Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-04
SENATORS REJECT
PARTISAN BOARDS
Killed Hous. Measure Making
EQUALIZATION Board Part
Of the Machine.
CHAIRMAN SpRY WANTED IT.
y,w Bounty Bill Passed Unanimously
Amer Receiving Many Amendments
Senators Perturbed at Hull,

III there is an element in the party
u,,ch fayors building up strong per-
.d machine that can't be broken by
,,,,s,Aers Il has overshot its mark and
oyorestImated It's ability and strength"
soA well known Republican senator
yosterday afternoon, discussing the ac-
,,on Of the senate In killing II. b. lO2,
,ybloh mikes the board of equaliza-
don partisan. u guess" he continued,
chat the state Republican committee is
wont M nights wondering how this SEM
40 is going to behave
rbere was a test of strength In the
ssssion Yesterday over the acceptance
M tine committees report, handed IN ny
lawrence Killing the bill Al first 1t
carried without opposition Then
chairman william Spry who Is said 20
be behind the bill came into the ses-
sion, and IN a somewhat excited man
ner engaged IN close conversation. with
senators walton and Callister Later
no laO the room I'm company with these
senators and upon returning they COM
nenced 10 visit from seat to seat. This
MAS followed by a move on the part Of
CoUlster TO reconsider the vote by
which the report killing the bill was
adopted
Lawrence who has made a reputation
IN the senate as am ncisive and vigor-
Gus thinker. characterlstlcally opposed
Inc reconsideration. He ia that the
only thing IN favor OF such action was
mat Il made the board part OF the po-
lncal machine and mentioned the
unanimous committee report In favor
Of lts death az an argument against Il,
The vote showed a strong antl-partlsan
board feeling, and killed the motion
with ease
BOUNTY BILL CARRIES.
Another important bill which went
through the senate was the new bounty
measure, a fun analysis of which has
already been printed, II took a half
hours explaining TO satisfy the differ
ent members that II was what would
do the work. one clause compelled
county clerks to preserve the scalps I'M
III outstanding accounts are settled,
and this brought a protest from Hol-
lingsWorth who had had experience I'm
handling hides, and knew how objec-
tlonable and unsanltary II would be TO
keep a pile Of scalps IN county clerks
office An amendment TO change this so
as 10 allow the clerk TO burn the scalps
IN the presence Of one county commits
sloner carried. The bill would pay
bountles only on coyotes, lynx and wild
cats az the rate OF 81 per pelt, and al
lows for no deficit.
The following other measures passed.
S, =, Nos. Ga and 65, by Park, relating
10 the national guard
II, b. No, 203, by Fishhurn, relating
70 manner Of making amendments 10
articles OF Incorporation.
II, u. No, 223, by committee on tudi-
clary, relating to the creation OF pre-
ferTed and special stock and income
certificates
II, b, No 15l, by McCrea, relating
70 dismissal OF criminal actions in
Justice courts.
II, =. No. l75, by Hawley. making IL
a felony 10 bride or offer to bribe
witness
II, b. No, 14I. by Maughn, relating
70 tresspass and Injuries to property,
SPEAKER HULL's REFUSAL.
An Incident near the close OF the ses-
sion portends stormy weather for
Speaker HUI, He has refused 10 sign
Dill which has been sent him for Sig
nature by the engrosslng and enrolling
committee through regular channels.
Is the troublesome Hollingsworth bill
on county boundaries. which came
through regularly, and was sent to the
senate enrosslng COMMITTEES, and then
Was followed by notice that It had
been Killed by a reconsidered vote, I'm
the house. The senate held that the
house had no Jurisdiction over the bill
when he decreed its death, and 30 noti-
ned the house Now Speaker Hull has
IN the minds Of senator's, exceeded ain
authority and gone astray In parlla-
mehtary matters by refusing to sign
q OH which has passed. Upon motion
OF Holingsworth an explanation was
demanded Of the Speaker,