Show UTAH SENATE APPROVES THE ANTI BETTING BILL only one senator cat caste hla his vote against the measure when it cornea comes to final test teat lAt attempts tempts to have the on the table to ble to put it over till next week and to amend it falling tho the bonato on an FoUr february uary 7 passed tile tho house anti betting bill introduced there by representative 0 ci it IL caboy although there was much objection to tho the bill tn in debate only ono one dissek dissenting abing vote vota was cost cast against it when tho the roll call was taken senator william craig of weber county voted against the bill the seventeen other senators voted for it und it now goes to tho the governor for or hla his signature tho the penalty for violating the state relative to the sale ot of opium and other narcotics la Is raised to a minimum of one year imprisonment or BOO fino with a maximum or of five years wad and in a MR bill introduces introduce a in tile the house by clarence bamberger Sam berger iger ot of salt lake county the hou house se on fel february auary 7 killed its first senate bill this m measure being tho the ono one providing for an extension exle nalon of 0 tho the compulsory age from froin fourteen to sixteen years yeara the bill waa lost through the adoption of an adverse report by tile the house committee on edil cdoil cation senator willard Wll lard S hansen his haa introduced trod a blue sky bill tor for the regulation ul of concerns which sell stocks and bonds the bill Is altri almost ost identical with tile the blue sav bill introduced in tile the house several days daya ago by representative hooper added restrictions to ito tho employment of children are made in a bill introduced in thu tho house by mrs annie W cannon of salt bait lake the bill raises the age limit to Is 18 years and includes foundries and drug drag stores in the list hat of forbidden employments F B hammond ot of grand county proposes to make railroads liable for loss losa of tame through their failure to 11 spot or deliver empty cars cara so BO that they can be loaded properly or so BO that they can be unloaded laws making it a misdemeanor to steal water will be brought up to date through the enactment ot of house bill no introduced by C john smith which includes pipe lines the present law was designed when ditches were about the only method ot of convey conveyance ance changes in the homestead exemption laws C contemplated through a b bill introduced in the chouk by alma sw swan en son ot of tooele provide that th the e c coulta arts may exclude from the regular family allowance except homestead rights any person who may save a separate property income in conie redmon tion of the laws lawn relative 0 to roads and poll taxes Is 1 proposed in a bill introduced in tho the house friday by alma swenson of tooele thoele county which changes the present law to provide that county road cammi commissioners ss Joners shall bo be paid for actual servi services ces only and fixing tho the andua annual J poll road tax at 3 a year for every cluzen citizen not exempted by law E lection election of united states senators by direct vote of the people was vo voted tea down in the senate on february 5 after a two hour debate in which sov oral senators opposed to the b bill 1 I declared the die dictates tates of individual conscience to bo be greater than pledges of partisan platforms the vote was exceedingly cee close the reso resolution lution in dorsing the proposed direct election amendment to the constitution of the united states losing by one vote house bill no 34 tho the mabey labey anti race t track rack gambling billt bill was passed by uan tinous vote of the house on february 5 with the amendment proposed by D 11 2 morris in the judiciary comm committee attee eliminated and tile the penalty reduced to a maximum ot of 2000 fine and imprisonment cofone of one year As the question of race track gambling now bt stands ands in the legislature the house bouse has bas passed the bill amended to reduce the penalty while tho the senate h has as passed a bill similar in every respect introduced by J W thornley y but am ended to make the penalty a fine lot biot to exceed or Imprison imprisonment men t abot to exceed two years or both president henry gardner of the irate senate la Is preparing a bill for the rc aton of a commission to represent utah at the panama pacific exposition it san francisco in 1915 to cerebrate cee ce brate the opening of the panama canal licensing of drugless practitioners ind creation of a special board of ex to act upon the qualifications of df chiropractics masseurs massears mass eurs and others Is provided in a bill introduced by sen aitor william N williams at the re auest of tho the chiropractic and kindred experts amendment to 0 o the present water right laws jaws providing that applicants tor for water must give bond protecting other water users user s of the same stream from costs of litigation in defending their rights Is proposed in a bill introduced trod in the house on february 5 by ephraim dastrup offices of justice of the peace city attorney and city marshal will be made elective in all but cities of the first arst and second class it if the bill introduced by senator J it Edgo hlll on february 5 Is passed under the present law these offices in cities or of the class designated are appointive senator willard s Han hansena sons bad check and bank libel bills were passed in the senate after some debate on the ath both bills were passed as amended by the committee on banks and banking which robbed the nicas ures of much of their original sting substitution of electrocution is 1 utne uta 4 for elthor either hanging hangl ng or as the mode of inflicting the death penalty on criminals condemned to die ds provided in a bill presen presented WI bg ba senator D 0 Illde out of salt lak aake the bill follows tho the recommendation governor william spry opry attorney Attorn oy general ai A R barnes barnea and the stats state heard board of corrections various bills now before tho the state legislature looking to a betterment of mining conditions in utah discussed at a meeting of mano oper operator atom at salt lake saturday the employ employers ern liability 0 bill tho the eight hour labor bill and tho the taxation and revenue measures men proposed to road just tho the basis for taxing mine properties were rend read and received the Is in dor of tile the m meeting ag 9 senator donner benner X smith will introduce a bill to determine definitely th tho boundary between salt lako lake and davis count countice iee has long been dispute about this and it Is wd said some pro property porty has been assessed in b both 0 th counties Ra karmond Kan mond inmond of grand county has introduced trod in the house a bill appropriating pria ting for a bridge across the or grand and river at dewey in grand county it Is proposed to awing a sus aus dons ton bridge across tho the stream A bill was waa introduced c 0 d in tho the house on february 6 by so t i thwack of utah providing tor for puro pure ell shoes as tho the bill says it shall bo be unlawful liol for any person B on to manufacture or sell any all shoo 00 vr rr boot made partly from substitutes for leather unless tho the fact that it to Is a substitute Is plainly marked on tho the sole of the shoo together with the name of the manufacturer in a bill introduced in the house i by welling of box elder the powers lot of the trustees of towns are extended so as aa to give tho the towns authority to own lighting plants and to control waterworks water works necessary for the opera alon of such plants two hours of the time of tho hou bouso was waa occupied on february 6 in dle die bussing cussing the bounty bill which was introduced trod by day of iron tho the bill was passed by a vote of 34 to 7 tho the bill appropriates annually for the extermination of predatory on in imala under the now new act the bounty on gray wolves la is 50 th the longstanding long standing boundary dispute between sanpete and juab counties was brought before the house on february 6 in a bill in introduced trod by jones jenoa of juab the bill offered by mr jones takes elveral thousand acres of land from flan poto and adds it to juab for the most moat part the area la is grazing land although some of it at baa been cultivated for tanning farming A bill has been introduced in the house by mabey of davis providing for a a course ot of study in industrial subjects in the schools ol of utah th abo measure has hap the approval of the state elate superintendent of schools A unique petition was received I 1 afi the house bouse on february 6 IW in support 0 oft 1 tho the liquor bills recently introduced the petition came from the city coun couns s ell of kanab the county seat or of kauo kane county it Is unique in that the city council of that city la Is composed entirely of women y property of widows and orphans j not to exceed in value 1000 will bo be exempt from taxation if i a bill 1111 intro i deuced by senator M olson on to la en ea acted k j service bars in hotels are to be leg allred it a hill bill to be introduced Introduce din in the house Is enacted into law A similar bill was recently introduced in tho the senate senator benner X smiths hill bill providing for operation of the recall and initiative and referendum in city sov gov cin ments of the first and second class was introduced in the senate on february 4 if 25 per cent of the voters petition ter or an ordinance provides the bill the city commission must pass it without change within twenty days or call a special election unless a general election Is at hand and submit the proposition to all the people A it also provides that except tor for S emergency measures no ordinances passed by city commissions can go 1 into effect until ten days after passed i in which time citizens may protest it if 25 per cent of the voters protest the commission must reconsider the tha ordinance it if it is not repealed it must be submitted to the voters for approval alvo per cent of the voters petitioning may bring about a special election tor for recall ot of mayor or city commissioner the incumbent retains his hia blare if he receives the tae highest higbe S t vote at this election it he hb doe does snot not get it the high man stops steps in the of face special cash awards to school teachers seventy years old or more who taught in public schools for forty years thirty fivel five in utah are provid ed in a bill introduced on february 4 by senator W N williams by request the bill appropriates for this purpose senator henry IV aunts lunts bill d decreasing e interest on deferred payments for public land from 8 to 5 por per cent having passed both houses was reported as engrossed to the senate on tuesday it was waa signed by of fibers of senate and bouso and went to the governor for his signature 4 joseph E cardon of cache county proposes to amend the present sunday observance law by inserting wrestling matches bicycle races mo tor cycle races automobile races and roller skating in n the list hat of forbidden amusements on the first day ot of the week senator denner benner X bilth smith had his ha joint resolution ratifying the income tax taken aken from the committee on state affairs and federal relations on Blon monday day and it was vas adopted anthe on the floor of tho the senate by a vote of 13 to 4 one senator being abs absent |