The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-24
TO INCREASE IDAHO REVENUES
IMPORTANT BILL INTRODUCED
IN THE HOUSE.
Proposition to Pay a Bounty On Beet
Sugar - Appropriation Bill Re
ported As Agreed Upon.
(speeial 70 Nc Heraldl

Boise. Ida, Feb. 23-Attorney General
Hays today gave the legislature an opin-
ion that the bill providing maximum and
minimum salaries for county officers
would be unconstitutional if enacted. as
il delegated TO the county commissioners
the power to fix the salaries.
Among the bills introduced in the legis-
Iature today were two in the house de-
signed to increase the state revenue by
increasing the assessed valuation. The
state board of equalization is permitted
to increase the total assessment of the
state 10 per cent. instead of 2. as al pres
ent, and IT is made q crime for assessors
10 ran 10 assess at fair cash value.
This is an administration measure, but it
Will be put through under suspension with
little opposition.
Another bill provides for a deputy state
auditor, to expert the books of county
oIncerS whose duty IL is TO make reports
or forward money 10 the state. This is
intended TO correct an evil that has lost
the state hundreds of dollars.
A bill was also presented for the quar-
antinins OF diseased sheep.
in the senate a bill was introduced pro-
VldinS bounty of Il cent a pound on all
sugar manufactured in the state
IL Is understood these bills are on the
llst that 1t has been agreed to push
or the session, at any cost.
The appropriations committee reported
the general appropriation bill practically
as agreed upon by the committee TWO
weeks ago. All efforts to secure caucus
action failing. the issues viii be fought on
the floor All items are considerably be-
low the demands made by state officers
and institutions.
LOCAL OPTION TEST.
The nrst test over local option was had
in the house today at the opening OF me
session. The measure had no sooner been
reported printed than JOhnesSe moved It's
InUenuIte pOSIpOneInenI. AIIer a can "
the house, the motion was lost. y 10 p
and the pill was sent 10 the tnird reading.
The detailed vote was as follows.
Ayes-Against local OptiOn-Arbuckle,
Bates. B1XDy. BeaUdette. Eagan. Els
worth, Fisher, Giahe, JOhnesse, Lyme
Munson, Mulkey. Miller. McBee. Mrs.
Noble, NichalsOn, Osborn, Patterson.
Stephens, Stanton, Stark, Mrs. Wright
-22
NaysFor local option-Adams, Mrs.
Campbell. DaSgett, DilatUsh, Ericsson.
French Hall, hyde, Hess. Hanion. Homes,
Kingsley. Madden, Murray, Moody, Nei-
son, OsmOnd, Peterson. Reynolds. Red
wine. Smith. Thatcher, Valentine, Speak
er EVanS-A
The house concurred in the senate
amendments TO the immigration bureau
bill; 10 the oleOmargarine Dill and to the
bill for road district elections TO vote spec
ial taxes.
The house made short work of the high
license gambling bill. which was intended
to repeal the anti-gambling act After
IL had been read the first time the bill
was indefinitely postponed without debate
by vote OF a to u. Senate measures were
passed as follows:
Memorial asking for passage of the VOL
colt bill. for the creation of tenth United
States judicial district.
For the appointment of state reporter
and for the publication of supreme court
reports; making it misdemeanor TO
irTigations requiring teaching in the pub
lie schools of Kindness 10 domestic
animals.
House bills were passed as follows:
Avn 81 IsaWiEfOn
giving authority to pave the streets; pro-
viding for the investment OF excess OF the
1893 state wagOnrOad sinking fund in state
warrants: providing free and UNIFORM
system of text books; regulating the
building and maintenance of bridges
across canals. and ditches crossing Nigh
ways; requiring the county auditor 10
make annual financial statements 10 De
filed with commissioners. and the state
auditor and published; providing Tor the
appointment of a state horticultural IN
spectOr; providing for the noiding or
county teachers Institutes and joint in
stitutes OF adjoining counties; requiring
that afidavits of assessment Work on
mines contain a statement that the STAKES
or monuments marking the boundaries
are in place. and extending from three 10
ten days the time for stalking on claim
after locating; providing rights OF way Tor
mining tunnels, declaring that all ltnuS
acouired by the state by forfeiture. fore
cIOusure or eScheat are ScnOol ttudS.
Another futile effort was made 10 Kill or
the bill requiring railroad cOlnpslllleS 10
paw for stock killed regardless OF the care
iessness Of the owner. but the bill was
filed for third reading
An attempt was also made TO Kill the
Ketchum-Challis toll road bill when II
was reported engrOssed. but it failed, and
the bill was filed for third reading.
EIGHT-HOUR BILL KILLED
The senate yesterday killed the eight
hour bill for the third time. only nve
votes out of the twenty-One could be mus
tered in its defense The discussion lead-
ing TO its slaughter was animated at
times, and especially so Mhen pI, ofs
warned his fusion cOnfereeS tSIiVer RSpup-
Tcans) of the pledges made in the cam
paign by their party
Much discussion occurred over DlllS 70
esta blish a state reform school at AIplon.
end ia remove the normal school from
that Mace to Pocatello. Without taking
action on the matter both bills were mace
a special order for tomorrow, When a lVe-
" time is expected. H. a.
Senator EaSton's bills, amending the
election law 50 as to discourage fusion by
Drobibitiner the appearance of name in
more than one place on the ballOt; Went
tbrona-h the committee Of the whole and
vas recommended for passage Inc
WRIGHT banking bill was also reported on
faIorahlv as also Senator Hays build
inc and loan association bill and Fogg
hill nrovidine for the serving or notice en-
dorsed upon complaint in lieu OF summons
in civil actions. I'm
The governor today signed Two pllIs-
One was the act regulating surety COil-
panies and the other authorizing sucn
cconnnsnies 10 become suretieS on official
bonds.