The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-17
Railroad Fence Bill.

Railroad Fence Bill.
At the beginning of the night session
Senator Barnes secured unanimous
consent for the reintroduction of SEN
ate. bill 120. which requires railroad
companies to fence their tracks. The
bin was once killed in the house be-
cause the senase had tackled on an
amendment making the killing of live
stock Frima facie evidence of negi-
gence on the part of the railroad COM
pany. The amendment was eliminated
last night by the senate and passed
unanimously.
The next order was the report of the
fish and game cO1ferees. The house
amendments were concurred in except
the inhibition of the sale of mountain
trout. The report was adopted and the
bill passed once more.
Senate bill Al, providing for the in
itiative and referendum in legislation,
went through without discussion, even
the Republicans voting for it.
, Senate bill 119, Shoots measure,
which proposes to ienEthen the terms
of sheTiffs hereafter elected to four
years, was next passed, after Larsen
and others had spoken against and
for il.
House bill 125, requiring county re
corders to keep maps showing the loca-
ton and ownership of all lands in their
counties was passed.
a communication from the house at
$3.50 asked for a, conference committee
on the items in the appropriation bill
which HAD not been agreed on. Pres
ident Evans named Tanner, Allison and
BenniOn as the senate conferees.
More Bills Passed.
The consideration of bills was then
resumed. House bills PIC, prohibiting
the docking of horses tails; 245, appro-
priating $500 extra for the contingent
expenses of the Legislature; 100, relat-
ing TO county, precinct, road and other
maps were PASSED
House bill 81 providing for a state
board of dental examiners was killed
by re-reference to the sitting commit
tee.
At 9:OI the passage Of a house reso-
luton authorizing the state board Of
examiners to have printed 1900 extra
copies of the report of the state board
OF horticulture, cleared the table and
the senate saUntered for a few min
utes.
The recess was broken by a communi-
cation from the governor containing
appointments.
Revenue Bill.
Then Senator Love offered the usual
tax bill 1t provides, under the call
end number of senate bill 134, for
a state tax of mills for school pur-
poses and 8 mills for maintenance of
state institutions and other state ex-
/ penses. The bill also gives county
] commissioners power 10 levy not 10
! exceed mills for school purposes It
/ was adopted without debate.
The report of the conference commit
l tee on the appropriation bill followed.
Chairman Tanner reported thateit had
been agreed that the senate should re-
} cede from it's position on the salaries
; Of state officers, that the national guard
appropriation should be $4,000 and that
\ the 500 donation to the Federation OF
/ Woner's clubs for a travelling library
\ be stricken out.
/ Tanner said he objected to the salary
feature of the report and asked for a
roll call on that point. President Evans
called Alder to the chair and made a
/ hot speech against the senate receding
/ from it's position. Allison spoke for the
| salaries, urging that if the supreme
/ court decided the salaries could
not be raised the money would re-
main in the state treasury. When the
roll was called Whitmore and Whit
ney voted with the Republicans and
3 the salaries, as fixed on by the house.
/ We're left in the bill.
The house appropriation was $7,OS3. SO
! for the governor, s5.54ls66 to the secre-
/ tary of state, 50, 770.SS to he auditor,
/ $2.170.S3 to the treasurer, S3,710.SS to the
/ attorney general.
The militia amendment was incor-
porated in the bill and the other fea-
/ lures Of the report were adopted. The
/ bill as a whole was then passed and
/ the senators rested again.
! The presentation of the gavel to
I President Evans came next and then
/ the senators proceeded 10 have some
fun.
Senators Had Fun.
Lawrence offered d bill making it I'M
+ lawful for anyone to import into the
state the bird known as Kohl Kiesel,
unless the bird was Matched in Ger
many and brought in by way of Ogden,
to spread itself or the floor of the SEN
ate. This thrust at Senator KiesePs
championship of the importation of the
kohl miesen was greatly applauded-
/ Barnes introduced a senate ''revolu-
ton" thanking the citizens of the moon
for courtesies shown the legislature on
l. jupket. 1T affords us great pleas
ure.' the resolution went on, Ito report
that as a result Of Utah'S EFFORTS, the
( metric system is ~ successful opera
ton on nine of the planets, seven of
| the asteroids and FIVE of the asIerisks- %
/ a really serious resolution, providing
that the senate employees get $40 each
; for extra services, was passed, and the
5 senate had more fun. On Allison S
motion Chaplain Young was brought
forward and instructed to give his
opinion of the senator's. The witty
CHAPLAIN responded in humorous style.
He polIed the men, he mas been pray
ing for in lightning shape from one end
/ of The semi-circle to the other, and
evoked great laughter and applause.
| Ai4tL NdptalA NGtlSieil, oA DelldiA u
I the third house., was called on for re-
marks, and fully sustained his reputa-
ton as a humolist. The next speaker
was w. w. Taylor. the governors mes
senger. He thanked the senate for
/ courtesies shown him and made a most
i creditable little talk.
( On a question of personal privilege
I Senator SmoOt took occasion to say
a great many nice things about his
/ fellow senators. He bad been a mem
/ Der of six legislatures, but he had
never been in one where there was so
7 feeling.
Senator Allison now introduced this
/ resolution:
| Resolved, That we. the members of
1 ", express to the representatives Of
the daily papers of Salt Lake City our
sincere thanks for and appreciation of