The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-03
HOUSE DESTROYS
CITY SCHOOL BILL
Declines to Pass Measure to Aid
Salt Lake Education.
DEATH FOR SOME OTHERS
SEVERAL ENACTING CLAUSES
ARE SUDDENLY REMOVED.

tax limit ia salt Lake This action
was a result Of the action Of last week,
aided and abetted by Stewart, of kill
ing the county school tax bin.
When the measure (house bill No. 36)
came up. MJlyneux offered an amend
ment fixing the county school tax in
counties of the first and second classes
at not less than 2iz mills. He was
against the bill without such an amend
ment.
You viii place in the hands Of salt
Lake city the means TO discriminate
against the county schools" he de-
ciarsd
Stewart raised the point that two
chapters could not be amended by one
Dill and the chairs ruling sustained
MIN. Norris was opposed. So was
Robson, because the county bill had
been defeated.
ia doesn't hurt the country mem
bers,' averred Stewart "They should
not object"
Done said he was willing to work for
a new bin fixing a minimum. Stone
saw "treachery and folly in consider
ing the two bills in connection. Cahoon,
White and StOker talked against the
measures.
Present Limit insufficient.
Done made a vigorous appeal for the
Dill. He declared the present school
tax limit insufficient, and thar the pop
ulatiOn of Salt Lake City is increasing
400 10 500 annually, while the assessed
valuation is not increasing proportion
ately. He read a statement showing
that the additional money was needed
10 Keep the children In school nine
months in the year
"Of what interest Is it to the mem
bers from outsider" he asked. 1T IS
desired by three-fourths the people Of
salt Lake"
He stated that County Superintend-
ent b. w. Ashton favored the bill.
The county superintendent has told
me that he would prefer TO see this one
killed if he could get the other" de-
clared MOlyneuX.
Done conferred with Superintendent
Ashton and then took back his state
ment about that official
II stil remember his having said
this declared Done. but since he de-
MES it I viii retract it."
Haslam declared that refusal to pass
The bin would cripple the schools Of
salt Lake. Barrett attacked the pro-
posed enactment. On rollcau the vote
was as follows:
Ayes-Adams, Cotton, Done, Fish
burn, Hamlin. Haslam. Mcfarland.
Nash. Redd, Spry. Stewart. Watts. Will
son. Huil-l4.
Noes-Austin, Barrett, CahOon, Child, /
Condor, Evans, Hawley. J. II. Johnson,
Lee, Luther, McKinnon, McRae, Met }
d.
ards. Robson, StOker. Stone. Tietjen, /
Whlte-22
Absent and not vOung-Anderson [
Brink Chapman, Coulter, Hall, J. =. I
Johnson, Merrill. Smith. Roberts,.
Bills Are Passed.
The following bills were passed:
House Bill NO. l25. by Done (by re- /
luest-Substitute for house bin No.
&c. providing that copies Of notarles' /
commissions shall be filed with district .
clerks.
House Bill No. $50. by Morris-AIIow- I
ing the court clerks TO appoint p dav
Tor settlement OF. account in probate .
matters.
Senate Bill No. so. by Gardner-Pro-
'iding for experiment farms.
The house cOncurred in the senate /
amendments 20 the Barrett pharmacy
bin.
Lee called up his motion to reconsider
senate bin No. l02 by Lawrence, COM /
1elling the sheriff TO serve writs of city
,ourts. Watts appeared to think the
measure affected Willard county. When .
Q was explained that Salt Lake county
vas the only one affected the bill was
passed for the second time.
Governor Wells ncHaH rrwa0Fr.nrTe Q
consent to make a slight verbal change
n house bin 81 by Child, relating to
he salaries Of county officials. White
objected ana the request Of the gov
rnOr was consequently refused. Nor
us brought -he matter up again later
nd persuaded White to withdraw his
objection. The change was made and
he bin signed.
Whites house bin 10, requiring res
dence In the state as requisite to
omission 20 the bar, died from re-
loval OF the enacting claUse.
Struck Out Enacting Clause.
The same fate was dealt house bill
lS by Done, by request raising the
aiaries Of county surveyors.
The enacting clause was stricken also
rom the following:
House bin 81. by Cahoon. exempting
Mortgages from taxation.
House bill IS. by Hamlin, relating TO
ak receipts.
81 wish 20 call the attention Of the
0eaker and the members of this
ouse." said White. ito the fact that
OF this house have been go
~ around telling members how to
Ote. ] think they should be warned /
hat If we need any instruction what
D do in regard TO a measure we viii
SIX for g."
Stewart wanted names, but Richards
eclared that unnecessary, and the
latter was dropped
Governor Wells sent word that he
aG signed the house joint memorial
ltrOduCed by Morris. asking congress
) give Utah all that portion of Ari-
1na north Of the Colorado river.
Reported Favorably.
The judiciary committee reported
,vorably on house bin SO. by McFar-
md, relating 20 compensation of state
lards. and against house bin 81 By
'atts. relating 90 jury commission
rs The committee on counties rec
the passage or senate joint
solution 3. by Lewis, asking assessors
be diligent, and house bin l29, by
.orris. relating to estrays.
A check was put upon the torrent
words that has marked the ses-
ons of The house. CahOOn moved that
aresfter AN speeches be limited 20 two
inutes. except opening and closing,
ld that these be limited to five min
les. The motion was carried
The following new measure was in
0duced by unanimous consent.
II. b. 40. by Condor; a bin TO Gre
c a state poultry commission-The
lard is 10 consist of three members
ld IS designed TO foster the poultry
dustry. An appropriation Of 81 500 is
ade for prizes az exhibitions TO be