Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-22
LIVELY DEBATE ON
ATTORNEYS BILL
House of Representatives the Scene
Of Warm Talk Yesterday
ITlSA"LAWYER'S MEASURE
Consequently some of the Lay Les's-
Ia,ors Took Imbrage at the Prop
osItIon- Compliments EXcha' gcd'

OF the seven bills which came up fof
final reading yesterday four were
passed, two had their fangs drawn ana
will never go into the book OF statutes
as powers for good or evil aud one Of
ter being subjected to a hot debate
WAC folsted on the committee on coun-
ties. This last was Smiths bill to fix
the compensation Of attorneys appoint
ed by the court to defend pauper erin
inals. II Is essentially a lawyers bill,
and as It's virtues were ably pleaded py
several Of the legal lights in the House
II was only natural that the anti
lawyers should vent their spleen upon
II and throw few stumbling blocks IN
its way. They did not succeed In XIII
Ing the bill but they had the satlslac-
ton of putting IL back into the COM
mittee room grade.
The compensation mentioned In the
bill allows defending attorneys SIo LOT
the first day and 50 for succeeding days
In misdemeanor cases and runs w 10
$40 and $40 for murder trials The pro-
posed act throws the liability Tor such
costs on to the county wherein the trial
takes place instead OF shoulderlng the
state with this burden, and II was
over this point that the arrows began
to fly.
Mr. Van Horne was the first cham
pion OF the merits OF the bill, lie Weh'
into the matter carefully and mlnutely.
He told OF case which he had been
appointed TO defend In which ne had
been put to an expense OF $3.50 instead
OF receiving any fee for his legal SER
vice,
Mr.. Cutler had been frettIng under
the restraint Of listening 10 the praises
OF measure to which he was antagon-
ietic. His chance came In the length OF
Mr.. Van Horne's exposition and ne
called the attention OF the chair to the
fact that MIR. Van Horne had exceeded
HIS time limit. His shot fell short
through the offer of Messrs Page,
Smith and n. l.. Morris Of their time
TO Mr.. Van Horne who continued.
Mr.. Gasmann who had given up the
chair TO Mr.. Langton, said that he was
In favor Of the bill, but thought that
the burden Of expense should fall on
the state Instead of the county, where
the trial took place He thought
fair compromise would be for the state
treasurer to pay for felony cases ant
leave the mlsdemeanor cAses for the
county As to the amount Of com
pensatlon he thought that In some
trials $500 and 500 would be more
adequate compensation than $40 and
so.
This was too much for Mr.. cutler He
Informed the House that In a case In
which he had sued for $4,000 he had
only been charged $50 by his counsel.
Did you win your caseT' came
from Van Horne,
yes, and had Uncle Sam to fight,
too. the strongest man on earth He
continued that this bill was all for the
lawyers, and moved that is enacting
clause be stricken out. The chair
ruled the motion out Of order, aa the
question before the House was what
committee should the bill be referred
to2
Mr. Page thought the counties should
not be saddlcd with any additional ex-
pense. Mr. Hol2heimer, In favoring
the bill, made Il thrust at Mr.. Cutler
whose remarks on lawyers he consd-
cred unfair and not called for But the
big man was on his feet In n moment
He wanted 10 know whether the gem
teman from Juab had been appointed
his guardian. lie was impertinent and
entirely too fresh. and where did he get
his license anyway 70 discipline him
Cutler? Holzheimer got back at him
by saying that If he were his guardian
he would not allow him 20 make any
such ridiculous statements on the floor
OF the House After some further de-
bate the bill was referred 90 the com
mittee on counties
The bills that passed the House yes
terday were House bills So, Al, and 80,
and Senate bill No. 10.
House bill No. So, by Smith, pro-
yides that no special form need be
given when an exception Is taken for
the purpose of making an appeal to the
Supreme court. House bin No, IL, by
Langton, requires insurance agents TO
procure certificates Of authority from
the secretary OF State. House bill No,
90 by d, II. Morris, provides that
causes Of action arising without the
State may be tried In the county where
the complaint Is filed. Senate bill Nols
by Barnes. limits the liability OF banks
& 10 per cent OF their capital stock ana
surplus.
House bills 20, by Harmon, providing
for the appointment Of a State live
stock inspector. and No. 3, by Bench
relating TO mileage allowed district
Judges, were killed, the latter because
a similar bill had been passed by the
Senate,
In addition 20 new bills reported these
two bills were introduced late yester'
day:
House bill No. III, by Kelly, by re-
quest. amending the statute requiring
three years service IN Ne national
guard for eligibility to a commissioner
and making n the duty OF the com.
mander-in-c 10 assemble the guard
Cor Instruction once a year
House bin No. i79. by Wells, provide,
that where county holds tax deco
10 property the property need not b.
advertised In delinquent tax lists
There was considerable discussion
Yesterday az 10 how long the Hous'
adjourned for. Mr.. Axton was in fayo
Of a Saturday session, Mr. Van Horn
talked ~ morning sessions, II wa
agreed at any rate that an adjournmen
could not be taken tin Monday without
the consent Of the Senate. A commit
tee was appointed 10 confer with sim
liar committee from the upper house
which after a lengthy absence brouph
hack word that the Senate had kind,
granted It's permission FOR an adjourn
ment OF over three days' duration.
The trip 10 ogden 20 inspect the dea
end dumb institute will be made mex
friday March l.