The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-10
KILL JUSTICE
COURT MEASURE
Senators Sink an Axe Into Miller's
House Bill.
CLAIM 1T OF NO SERVICE
RESOLUTION ON STATE SCHOOL
OF MINES PERISHES.

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Eleven measures came. before the
senate for consideration yesterday. six
Were passed, two were killed and three
we're recommitted.
House bill No. As (by MilIer) pro-
VOked the most debate. The bill amends
section 366S. Revised Statutes by pro-
Viding that when the law implies a
contract 10 be performed at particu-
lar place in the case of defendant
who resides i'm another precinct. the
suit can be brought either in the pre-
Cinct where the obligation is to be per-
formed or i'm the precinct where the
defendant resides.
When the bill came UP for third read.
Senator Lawrence remarked that he
could not SEE that the proposed amend
ment would do either good or harm,
and believed the enacting clause could
he left out without hurting anybody
or anything
Senator Johnson said he understood
n man named Luke had been collecting
Cebts at Murray in some cases with
out the knowledge of the debtors.
Lawrence remarked that he did not
understand it.
8amberser Says 1t Is Advertising.
Senator Bamberger then took the
floor and made quite a little speech.
The sooner the legislature quits ad-
y rtisinS Luke the better it will be-
lie said. so long as people patronize
Linn and let him terrOrize people and
take the bread out of the mouths OF
their children, you might say, leSisla-
ton will do no good
Senator Bambsrger moved to stike
e out the enacting clause.
Il do not wish to be understood as
defending the nefariOus acts of James
e. Luke. said Lawrence. but / think
this amendment does not cover the case
and VIII only cumber the statute
books"
We'll. 1 understand this man has
been terrorizing poor people here. and
! would like something done about it."
said Senator Johnson.
Senator Bamberger withdrew his mo-
tion to strike out, in order to enable
\SenatOr johnson to move that the bill
De recommitted.
Il would like to have il recommitted
10 see if we can't get something that
N,iil do some good" said Senator john
son.
Senator Lawrence contended that the
present amendment would not help
matters, because the whole thing would
stiH be lsft to the discretion of the
justice. Senator johnson then with
drew his motion to recOmmit. with
statement that if the measure would
not do any good he did not want it to
pass.
on roll call the bill was killed by
unanimous vote, Senator Lewis being
absent
Just prior to adjournment, Senator
BenniOn gave notice that he would to-
day move a reconsideration of the vote.
Pass Without Dissent.
The following measures were passed
10y unanimous vote of the senate, with
senator Lewis absent:
II
hting to vacancies and pay of jury
commissioners.
Senate bill No. 53 (By the Judiciary
committee-sUbstitute for senate bill
No p by EollinSswOrth), granting
Powers 20 boards of county commits
SioncTs to fix penalties for violations
of county ordinances.
House bin No u tby Kuchler). pro-
Vidins To whom processes Of municipal
courts shall run.
House bill No. 90 (By Kinney. re-
1ating to time allowed for preparation,
settlement and signing OF bills OF ex-
options.
House bill No. 6S CBy Kinney. re-
lating to motions and orders.
House bill No. y CBy Kinney, relat-
ing 20 judges acting as attorneys.
Mining School Measure Dies.
House joint resolution No. CBy the
committee on mines and mining). IA
voring the enlargement of the state
school of mines. was killed Senator
ParDer voted for il. Senator Bamber-
ser was excused from voting and Sen
sstor Lewis was absent. All other mem
.ebzrs voted against the measure.
Senator Lawrence opened the cam
Paign against the resolution. He said
be failed to see the purpose OF It.
1T strikes me that we are memorial
iziug ourselves in this resolution he
said. Il would like to know the point
o. it,"
The point of it. I believe" said
Senator Bamberger, lis to counteract
the dinner we had at Logan
When roll call was ordered, Senator
Famberger, chairman Of the senate
committee on mines and mining.
legged to be excused from voting.
Il have just returned from the peni-
tertiary" he declared. and I don't
want 10 go out there again
He was excused amid much merri-
menJ.
House bill No. Is CBy Curtin). relating
10 the ventilation of mines, use of eX-
Plosive oils. etc; house bill No. 10 (By
AUSTIN, 20 prevent violence to en-
lIoyes: and house bill No II tBy
KUchler). relating 70 changes of ven
ne in proceedings before municipal
courts were ordered recommitted for
the purpose of making changes in
I.hraseolOgy.
The senate will meet at o'clock to-
day.
Legislative Notes.
Bishop +. S. Spalding of the Episco-
pal church offered the invocation in the
senate yesterday.
Reading Clerk Botkin of the senate
raised cOmmotiOn yesterday when
announcing the title Of house bill No.
10. He read. AN act to provide viO-
lcnce TO employees. etc" 1t should
have been % TO prevent violence to en-
ployes." but the Judge has become so
accustomed To reading the word pro
vide" i'm the titles of bills that the mis-
take was a natural one.
Members of the legislature viii be
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