The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-21

ing the state art collection TO embrace
the Alice Art Collection" and TO be
| located at the University of Utah. was
| passed by a vote of IL 10 T. as follows
Ayes-Callister, Clegg, Hollingsworth.
] Johnson. Lawrence, Loose, Mckay,
Park, Rasband, Walton, Williams.
! Nays-Barber, Bennion, Gardner Love.
Observation-Disclosures Larsen, Lewis.
The bill carries an appropriation of
| $-,OeO, the idea being to vote an apprO-
prlation according 10 the needs of the
collection al each session. Discussion
| OF the bill resolved itself into a series
tcf dissertations on the beneficial eff
feet Of works Of art on the mind, and
/ was edifying to those who had not
| heretofore had the pleasure OF listen
ing to connoisseurs
Bennion was the chief opponent of
the Dill. opposing it not because he did
| not approve of the idea of having an
art collection. but because he believed
4 the money could be more profitably
spent in other lines Of educational
work just at present. Senator Walton
~ his speech supporting the bill. man
| aged TO get in a wallop at the news
Papers, at tbs smelter smoke in the
valley and incidentally explained the
difference between a ''professional
( srtist and a commercial artist.
Johnson favored the idea of buying
some old masters" for the state
Bennion carelessiy inquired how
many 'old masters" could be bought on
| $1,000 per year, and Lawrence ex-
planned that a good thing could be
nailed cheap every now and then
During the discussion 1t was brought
out that the idea of the bill was not to
purchase the work of Utah artists
| alone. but the work of good artists
Wherever it might be found and Sc
cured.
Mental Hospital Bill Passes.
The state mental hospital bill. senate
bill No IS, substituted by the commit
tee on public institutions for Clegg's
eli NO. 90. was taken up and passed
unanimously after amendments by
Gardner to make the board a partisan
one and to permit the selection of more
than one member from one county had
been voted down
Clegg tried to secure the elimination
of the $1,000 bond required by the bill,
but failed and the measure went
through substantially as it came from
the committee.
The senate passed by unanimous
vote and without debate the following
measures:
Senate bill No. IS, by. the judiciary
committee Substitute for house bill No.
I'D, relating to changes of venue from
municipal courts. etc; senate bill No.
%, by Bennion. providing for the an
pointment Of associate examiners in
cities of the first and second class. COM
puisory attendance at public schools,
etc; senate bill No. as, by Bennion. pro-
Viding for notice of levy of assess
/ ments, etc, a measure designed to en-
| able irrigation companies to escape the
expense of publishing notices
The fish and game bill senate bill No
| %, by Callister. was made a special or
der for Thursday ats O'Clock on mo-
ton of Lawrence.
House bills No. 81 and So. by FISH
burn, relating to school census. were
made special order for $50 today. The
oilis are on the same subject and stand
or fall together.
The senate was advised by Governor
Cutler that he had signed senate bin
NO; 80. by Rasband. requiring the state
auditor to examine at least once each
year the books of ali persons handling
public moneys
On motion of Johnson a conference
committee. consisting of Walton. John
son and Lawrence, was named on house
bill No. g. by Roberts, and senate bill
NO %, by Walton, the two land board
measures now pending.
viii Celebrate Feb. ~.
All reference to the circus Of Friday
over Washington's birthday pro-
gramme was carefully wiped from the
record. The committee report on Will
son house joint resolution No. A. call
ing Tor the celebration, was graveiy
presented and adopted as if nothing,
mad taken place in regard to the mat
ter. Park and Bennion were appointed
10 assist IN drafting the program
ana the resolution was passed Law
renee and Love alone voting against it
Lawrence made some feeble resistance.
pleading that ten minutes was not long
enough for him to speak, and offerin =
10 give his time to Walton but he was
voted down. Walton tried TO get Cal
HsterS name substituted for his and
was voted down.
me senate COncurred in the house
amendments to house bill No. as nv
Kinney, relating to motions and orders
etc. "
The senate committee on mines and
mining killed house bill No. 16 by Cur
TN, relating to oils. explosives. etc in
hydrocarbon mines. A conferences on
the bill will be held
Favorable reports came in on house
Dill No los, relating to trespass: house
DlII No a. relating to exemptions from
jury service; senate bill No 76. author
zlhS the garnishment attachment
etc, OF salaries of public servants:
senate bill No. 50. authorizing cities to
issue scrip; senate bill No. So the street
railway consolidation measure. ana
house bill No. 103 relating to the stat
Ohief Bywater of the Salt Lake CITY
nre department invited the senate to
witness an exhibition drill by the de-
partment suggesting 10 O'Clock this
morning as suitable time The invi-
tation was accepted
senator Lawrence. chairman of the
judiciary committee, announced that
the committee would hold daily sittines
at 1890 a. m, beginning today. until
further notice.
New bills introduced yesterday were
Senate Bill No. 50, by Hollingsworth
Amending section 2 chapter az laws
OF 1893, relating to present ownership
maps ways and means.
Senate Bill No. 80, by Hollingswortb
amending section SAC. Revised Stat
utes, relating to deputies and assist
ants and county. precinct and district
oihcers. County and municipal cor
porations
Senate Bill No. 81, by Rasband-
amending section 81. chapter 25. laws
OF 1908, relating to the state dairy and
food commissioner, prohibiting the sale
OF any dead fowl without first reuov-
ing all feathers and legs and drawing
the fowl. judiciary.