Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-16
ROUTINE GRIND
IN SENATE TODAY.
Democratic Minority Carry Some
Points In the Land Board
Bill.
FAIR INQUIRY ON TUESDAY.
In the Meantime the Sergeaut-at'
Arms Is Serving Subpoeuas on
The Witnesses Wanted.

Purely routine was the session Of the
senate today. Senator Bamberger was
absent when the committee favorably
reported on the amendments for which
he had fought IN the Walton regisira-
ton bill. Most OF the time was con-
sumod IN handling committee reports
and other routine matter,
The committee appointed by the
house to investigate the affairs Of the
Utah worlds fair commission expects
to be able 10 sit as a court OF Inquiry
on Tuesday next. Meanwhile the ser-
geant-ut-arms Is serving subpoenas,
guarding this work with as much Sc
CreCy as possible In orde' that none
OF the witnesses may escape service.
This officer went TO ogden today for
the purpose Of sumuoning as witness
es Hon. l.. W. Shurtlln and Don Ma
gulre. the former memDe OF the
commission and the latter promin nuy
connected with the mineral exhibit at
the exposition.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
The judiciary committee was in Il
kindly mood today. It killed only one
tlon. Ilollingsworth's bill No, 73,pro-
vldlng for form Of summons IN ciyll
cases, was the one selected for slaugh-
ter,
Chosen TO live were Gardeners S. b.
o., adding more punishment for the
crime OF f0rnication WaltOn's S. b, "a,
relating TO the registration Of voters,
Wootton's n, B. A. relating to the pow
ers OF city councils, and Hawley's II.
h. u.s. relating TO the docketing Of
Judgements. HaWleys was the only
bill 20 20 through without some malm-
ing, and one bill that had an important
amendment tackled TO It was Walton's
registry measure.
VICTORY FOR DEMOCRATS,
The change is the striking out Of
portion Of section 500, reading "on other
days than those named on and between
Aug 1 and the last day OF registration,
the registry agent shall not be COM
PEELED to attend at the Office, but when
there shall register such electors as may
apply"
Bamberger attacked this clause when
the bill first came UP 10 days ago. Los
ing IN the fight he finally secured n
recommltment 10 the committee, and
has apparently gained their support to
his Wow that the measure opened up
big chances for partisan work by the
registry agent, Another change recom-
mended is the substitution OF the third
Tuesday and second Monday I'm August.
instead of the last Saturday as the first
registration day
The committee on public institutions
reported a substitute bill FOR Clegg's
S. b. So, relating to the government Of
the state mental hospital
The new measure provides for the
control TO be vested IN BOARD Of three
no two OF whom shall be from the
Same county and one Of whom shall be
OF tho minority party. The governor Is
10 appoint the board each member TO
hold Office for four years, and TO give
bond for $1,000.
NEW BILLS,
S. y. 81, by Walton, relates to the
fees OF constables, naming the sums
they may charge for performing their
official duties
S. b. so, by Walton relates to the
erection Of schoolhouse by contract or
day labor
TWO SENATE CLAIMS.
Claims No 7 and No. 3 were intro
duced today by Senator Walton, The
first is by William n. Nader Of lay
ton, asking a refund OF $40, paid on
school land, and the second by James
Howard, Jabez w. West and George r.
Jones asking for the return OF $3.50 ~,
si49.19 and SiG,S3 respectively paid
In for the same purpose,