Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-26

conditions, vital Statistics irnrsirr1tion
and ali subjects pertaining to thvpros.
perity and productive induatr<a and
resources Of the state. or ov>nny sub
Jet Oh which special incarnation may
be desired by the Governor
Zee. ~ Tho bureau ehnli be open Tor
business each business day OF the year.
and It's coiniiis records rhaii We sitb-
Jet &c examination 10y gov' rnnient ON.
clais. the I'va and the p,rilc. but II
shall not inpart to any person or per-
F'si-s. iuiorfnIt.o acquired in ne ~.
lection OF aria stntia'ics vtirh shall
disclose or tend to disclose the indlvid-
uai affairs Of amy person. firm or cor
puration.
Sec. Tho chief statisticlan shall
have power to address general or spec
ial Inquiries with printed INSTRUCTIONS
and blanks for answers. to any state.
county. municipal. town or precinct
school officer. and II shall be the duty
Of any such officer tn answer FUZZY aud
promptly such general nnd special
questions M may be addressed 10 him
by said chief atntistician ON all matters
OF Information which can be gathered
from records IN his Official keeping.
The chief stntlatician shall have pow
or TO administer oathr and TO examine
witnesses under oath. ON quca-
iions relating 90 immigration. produce
ti0n. manufacturing. mining, trans
portntion. labor, wages and savings
and respecting such other matters as
may relate TO the duties OF the bureau
The bill was referred 10 the commit
tee on statistics.
MISCELLANEOUS.
clyde introduced II. u. No. ~ Great.
Ing the office Of district attorney and
making amendments 60 the code or
1895 IN relation thereto. Committee on
Mnnsfeid introduced ~. G. II. No. 9.
relating 10 reports Of State auditor.
The committee ON public hpnlth
recommended the rejection OF the anti
cigarette bill,
Tho committee on counties reported
back the bill relating 10 the petitions
~ certain claimants OF the Eureka
townHite. Committee on judiciary.
A communication was received from
the senate announcing that n had
passed n. q. n. No. .. relating 60 pro-
vldlng extra copies OF the report OF tho
state board OF horticulture.
DEBATE ON SALARY BILL
II. II. No. s, by Richards. AN set 20
amend section 20jj 81 the Revised Stat
uteH Of Utah. 81 1895. and iiSins the
compensation Of officers nnd "mpipyrs
OF the Legislature ~ the State Of Utah.
was taken up ON third reading.
Mansfield moved to strike cut ne Vn-
acting clause. This was opposed by
rcnnion and Murdoch. who argued that
the bill was In the Interest NJ economy.
and that partiAnnahlp should "rut no
figure" In the natter. sorcnfon took
a similar view.
Inplsh said he was against atriking
out the cnaoting clause but was favor
able 10 striking out the emergency
clause.
Richards. tho author Of the bin. urged
IL passage while jackson spoke against
Il on the ground that II was nom
Democratic"
Mansfield said II was not a party
matter at all; the Republican I.eglrla-
turc ~ four years ago and the Demo-
cratic ~ two wears ago thrcrhrd the
matter over and determined that - u
DAY for employees. the amount received
by members. was all right
Tho motion TO strike out tho enact
Ing clause failed on tie vote ar fol-
Ayea-nc,tN. nywatcr. clyde. Cook.
FAIR. Fisher. fortnan. Greenwood.
Ivern, Johnron. l.nrren. Mansfield Me
ounrric. O'Ncli. Robertson. Smith.
stewart, wheeler, Mr.. Rpcakcr--20.
Sayr-nennlon. Bramwell, calllster.
Christinnrcn. Crosby. Cummings Full
mcr. Hansen. Harris, g. IHnrrir. y. y.
Holmgrcn. i.apish. Law. Mlllct. MUIR
dock. i,cdd. richards. sorenscn, Tay-
lor weich-2O.
Absent Lloyd. Parry. Shepard. ivcrs
and Roblnson-s.
on motion the emergency clause was
stricken out ana a parliamentary tam
sic onHucd which finally resulted In tho
tabling OF the bill.