Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-01
Giving Salt Lake City a New Judi
clal System,
LOCAL BILLS EXCLUSIVELY.
Ellis Provide for Two city Judges
ana nut One Justice Of the
Peace In the city.

Mr.. HolmBfen OF boNelueI AVNHN'
danger In the air In the three county
annexation bills. They are House bills
li5 and TIC by Redd and q by Ander-
son. Especially does he discern the
sinister eye in No. ~, whose passage he
believes would resultin q large southern
slice Of Boxelder going into the yaracious
nav OF Weber, and worse than that
this grasping county would thereby
steal the proposed Southern Pacific
cut of across the lake and the taxes
therefrom would 60 to enrich Weber
instead of Boxelder No, no, this
lamb faced bill was really a very VI
clous one. Ii was, in fact, vols In
sleeps clothing.
'The Constitution continued the in
censed Boxelderite, lis much too gen
erous on the proposition OF changing
county lines. II this INSCRIPTIONS
method was started all a strong county
would have to do to swallow up weak
one would be TO get few votes from
the weak one that II was willing 10
be annexed"
The Speaker asked the member from
Boxelder Ii he was aware that the dis
trict wishing to be attached must first
vote on the matter
EXACTLY" snapped Homgren, land
in this way perhaps fifteen people could
vote away valuable gold mine or rail-
road property. Take for instance Jesse
Knights Strengthening Of Juab county
bill and getting his silver mine over in
to Utah county where he pays his
taxes. You can't tell me that the cut
off from Lucei Is not the incentive that
is urging the people Of Weber to get
the consent Of Boxelder 20 part with a
slice Of her territory
Mr.. Smith remarked that If this
measure passed II would be general
law. and sarcastically moved the repeal
OF that section Of he Constitution au-
thorizing the changing Of county lines.
The member from Boxelder seemed TO
have the impression that Weber thought
II was smarter than Boxelder.
We're smart enough to see $4,000
900 railway in sight" fred back Holm
gren and continued with his strict
ures on the proposed invidlous legisla-
tlon.
Representatives South Harmon and
d. II, Morris each took hand In the
debate. The last named denounced
such measure as one which would
countenance grand larceny. Where the
shoe pnched him was in the proposed
encroachment Of Iron upon Washing
ton county, and he scored II as one OF
the most wicked bills ever introduced
In the House. Mr. Page was In arms
against the measure as he thought II
might afford entrance for a wedge
which would enable Sewer TO claim
It,at cha Dinfa limo
| He thought that q two-third majority
| Of the vote of both counties should be
| obtained before any annexing could be
| done.
The trouble was temporarily settled
| by Mr.. Axton, who moved as a substl-
tute to Mr.. Holmgrens motion TO strike
| out the enacting clause OF No, " that
| the bill be made a special order OF busl-
ness for 2,3O o'clock Tuesday afternoon
| as 1t was too big a matter to handle at
| so late an hour In the day, Members
were glad OF the temporary relief and
| the substitute motion was adopted.
Ii was then that Mr.. Redd moved that
| his bills No. il5 and ZIG have consider
alton under suspension Of the rules
| They were on the same subject as the
bill which had been the last subject Of
debate. Mr.. Van Horn objected. He
| quoted Senator Arthur Brown as say
+, ing that IL the general law was passed
| as inculcated IN House bin No " that
they could get at these two. Otherwise
| they would be unconstitutional An
| oplnion was read from the attorney
| general 10 the effect that he believed
! the bills constitutional and the Speaker
| commenting thereon said that IT seemed
| that the attorney general sustained the
| chairman OF the judiciary committee
| IVAN Horn on every point except the
validity Of the bills
| An effort was made TO postpone fur
Their action on the bills. A motion 10
make them a special order for Tuesday
was voted down Mr. Redd in ex-
/ planation of No. ll6 to annex San Juan
| 10 Grand county said that the total
revenue from san Juan In 1889 had been
sfSSii7. He argued that II was impos-
sible TO keep up a county on such star
walton rates. Mr.. Smith asked II the
annexation would allow Of only one
representative In the Legislature from
the combination county. He did not
care. he added In explanation. " the
| annexation got ria Of one Democrat a
vote was then taken on No. lilo which
was passed by q ayes To IA nays. Fur
Their consideration of No. ll6 was post
| poned. The House adjourned til :
o'clock Saturday,
What are called Smiths city court
bills. Nos. 1871 liS, lJ9 and 100, were
passed in the House yesterday without
| a dissenting vote. In answer % calls
for some calculation on his bits Mr..
| Smith explained that the bills would
only affect Salt Lake city, and that
their aim was 70 do away with Justice
courts, and the office of police justice,
leaving only one Justice or the peace
and one constable. This justice would
have no jurisdiction IN criminal cases
| and their civil jurisdiction would be
limited 10 $40. The evils OF the Justice
fee system would thus be abolished In
The new city courts there would be two
Judges AT n salary Of $500 year. They
would be elected next fall for term Of
three years and thereafter every four
wears. SO rs To make their term OF office
! co.incident with state offices. They
would have a Jurisdiction In civil cases
Of $500 hut they would have no equity
jurisdiction. The right OF appeal would
| exist from their courts as from the ex-
isting Justice courts, and further
right OF appeal In actions involving over
400 nights be had 10 the supreme court.
Through the new courts criminal costs
would be so apportioned that one-half
would go 10 the ely and one-half to
the county. TIE share which would
have become fees for the Justices will
thus be saved and the courts win be
self-supportIng Last year each justice
made probably over $1,000 In fees. Mr..
Smith said that all cities OF any i'm
portance had abolished the curse OF the
Justice fee system. There would be the
same provision made for the practice
of attorneys In the new court as In the
district court Mr.. Glasmann asked Il
the object Of establishing the new court
was not to defeat the Objectionable sys-
TEN OF collecting accounts which was
practiced in the justice courts, Mr..
Smith replied that while II would do
away with this mo pay no fee" system
that It's prime object was TO have a
court where justice could be obtained
Mr. Stuart drew vivid picture OF the
evils OF the collection system as prac-
ticed in the justice courts. Mr.. Page
eaid he had no idea things were as bad