Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-15
Smith Moves that Governors Sal
AIRY Be Increased to $4,000.
AMOUNT TO ABOUT $1,000,
sum OF Money Asked In the House
To-day Exceeds Total Revenue
OF the state.

1ne nrSt Dill on the caienuar for lhiu
reading this morning was Senate bill
No. l2l. u substitute for House bill No.
a, which was killed In the Senate. II
Incorporates the best features OF No.
a, and re-enacts all the existing law
with the change that the mining in
spector win have the power 10 direct
proceedings for the safety vi coal
mines instead Of merely suggesting
them. The bill passed.
When Inside Messenger Jim Kelly
appeared In the House this morning
shout was raised and on motion OF d.
II. Morris he was granted the privilege
OF the floor to explain himself. The ex-
PLANTATION was IN regard 10 his mar
riaRe. nelly was not at all abashed. He
said IL gave him great pleasure TO an
nounce his marriage and that he did
not believe he had committed any great
crime in getting married, He thought
the newspapers had poked too much
fun at him and hoped they would 'let
up"
a resolution Of coincidence on the
a'taAit "a SUI Va iCDf
rescntatve archibald Mcfarland, was
adopted.
The celebrated fish and game bill
was next called up. The bill has not
yet been printed, but, being an import
ant measure Mr.. Homer moved that 1t
be considered although there were no
printed copies. Mr.. Harmon was OPP
posed to this and the matter was H.
nally compromised by the Speaker or
dering fifty copies to be struck off.
Al this point House bill No. |. re
lating TO the election Of the state SUPER
lrtendent OF public instruction, was re-
turned from the Senate with the deputy
superintendent salary reduced from
5000 to SiOJ. The House at first refused
to concur In the Senate amendment,
The present salary for the deputy Is
$500. Mr., Anderson referred TO Demo-
| cratic influence In knocking out the
increased salary OF the deputy. Mr..
Langton and Mr.. Harmon took excep-
| ton and MIR. Anderson explained that
his reference was only TO Democratic
| members Of the Senate, Mr.. McGregoi
| said be was opposed to raising the sal
AIRY OF the deputy
MIR Page thought that the only way
| to save the bin was 70 concur In the
Senate amendment. He asked that
when tie member from Weber made
| any refel enCe 10 the Democrats In the
Senate be should not look towards the
| Democratic side Of the House. The
| Senate amendment was then adopted
and the bill passed by vote Of 81
| TO 2.
About half an hour before noon the
reading Of the appropriation bill was
commenced. On motion Of Mr.. Smith
the bill was taken up by sections. Mr..
Smith moved that the appropriation for
the Governors salary for the two years
be increased from 81 900 to $1,000. d. II.
Morris, n. l.. Morris and others ques-
toned the constitutionality Of doing so.
but Mr. Smith said that the increased
salary need not be paid although the
appropriation was made The motion
carried. In the next section Mr.. Smith
moved that the figures applying to the
secretary Of state be increased from
600 to $4,000. and this motion also
carried. Smith again managed raises
IN the section applying to the State
auditor, go that he may receive a $1,000
salary, and his hrkkeeper, who also
acts as deputy, 1880 He also carried
his point 10 increase the appropriation
for the two years salary OF the attor-
ney general from $1,000 10 $4,000 Axton
accomplished the doubling of the coal
mine inspectors appropriation TO $4,000
In compliance with a bill recently
passed which fixes his salary at $1,000.
Smith tried to get the House TO allow
$500 for Office rent telephone etc. for
the district attorney. but the House
would not stand for H. In this section
mileage claim OF T. f. Wood for
s3s2 SO was inserted among the dis
trict attorney mileage claims.
Mr.. Bench was opposed to the size OF
the appropriation for the agricultural
college and asked that the sum OF
si5, 900 asked 10 furnish the front part
OF the main building be stricken out.
He also thought that the insurance
might be reduced from 2.100 10 sl,l00.
Mr. Kelly took the same view. Mr..
Anderson and others spoke for the fun
amount Of the appropriation. Mr..
Gardner said that he would be In favor
OF the appropriation II he was assured
that there was enough In the State
treasury 10 go around. d. II. Morris.
said that he had enquired into the mat.
ter. ard the secretary Of state assured
him that the treasury would be able TO
meet appropriations 10 the amount OF
si.i600Oo The appropriations asked for
amount to about n2O0,000.
At this stage Of the proceedings a
recess was taken for lunch.