The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-18
TALK LEGAL SIDE
OF BOUNTY BILL
Senators Fear Repeal Might
Interfere With Convictions.
COMMITTEE GETS MEASURE
PROPOSALS TO AID FAIR COM
MISSION AND ART.

A fear that the repeal of the present
/ bounty laws might render impossible
| convictions for frauds recently perpe-
! trated resulted in shifting the bounty
question from the committee on appro-
/ pflaJlonS and claims to the judiciary
1 committee in the senate yesterday.
The committee on appropriations and
/ GAINS presented a bill repeating chap
/ ter 49, of the session laws of 1901 and
chapter As of the session laws of 1898.
which cover bOunties on coyotes, lynx,
wild cats, wolves, mountain lions and
/ bear.
! The bill carried an emergency clause
/ and was presented with the under
4 standing that a new bounty measure
v ould follow shortly The committee
/ report was adopted and vote on Ben
mons motion 10 suspend the rules and
place the bill on its final passage was
/ about TO be taken when Lawrence
asked for a few minutes delay, ex-
| planning he desired TO ascertain
whether the repeal Of the bounty laws
would render impossible convictions in
cases now under investigation.
Later in the session Lawrence re
ported that section 24S6. revised statutes
OF 1898, was a possible saving clause.
| but suggested that some such clause. a $
that be inserted in the bill under con-
sideration. He advised that the bill go
! back to the committee for further con-
l slderatiOn and suggested that the new
measure should contain some provision
| for the payment of bounties to protect
stockmen- Members from the grazing
| sections would be likely to insist on
| this, he said, and it might as well be
put in before the bill was acted upon.
Taking the view that the question had
resolved itself into a purely legal one
! Senator Bamberger moved that the bill
| be sent to the judiciary committee Of
! which Lawrence is chairman. There
! was no objection and the order was
made. Lawrence, BenniOn and Walton
| were appointed to confer with the
| house on the matter.
| Appropriations For Fair Commission.
Senator Johnson put in a bin to re-
leve the Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
ton commission of its financial troubles
by appropriating $4,000 to Iiquidate
outstanding obligations. The bill went
10 the committee on appropriations and
| claims.
That art may not languish In Utah,
| Senator Williams suggests the creation
| of the state Art Collection" BY the
/ terms of his bill. senate bill No. Q. in
! troduced yesterday. the Alice Art
/ Collection" is 10 be merged into the
| new collection, which is 10 be installed
! at the University of Utah and be in
| the custody Of the president of the in
| appropriation Of $1,000 and the appoint
/ ment by the governor of three profess
| sional. resident artists TO purchase
J ''meritOriOuS works of art which shall
| have been or shall be exhibited in art
/ exhibitions of acknowledged standing"
! The artists are to serve three-year
| terms for no compensation.
/ The act proposes to repeal the law
/ creating the state Institute of Art
passed at the session of 1899.
The committee on appropriations and
/ claims recommended the passage OF
! Senator Lewis bill TO settle the states
! debt for the Carbon county coal strike.
| The secretary Of state filed the re-
/ ports of the state board of loan COM
! missioners and of the state board of
! examiners with the senate.
The senate adjourned to meet at II 80
| a m. today. a brief session will be
! held before going into joint assembly
| to complete the election of Mr.. SutheT-
| land.
/ List of the Bills.
Following is a list of the bills intro
! duced:
Senate Bill No. Z, by Johnson-Appro-
priating $4,000 to pay outstanding OBJ
! legations of the Louisiana Purchase eX-
| position commission. To committee on
appropriations and claims.
Senate Bill No. s, by Committee on
J Appropriations and Claims-RepealiuS
| chapter 49,, session laws of 1901. and
| chapter As. session laws of 1903, provid-
| ing for bountieS on wild animals. To
| judiciary committee.
! Senate Bill No. 9. by WilIiams-CTe-
| atinE the state Art Collection merE-
ing Herewith the Alice Art COllec-
] ton" repeating the law creating the
| State Art institute and providing an
annual appropriation of 81 900 to buy
works Of art for Utah. To committee
! on education