The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-14

than one member of such board shall
! be chosen from any one county, and a
majority of the board shall be chosen
from the counties where such institu-
tons are not located. The ,gompensa-
ton of the board members is yet TO be
fixed. Referred to the committee on
education.
House bill No. 81, by Lloyd, to amend
section PA of the revised statutes so
as to read:
The mayor, by and with the advice
and consent OF the council, may ap-
| point all appointive officers and agents
! that may be provid 4 for by law or or
dinance; and, in ike manner, fill all
vacancies among the same, except as
otherwise provided by law; provided,
that elective officers shall have the sole
right to appoint all their deputies and
assistants, who shall be confirmed by
the city council Referred to the COM
mittee on municipal corporations.
House bin No, 81. by Shepard, for an
act legalizing, adopting and approving
the revised statutes of Utah, 1898, with
full force and effect as the laws and
statutes OF. the state of. Utah. Commit
tee on judiciary.
House bill No. SO, by Johnson, by re-
quest, to amend section 1852 of the re-
vised statutes, by adding the words 'or
constable" with reference to the proof
of service of a summons or complaint
from a Justices court. Committee on
judiciary.
House bill No. "a, by Wheeler, for an
act amending the laws relating to the
manner of locating mining claims and
perfecting record notice thereof. Com
mittee on mines and mining. The
measure is the same as Senator w. G..
Nebeker's bill, No. So, introduced in
the senate yesterday.
- II.
an act declaring that adverse possess
sion cannot be acquired by any person
to real estate held for public purposes.
Committee on municipal corporations.
House bill No. SO, by Robertson, for
an act creating a, commission of irriga-
ton and forestry, fish and game. Com
mittee on forestry and fish and game
The bill conteTnplates that the state
engineer, the state warden of forests,
fish and game and the director of the
experiment station of the agricultural
college shall constitute the state COM
mission of irrigation, forestry, fish and
game. The specific duties of the COM
mission are TO examine any body of
wafer, stream, forest area. or drainage
basin in the state for the purpose of de-
ViSlHg methods for enforcing the irri-
cation, forestry or fish and game laws
or of reconciling the interests thereof.
irrigation, forestry and fish and game
and the enforcement thereof, the bill
among other things, makes the taking
of black bass from Utah lake, Sewer
river or Bear river within a year and
a half from the approval of the act, un-
lawful.
DISPOSITION OF BILLS.
Consideration Of house bill No. "a, in
troduced by Fisher, by request, re
suited in the defeat of the measure.
Tho present law permits private o.
state banks to loan not to exceed Is
per cent of their capital to any one firm.
person or corporation, and the purpose
Of the bill was to include surplus in
the term capital" the measure being
primarily in the interests of Davis
counTy's small banks.
Representatives N. ]. Harris and
Johnson led the opposition to the bill,
claiming that it was unwise and I'M
necessary legislation. The former pro-
posed to strike out the enacting clause,
and despite the earnest protest and lu-
cid argument of Mr. Fisher against
such an unkind act, the motion pre-
vailed on a standing vote of % ayes.
The majority of the committee on
counties recommended passage of house
bill No. 81, by Mansfield, authorizing
the licensing of all classes of business
and professions by boards of county
commissioners. Representatives N j.
Harris, Belts and Wheeler submitted
a minority report. recommending that
the bill be rejected. The reports were
filed, TO be considered later.
The judiciary committee recommend
ed passage Of the following bills, which
We're filed for third reading:
Senate bill No. II, by Wright, to ex-
empt irrigation reservoirs from taxa
ton.
House bills Nos. So 20 and 70, by Nc
Quarrie, making it optional to give
notice OF hearing of petitions in pro-
bate procedure by publication in
newspaper or by posting copies of no
tce in public places.
Senate bill No. 9, by Nebeker,
authorizing banks TO hold government
bonds as part Of reserve funds, was
partially considered, but final action on
it was deferred until 2:SO this after
noon.
The report and findings of the
special committee on the Tribune's and
News contract for printing legislative
supplies, wherein the state is deemed
to have been ''mulcted' to the extent
of s., 600 as a result of a com bination
in bidding, was adopted.
Representative Hansen suggested
that the report and findings be merely
could be done at this time.
Representative Smith objected, say
ing he thought he saw a purpose to
shield the contractors. On his plea
that the best plan would be to adopt,
it was so ordered. the understanding
being that at Il later date some more
definite action toward providing for a
state printer would be taken.
The governor communicated the fact
that the belated report of the adjutant
general, National Guard of Utah,
which report the house requested the
executive to transmit. was now in the
hands of the printing contractor. and
had beer for weeks in progress of
printing.
Representative Robertson presented
a petition from a large number of citi-
Zens of OrangeVille requesting that
congress be memoralized to compen-
safe the participants in the Walker and
Black Hawk Indian wars for privationS
suffered and losses sustained Re-
ferred to the committee on memorials
to congress.
THE SENATE SESSION.