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the Legislature, ordered t<> be removed from it-orig- 

 inal location, and its name was changed to State 

 Industrial School. Thi-was do;ic to make room for 

 the School for the Deaf and Dumb and Blind, for 

 which the elaborate buildings wviv better adapted. 

 and authority was given the trustees of the Indus- 

 trial School to procure another location in Ogden 

 City. The buildings and grounds known as ( (gdeii 

 Military Academy, consisting of lit acres and a brick 

 building, were accordingly purcha.-ed. 



The State Prison. The amount appropriated 

 for the support of the prison, $30,000, is $10,000 

 less than its cost in 1895; but a balance of $2.050 

 remained in the treasury at the close of the year. 



Industries. Of these, the Governor says in his 

 message: "Although few of the silver mines and 

 prospects have been able to survive the battle waged 

 against the white metal by the allied money p 

 of two worlds, the yield of the old and well-equipped 

 silver mines of the State has materially increased. 

 and gold mining, which meantime has taken on new 

 life, has nearly doubled its product. The crops have 

 never been more prolific, and prices, though still 

 ruinous because of the demonetization of silver, 

 ranged toward the end of the year slightly higher, 

 enabling many of the farmers to market their prod- 

 ucts. The yield of the sugar factory was the great- 

 est in its history, being above 9.000.000 pounds. 

 The Rio Grande Western Railway lias extended its 

 line 40 miles farther to the south. Two of our great 

 mountain streams have been harnessed during the 

 year, and the electrical power generated by these 

 enormous and costly plants is available at minimum 

 cost. The silk industry, to which Utah is so well 

 adapted, under the encouragement of a small bounty 

 provided by the last Legislature, began to breathe 

 during the year, and, if the present policy is con- 

 tinued, there' is no doubt that the 1.000 pounds of 

 cocoons produced last year will soon be followed by 

 the manufacture of raw silk. 



" The mineral production for the year was esti- 

 mated at $15,897,266." 



Shipments were given as follows : Silver-lead ores. 

 115,170,760 ; silver-lead bullion, 43.395.733 ; copper 

 matte, 3,690,048; copper bullion. 717,228: copper 

 ore. 190.400; copper buttons, 35.335: carbonates. 

 27.676 : total. 163.230.180. 



Semicentennial Celebration. The Legisla- 

 ture provided for a commission of 10 persons to con- 

 duct a semicentennial celebration, in 1897, of the 

 fiftieth anniversary of the arrival of the Utah pio- 

 neers, and appropriated $5.000. The commission 

 has resolved to hold a celebration in July of 1897, 

 lasting five days, to cost not less than $50,000. 



Militia. The organized forces of the State are 

 made up of 16 companies of infantry, 2 troops of 

 cavalry, 2 light batteries, and a signal corps in all, 

 93 officers and 837 enlisted men. 



Legislative Session. The Legislature convened 

 Jan. 6 and adjourned April 8 (5 by legislative fic- 

 tion). The Senate stood Republicans. 12 ; Demo- 

 crats. 6 : the House Republicans. 33 : Democrats. 

 12. Charges of fraud having been made in regard 

 to the election in Utah County, a committee was ap- 

 pointed to investigate. The majority report was in 

 favor of seating 1 of the 3 contestants, Republi- 

 cans : but the minority report was adopted and the 

 3 Democrats retained" their seats. Presley Denny 

 was Speaker of the House, and George M. Cannon 

 President of the Senate. 



The election of 2 United States Senators took 

 place Jan. 22. The names of Frank J. Cannon, 

 Arthur Brown. C. W. Bennett, and C. C. Goodwin 

 were before the Republican caucus : the first 2 were 

 made the candidates. Moses Thatcher and Joseph 

 L. Rawlins were the Democratic candidates. In 

 the Senate Cannon and Brown received each 12 



. and Thatcher and Rawlins each 5. Ii. 

 HOIIM- the vote stood: Cannon, 31 ; Brown. 

 Hawlins. 14: Thatcher. 14: I'.emiett. 1 ; Goodwin, 

 1. The new Senators took th' :. 27. Mr. 



Cannon drawing the term ending in 1< S 9'., and .Mr. 

 Brown that ending in 1SH7. 



.Measures to the munberof 125 were paved, many 

 of them defining I he duties of Slate officer.- an<; 

 partmenls. others the methods of court procedure. 

 Many laws in the interest of labor w< T> 

 among them ads prohibiting blacklisting, child 

 labor, and payment of wage- in -aloon- ; an ej^ht- 

 hour law ; one providing for payment of attoi ; 

 fees when a mechanic or laborer >m- forw.-i. 

 and one defining who are ami who are not fellow- 

 -ervants. A State board of labor was provided for, 

 and a State mine inspector, whose duty it shall be 

 to inspect all mines at lea.-l once a year, and make 

 reports in regard to their working, timbering, ma- 

 chinery, and ventilation; and investigate acci<;. 



A board of horticulture was created, to consi.-t of 

 6 members. Its principal duty will be the super- 

 vision of all imported and exported trees, fruits, and 

 plants, in order that all in anyway infected maybe 

 destroyed, and so prevent the spread of disease and 

 aid in producing better fruit. 



The trustees of the Agricultural College are au- 

 thorized and required to hold institutes for the in- 

 struction of citizens of the State in the various 

 branches of agriculture. Such institutes are to be 

 held annually at least once in each county, and they 

 may employ an agent or agents to perform such 

 work in connection with the faculty of the college 

 as they deem best. 



An act for the establishment of sericulture pro- 

 vides that "for the term of ten years after the pas- 

 sage of this act there shall be paid out of the State 

 treasury to any corporation, firm, or person en- 

 gaged in the production of cocoons of the silk- 

 worm, a bounty of 25 cents for each pound of 

 cocoon produced in the State. No bounty shall be 

 paid for cocoons not produced by worms fed en- 

 tirely upon the leaves of the mulberry tree, nor 

 shall more than $2.000 be paid for bounties under 

 the provisions of this act in any one year. The 

 Governor shall appoint the Utah Silk Commission, 

 to consist of 5 persons, to serve without compensa- 

 tion. It shall be the duty of said commission to 

 examine all cocoons for which bounty is claimed, 

 and certify to the Secretary of State the quantity, 

 grade, and quality upon which bounty shall be paid, 

 and the name of the party entitled thereto. It shall 

 also be the duty of said commission to publish in 

 book or pamphlet form explicit instructions in all 

 the practical branches of sericulture, for free dis- 

 tribution to the people of the State; also to provide 

 instruction in reeling in each county raising 100 

 pounds of cocoons ; to provide reliable eggs, and in 

 every way encourage those engaging in this indus- 

 try ;' and provide the best possible market for 

 reeled silk and cocoons until it can be consumed by 

 manufacturers in our own State." 



Bounties were provided for the cultivation of 

 canaigre root, and it was made mandatory on coun- 

 ties to offer bounties for the killing of wild animals 

 on petition of 100 citizens. 



A registration bill was passed, and the Australian 

 ballot law was adopted. 



Provision was made for a uniform system of 

 public schools, and for the instruction of the deaf 

 and dumb and the blind. 



Women were made ineligible to serve as juror-. 

 A bill was passed to provide deserted wives with 

 maintenance and property from their husbands' 

 estates. Women employed as teachers in public 

 schools are to receive 'the same compensation as 

 men for the same class of work. 



