The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-17
BITTER OVER
DOCKING TAILS
Representatives Quarrel Over
the Condor Measure.
FINAL DECISION NOT REACHED
SEVERAL BILLS ON THE CARE
OF CHILDREN INTRODUCED.
FINAL DECISION NOT REACHED

senator Thomas Kearns' pair Of mob
by horses with locked tails were not
specifically mentioned in the house ses-
sion yesterday. but they were in the
minds of many of the members during
the debate on the Condor anti-docking
Dill. The debate became extremely tor
rtd. DR.. Condor lost his temper Watts
showed anger on the other side, and
2 Evans, who defended docking, was
roasted to brown turn by White. The
OIL, when placed on it's final passage,
received twenty-one votes, two short of
a constitutional majority, but McKin-
non moved A reconsideration and the
measure will come up tomorrow. The
Dill forbids bringing into the state any
morse having a locked tail
Watts moved to strike out the enact
ing clause. Condor defended his bill.
and described the cruelties of docking
horse. He declared that the present
law against docking tails is evaded by
performing the operation in some Sc
cluded spot, and that this proposed
statute would stop such practices.
Evans of Park City, friend of Senator
kearns, attacked the bill.
Defends the Bill.
I'VE all have our peculiarities," he
said IF because of his peculiarities a
man chooses to dock his horses tail,
he ought to have the right to do So
He thought branding was just as bad.
Smith said sheep were docked, and that
1t was next to impossible to buy an
English hackney horse without a
docked tail.
IF man kills his neighbor," said
White, in replying to Evans argument,
1 suppose we ought to overlook it. II S
only a peculiarly
Condor made some references to peo-
pie who could defend cruelty, which
Evans and Watts resented.
1T isn't the real aristocracy who dock
horses tails" said Condor, in the
course of his remarks. It's the cod
hsh aristocracy.'
Adams was afraid the bill would keen
out horses coming to race meetings.
Watts took issue with Condor about
the cruelty of the operation.
You shouldn't question my word, "
retorted Condor.
After more bitterness vote was tax
en-. resulting as follows:
Ayes-Barrett, Brink, Cahoon; Cotton
Condor, Coulter Done, Fishburn, Hall
Haslam. Hawley, Lee, Luther, McRae
Molyneux, Nash, Richards, Roberts
White, Wilson, HULL.
Noes-Adams, Austin, Child, Chip
man. Evans, Mcfarland, McKinnon,
Merrill, Metcalf, Redd. Robson,
Smith, Spry. Stewart, StOker, Stone,
Tietjen, Waists ---.---
Absent and not voting, >.
Speaker Is Mixed Up.
Speaker Hull declared the bill car
ried. When his attention was called
10 the fact that a majority of all the
members of the house was required tC
pass a bill, he said he didn't suppose
it required more than a majority OF
those present. Barrett, on the thirty
18th dav nj session Pxnlainpd Il
the speaker that a bill, in order to pass
must have a majority of all the mem
bers in the house. The speaker then
announced that the bill had failed to
receive the constitutional majority and
McKinnon gave notice of a motion tC
reconsider.
The Lawrence bill allowing mayors tC
veto certain parts of ordinances came
up. City Attorney George L. Nye was
given the privilege of the floor to eX'
plain the measure. During rollcal
Spry moved to make it a special order
for today at $3.50 p. m, and this mo-
ton prevailed. The following bin:
were passed:
Senate bill Sc, by Lawrence (by re
quesD. relating to the time for fixing
the city tax rates.
House bill Il, by Hall substitute fol
house bill 80, relating to marks anC
brands.
Senate bills IS and SO, by Lawrence
(by request), relating TO claims agains
incorporated cities and towns.
Storage of Powder.
Barrett asked unanimous consent Il
amend his bill (house bill No. 81 relat
ing to the storage of powder under
ground by inserting the word "metalli
ferrous to keep it from applying L
coal mines. This was the suggestion
of the governor. who has the bill be
fore him for signature. Barrett eX
planned that the present limitations OF
coal mines in this respect are mucl
more stringent. and the governor be
lieves they should be unchanged. Whit
demanded "A rOllcSll, to make sure o
the regularity of the step. The vOt'
was unanimous for the amendment.
The judiciary COMMITTEES. recommend
ID the passage of Stones house bill No
g, placing the burden of costs on tn
defendants in suits to collect bills.
Resolutions and bills were Introduce
as follows:
H. J. r. No. .. Stewart (by request)-
Making application to congress to ca