The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-25
WORK IN TIE U
Three Bills Passed, Two Killed and
Others Considered.

NLLEIS AG1SlOSASu.
The house Of representatives became
Industrious yesterday afternoon by de-
voting a full two hours to the passage
and rejection Of bills, and to the adop-
ton of reports CT committees recon-
mending the passage of proposed laws.
For a wonder no new bills were intro
duced.
With the taking up of house bill No.
2 on third reading, all the rules of pro-
cedure for passage of bills were dis
cussed, and rulings made pom each
point raised.
The bill that was under consideration
proposes, as Representative Shepard,
the author Of it, explained, an amend
menl TO section 3,l9S OF the revised
statute by specifying in the manner OF
docketing judgments, that judgment
liens shall subsist for eight years in
stead of five, IS the law now reads,
whereas, the statute of limitations
makes q judgment run for eight years.
In ether words, the intention is to make
uniformity IN the law relating 10 judg-
Tnents.
On motion OF n. !. Harris the section
making the act effective upon approval
was stricken out. Inasmuch as it is not
an emergency measure, and will be
come effective at the end of sixty days
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Harris mCtiCG was c-Oncurred in.
The phrase a bill for was also
stricken cut on Rcbinson's motion, al
though it was explained by Hansen that
the enrolment committee always
watched for the elimination Of the
phrase on the prOofrsadinS CT an en-
crossed measure before sending it to
the governor.
The bill was finally passed by a vote
Of 81 ayes to 3 noes, the latter being
Forman, Jackson and Smith.
OF INTEREST TO LAWYERS.
House bill No. 3, relating to jurisdic-
ton of justices CT the peace, section $50
of the revised statutes, next came up
for final action The author Of the bill.
MIR. Shepard, explained TIA the code
commission had unintentionally left
out of the revised statutes the words
for damage TO personal property" The
effect of his omission has been that
persons who have had live stock killed
on the railroads were compelled TO
bring suit for recovery OF loss in the
district courts, the petty courts having
no Jurisdiction
Section 4, giving jurisdiction to JUS
tees to try cases involving partial pay
ments of goods bought on the INSTALL
ment plan, was Objectionable to jack
son, who contendei that the tendency
OF legislation IS II favor of collection
lawyers and against unfortunate debt
ors. Re cited the instance Of a sew
ing machine bought on the instalfment
plan. and ccntended that title passed
only on final payment. To
suits for collection Of balances due.
even after replevin, would harGss I'M
fortunate debtors.
Shepard stated that the law had not
been changed in twenty-five years on
his particular subject, and besides tne
striking out OF section 4 would not al
ford the relief Jackson desired. On
this explanation Jackson withdrew his
motion TO strike out the section.
johnson wanted a comma placed
where a period appeared, but both
Shepard and Stewart convinced him
that the period was all right.
The bill carries the old limitation Of
$500, and is 10 De effective upon appro-
val. II was passed by 81 affirmative
votes, Jackson's being the only mega
tive.
House bnl No. 4, to amend section
1892 OF the revised statutes, so as to
enable a judgment creditor TO take out
an execution at any time within the
eight years life Of a judgment. in
stead of five, as the section now reads.
was taken UP and passed without de-
bate, after. striking out the emergency
clause. The vote stood sc ayes and 4
noes, the latter being announced by
Forman, Jackson, Smith and Wheeler.
The absent ones were Cook, Lapish.
Mansfield, O'Neil and Redd, who had
been excused early in the session.
FAVoRABLY REPORTED.
The following bills were recommend