Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-14
SENATORS FAVOR
W|P|NC OUT DEFICIT
Pass Bill Calling for ApprOpria-
tiOn to Utah Fair Commits
sion Of $500
DON'T LIKE HOUSE TACTICS.
Claim That Explosion" 10 House Was
Only Result aud Not Cause of
Shortage Discovery.

firing at what are considered dila.
tory and innammatory tactics on the
part Of the house, the senate today ex-
pressed Its disapproyal Of any attempt
10 dIscredlt the report Of the inyestl-
eating committee OF the 81. Louis far
commission by passing, under suspen-
sion Of the rules, bill to appropriate
money to cover the deficit, The meas
ure calls for $780, the amount asked
for by the committee in It's report,
which still awaits acceptance by the
house. The passing Of the measure
carries with It the moral support OF the
senate to the investigating committee,
and to Senator Johnson, treasurer Of
the commission.
The bill Is S. B. Z, introduced orig
inally by Johnson, and referred TO the
committee on appropriations, Of which
Williams Is chairman, senator Ben
Mon OF the committee brought the bill
up today, recommending It's passage,
with the sum Of $500 substituted for
$4,000, the amount originally requested.
Senators today discussed the situa-
tiCn in the house, before the session be-
gan and were not complimentary In
their estimates Of the good II has ac-
complished or the spirit OF fear that a
bigger" IL In the commission wood
Pile, that seems to peryade the house
members. Yesterday Representative
Harry Joseph was In the senate for an
hour collecting data for more tax In
! the house. In reply to Johnson's eN-
PLANTATION Of Friday. He made the
assertion that credit was due the back
! ers Of the Investigation for unearthing
! or digging up" as he expressed 1t, the
| 81 600 on hand now above what was on
| hand Jan. |, 1905.
This statement Senator Johnson em-
| phatically denies and says that no
| credit whatever Is due the inyestiga-
tors for unearthing one cent. The
money came In through the regular pro-
! cesses OF the commissions checking he
| declares, and was on hand before "a
word was ever said about investiga
tons, and before. I'm fact the Legislat-
ure had ever convened.
NEW BILLS.
There was run Of new bills, eight
of them coming In.
s. B. 6S, by Johnson, prevents the
carrying OF concealed weapons, Of any
! kind in Utah. IL Is similar to measures
in force in nearly every other state,
$. 3. 90, by Hollingsworth Is on the
Vexed subjects Of stray animals, IL pro-
vdes that majority Of the taxpayers
of any county may petition for a per-
| init to turn stock loose and fence the
lands, the stock In such cases to be
exempt from sale or empound'ns az
s. y. 70, by Holm gswolth, eXemptS
wages earned out OF the state and pay
able out Of the state from garnishmenl
except where defendant Is served per-
sonally
s. 70. Il by Hollingsworth amends the
section relating to the fiscal year
changing It's date Of beginning from
Jan. ], TO Dec. !,
S y. ~, by HollIngsworth, relates tC
tax laws, and the time when the taA
lien becomes operative.
$. b. 70, by Holllngsworth, provides
a form of service for printed SUM
| mionses,
MORE NEW BILLS,
S. y. "A, by Rasbaud, provides for al
inspector OF mettaliferous mines, anC
makes provisions for the safety anC
health Of men employed In them
), B. 10, by Bennion, amends TN
law relating to taxes and the manne
of service and publication OF assess
nents on corporations.
S. b. 70, by Bamberger, permits TN
garnishing and attachment OF the wage
and salaries OF all public officials,
S. b. II, by Lawrence, fixes the dat
OF municipal elections, and provides 70
biennial city elections, beginning No
vember 1905.
$. b, rs, by Lawrence, Is companion
measure, reducing the city council o
cities Of the first class 10 five members
with a salary Of $1,000 zach,
A petition was recei j from Webe
county asking for amendments TO tn
Wild game law, II was presented b.
Senator Holllngsworth.
The committee on public Institution
reported on Hollngsworths bill No. (.
providing for appropriations for tn
Portland fair. The bill was amende
to make the governor instead Of tn
state board OF examiners the prope
authority to file vouchers with,