Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
NH for the Increase Of Normal school
Scholarships In the University.

Iiiii for the Increase Of Normal school
Scholarships In the University.
Everything was activity accumulated
In and about the House today. By ten
o'clock nearly all OF the committees
were at their respective posts Of duty
considering matters Of Importance
which had been assigned to them for
report. Among the committees that
met were those on education. memoir
ials. enrolment and cngroaAmcnt. pri-
vatc corporations. counties, judiciary,
municipal corporations rnd public
health. The last named gave hearing
to the advocates and opponents Of local
option. Many persons were present In
support OF other measures. Among
those seen upon the floor of the House
during the morning hours were Chief
Of Police Pratt. Attorney l.. u. Rogers.
Game Warden sharp and supcrintcnd-
cnt Read. OF the city Railroad.
The House was called 60 order at s;i5
this afternoon by Speaker Roylnncc.
Aftcr the usual preliminary business
was received from the Senate nHklnR
the Fctufn TO that body OF :. II. No.
10 by Eideout. better known na the
university removal bill" The COM
municutlon was iied g. come up In reg.
uiar order \ iIttlc later Cummings In
uojpccd q iiourk measure. II. u. No.
~. on tho same proposition covering
the amendments mnde by both branches
OF the Legislature. Passed.
ELECTION OF U. :. SENATOR'S.
sctwart then introduced n. u. No.
III. IAN act 90 enable votcra TO indi-
cate preference for United States
senator" The hi In OF unusual Interest
at this time. Section OF the bill pro-
yldsn.
That az every general election Inn
medintsiy preceding the time appoint,
ed by law for the election OF United
States senator. by the Legislature OF
the State Of Utah. any qualified person.
who PROPOSES to be n candidate. or who
IN proposed BY others 10 be n cnndi-
date for the office Of United States
senator before tho Legislature. may at
filc, or cause to be nled. OF any quail
noi olector may nle or CAUSE To be
filed. with tho secretary ~ STATE n
certificate OF nomination signed by ut
least nyc hundred auMicnd electors
of the State Of Utah. Bald certificate
Hhnil contain the name OF the proposed
candidate FOR United States Senator.
his axe. residence and poatofilcc adj
dress. and the time. aud the name.
In not more than I'VE words Of the
political party 10 which he belongs, and
" said proposed candidate shall be
nomination IN an independent. then the
the certificate OF nomination need not
be appended TO one paper. The ccrtin-
cate may designate or appoint upon the
face thereof one or more persons. who,
Tor the purpose set forth In sections
S1i ana Sat Of the Revised Statutes OF
Utah, shall represent the rigncrn OF
said certificate Each voter signing n
certificate shall add to his signature
his place OF residence and shall. before
an officer duly authorized 10 take ac-
acknowledgements. acknowledge his sig
nature and take an oath that he II n
voter within and for the state OF Utah
and truly stated his residence.
II In provided IN the second section OF
the measure that; II shall be the duty
OF the secretary Of state upon the Ming
OF u certificate or certificates OF nom
ination NJ provided In tho preceding
section, at least thirty days before a
general election next preceding the
the Legislature. To certify the same 10
each county clerk within the State. at
least fifteen days before said election;
and II shall DO the duty OF each county
clerk within the State 10 print the
name or names OF any and al persons
nj the bottom OF the column OF the po-
liticai party to which II II certified
that the candidate or candidates be-
long as designated In the certi-
fioatea filcd. That the words 'candl-
dates for United States senator" shall
he placed In an appropriate manner
over the names OF said candidates and
opposite each OF said names there shall
be an open space appropriately ar
ranged. In which the voter may place a
cross. and thereby designate the per-
son whom he desires elected TO the Of
Zee to the United States Senate. That
there shall also be speac. left be-
meath the names OF said candidates In
each colum. IN which the voter may
write the name Of any person not nomi-
mated. II he shall desiro. as candidate
for u. =. Fenn'or.
II Is provided further that said vote
for United States Senator shall bc'can-
yassed ana certified at the Same time,
and In the Same manner. and by tho
same person who canvaaed the election
returns ~ state officers. II shall be the
duty OF the secretary OF State 20 certi-
~ the result OF said vote for United
States senator. canyaaaod M aforesaid
90 the Senate and House OF tepreaentn-
tives. whose duty II IL TO elect q United
States Senator. Immediately after said
Legislature II organized aud ready for
business, for the Information thereof.
ANTI-FIRE ARMS BILL.
Miller introduced III. II. No. liz. max
Ing II unlawful to carry firearms In any
town. city or village In the State. Com
mittee ON Judiciary.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The committee on enrolment and en-
grossment reported that Il had enrolled
and engrosssd II. II. No. %. by Parry.
AN act providing for use OF money
heretofore appropriated for Branch
normal school, etc The bill was
signed and forwarded to the Senate for
the signature Of The officers OF that
body
The committee on memorials reported
fayorably on II. ]. NJ. No. Q. by Robin
son, mcmoralizlng Congress- TO cedc 10
Utah that strip OF land known as the
Arizonn strip
The committee on education reported
adversely on IL, u. No. %, by Mansfield.
"An act consolidating the management
and control OF the educational institu-
tons OF the state and placing the same
under ,he supervision OF one board OF
education"