The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-24
SENATE FAVORS
DEATH PENALTY
Measure Aimed at UnruIy Con-
victS Is Rushed
Through.
HULANIsKi'S BILL KILLED
PROVIDED FOR DAMAGES FROM
CATTLE OWNERS.

The senate varied its heretofore mo-
notonous routine yesterday afternoon by
killing one bill and passing another. Sen
Btor Hulaniski had the very doubtful
distinction Of being the first scion TO
have a pet measure squelched and Sena-
tor Benner y. Smith now rejoices in the
fact that he is the first man TO pass a
bin in either branch of the legislature at
teh seventh session.
The bin that met death was senate bill
No, 10. providing for the. collection of
damages from cattle owners whose ami
mails injure mountain roads. The princi-
pal objection 20 the measure was the
method provided for the collection, the
town supervisors being authorized to
seize the animals doing the damage and
keep them until the money is forthcom-
Ing The matter came before the senate
upon the report OF the committee on
highways and bridges. A majority re-
port signed by Senators Seely and Brink
erhoff recommended that the measure be
killed, while a minority report, signed by
the author. recommended that IL pass
After some discussion IN which Senators
Clegg and Hulanisld took the leading part
the majority report was adopted by a
viva vOce vote.
Death for Unruly convicts.
The measure passed was senate bill
No. 4. which provides that any person
serving life sentence at the peniten-
uary upon conviction OF assault with in
tent TO kill or do great bodily injury.
shall suffer death. Senator Clegg wanted
10 amend this by inserting the words
without sufficient prOVOcatiOn" but
withdrew his amendment when Senator
Smith. the author pointed out that the
words with malice aforethOught con-
veyed this meaning The bill passed
unanimously.
Another matter which caused trouble
was Senator Callister's resolution au-
thOri@ing the appointment OF a joint COM
mittee 10 secure and perpetuate an ade-
quate supply Of water for the state
prison The resolution contained a clause
giving the committee power 10 employ
counsel and this was attacked by Sena-
tor Lawrence, who said this work was in
the province Of the attorney general.
Senator Callister the Smoot machine
leader in the senate. defended the meas
IRE in vigorous language. saying that the
attorney general had informed him that
he had too much work to do and that he
would appreciate IL III the senate would
take this matter off his hand. THE at
torneY general assured me that he would
not be displeased,' said the speaker. Sem
HtOr BefHer y. Smith. in commenting on
the resolution. said that the work should
be turned over To that official anyway,
and that if he needed extra help the leg
islature could make an appropriation for
hat purpose. Finally Senator Callister
agreed 20 let tho resolution take its reg
ular course AID il was referred TO the
committee on state institutions.
The senate received two cOmmunica-
tions from the governor. one giving the
list Of his appointments during the past
two years and the other transmitting a
copy of the letter received by him Tues
day from the juvenile court commission
relating "a alterations in the Juvenile
court laws.
New Bills introduced.
The report OF the state board Of ex-
= aminers or the part which bounty froudS
hRNe played IN causing the large deficit
IN the state funds was referred TO the
special committee which is investigating
these matters.
The following bills were introduced:
5. p. No. .. by Misunderstanding 81 500
20 A l.. Eastman, sheriff OF Rich county,
for injuries received while capturing an
Insane man Dec. 9. 1905. Referred TO COM
mittee on public Institutions
S. b. No -. byl Bullen-Providing for
the courses of instruction at the univer-
sity and also for a permanent sum yearly
for its maiuteL ance.
s. r. No. =. BY Bullen-Same as above
only affecting Agricultural school
Both bills were referred 10 the commit
tee ON education.
5. Il. No. Is. by Bullen-ThS act pro-
vides for the maintenance Of libraries in
cities OF the first and second class and
amends the present law so as to allow
cities OF the second class TO levy a ] mill
tax for the support of such institutions
The people of Logan and Provo desire
such d measure as the present law only
allows them 10 levy a tax OF a third of
a mill, which is not enough to keep the
Libraries in these cities going Referred
20 committee on county and municipal
corporations.
s. b No. q. 10y NUller-Provides that
ten feet OF discovery work must be done
OF all mining claims within ninety days
after their location. Referred TO mining
committee.