The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-05
FOR ELECTIONS
ON FRANCHISES
Representative McCrea Puts in Meas
ure Providing For Referendum.
PORTLAND FAIR BILL LOST
RECONSIDERATION is MOVED
STANDARD WEIGHTS FAVORED

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/ cucumber or occupy the streets OF any
| town or city of the state of Utah shall be
! granted 10 any corporation or person or
/ association of persons, nor shaI the lie
Of any existing franchise be extended I'M
/ less the proposition 10 grant or TO extend
/ the life of such franchise shall have FIRST
1 been submitted to the vote OF the quail
| fled electors of such city or town and the
! majority of said qualified electors shall
/ have voted in favor therefore. Such cleo
! ton shall be conducted in the manner
/ provided by law for submitting PROPOSE
lions TO electors in municipalities, and
/ the applicant for such franchise. or the
! extension thereof shall defray the ex-
] pense of such election, and as security for
such payment shall deposit with the
/ mayor of such city or town good and
sufficient bond in such sum as the city
/ council may require at the time such APP
/ plication for such franchise, the ex-
! tension thereof. is made.
| Sec. 2. This act shall take effect on
/ approval.
The bill was referred to the commit
tee on municipal corporations.
Fair Bill Turned Down.
The house resented an effort yester-
| day to railroad senate bill No. AZ. by
HoIIingsworth. providing state com
mission for the Lewis and Clarke ex-
position. and when the measure was
placed at the head Of the calendar and
on final passage, it was turned down
by vote of 21 TO 10. A vote of % was
necessary to pass the measure.
Merrill moved a suspension of the
rules early in the session in order that
the bill might be taken out Of the
regular order of business. This failed.
Roberts then moved that the bill be
placed at the head of the calendar.
| This motion carried.
Edward, voicing the sentiment of
many of the representa- tives asked
| that considera ton of the bill be post
n haF ssso
might be more closely studied. His
| motion lost by a narrow margin.
When the roll was called on the final
passage of the bill the house lined up
as follows:
Ayes-Allen. Anderson. J. ~. Austin.
Jones. Kinney, Kuchler. Luther, Ly-
man, Vaughan, McCrea. Merrill,
Peterson. Richards, Roberts, Stewart,
Tolton and Speaker Hull-21.
Nays-AndersOn. A. V, Gotham,
Cromar, Curtin, Edward, Hone. Hopes,
Johnson, Miller, Pace. Pancake
Simons. Stringham. Thompson and
Wilson-15
Wilson gave notice that he would
move for a reconsideration OF the
houses action at Mondays session.
Standard Weight Bill Passes.
The house had its full measure of
4.
b. No. 20 creating a standard of
weights and measures uniform with
that of other states. Luther proposed
list Of amendments relating to
bushel weights that included about
everything in the line available ex-
cepting grasshoppers and Speaker
Hull proposed that the latter should
not be forgotten. Luther's amend
ments carried.
Lime, the house was informed by
Tolton, often consists of sand and
dirt in which the real article existed
apparently by accident. Tolton
wanted the busheI of lime increased
from seventy to eighty pounds. The
mouse decided to risk the seventy
pound bushel and the amendment lost.
The bin carried by a unanimous
vote.
Homestead Bill is Killed.
Kinney's homestead bill III. B. No.
log, by requesD was killed in the house
yesterday by a vote of Is ayes to %
nays The bill failed of passage after
ii had been cut to pieces with amend
ments. 1t encountered strong oppo-
sltion from the country members. Mil
Ter moved early in the debate to strike
out the enacting clause but the house
decided in favor OF the lingering
method of execution.
Favor Cold Storage Eggs.
The house decided for two years
more Of cold storage eggs yesterday
by killing house bill No. POI nv
Fahter' providing that eggs of ancient
ancestry must be labeled. The measure
failed after numerous pleasantries re-
garolng eggs, their origin and evolu-
ton had been INDUCED in. Roberts
made a strong plea for the Utah hen
Ioiton said he also was fond of the
hen and the fruits of her labor. but
peileVed the members of the house
might better take out life Insurance.
policies as guards against venerable
eggs than pass Panter's bill.
Curtin showed where he stood on the
egg question by giving notice of
motion TO reconsider
me house took more lenient view
OF Homes bill Oh. =. No. 100 prevent
ing deception in the sale Of renovated
butter and licensing manufa ct11rere
ana dealers in the same Evidently
every member of the house has met
renovated butter during his life time
Tor there was not a dissenting voice to
the passage OF the bill.
Pass Bills in Harry's Absence.
Cognizant of the fact that Yesterdays
session was the last at which Josenb
would be absent the house settled
down and IN addition to the bills
cAbiofieu passed the following
without material opposition:
n. B. No. PA. by McCrea. making
cities liable Jointly with the principal
contractor on public works in actions
instituted by sub-contractors
H b No I01, by curtin, providing
for the examination of clerks and in
speetors of local boards of health.
n B. No. 204, by Kinney, relating
to the duties of the state chemist.
III. b. No. 1872. by Peterson, providing
a change OF venue in civil cases in the /
district court.
II. b. No 126, by Hawley, raising the
salaries Of county superintendent of |
schools.
H. B. No. %. by Kinney. creating a
standard of weights and measures uni |
form with that OF other states.
Reconsider Capitol Fund Bill.
Marks bill III. 3. No. IN. creating
"a state capitol fund, viii be given an |
other hearing before the house. a mo-
ton by Wilson to reconsider carving /
yesterday afternoon. The motion was 1
made with the understanding that if il /
" as successful the bill should be DIaced I
at the foot of the calendar. Repre- /
Marks bill. in IT'S original /
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