The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-13
Its Consideration Kept the Senators
Busy Yesterday.
MEASURE PASSED ATLAST
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR
THE SALT PALACE.
National Guard to Get $4,000 For
Encampments, Etc-For Survey of
Public Lands-Exterminati of
Outlaws.-A Number of Items Adj
ded to the List.

HbttC OlHeI DuSlItSS WAS transacted, DuI
after nearly ten hours consideration the
bill finally met the approval of all. the
senators and svas passed. The $4,000 ap-
preparation for the Salt Palace enter
prise met with vigorous opposition on the
part of Senator Wright, but it was agreed
TO after fight of upwards of an hour
and half The bill as passed carries ap-
propriations of about sl,gOe0od, the largest
liens being tor the support of the vafi-
Gus state institutions. The bill will be
taken up by the house this morning. IT
Is expected that the senate will be able
10 complete its work today, as with the
appropriations bill out of the way there
IS little more important business to dis
pose of.
Work was scheduled to be begun at 10
a.n.i but the senators were lazy and a
quorum was not obtained until n:SG.
Senator Smoot started the days grist
by asking unanimous consent to take UP
house bill No 100, the horticultural bill.
Senator Rideout objected, however, and
Senator SmOot reluctantly yielded
1t was some time before the senate got
its second wind and then it settled down
bill.
FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD.
The appropriations committee had al
lowed the national guard $1,000. and this
Senator Thomas opposed claiming that
II was nearly all TO be expended on en-
equipments. He thought it should be cut
down to $4,000. Senator Smoot waXed elo-
quent in support of the committee recon-
mendation, saying that the state had got
ten times the amount of the money eN-
pended in the efficient service of the Utah
soldiers in the war with Spain. I'm not
a soldier" said he, but I'm proud of our
boys for what they have done and don't
think they should be stinted.'
And Senator Kiesel. too, had a word to
say for the Utah soldier boys. He ia
vored the expenditure of ali moneys nece:-
Sary upon encampmentS where the citizen
soldiers might gain the actual experience
Which would be so valuable to them in
case of another war. Senator Alder, as a
member of the committee on military at
fairs. said that he had consulted the adj
jutant general and that he had learned
that the actual cost of the support of
the guard was $4,000. The boys served
without a cent of compensation for the
!. honor of the state and the most necessary
part of their work was the actual eXper-
fence gained in encampments. Senator
Rdeout also supported the committees
appropriation. Senator Thomas, in sup
port of his amendment, pleaded for econ
omy- The amendment was lost and the
N G. U will reVel in funds for its next
two encampments.
SURVEY OF PUBLIC LANDS.
The amount for procuring extensions of
United States surveys over the public
lands was cut down from $1,000 to ST. 500.
There was much debate en- the question
of reducing the $4,000 appropriation for
selecting and appraising state lands to
$3.50, but the amount was allowed
originally reported.
The contingent and travelling expense
account of the state board of equalization
was cut from 5000 TO S3.000.
When the item of 81 coo for the rent of
the hall of representatives and the SEN
ate chambers for the session was reached,
Senator Smoot registered IAN emphatic
protest against The treatment of the leg
islature by the city officers who have had
charge of the halls. He inVeighed bitterly
against the arbitrariness of certain little,
petty servants of the city council, in re-
fusing TO furnish necessary heat, in for
bidding hooks. to be affixed to the
senators desks and in otherwise
treating the legislators with discourtesy
Beaver county was awarded $500 for
half the cost of making maps and plats.
Senator Kiesel caused a little fun by vol
unfairly requesting that Weber county
appropriation for a similar purpose be cut
down from sis5 to S4i5. the original
amount.
AN EXPENSIVE SAFE.
An item of $50 for the storage of an old
safe was strongly objected to by Senator
Wright. 1t appeared that this safe mas
been an elephant on the hands of the
state for over five years. Five years ago
the state paid Sl0J for the storage OF the
safe. and at the last session 500 was APP
propriated.
away?f asked Senator Smoot; or sell II
for old iron. or take 1t out and dump 1t
into the street,
senator Rideout suggested that the safe
be used TO safely keep senatorial booms
until 1901
An item oil SlVO 10 spencer OldNSOI AOT
storage of a number of worthless copies /
of the compiled laws of 1876 was stricken
out.
TO EXTERMINATE OUTLAWS.
When it came to the appropriation for
81 900 for the determination of the out
law band in the eastern part of the state
Senator Smoot moved that the word |
eastern be stricken out. II we let that
word remain" said he, ali those outlaws
Will have TO do will be to change their |
location 10 the western or southern or |
northern part of the state. and then they
could laugh at the governor. the point
of the asttite senator from Utah county |
seemed to be well taken ana the amend
ment was made.
Inst here the senators grew weary of
work and .-sauntered' until pm
al the opening OF the afternoon session, !
Senator kideout called M house bill No. I
IS relating to the service OF summonses /
on corporations. The bill passed by (
senator Smoot renewed his request that |
house bill No. 1O2 relating to fruit tree !
Inspection be taken up. The bill was |
raiiroaded through speedily, the vote be-
ing L TO q.
senate concurrent resolution authorizing /
the president of the senate and the speak 1
er of the house 10 proof-read the Jour- ,
mails of the house and senate. Senator +
Thomas was the only opponent to the ]
resolution. I want 10 go on record 4
against this" said Senator Thomas. pet (
tishly, every resolution nave presented, 1
has been voted down. and am going TO (
onDose this on general principles After I
wasting ten minutes in arguing the mat /
ter Senator Thomas Withdrew his OBJ ,
From the house came the report that |
the following senate measures had been /
rejected: Senate bill No. Is, authorizing /
county clerks to collect fees for filing /
answers demanding affirmative relief; |
substitute for senate bill No. 81, requiring !
poundkeepers to publish notices OF es-
irays in newspapers; senate bill No. 50, /
regulating the salaries of county officers;
senate Joint resolution No. /, relating TO |
The rates Of assessment and taxation; SEN |
ate Joint resolution No. 4, petltloning the /
United States congress TO pass the eight
hour law; senate joint resolution Nc. ), |
rnemorializing congress to revise the |
enabling act so as TO permit the state TO !
choose the most available lands for school !
lands.
$500 FOR MR.. MuSSER.
Then the senate went back to work on |
the appropriation bill. A Milton Mus
ser,s bill for $500 for experimenting in in
PRODUCING fish into the waters of the state |
caused a lively debate, and Mr.. Musser
was allowed the $500.
senator Srnoot took another fall out /
of the city officials when it came to the |
consideration of an item OF S4S to j. G. |
Sanberg for repairing desks of the legisla-
fllre and an item of Sl66-32 for carpet,
chairs. etc, for the hall of representa-
lives. He said that the legislature had 1
rented the rooms furnished, and ii was |
not right TO pay for furnished rooms and |
then to furnish them itself. Senator Ride |
ont and Senator Thomas said that the /
81 0nO Daid 10 the city was for the rooms
and not for the furnishings. Senator |
Shoots motion to strike out these two |
items was lost. Wright. Robinson and |
Sn1oot being the only ones to support 1t.
senator Thomas lodged a protest |
arainst the bill of the Tribune Job Print |
ing company for 81 55207 for printing bills.
Js was informed that the First state leg
I,d led no.