The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-14
tables So Nearly Cleared That To-
day Will See the End.
APPROPRIATION BILL YET
TANGLES IN DISTRICT ATToR-
NEYSHIPS UNRAVELED.
Big Batch of Bills Resurrected, Pass
ed and Sent to the Governor-An-
other Measure Favorable TO Rail-
roads Slides Through-Quietus On
Anh-Tobacco and Local Option.

The rapid manner in which communi-
cations from the senate to the house
came yesterday was distinct repudia-
ton of the claim that the upper house
had disposed of nearly all of its bust
ness, particularly house measures.
Another conspicuous fact was revealed
when the lights were turned on in the
house last evening-the representatives
were nearer the final than the SEN
ators. In the afternoon the general ap-
preparation bill came from the senate.
It was prepared by the joint committee
of the two houses, and in order to
speedily prepare the bill for passage in
the house it was referred to a special
committee on conference. About all
that will remain to be done today will
be the formal passage of the appro-
priation bill and to receive messages of
approval or objection from the gov
ernor of house measures.
Aside from the passage of very
many revived bills ana their trans
initial 10 the governor, the features of
yesterdays proceedings were the
entanglements over the district at
torney BILL first in the senate and then
with the governor, and the effort 10
pass bill TO increase the salaries of
the judicial and executive officers of
the state.
AS TO SALARIES.
The house Of representatives yester-
day morning commenced its session
with the consideration of measures rec
Commended for rejection on Saturday
and resurrected cor passage. The most
important measure of this sort was the
substitute for house bills Nos. 163 and
112, by Cajiiste1 and Jackson, respect
lively, but the substitute bill was killed,
after passing through an animated dis
cussion. On the passage of the bill,
only fourteen votes were recorded for it
to seventeen against, but Representa-
tive Parry gave notice of intention to
move for reconsideration.
Just as soon as Representative Mans
field announced that the judges Of the
supreme court were opposed to the
paitry increase of annual salary from
$1,000 to $500, Callister moved ~ make
the figures $4,000, and Johnson offered
an amendment for $1,000.
Shepard was opposed to any increase
whatever in the present salaries now
paid to the supreme judges. In support
of his contention Shepard said: Why,
Judge Zane, one of the best judges ever
on the bench, was anxious to be re-
elected on a $4,000 salary. We can get
just as good service at $4,000 as for
$4,000 or $1,000 There are very few
lawyers in the state clearing $1,000 a
year, and there is no demand whatever
for an increase. To bring in this bill
now, after cutting the salary of dis
trict attorneys down to 81, 800, is incon-
sistent."
Before concluding, Shepard moved TO
strike out the enacting clause, but the
motion failed to carry.
In Jackson's opinion, there is not an
attorney or a client who does not de-
sire a better class of lawyers for judges
of both the district and the supreme
courts. He disclaimed casting any re-
Election on the members OF the bench
in saying so.
McQuarrie said economy was talked
on the stump. and to plead for gener-
osity in the legislature appeared incon-
sistent to him.
The salary bill was not a Democratic
measure in Fishers opinion and the
poor taxpayers would be overburdened
if any more sums were added to the
appropriation bill.
johnson explained that the increased
salaries would not apply until after
Jan. l. 1901.
Robertson expressed establishment
that the bill had Wy advocates, since
he heard of no call for larger salaries
for the judges.
Bywater favored some adjustments,
but he would oppose any radical in
creaSeS.
Both motions to raise the salary of
the supreme judges We're lost, and the
next motion, to strike out the entire
section relating to their compensation,
was carried.
The other sections in the bill propos-
ing increases in the salaries of the
other. state officers were not touched.
nor scarcely referred to, since it was
apparent that the bill would be defeat
ed
The vote on the passage of the bill
resulted in y ayes and Il noes.
RESURRECTED AND PASSED.
The senate, while in relenting mood,
requested the return for reconsideration
of the following house bills, which had
been so ruthlessly slaughtered in the
senate Saturday:
No. 102, by Bennicr, relating to hor-
ticulture.
No los. by Johnson, relating to publ
cation of legal notices in newspapers.
No. los. by Robinson, relating TO use
of duplicate names by corporations.
No. 10, by Mrs. Horne, relating to
free normal scholarships.
No. IS, by Forman. relating to quail
fcations of electors on town incorpora-
ton propositions.
House joint memorial No. 5, by O'Neil,
to restore q portion of ---e forest reser-
walton IL Uintah county to the public
domain.
House bill No 50, by Shepard, relat-
ing to procedure for new trials.
Each of the above. with the eXcep-
ton of house bill No. 1873. was passed by
the senate later in the day.
House bill No. 26 by Fullmer, Fne Of
the bills recommended for passage by
the Sitting committee, ~sas called UP,
amended and passed. The purpose of
the bill is to modify the requirements
of law relating to the transmission of
election returns by providing that in
counties of the eighth class and smaller
counties, election returns may be for
warded to the county seat by registered