The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-09
SECOND EFFORT IN
THE HOUSE FAILS
Attempt to Take Them From
the TabIeP rOves to Be
Abortive.
TWENTY-ONE FAVORED
PROPOSAL OF CRITCHL0W
Twenty-Three Said Nay, Hence
the Several Bills Are
Buried.


ton bills, providing new form of gov
eminent for Salt Lake, through the
House on Friday afternoon was as abor-
tive as was the scheme to pass them
on Thursday Mr. Critchlow moved to
take the bills from the table, have
them discussed by the House and put
upon their passage. On this vote, which
was rising vote, the count showed
90 votes, 81 for the motion and 10
against A division was called and then
on roll call the record showed 90 for
the motion aand 81 against the motion,
the full vote of the House Prior to
the announcement of the vote Messrs-
Robinson, McCrea and Mr.. Speaker,
who had voted in the affirmative,
changed their votes to the negative,
while Mr.. Miller changed his vote from
nay to aye. When the vote was an
nouuced it stood for the motion of Mr..
Critchlow 81; against the motion %,
and the measures were therefore left to
slumber on the table
The advocates of the Galveston plan
had made a great play by having a
big delegation favoring the measure
march into the lobby Just as the motion
of Mr.. Critcblow came up.
An effort was made by Mr.. Mills to
have Senate bill III, the Park bill con-
soidating the University and Agricul"
tural College made the special order for
Monday afternoon at 2 clock, and he
introduced a resolution with that OBJ
iect in view The resolution caused
lively. debate and finally the resolution
was Indefinitely postponed upon the mo.
tiop of Mr.. Tolton, who declared that
the mover of the resolution was at
tempting TO get the cart before the
horse, as the bill was now before the
House Committee on Education and Art
and it would be discourteous to that
Committee to adopt resolution like
The one proposed before the committee
had submitted report.
Later on, after the adjournment, the
Committee on Education and Art held
meeting in the hall of the house and
/ decided unanimously TO report 5. b.
No. III to the House today with rec
ommeUdation that it be made special
order for Monday. The whole question
can then be thrashed out on the floor.
4 number of bills were passed and
several measures which have failed III
pass the House on Thursday came up
again on a motion to reconsider the
vote The House decided to consider
the matter and the bills were then
passed.
Both the House and Senate expected
call from the apostolic representative
from Utah In the United States Senate
TO pay them a visit but the apostle
sneaked off to Provo on an afternoon
train and did not appear. Congressman
| Howell was also expected but he, too,
failed to materialjze.
| At > clock the House adjourned to
meet this morning at 10 o'clock. The
l Ii, 80
Der of bills submitted measures, VIZ,
Nos. 90. SO, "a, % and 96. The Com
mittee on Live Stock also presented n
bill, II. b. No 200, providing for an
inspection of livestock.
Last night the members of the House
and the members of the press in the
House were entertained at banquet
at the Elks' club by Mr., Speaker Jo-
| seph.
What Senate Is Doing.
The Fifty fourth days session of the
Senate, which convened at II o clock
n. M, was devoted principally to the
passage Of bills, and as the proceedings
show a larger number of bills received
its approval. Only one bill carrying
IN appropriation passed, and IL only
asked for $500 for road and bridge
purposes in Millard county,
Senator Gardner 3 bill regulating the
rate OF interest In tDlS SlaIe, making
the legal rate S per cent per annum,
as now, and tho maximum 70 per cent
which rate may be exacted when con-
tracted for In writing, came back from
the House with that body's approval,
without amendment. And the ''usury
bill, MS II is known, was referred to
the Committee on Engrossed and En-.
rolled Bills. This important measure
is now III the hands of the Governor,
,vnrl; pf he
sion was the passage of Senate bill
No. 67. by Bonner X, Smith, relating
to Juvenile courts. The bill is in ef-
feet substitute for The present law,
and rcpeals section IS. chapter III,
beng act entitled Juvenile
courts, approved the 10th day of
March, 1905, of the session laws of
Utah, 1905, 1t is also provided that
the law shall take effect upon ap-
prevail The new law provides for
Juvenile court commission, which shall
consist of the Governor. Attorney.
General and State Superintendent Of
Public Instruction. 'ihis commission
shall have general control and super
vision over Juvenile courts and proba
tion officers. including the power of
fixing salaries, providing courtrooms
and necessary equipment and supplies,
1t also provides that the expenses of
said commission and the cost of main
tanning said court shall be paid out of
the general funds of the State.
The next most important bill which
received consideration was the revenue
bill. numbered House bill l2S, by Mr..
Tnlton After n full and free discus
sion of the measure 1t was passed by
unanimous vote, without amendment.
Tho bill provides for the raising of
$l,s00.000 yearly for the years. 19o'
and 1908, The Senate passed sixteen