Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-06
Riff Approprioting 100000 to
Lewis & Clarke Exposition,
Fails.
MCUEA'S FRANCHISE MEASURE
o,, # 400 Bills introduced, 20 Tia
Been Approved by the
Governor

,to,nbers Of the house were In no
ood saturday afternoon to incur ex-
norse. and as result s. B. az, APP
sronrlating $50, 900 for an exhibit at the
,ou,ls g Clark exposition, was defeat
"a ON a vote Of 81 to TO- The bill was
hrought to the front by Chairman Mer-
III of the committee on ways and
nosns who moved that the rules be
,usnepded and the measure placed upon
&c final passage, The motion lost,
vbereupon Austin moved that the bill
IA placed at the head Of the calendar
This motion prevailed, but before roll
csn those against the measure got busy
and rallied to their support a sufficient
number to seal its fate, The vote
Iyes--Allen. Anderson, j. A. Austin,
corrou Christensen. Daley, Fishburn,
Zones. Kinney Kuchler, Luther, Ly-
man. Vaughan, McCrea, Merrill. Peter
son. Richards, Roberts, Stewart Toll
ton, Hull-2l.
Nays-Anderson. A. ", Cottam, Cro-
mar curtin, Edward, Hone, Hopes,
Johnson, Miller, Pace, Pancake, Sim
ons stringham, Thompson, WILSON
10.
flee of a reconsideration. This he did,
and the bill will likely come up again
this afternoon
II. b. lO9 by Kinney. limiting the
homestead exemption to $1,000 and re-
oulrng homesteads TO be recorded as
such within 30 days from the passage
Of the act shared a similar fate, the
Blk going down TO defeat after the re-
cordlng clause had been stricken out,
EGG BILL KILLED.
wilson moved that H. b. III, creating
a capitol building fund, be reconsidered
and az the request of Marks the bill
was placed at the foot OF the calendar
Painters bill, requiring the marking Of
cold storage eggs when offered for SALE
afforded considerable amusement, but
went down on a vote OF l6 ayes and
Is nays. Notice OF reconsideration was
given by Curtin.
A communication from the senate re-
quested the speaker to sign s. b. ST.,
providing for the survey OF county
boundary lines, The speaker then read
his reply, In which he explained that
the bill had been passed, but had later
been reconsldered and rejected by the
house, although the bill, with the no.
tlce Of its first passage, had been sent
TO the senate by mistake. The house,
on motion OF Miller, directed that the
speakers letter with the bill, be re-
turned to the senate.
THREE NEW BILLS.
BY consent three bills we're intro
duced during the session, their authors
being Luther McCrea and Kinney.
Luthers bin Is No. 22S, and provides
that unclaimed bodies OF persons who
may die In prisons, jalls, almshouses
and charitable institutions, may be
turned over to the professor Of anatomy
IN the state University for the nstruc-
ton Of students and the Advancement
Of science, Referred to committee on
education,
MCREA'S FRANCHISE MEASURE.
II. r. 229, by McCrea, provides for
the submission to electors OF PROPOSE
tons for the granting Of municipal
franchises. The bill reads
BE II enacted by the Legislature Of
the State Of Utah:
section !. No municipal franchise to
cucumber or occupy the streets Of any
town or city of the state OF Utah shall
be granted to any corporation or person
or association Of persons, nor shall the
life or any existing franchise be extend
ed unless the proposition TO grant or
70 extend the life of such franchise
shall have first been submitted TO the
vote OF the qualified electors Of such
city or town, and the majority of said
qualified electors shall have voted I'm
favor thereof Such election shall be
conducted In the manner provided by
law 70, submitting propositions to cleo
tors In municipalities and the applicant
for such franchise, or the extension
thereof, shall defray the expense of such
election, and as security for such pay
ment shall deposit with the mayor OF
such city or town a good and sufficient
bond In such sum as the city council