The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-15

utes, SO that cities, counties or towns
shall be required to pay quarterly into
the state treasury one-fourth of the
amounts collected for liquor licenses is
sued. Committee on public health.
House bill No. 100, by Cummings, to
amend the school law in several re-
| spects. The bill aims to correct a num-
the present law. 1t was drafted by the
state board of education, and the main
| features were recently published, such
| as setting apart the apportioned funds
from state taxes for the payment of
| teachers salaries, the leVying of special
| district taxes for maintenance and i'm
provements, and the engaging and as
signment of teachers for the district
schools by a county board of e,duca-
ton and examiners, composed of the
county school superintendent and two
other qualified persons. The bill was
referred to the committee on educa-
ton.
House joint memorial No. 5, by Fisher,
praying congress to reimburse citizens
of this state for services rendered,
money expended and property lost in
the Indian wars in Utah during the
years 1864 to 1870, after the respective
claimants have been given an oppor-
tunity to establish their claims. Re
ferred to committee on memorials.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
A motion was proposed by Represen-
tative Mansfield that hereafter no bill
introduced by request of a constitu-
emit or constituents OF a member shall
be received in or entertained by the
house. In support of his motion, Mr.
Mansfield argued that the house has no
time to devote to any measure for
which a representative has not enough
interest TO act sponsor.
Representative Lloyd opposed the mo-
ton, claiming that any meritorious bill
e1nanating from a members constit
uency, should, for every good reason,
receive consideration.
The motion made by Mr.. Mansfield
was lost.
The committee on counties recon-
mended passage of a substitute for
house bill No. il, by Mansfield, relat-
ing to the manner of changing bounda-
ries of counties. Report adopted.
The committee on federal relations
and memorials to congress recommend
eel passage of a substitute for house
joint memorial No. 5, by O'Neil, praying
for the restoration of a portion of the
forest reservation in Uintah county to
the public domain. Report adopted
The engrossed copy of house joint
memorial No. 4, by Murdoch, praying
congress for the creation of a new jul
dicial circuit for the mountain states.
was signed by the speaker and the
chief clerk, and referred to the senate
for signature.
The memorial adopted by the city
council of Salt Lake on the It'll inst,
praying for the passage of house bill
No. n, Stewards fire and police bill,
believing that therein will be found
the relief so desirable to the people of
this municipality" was referred to the
committee on municipal corporations.
Representative Jackson endeavored
to have house joint memorial No. 1.
which prays congress to not pass the
anti-ticket brokers' law, called from the
committees on railroads and memorials
and placed upon its passage, but objec-
ton was raised, and the memorial will
not be taken up until the committees
report upon it.
An invitation from President J. T.
Kingsbury of the university to pay a
visit of inspection to the institution
was accepted. with thanks, the date ID
which the representatives will make the
visit to be named later.