Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-24
Back at Their Desks Today When
First Morning Session IS Held
WAC DISPLAYS A PLACARD.
Caused Nothing but smiles, However
Flood Of Petitions Routine bns-
mess and Much Talk

Quiet reigned In the house this morn'
ing when 1t convened at 1910 o'clock.
Some "wagglsh' member had written
on the bulletin the following as the
special order Of the day; Report OF the
special committee that went to Boise
al the states expense" Il caused many
o broad smile. II was noticed that
Speaker Hull had caught severe cold,
and SO had Or. Condon'
Representative Brink was excused Tor
several days, ewing to the dangerous
illness Of his daughter Mrs. Coulter
was also absent and excused on ac-
count of her illness at her home In og-
dem
The chief clerk read the following
petitions: II. +. No. IS. by Represen-
tatlVe Richards, asking for an appro-
priation of $3.50 for a wagon road In
Iron county; II. p, A. by Representa-.
tive Molyneux, by request for s5,VOO
for roads in Grand county; II. z. 10, by
Representative Richards, for $500 for
Parowan road; II. p. II, by Represen-
tatlve Hawley, for $500 for road In
Sewer county, and II. p. Is, by Repre-
sentative Richards, for $1,000 to con-
struct road from Cedar city to Kane
county. The petitions were referred 20
the committee on highways and bridges.
Senate bill No. 12l, by Senator VIII
llams in relation TO pesthouses, was
read and referred,
Representative Molyneuy moved to
reconsider S. Il. 6S. which is an act pro-
vidlng for commission 10 secure the
benefits of the reclamation fund pro-
vided for by the national irrigation law
and providing payment thereof. The
bill was reconsidered and Representa-
tive Molyneux introduced his amend
ments and the further consideration Of
the bill was put off until this after
non,
Representative Stewart moved that
the journal be read in the afternoon in
stead OF in the morning. His motion
was lost
s. Il, 49, by Johnson, making sheriifs
livestock inspectors came up as unfln-
ished business The committee on live
stock reported amendments and the bill
was placed lower down on the calendar.
Under the third reading Of bills II. B.
73. by Representative Stone, as a sub
stltute for II. b, 40, to amend the re-
judgment debtors exempt from execu-
ton, on motion to adopt the report of
the committee, which saddles the costs
OF supplementary proceedings on the
debtors. 1t provoked the best debate
yet heard In the house. Representatives
Stone, Chapman Richards, Condor, Me-
Kinnon and Cotton favored the report
and Representatives Morris, Barrett,
n nIN 81 s,I IL
Stewart, Spry and Speaker Hull oppos-
ed IT, A motion to strike out the en-
acting clause was carried by q major
ty OF % to 10. AT 1910 the house took
recess until p. m.
THIS AFTERNOON.
The house reconvened at o'clock this
afternoon, Representative Hamlin in
the chair.
II. b. So by Condor, was called up
and read the third time. X relates 10
the formation OF local mutual insur-
anoe companies against fire and loss
OF farm products. The judiciary com
mittee had reported II fayorabiy, the
committee report was adopted and a
motion made to place the bill on its A.
nal passage. Representative Morris, In
speaking on the bill, said there were
some very good features In II. but he
wanted an explanation on II. on motion
OF Representative Richards the bill
was recommltted to the judiciary COM
mittee.
A communication was received from
the senate saying that s. b. 6S. by
Williams, In relation 10 the irrigation
reclamation fund had been reported 10
the house. Then came another COM
munication stating that the president
OF the senate had signed II. B. 2S. by
Nash relating TO the burial of soldiers,
marines and sailors.
representative White then moved TO
take up his house bill 81 making the
first Monday in October OF each year a
legal holiday, calling II Health day"
The bill was being discussed at press
time.
IN THE SENATE.
In the senate this afternoon a num-
Der OF petitions were presented. among
them one from the citizens OF Sanpete,
through Senator Larson, asking that
March be made an open season for fsh
and game. The petition was referred
to the committee on fish and game
Senate bill lSl permitting osteopaths
20 practice In the state on the presenta-
ton OF a diploma, came up as he gpeo-
ial order OF the afternoon, and was be.
ing discussed when this report closed
The indications are the measure viii be
Killed, as there Is great deal Of oppo-
sition to Its passage