The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-17
CLOSING HOURS IN SENATE.
Upper House Expects to finish Up
Today.

Today.
The senate was busy in spots yes
terday. The most exciting thing. aside
from the premeditated jollities of the
evening session, was the appropriation
bill. Tlsis measure was discussed all
the afternoon and was finally passed
about > o'clock. Then the house re-
fused to concur in some of the senate's
amendmer IS and a. conference commit
tee had to be appointed.
This committee was in session about
an hour last night and reported COM
promise which was adopted after a
sharp little fight on the floor. The SEN
ate tables were al cleared for the first
time since the session opened and If
al the bills had been engrossed and
sent to che governor. a sine die ad-
Journment might have been reached
last night As il was. extra help was
employed and the senate "sauntered'
until 10 o'clock this morning.
It was stated that. provided the work
of ergrOssing IS completed, three hours
time should be sufficient TO wind things
Up. There are two executive appoint
1nents hung up and several more are
so come, but their considerations will
not take much time. The appointments
that have not come in are the lan6
commissioners. mining inspector, state
engineer. adjutant general and staff Of
fcers. and state st&tistician, the last
named being plum created at this ses-
sion.
Senator Thomas Joke.
The senate INDUCED in bit of pfe'.s-
antry at the morning session. Senator
Thomas was at the bottom of il. He
offered a resolution providing that the
senator's who voted to sustain the gov
ernoTs veto of the Evans bin dine
those who voted against it and that
the executive be invited to be present
as the honored guest of the losing side.
Howell offered an amendment prOvid-
ing that the dinner be given in Wells
Vile SmOot thought the governor owed
a banquet to the members who voted
with him. Then Alder moved that the
resolution be tabled end it was so or
dered.
A communication was received from
the governor enclosing a copy OF resO-
buttons passed by the Wyoming legis-
lature thanking the Utah solons for
courtesies extended in their recent
visit here. The resolutions were or
dered sent to the house
Senate bin 125, the fish and game
substitute measure. came down from
the house with a number Of amend
Dlents the senate could rot concur in
and a conference committee consisting
of Larsen, Love and Barnes was ap-
pointed
Bills Passed.
through in rapid order;
Senate bill 40, providing for the man
ner of distributing estates Of decedents-
House bill. 227.. requiring packages of
explosives to be plainly marked.
= House bill 231 giving district attOr
neys and judges 5 cents per mile on
railroads and Is cents on wagon roads.
House bin 131. relating 10 the renewal
OF chautel MORTGAGES.
House bin rs. 20 prohibit the making
House bill 10. to permit county COM
rnfssiOners to remit the taxes of indi-
went poor not to exceed s..
House bill 233, making an appropria-
ton OF $4,000 to the governor for the
purchase of poison to be sent to the
various counties and used in the de-
struction Of ground squirrels and other
pests This bill was killed Friday night
but the vote on that occasion was re-
considered on motion of Tanner.
HouSe bill 81, making an appropria-
ton for the destruction OF coyotes and
other animals. As reported by the
committee on livestock the bill made
an allowance of $4,000 for 102. but the
senate cut this down to $4,000 in con-
formity with the bill as it passed the
house.
House bill 1856 to make the fiscal
year in cities end Dec. 81, instead OF
June 80. as at present.
House bill 1873. TO provide for the re-
cording and protection of property
marks and brands on bottles, casks
and barrels.
House bill 123. directing the state
board of equalization TO FL 'nish county
assessors with separate books for list
ing real and personal property.
House bill p, providing that the ad-
mission Zee 0f % cents charged visit
ors to the state prison be devoted TO
the library fund
These bills were killed:
House bill 213. relating to costs on
appeal from Justice courts
House bill 163. providing a fine of not
less than $50 for pharmacists who prac-
tice without license.
Appropriation Bill.
The appropriation bill was almost
the Tirst thing taken up in the after
noon and it occupied the attention of
the senator's until sauntcring time. The
measure was passed, with amend
ments. shortly after o'clock.
The amendments were the reduction
If the house appropriation for the ma
tional guard from 500, 600 to $4,000;
the addition Of $500 for purchasing the
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