The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-26
ANOTHER BIG BATCH
OF BILLS APPROVED
Governor Will Sign Appropria-
ton Bill Today.
FISH AND GAME LAW
TWO BILLS THAT MAY BE
vEE0ED.

Gcvernor Wells must today act on
all the bills passed by the last legis-
lature or else hey viii become Il law
without his signature. All will be
signed with the possible exception of
two. The appropriation bill and the
ro1d and bridge bill viii both be ap-
proved
The two acts that are in danger are
the Smith docking bin and the
smith municipal election bill. which
provides that in special elections there
need be only one polling place in each
'nuniclpal ward instead OF one in every
election district. The bill aimed at the
docking OF horses tails was once said
IN the house 70 have been approx ed.
Dct the governor mas been holding it
because of doubt as to its constitu-
uOnality. The act contains a provision
That half the fines in prosecutions
Drought by the Utah Humane society
shan go to the society. The governor
IS Inclined to the opinion that this is
apTropriating state funds to a private
corporation, and is, therefore uncon-
stitutiOnal He Is likely to veto the
bill
He is doubtful about the Smith cleo
ton bill because he fears it is con-
trdry To public policy to have so few
polling places in a special election.
me chief executive approved a large
grtst o. biIis yesterday and announced
MS intentions in regard TO the general
appropriation bill and the road and
bridge bill, which as passed provide
Tor expenditures $4,000 in excess of
the estimated revenue
shall sign the appropriation bill"
said Governor Wells yesterday after
noon. because there are several items
thar need not be expended if the reve-
nues fall short. and il is, therefore.
possible to keep the total within the
Unit do not know what action 1
ShaE take on the $4,000 appropriation
Tor "A domestic science department at
the university / want 60 have a talk
with the regents and find out if this
is absolutely necessary.
There is a $1,000 appropriation to
pay the debts of San Juan county.
This is understood to be conditional
upon tnLeXatiOn to Grand county. al
though no such condition is Inserted
IN the bill. The matter is within the
power Of the land board however The
board holds the San Juan bonds If
san Juan Is not annexed to Grand
county by jan 1 next. or If it is found
tnat there is likely to be deficit in
the state treasury. the board need not
give up the bonds and there will be no
need to call upon that appropriation.
The $4,000 apprC priation for expert
mental bOrings for artesian wells is to
be expended at the discretion of the
land board. No expenditures will be
made during the current year If at
the beginning of next year il is found
that enough money is available to
Tor the experiments. Otherwise the
money will remain uneXpended.
me S6OtO appropriation to exter-
inmate gOphers is placed in the COVER
nors hands for expenditure 7 shall
Take the same course in regard TO this
At plenty of money is available at the
beginning of next year 6his money viii
be expended for the purpose designed.
h.
be spent.
The secretary of states Office VIII
help out handsomely under the new fee
law. Already the Union Pacific and
the San Pedro. salt Lake & Los An
geles have paid big fees, and if the
smelling trusts increase of $35. COO. 600
in its capital stock comes in. fee of
$3.50 must be paid for filing its
amended articles. This makes a total
of $4,000 in fees from these three cor
porations.
There is good chance of the state
selling the old university grounds 10
the city board of educ3 ton. If this
were done. the payments would prob
ably be Sl7.5O0 a year. This would aid
the revenues greatly. There is an item
Of $4,000 to refund money paid on
school lands that nOminally helps swell
the total OF the appropriation oil, but
which comes out Of the school Sund.
and. consequently. does not need 60 be
figured inc connection with the general
appropriation bill
Then there is the $4,000 road and
bridge bill. I shall sign the bill but
I viii not appoint any. commissioners
to eNpend the money this year. If
there is money on hand that can be
used for this purpose next year, I shall
appoint the commissioners then and
~ them eXpend the money as provided
for. Il is true that some OF the cOun-
ties should not have appropriations.
sSaft Lake county should keep Ip its
own roads. and 50 should some of the
ether counties. But where are you go
ing TO draw the line after the legs
lature has passed the bill? If you are
going t. strike out Weber county, why
pete2 I don't see how ! can discrimi-
nate. and so 1 shall sign the. bill in its
entirety"