The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-02
STATE AID FOR
POOR SETTLERS
Senate Approves of $4,000
for Roads and Bridges on
Coded Reservation.
PROPOSED BY RASBAND
cHIDEsTER APPROPRIATION is
RAISED TO $500.

The struggles of the 1000 families
that have located on the recently-ceded
Uintah Indian reservation to develop
their property, as pictured by Senators
Rasband and Gardner yesterday after
noon, seemed to awaken a generous in
cIination in even the most stubborn
treasury watchdogs in the upper house,
and caused that body to pass the Ras-
band measure, senate bill No. 81, APP
propriating $4,000 for the building of
bridges and road improvements in this
district. OF this sum $4,000 is to be
used by Uintah county and the remain
der by Wasatch county.
This reservation contains over $780,,
600 acres of the most fertile land in
Utah" said Senator Gardner, land is
inhabited By over 1000 families who
have recently settled there. It has a
magnificent water supply and the land
soon will become extremely valuable.
The trouble now is that the farmer can
remain on their land only during the
summer. as il is impossible during the
winter or spring To leave because of
lack of bridges across the many noun
tain streams which intersect the val
ley"
same line and motion by Senator
Johnson to cut the appropriation to
So 1000 was beaten, and the bill passed
unanimously. Ii is one of the largest
single appropriations of this nature
ever allowed in Utah.
Generosity Contagious.
The generous spirit which seemed TO
prevail was again manifested when the
appropriation of $4,000 for Lafayette
Chichester was raised TO 500 at the
request of Senator Benner y. Smith.
AR Smith told the story of how Chi
dester, while acting as deputy sheriff,
had his leg shot off in fight at Lit
tie Austria" The bill is No. IS, and
was introduced by Mr. Smith.
Senate bill No. 101, by Gardner re-
imbursing the Strawberry Valley Wa
ter Users association To the amount of
$40. which had been paid by that or
ganizat ion to the secretary Of state in
excess of the Incorporation fee.
Communications from the house
were received transmitting house bills
Nos 26s, 267. lis, Sc. IS and 80. for the
senate's consideration. They We're all
referred 20 the proper committees. An
nOuncement was also made of the
house concurrence in the conference
committee report reducing the apprO-
priation in senate bill 1e9 from $4,000 to
$500. The bill provides for expert
ments in securing subterranean waters
for culinary purposes.
Reports by Committees.
A large batch of committee reports
were received and approved. Senate
hill No. so. by Hulaniski, and house bill
No. 100. by Marks. were killed. The
former proposed To regulate the trans
actions of private corporations, and the
latter reduced the amount exempt from
execution from $50 to $40. In reference
10 this measure Senator Lawrence said:
The judiciary committee thinks that
$50 a month is none too small an ex-
emption. especially in the case of a
married man who has to support a
family"
The bills approved and which will
come up for third reading Monday
were as follows: Senate bills No. 14T,
by Gardner, relating TO water rights;
No. 1S6, by Miller, appropriating $1,000
for a bridge over the La Virgin river
in Washington county; No. 122. by Ben
ner y. Smith, extending the right of
eminent domain To stone quarries; No.
80. by Hulaniski. extending the barber
license law to the whole state. and No.
III. by Hulaniski, providing a penalty
for the dissertation of Memorial day,
and house bills No. ZIG, by Marks.
amending the existing statute in regard
10 replies in pleading, and No. 149. by
Holt providing for the protection of
the relics of ancient races.
Mr.. Parks military poll tax bill was
reported from the military affairs COM
mittee. with the recommendation that
IL be recOmmitted to the judiciary COM
nittee. which was done.
Consideration of senate bill No. 124
by Williams. appropriating So. 900 to Sc
cure plans for a new state capitol. was
postponed until Monday, when it will
be a special order at o'clock in the
afternoon.