Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-11
Goes Through Almost Unanimous
ly But Two Members Voting
Against It.
SHERIFFS BILL IS DEFEATED.
Members Attend Strictly to Business
Aud Enact a Number OF Mer'
itorious Laws

An important feature Of this morn
ing's session Of the house was the pas
sage Of S. b. no. an act 20 prevent un.
just discrimination against publishers
OF newspapers. Despite the fact that
the bill has encountered much Journal.
istic' opposition because " It's supposed
sntagonism TO the Associated Press
news agency, II met with hut little OPP
position when calel up for Anal pass
sage, and went through on q vote Of "
ayes and nays A little later Kuchlas
moved reconsideration because he be-
ileyed many, like himself had voted
for 1t under a Misrepresentation Joseph
argued that II was not the fault of tn
house that the gentleman was not pres
ent when the bill was read, and he din
not think the motion to reconsider
should prevail Neither aid it, for the
house killed the motion lnstanterj The
vote by which the measure passed is as
follows:
Ayes--Allen, Anderson "a. VI, Car
rol, Christensen, Cromar Curtin, Daley
Dean, Edward, Fishburn, Hopes, john
son, Jones, Kinney, Kucbler Luther,
Lyman, Maughan, Marks, Pace, PAM
ter, Peters, H. Richards. Roberts, Sini-
ons, spencer, Stewart. Stookey, Thonp-
son. Wilson, Wootton, Mr. Speaker-32
Nays-Gundry, Tolton-2.
Absent and not voting II.
DEBATE ON sHERIFF's BILL.
II. b. 1855, extending the terms Of
county assessors ard sheriffs until the
first Monday in January, 1902 precip-
itated some debate ToltOn started the
ball rolling by offering an amendment
terminating the terms OF present off,
GERS Jan. /, 1907. Hone the author Of
the measure, opposed the amendment
az. said he, II was desired that these
officers run concurenty with those OF
the district attorneys and district
Judges, Fishburl. detained strongly
against the measure. as he was opposed
20 leglslatlug public officials into Of
fee. He said he was not opposed to
making the terms of the officers refer.
red TO, four-year terms, but he did not
think II should apply to those at pres.
ent holding offices. who had been elect
ed by the people for but two years. and
many Of whom were already serving a
second term.
INCONSISTENCY CHARGED
Joseph charged Fishburn with neon
slstency, and cited the attitude of the
gentleman from Boxeldcr on II. h. III,
extending the terms OF city officers one
year stookey opposed the amendment,
while Edward favored It, as he thought
the bill should not discriminate against
some officers aud in favor Of others.
After further remarks the amend
ment was put TO a vote and lost. where
upon Edward moved to amend by max
ing the bill appl yto all county
officers alike. This caused further de-
bate but lost. after which Fishburn
took occasion to reply to Joseph's
charge Of inconsistency by stating that
the case cited and that under consid-
Grafton were not parallel lie was ops
posed to putting two green men into
Office az the Same time MS they would
be worth practically nothing during half
the term TO which they were elected
lie was opposed to the bill as he did
not believe II to be n wise one.
BILL FAILS.
The bill failed on the following roll
call:
Ayes-Anderson A. ", Dean. Hone,
Hopes, Jones. Joseph. Kuchler. tM-
ther, Lyman, Maughn, Marks, McCrea,
Pace, Pancake, Painter, Roberts, ST.