The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-11
PrOceedin gsIn the Senate Were of
Short Duration.
FIRST BILL INTRODUCED
RECESSED TO HOLD JOINT SES-
SION WITH THE HOUSE.
Mrs. Senator Cannon's Bill Is For an
Act Establishing a Hospital In
Connection With the Deaf and
Dumb School-Correcting Faulty
Journal and Revising Rules.

The second days session of the leg
islature was marked by the reception of
the governors message, reported else
where in this paper. Aside from the
proceedings in the joint session, the
senate transacted but very little bust
ness. The first bill in the senate made
its appearance on introduction from
Mrs. Cannon. Its purpose is to estab-
lish a hospital in connection with the
state school for deaf and dumb at
Ogden.
In the house the two committee clerks
and the messengers were elected and
sworn in. and. as in the senate, move
was started TO formulate new rules of
procedure. Five bills We're introduced
in the house. four of them e1nanating
| from Representative Shepard. Under
the new rule adopted, after lengthy dis
cussion, the bills were read by title
only the first and second time, and re-
! fea-red to the judiciary committee, yet
to be appointed The record, however,
viii show as though these bills, and
others yet to come, had two full read
ings, when, in fact, the only time they
viii be read in full, Will be on third and
final reading, if the bills be reported
favOrably by committee for passage.
According to this rule amendments will
be in order only on third reading. The
constitution requires three readings of
bills, but the conclusion of the house, in
order to econOmize time, was that the
first two readings in full by title and
in full by text on third and final read
ing, would be sufficient for all legal
requirements. However, on request of
any representative, the first or second
reading Of any bill for an act shall be
in full and not by title merely.
The senate began right yesterday by
having itself prayed for Chaplain
Harmon Cummings of Wasatch had
been passed by on the previous session,
but he did not make up for lost time
by doubling the length of his prayer,
as might have been expected, perhaps.
On the contrary. his effort was quite
brief. and well rendered.
Senators Chambers. Evans and Peery
were absent when, at 2:1G p. m, Presi-
dent Nebeker called the senate to or
der. Charles Augustsin, one of the COM
mittee clerks. and Reuben Nebeker,
watchman, the two officers who were
absent at the first days session, wege
sworn in by the president.
The senate journal was read by Mirf-
ute Clerk Tolton, and at its conclusion
the senators enjoyed themselves for a
few minutes by cutting the minutes all
to pieces, inserting a word here and
erasing a word or a paragraph there
until Mr.. ToltOn fairly tore his hair.
After all the rest had had their say
on the minutes, Senator Whitney re-
ceived an inspiration. Il see on the /
first page of the journal" he began. (
that the word 'facie,' in the EXPIRES (
sion, prima facie.' is misspelled. 1t is /
printed f-a-c-i-e,' and it should be ia /
CHA
A smile had suffused the countenan-
ces of some of Mr.. Whitney's col (
leagues, and he was quick to see it.
Perhaps l am wrong. he added, /
quickly, but anyway, it doesn't look
right"
The name of Martin S. Lindsay, en-
crossing and enrolling clerk. which had
been printed ''Lenzi' in the record. was
ordered corrected. After number of
other corrections had been made the
journal was approved.
Senator W. G. Nebeker presented the
report of the committee on rules, rec
ommending the adoption of the rules
Of the last senate. Senator Smoot
moved that the rules be printed and
distributed TO the members before their
adoption be considered. The motion was
THE FIRST SENATE BILL.
Then came the first bill to be intro
duced in the present senate. Senator
Cannon had the distinction of being
it's sponsor. As senate bill No. it was
announced by title to be "A bill for the
erection Of a hospital building for the
Utah state school for the deaf and
dumb. and making an appropriation
therefor" The bill was referred TO the
committee on ways and means.
A communication was received from
the house, announcing that that body
was ready TO meet with the senate in
Joint session to receive the governors
message.
Senator Wright moved that a recess
be taken to meet with the house. and
the senate moved upstairs.
On reconvening the senate received
from the Rocky Noun
ain Bell Telephone company, Offering
he free use of a telephone in the senate
chamber throughout the session, and
likewise free use of all the company's
oil lines to all senators. The offer
vas accepted upon motion of Senator
W. G. Nebeker, and the senate then
adjourned until p. m. today.