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

OF appointing an Official SIenORraDler at
a salary of 81 500 per year Lawrence, who
is favoring the BILL succeeded in Shaving
off immediate action and IN having the
report made special order for Tuesday
at 2:50.
The Joint committee on fish and game
held its usual session yesterday. The
hearings are about concluded, and the
committee has commenced the considsra-
mer yesterday made motion that the
bill be unfavorably reported. but this was
fish and lame commits loner salary rom
81 CO., as proposed in the DIIi, 70 81, 10
was agreed upon. 1t was also decided 70
amend the bill so as to make deputy
Wardens removable only for cause, IN
stead of at the pleasure of the commits
siOner-
The senate committee on education list
eDed to arguments yesterday afternoon
Stewart of the state university in favor
of establishing a department OF domestic
science at that Institution. The commit
tee arrived at no conclusion IN the mat
ter, preferring to wait until PRESIDENT
Kerr CT the agricultural coilege, VINO De
Sires 10 be heard on the otner sue, can
be present 1t IS argued that the estab-
lshment of a domestic science course al
the university Will conflict with the aSfl-
cultural college department, but IL IS
stated by those who Iavor the movement
that it is intended almost entirely Tor the
beS7efit of norrnaI Students The commit
tee decided TO report IaVor2b4y on Repre-
sentative Anderson bill TO give the state
superintendent OF public instruction
deputy at 800 per year, on Mohr's bllA CIV
ing counties having a Schooi population
and on Wells bill to establish a state
school OF mines
The senate's committee on federal reia-
tons ana memorials is split on the prop
osition TO memorialiZe congress for tegls-
lation looking toward equal suffrage IN
All the states of the Union. A majority
report Will be returned in favor OF the
memorial, and Senator Alder VIII head
n
The judiciary committee of the senate
win take up President Evans polygaIny
bill on Monday morning, and a report
may be turned IN the same day. II Is sald
that a ma sorIty of the committee VIII sign
favorable report after some amend
ments which President Evans will ot1er
on Monday have been incorporated in the
bill The amendments provide that the
person with whom adultery is committee
legal wife of the accused In cases of I'M
lawful cohabitation the alleged plural wife
is also empowered to make complaint II
is further provided that prosecutions I'M
marriage may go on without reference to
President Evans proposed law
The necessity for tho emergency clause
in the bill passed by the senate yesterday
reducing the salaries of district attorneys,
seems more humorous than apparent The
salaries cannot be reduced for four years,
and vet the last section of the bill pro-
vides that it shall take effect upon ap-
proval.
Superintendent Metcalee of the state
school for the deaf, dumb and blind, came
to SaIt Lake yesterday lor tne purpose OF
trying to square himself for the miX-up
in the junket programme WHEREBY the
senator's were given no opportunity 10
speak Mr.. Metcalfe said thai Speaker
Cilasmann withdrew at the last moment,
and, considering the void a great one
named two representatives TO take ms
place on the set programme. II was
thought by the authorities Of the institu-
ton that there would be speech ma king
at the dinner table, but Governor Wells
vetoed this, and as consequence the
| senators didn't get a chance to nre on
their prepared speeches
The house decided yesterday to hold
forenoon session until adjournment The
| first of these forenoon sessions viii be
| green's irriga ton bill is the special order.
1 There is a large amount of legislation TO
| be disposed of, and evening sessions may
| follow later It is probably that a steer;
/ wIII DE appointed as the tune Tor ADJOURN
ment draws nigh.
The house. under suspension of the
| rules, yesterday passed a joint resolution
| extending the thanks of the legislature
to the citizens committee that handled
/ the Scofeld relief fund, the men who tooh
/ part in the work of rescue, the Rio
! Grande Western Railway company for its
/ aid In transportation of supplies and othel
/ things. and to the Pleasant Valley Goa
| company for its prompt action for the re
lief of the men and their families.
! The house yesterday, under suspension
/ of the rules, passed favoraDly on the bill
| volunteer medals, the expense being in
! CURED by the governor at the time of the
| return of the Utah battery.
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