The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-01

MANY MEASURES PASSED
FISH HATCHERY AND TERRIBLE
EXAMPLE BILLS PASSED.
Bill Introduced to Make County
School Graduates Teachers With
out OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Law
For Protection of Railroad En-
ployees-Fire and Police Bill.

The senate passed yesterday the bill
providing for the establishment of {
fish hatchery at a place to be selected
by the governor and the fish and game
commissioner, and the bill to have the
effects of alcoholic drinks and narcot-
les on the human system taught in The
pubic schools
Senator Evans introduced a bill Civ
ing outside schools which require
grade of scholarship equal to that OF
the university the privilege OF norma
schools in that their graduates will moi
have to pass an examination for poSl-
tons as teachers.
The Fire and Police" bill, giving
cities of 1000 population and over the
right to create and maintain a fire and
police department, was also passed.
The bill permitting counties to bor-
row, fund or refund floating Indebted
ness incurred before January, 1897, was
also passed.
The senate transacted no business
before the meeting of the joint assem-
| bly,, but Immediately afterwards set
tied down to work at yesterdays phe-
nomenal gait.
BY unanimous consent several
amendments to house bill No. 81, the
mining bill, which is in the hands of
| the governOrS were made for the sake
of clearness.
Senate bill No. SO, by Nebeker, pro-
viding for the admission of abstracts of
| title as evidence, when made by a Ii
censed abstractor, was passed by a vote
of Y to =, Senators Evans and Thomas
voting no.
Notification was received from the
house of the passage OF house bills Nos.
50 and 6S, which were referred to the
| committees on appropriations and ju-
dietary Notification was also receiv-
ed of the passage by the house of SEN
ate bill No. l, by Mrs. Cannon, provid
ing for the erection of a hospital at the
deaf and dumb institute, and the bill
was referred to the enrolling commit
tee.
NEW BILLS.
The following new bills were intro
duced:
Senate bill No. II, by Evans, amend
ing section 1867, relating to the duties
Of the state board of education, and
providing for the reorganization of nor
NAL schools.
The bill is far-reaching in its effects,
and will revolutionize the standing of
graduates of other schools than the
state university. Under the terms of
the bill, the state board of education is
empowered to grant. after due ex-
animation, to any school issuing diDlo-
mas on a course of study as broad and
satisfactory as that of the state uni
versity, a certificate making it a duly
approved normal school, and putting its
graduates on the same footing as those
of the university. This will make it I'M
necessary for the graduates of such
outside schools to stand an examination
for positions as teachers. The bill was
referred to the committee on education,
for .. report tomorrow.
Senate bill No. 49, by Howell, sup
Elemental to the bill previously intro
duced, comforting certain covers on the
state board of control. Referred to COM
mittee on judiciary.
Senate bill No. 70, by Mr.. Bennion,
for the protection of railroad employees.
The bill provides that cars must be
equipped with automatic couplers, con-
tinuous brakes and grab-irons and To-
comotives with driving wheel brakes.
The bill further provides for a stand
ard height for drawbars, and that
frogs must be adjusted, filled or blocked
so that employees feet may not be
caught in them. Referred to commit
tee on railroads.
Senate bill No. 8, by Smoot, to pro-
vide for the expense of assessing taxes
in cities of the first, second and third
classes, and in incorporated towns and
According to the provisions |
of the bill, cities of the first class must |
pay the county one-half of one per cent |
and cities of the second class must pay
l per cent on taxes collected, such pay
ment to be in full for the services of |
the county assessor, auditor and treas !
urer. Cities of the third class and in
towns and villages must pay
the county per cent on taxes collected |
to be full payment for services OF /
auditor Referred to Judiciary |
committee.
The senate then adjourned until 8
o'clock.
On assembling in the afternoon SEN
ate bill No. so was introduced by Mr. .
Nebeller. The bill is to prevent the I
of the names of corpora
tons. Referred to the Judiciary COM
mittee.
Communications from the house were
received announcing the passage of
senate bill No. and the substitute for
house bill No. "a.
FIRE AND POLICE BILL PASSED.
The report of the committee on coun-
ty and municipal corporations was re-
ceived on house bill No. 162, the fire
ana police BILL which allows cities OF
L, COO population and over to create and
maintain a fire and police department.
It's passage was recommended, and the
Jules were suspended for its consider
alton. Senator Kiesel wanted the pro-
visions of the bill 10 go into effect i'm
on the passage, and Senator
Nebeker was at first inclined to agree
With him, but the bill finally passed
without amendment by a vote of Is to O.
our being absent and Senator Alder
)eing, excused
The senate then took up senate bill
70. AZ. by Evans, providing for the con-
truction and equipment of a state FISH
hatchery. There was very little dis
4ssion, except when the location of the
hatchery came up. The committee had
truck out the provision putting it in
Itah county, and Senator Smoot moved
hat the words be reinstated. Senator ,
leDeker wanted the matter left to the
sh and game commission, while Sena-
or Evans supported Mr.. Smoot Sena-
or Kiesel created a ripple by trying to
et Weber county selected, but his ,
amendment was lost, as was the I
mendment to reinstate Utah county.
he bin was passed by unanimous /
ote.
The committee on state affairs re-
orted, recommending the passage of :
enate bill No. S5. Report adopted. :
The committee on county and munich !
al affairs reported. recommending the !
assage of house bills Nos 81 and ITO 5
nd senate bills Nos. 4S and 81, and 7
recommending the rejection of house !
i'll No. So. Report adopted. /
The committee on manufactures and $
reported favorahly on SEN 6