The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-01

The steering committee appointed by
the house to ascertain the status of all
house measures, made an appalling dis
eovery when it became known that
over 100 bills and other measures are
pending before the legislature. TIC
state the case more correctly, about
one-third of the number of measures
introduced have been either rejected
already or are likely to be slaughtered
leaving more than the number stated
10 be disposed Of in either or both the
house or the senate. This calculations
was made with due regard for the fact
thai only nine measures, bills, reSolu-
tons and memorials, have received eN-
ecutive approval, but several more are
now on their way to the governor.
As hard as the house of representa-
tive strived at yesterdays morning and
afternoon sessions, only nine bills, in
GLIDING two senate measures were
passed and only five proposed laws
were killed. AS a partial offset, six
new measures were presented, but yes
terday was the last day for introduc-
ton of bills without consent Today
all committee reports must be in. Had
it not been for the jubilation at the
university last evening, at which the
legislators were guests of honor. an
evening session would have been held,
but hereafter three sessions daily will
be the order. in the hope of clearing
the tables OF business by the last day,
March g.
FORENOON BUSINESS.
At yesterday mornings house session,
the substitute for Stewards house bill
No "a was taken up and passed. 1t is
for an act relating to corporate surety
ship on bonds and other obligations,
providing for the acceptance as surety
of corporations qualified to act as such,
: The release of such surety, the safe
depoSiting of assets for which such
surety may be liable, and the charging
of fiduciaries and litisants of the ex-
pense of procuring such surety, was
taken up and passed.
House bill No 90, by Stewart. by
request defining the duties of a. justice
of the peace in connection with a new
method of commencing civil actions,
was passed without opposition.
House bill No. So, by Roylance, came
up on third reading and was passed.
The bill approprisLtes $1,000 to j. w.
Allen in recognition of his valiant SER
vices in joining the sheriffs posse in
the pursuit and capture of the Spring
Vile bank robbers last May, at which
the wound resulting IN the amputation
of his limb, thus depriving him of OPP
porunity to earn his living at the
blacksmiths forge.
Senate bill No. 6, by Evans. pre-
scribing the civil jurisdiction OF jus
tees of the peace, was taken up and
passed by an affirmative vote of thirty,
fifteen Of the members being absent.
The bill as passed is very similar to
Shepard's house bill No. 8, which was
killed in the senate.
Representatives Johnson. Smith and
Miller We're appointed a conference
committee to act with a like commit
tee from the senate on senate bill No.
;. the senate having refused TO con-
cur in the house substitute therefor.
FILED FOR THIRD READING.
The judiciary committee recommend
ed the passage of the following bills,
which were filed for third reading:
House bill No. 100, by Stewart, to
amend section 4734 of the revised stat
utes, by providing that an information
or Indictment for housekeeping may
contain count for larceny.
House bill No. 49, by Stewart, to
provide that any sheriff serving process
from a court outside his county shall
receive his actual expenses therefor.
The same committee recommended
the printing of house bill No. 157, by
e'Neil, repeating the law which pro-
hibits the sale of intoxicating liquors
within ten miles Of an Indian reServa-
ton.
The substitute for Shepard's house
bill No Sc, approprIating half the sal
aries of county assessors. treasurers,
and attorneys, was received from the
senate aud referred to the committee
on appropriations.
Senate bill No. 10, by Mrs. Cannon,
relating to public health, was referred
to the committee on public health.
On recommendation of the judiciary
committee. house bill No. 155, by By
water, to amend section 999 of the re-
vlsed statutes, so that any person,
whether called to serve or serving as
Il iuror in a Justices court. shall be
entitled to mileage and per diem, was
rejected.
House bill No. 165 was introduced by
Robinson and referred TO the commit
tee on private corporations. The pur-
pose Of the bill is to forbid the use by
any corporation hereafter organized, or
doing business in the state, of a cor
porate name so nearly resembling the
name of any other Incorporated COM
pany as to be misleading.
At 1850 the house took a recess till
2 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The substitute for house bills 81 and
%, by Shepard. relating to procedure
in the supreme court and appeals by
INDECENT litigants, came up on third
reading. The purpose of the bill is to
permit poor liugants, upon filing an
affidavit of impecuniosity, to take and |
prosecute an appeal in the supreme
court without payment of court costs,
filing an abstract. or giving an indem-
nifying bond. The bill passed by a
vote of 90 ayes.
On request of Representative Lloyd,
house bill No. "a, by Wheeler, relating
to mining location records, which bill
has been under consideration ~ the
governor since last week, was taken up
and amended in accordance with the
recommendation of the executive, the
attorney general and the secretary of
state. The amendments, which are of
slight Importance and matters Of
phraseolcgy, chiefly, were adopted
without dissent. the senate having done |
likewise. The amended bill was then |
referred TO the enrolling and engrossing |
committee.
House bill No. IS, by Stewart, by re-
quest, relating to service of summonses
upon officers or directors of corpora
tons. was passed by a vote of 90 ayes.
House bill No. 156, by Cummings, by |
request, was passed under suspension
of the rules The hill daoIarac that