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Show Se?iate Notes The Cottroll bill, prohibiting tho use of so-called parlor matches, which was to have come up for passago yesterday, I goes over until Tuesday at the request of the author. It will come up as a. special spe-cial order Tuesday afternoon. An increase In the salary of the clerk of the supremo court from $3100 to $3000 per year is proposed by a bill Introduced yesterday by Senator G. A. lverson of Ca rbon. At the request of Senator Joseph Eck-erslcy Eck-erslcy of Wayne county, the Kckorslcy bill raising thG appropriation for schools In districts where the revenue Is Insuf-llclent Insuf-llclent from $10,000 to $12,000. was returned re-turned by Governor Spry yesterday. Tho governor objected to the Increased appropriation appro-priation and asked Senator JSckersloy to have the senate ask for its return In order or-der that the appropriation might be reduced re-duced to the amount appropriated two years ago. The bill will come up again on Monday In the senate and tho amendment amend-ment made. The increase of the salaries of school teachers In theso districts from $C0 to $7f will remain in the bill. State Dairy and Food Commissioner Wlllard .Hansen appeared before tho sen ate committee on manufactures and com- i morco yesterday lo urg-o tho passage of the Monsou house bill prohibiting unfair discrimination In the purchase of milk, butter and butter fat. Tho committee decided to recommend the bill for passage. pass-age. Tho senate yostorday, by the adoption of an. adverse committee report from the committee on appropriations and claims, killed the Edghetll bill appropriating ?r0()0 for roads and bridges In Juab and Millard Mil-lard counties. The committee held that the revenues of the state did not warrant war-rant a- special appropriation for these counties. Uoth counties, however, will be cared for In the apportionment of the general road fund. The Williams bill appropriating S7G00 as a special award for teachers more than 70 years old who havo taught In the public schools for more than forty years, was recommended for passatro yesterday by tho senate committee on appropriations and claims. The state will appropriate $10,000 to defray tho expenses of union and confederate con-federate veterans, resident of Utah, to tho observance of tho semi-centennial of tho -battle of Gettysburg at Gettysburg, Pa., next July. If It follows the recommendation recom-mendation of tho senate committee on appropriations and claims. This cotn-mltteo cotn-mltteo rocommended tho passage of the Williams senate bill making this appropriation. appro-priation. A bill was Introduced yesterday by Senator W. N. Williams ' of Salt Lake making the bond required from the contractor con-tractor for the construction of a school building one-half of the amount of tho contract, Instead of double tho amount, ns at resent. A companion bill will bo Introduced by Senator Williams Monday providing that contractors may file a bond with their bid, Instead of a certified certi-fied check for per cent of tho bid, as i at present. Members of the committees on ediica- j tlon from tho house and tho senate left last night for Cedar City to visit the branch normal. Thoy will spend Sunday in Cedar City, returning to Salt Lake Tuesday morning. The membors of the committees on appropriations from both houses will visit tho stato Institutions at Ogden on Monday forenoon. Senator H. W. Lunt of Iron county yesterday Introduced a hill extondlng the powers of the stain board of land commissioners com-missioners to permit the board to abate the interest due from purchaaors of land and water from the state whon the Interests In-terests of tho stute or the successful sale, development and colonl2atlon of land under state reclamation projects re-qulro re-qulro such action. The bill also permits the land board to extend tho time of payment on principal and Interest upon terms and conditions that tho board shall deem Just. Tho bill was referred to tho committee on agriculture and Irrigation. An amendment to the fcchool land law providing that applications for purchase of school lands by preferred claimants shall be made prior to the Issuance of a cortlflcatc of the sal of tho lands Is Incorporated In-corporated in a bill Introduced In tho 'sonate yesterday by O. A- lverson or Carbon Car-bon I |