The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-09
IN THE SENATE.
Final Action Taken by Upper House
Upon Important Measures.


The ffty-fourth session of the. SEN
ate was called TO order at II CLOCK
A. III. by the President. 5. ii. Love
A roll call showed all members pres
emf PRAYER was offered by Mr., Nielsen,
The minutes of the ffty-thlrd session
were read and approved. The following
| covers the business transactions or the
day:
4 communication from the Secretary
OF State was received, in, winch ne
stated that the State Board of Exam
iners had directed him 10 return the
following claims for refund OF 10 per
cent Of the amount paid by claimants
on school lands purchased from the
State and alleged to have been occu-
pied prior to March ], 1869, said claims
having been presented under The pro
visions of chapter SS, Laws OF Utah,
1899, and to report, assuming that these
from the State school fund. The board
has not approved them, for the reason
that majority of the board is of the
opinion that a payment OF these claims
would be a violation of section 3, arti-
Gle 10 of the Constitution of this
State, and Of section 10 Of an act OF
Congress, approved July 10, 1894,
known as the enabling act, requiring
the above.named fund to be kept in
and the claims were referred to the
Committee on Appropriations and
Claims.
Stenographer Retires.
Phyllis Lynch transmitted the fol
lowing:
beg to herewith tender my resigna-
tion as stenographer of the Senate, to
that you accept as a substitute Miss Con
stance johnson,
The resignation of Miss Lynch was
accepted, and Miss Johnson was ap-
pointed Stenographer of the Senate for
the balance of the term,
Communications from House,
The following communications from
the House were read;
That the House had passed S. B. No.
SO. as amended, regulating the service
of stations, and it referred to the Com
mittee on Livestock.
That it had passed S. B. No. 1873, to
authorize any railroad corporation of
this State owning lines wholly in for
eign county, to sell and convey it's lines
to corporations organized under the
laws of the country in which any such
lines may be situated. Referred to
Committee on Engrossed and Enrolled
Bills.
That it had passed s. B. No. 10, pro.
vlding that all mines in the State of
Utah shall provide for emergency cases
in case Of accident, and providing n
penalty for the violation thereof, as
amended by Conference Committee
Referred to Committee on Engrossed
and Enrolled Bills.
That it had passed, as aemded, S. B.
No. 60, defining the duties of Assessors.
The Senate concurred in the amend
ments of the. House, and as amended,
was passed.
That it had passed, as amended, S.
3. No. SO, relating to interest upon
the loan or forbearance of money,
goods OF, things in action, providing a
legal and maximum rate of interest
and prohibiting the contracting for or
taking usurious interest and a forfeit
ure, thereof, and providing defense
and remedy. Referred to the Commit,
tee on Engrossed and Enrolled Bills.
That it had passed II. B. No 104, de-
fning the duties OF County Surveyor.
Referred to, the Committee on County
That it had passed II. B. No. 2O4,
relating to the compensation of mem
bers of Board Of School Trustees. Re
ferred to Committee on Education.
That it had passed Fl. B. No, 2lo, re-
latlng to jurisdiction of the courts in
cities. of the first class. Referred to
Judiciary Committee
D. a..
fixing the salary and prescribing the
duties of the Clerk Of the Municipal
court, Referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
That it had passed II. B. No. II, re-
lating, to County Recorders. Referred
TO Judiciary Committee.
That 1t had passed S. j. NJ. No, >,
by Mr., Park, memoralizing Congress for
the passage of the Burkett Pollard bill.
appropriating funds for teaching in the
science Of art and agriculture, me.
chanlc and domestic arts, in the State
Normal schools. The amendments made
In the House were concurred in by
the Senate, and upon roll call the me
mortal passed as amended, unanimously.
That the Speaker had signed II. B.
NO ll9, regulating the sale Of intoxi-
cating liquors. etc. Communication
That the Speaker had signed H. b.
NO; 2OS, accepting the grant of money
authorized by an Increased annual an.
Precipitation for agricultural experiment
tsations made by act of Congress, ap.
proved July 16, 1906 Communication
filed.
That the Speaker had signed II. B.
NO. 20, extending the provisions of the
penal code relating to ofrenses relating
TO oifenses OF telegraph operators and
operators Of telephone lines and mes
sages transmitted over telephone lines.
That 1t had passed as amended S. B.
No. 20, to regulate the practice of os-
teopathy. in the State of Utah, and to
provide for State board Of examiners,
and to license osteopaths to practice in
this State, and punish persons violating
the provisions of this act. Referred 10
the Committee on Public Health.
Mr.. Hollingsworth subsequently,
moved effectively that the bill be taken
out of tho committee and the amend.
ments Of the House concurred in. The
bill was then read the third time and
passed as amended