The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-04

Gusonite Lands.
The following resolution by Cotton
was passed under suspension OF the
rules.
Whereas The congressional confer
/ ence committee on the pending Indian
appropriation bin has reported an
amendment thereto validating all orig
I inal appropriations of gilsOnite lands
made prior TO 1891 and reserving 10
/ the government the remainder Of said
gilsonite lands; and
Whereas. There have been many
/ subsequent locations and discoveries Of
gilsonite claims by citizens of this and
{ other states; therefore be IL
/ Resolved. BY the house Of repre-
/ sentatives of the legislature Of the
/ state of Utah, the senate concurring,
I that such report is discriminating and
/ unjust in that it recognizes and vail
/ dates locations made prior to 1891 and
! repudlates an others and practically
/ creates a monopoly I'M one company Of
I the entire gilsOnite production of the
| state. BE il further
/ Resolved. That the legislature Of the
/ state of Utah protests against such re-
/ port and demands the recognition Of all
! original locations 10 date and the open
/ ing of all such gilsonite lands to pub
] lie entry"
When senate bill 125, by the commit
/ tee on judiciary came up. Cotton Of
/ fered an amendment The bill relates
20 the bringing In of election returns.
I Cotton wanted it amended so that the
/ chairmen of the political parties should
/ receive a copy OF the returns.
This is so that the public may know
/ definitely the result of the election as
soon as the returns are in" he ex-
/ planned.
But the house failed TO see the point,
/ and voted down the amendment, pass
/ ing the bin IN the form IN which IL was
{ received from the senate.
Printing Bill Killed
J Senate bill 66. by Lawrence. allow
/ ing litigants, with consent OF the court,
a chance TO designate the newspaper
/ in which legal notices shall be pub
/ hshed was killed. Morris made a
/ speech advocating the measure.
I 1T viii enable poor people to make
/ arrangements with the newspapers for
the publication of notices at reduced
cost" he said. s'They can give a load
of wood. perhaps, or something like
{ that. AT present the county clerk can
have them published in a certain pa
per. He can get a rake-of and the
D
| will give competition"
Cotton talked against It. Austin
wanted the judge TO have sole author
I ity 10 designate the paper, but this
failed. A motion TO strike out the en-
/ acting clause was voted down as a dis
. courtesy to the senate. The bin was
then placed on its final passage and
lost.
Senate bill 50, by Lawrence. by re-
quest, relating to bail commissioners
of cities, was passed.
An operation for "enactitis'- consist
ing of removal of the enacting clause
was performed on house bin 98, by
Watts, relating to jury commissioners.
Election of Senators.
A resolution was received from the
California legislature asking congress
I 90 call q constitutional convention 20
provide for the election of senator's by
direct vote Of the people II was re-
ferred to the committee on elections,
which has before it a similar res0lu-
zion.
McFarlands bill Chouse bill 99) Civ
ing S4 a day while actually employed
10 members of certain state boards
was killed. The bin applied to the
boards governing the Industrial school.
Agricultural college, University of
Utah aud school for the deaf dumb
and blind. Hamlin moved 70 amend
by making the amount So instead OF
81. Barrett and Mrs. Coulter were
against any compensation.
"It would be better 20 pay the trus-
tees Of the Industrial school so In
stead of 81 If it would change the con-
ditions up there remarked Morris.
Barrett moved 10 table the amend
] ha -
the whole matter with it.
Peterson withdrew for amendment
house bill 81. relating 10 fees Of dis
trict court clerks. Hamlin withdrew
house bill So. providing for the pay
ment of taxes by installments, "a sub
sttute being before the house.
Cotton asked that a conference COM
mittee be appointed on senate bill 81
by Lawrence. providing that county
commissioners must pay for the care
of Quarantined poor i'm cities. Cotton
Wilson and Adams were appointed.
/. Petitions for and against the Done
county school consolidation bill were
received. the majority being against IT,
Initiative and Referendum.
Tieuen and Stewart presented by re-
! quest petitions favOring the initiative
and referendum. The senate measure
toward this end was killed the day
before. and the house bin is slumber-
ing.
Watts offered a petition asking $500
for roads in Milard county.
The committee on public health re-
. ported favorably on the following;
House bill ~, by Condor. providing
for the disinfectiOn of eXcreta IN cases
Of typhoid fever; house bill S., by Has
lam, substitute for house bin So, for
sanitary regulations for BARRIERS; house
bin JAP, by Condor, forbiddlng the es.
adjustment Of cess pools near sources
of water supply. The education com
mittee recommended the passage OF
senate bin 75. BY BamberKer. the kin.
! dergarten bills and house bin 1856 by
Done, TO keep out OF the schools teach.
ers in poor health.
The judiciary committee reported
: against the following. House bill IS
by Anderson. TO prevent concealment
of property from the assessor: houst
D bin SO, by Hamlin, relating 10 attOr,
p neys practicing i'm city courts: house
r. bin %, by Chapman. by request. max.
ing paupers pay clerks fees. house
b bill no, by Evans, relating 20 convey
. ances OF real estate The committee
J reported fav0rably on house bin 137
by Hamlin, by request, relating Ia
I serving summons from justice court,
and house bin ll5, by McKinnon. re,
, lating 20 salaries Of district attor-
neys.
The committee on railroads reported
adversely ON house bin 107, by Wilson
liking maximum rates on railroad
charges. and house bin 103 by Brink
requiring railroad companies to carry