The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-13

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Tomorrow viii mark the thirty-sixtf
oay of the legislature, leaving twenty
four days to complete the two months
session. In the three-fifths of the ses-
sion that have gone into history little
very little, has been accomplished. The
senator is to be elected yet, and any
number OF matters, many of import
ance. have still to receive attention.
To date 122 bills for laws, exclusive
of about a dozen resolutions, proposing
constitutional amendments and mem
orials to congress, have been intro
duced in the legislature. Only two
bills and two memorials have passed
both houses, and received executive
approval, and in all only fourteen bills
have been rejected, two OF the num-
Der being senate measures killed by
the branch in which they originated.
Fourteen house bills are in the senate
and only four senate measures await
ing consideration in the house. There
are therefore. fully hundred bills,
resolutions for constitutional amend
ments and memorials to congress, the
bills numbering about 80 per cent of the
whole, awaiting passage by one house
or the other or both houses, or con-
Sideration by committees. Very many
important subjects for legislation are
yet to be presented.
The record for the fifth week of the
legislative session shows that no more
was accomplished than in any one of
The preceding weeks. Less than the
average number of ballots for senator
were taken last week, tWenty-one be-
ing the number, and of course, without
result
The only measure that passed both
houses last week was the memorial to
congress favoring the creation of a new
Judicial circuit for this region.
Even with the senatorial contest
relegated to the past at this late stage,
the legislators viii have to move with
an almighty swift pace TO close up the
business in hand and to come with any
degree Of satisfaction to themselves
and the public.
The following is a summary of the
work done by each branch Of the iegis-
lature last week:
THE SENATE'S RECORD.
Ten bills We're introduced in the
senate during the week, two bills and
a. joint memorial We're passed and one
bill was killed, making a quite respect
able record of business. at least in COM
parison with the previous four weeks.
These bills were introduced:
Senate bill No. %, by ". G. Nebeker,
providing for the assessment and tax
alton of real estate and defining debts
and credits as applied to real estate
mortgages and deeds of trust.
Senate bill No. &c by Rideout,
authorizing cities of 1900 or more in
habitants to create q police and a fire
department.
Senate bill No. %, by Chambers,
amending section 4423, revised statutes,
in regard to injuries to railroads and
punishment Of those guilty of COM
hitting such injuries.
Senate bill No IS, by Evans, amend
ing section 972, revised statutes, re-
lating to fees of county officers. This
measure provides for the payment of
$3.50 to the county clerk for fling any
answer or counter claim demanding
relief.
Senate bin No. %, by Rideout,
section 1886, revised statutes,
so as to make the eight-hour law apply
to all state, county and municipal Of
fcers and servants.
Senate bill No. 80, by KieseI. provid-
ing for the payment of a bounty of 50
cents per ton on all sugar beets raised
by Utah farmers during the years 1899
to 1902 inclusive
Senate bill No. 81. by Smoot pro-
viding for the expenditure of all poll
Senate bill No. 80, by Smoot, provid-
Ing for the release Of inchoate or
statutory rights of insane wives in the |
real estate Of their husbands.
Senate bill No. SO, by w. s. NeDeker, |
for the admission of alb !
5tracts of title made and certified to /
by licensed abstractors as evidence in |
all courts III Utah.
Senate bill No. "a, by Howell, amend |
ng section 10. revised statutes, SO as /
10 compel poundkeepers to publish no. |
ices of estrays in some newspaper Of |
general circulation.
The following bills were passed:
Senate bill No g. by W c. Nebeker, |
permitting banks to keep United States
ponds as part OF their reserve funds
Senate bin No. Il. by Howell, author
zing the state board of loan commits
,ioners to make temporary loans for
he state. and appropriating money to
Jay interest thereon.
House joint memorial No. 4. by Muir
lock, asking congress to create a tenth
judicial circuit, was also passed.
Senate bill No. s, by Mr.. Evans pro-
libiting persons under the age of IS
ears from smoking. was the only bill
,illed during the week But sixteen |
-otes were cast, and as the bill failed
o receive the requisite majority Of
-otes, it did not pass.
WEEKS SUMMARY FOR HOUSE.
The fifth week in the house of rem
esentatives was devoted to the pas
age of five bills and one memorial to
Ongress, receiving reports recommend
ng the passage Of seven house bills,
ne senate bill and one resolution for a
Constitutional amendment, the reiec-
ion Of three bills and two resolutions.
nd the introduction Of seventeen new
ills and other legislative propositions
Five bills and a memorial were passed
Z the house during the week, as fol-
House bill No. 90. by Shepard, pre-
cribing the manner in which void
Judgments may be attacked. and the
Of same enjoined.
No. 81 by Shepard, relating to the
hammer Of taking deDositions Of wit
esSes.
No. 10, Smith, relating to the des-
ynation of proposed constitutional
mendments unofficial ballots.
No 46 by Hansen, granting a right !
{ way across the state prison grounds I
, the Utah Central railroad.
No. S. by Parry, to reimburse citi- 7
Ems Of Iron count to the extent of I
bout $4,000 for maintenance Of the I
1uthern branch normal school pending |
lie states accordance of title to the {
roperty. and for the cost of installing |
re heating and ventilating plant in i
,e school building.
House joint memorial No. 4. by Muir {
lck, favoring the passage of Senator {
7olcctts bill providing for the creation |
another judicial circuit for the
ountain states.
The following house bills were recon-
ended for passage: 2
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