person to whom a war
rant is issued.
Senate bill No. 81, by Bennion, was
made the special order for this after
noon, and senate bill No. 79, by Ben
MON, was then taken up. The bill pro-
viders for the safety of railroad en-
ployeas by requiring safety appliances
on all cars and trains, but was laid
over for further consideration after
very little discussion.
Upon motion of Mr.. Bennion the SEN
ate then went into executive session to
consider the appointments of the gov
crnor for members OF the various
boards.
During the executive session there
was considerable debate, which finally
ended in the senate refusing to consider
the nominations until all We're in. A re-
cess was then taken until after the
of the joint assembly and
when that had dissolved. until $3.50
o'clock
1t was pretty close to 5 o'clock when
the senate met in the afternoon. The
house reported the passage of the sub
stitute for house bill No. 3S, and the
committee on education reported, rec
oulmending the passage of senate bill
No. So, which provides for a state art
institute.
The governor then sent in the follow
ing nominations:
To be members of the state board of
agriculture for a term of four years:
J. A. Wright of Weber county, for
the first horticultural district, and to
be secretary of the board
H. E. Carney of Utah county, for the
second horticultural district.
Thomas Judd of Washington county,
for the third horticultural district.
Senate bill No. "a, by Bennion, which +
was the special order of the afternoon,
was then taken up. 1t provides for
sections 2513, 2514, 2536, 2559,
1850, 1862, 1855, 1859, $50, 1854, 25S5, 2610,
2611, 1920 of the revised statutes in re-
lation to taxation. and defining the
powers and duties of the state board
Of equalization.
On motion of Senator Thomas the bill |
went over for further consideration |
without discussion.
Senate bill No IS. providing for the
of a state art institute |
was then taken up and under suspen- !
sion of the rules read the third time |
and passed.
The substitute for senate bill No. SO, |
providing for instructing voters upon I
amendments, was then
passed.
The substitute for house bill No. SIS, |
providing that title to public lands |
cannot be obtained by adverse possess !
sion for any length of time whatsoever,
was passed unanimously under a sus-
pension of the rules.
The senate then adjourned