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Show UTAH'S LEGISLATORS. February 3. Senate Senator Johnson's bill making berldi livo stock Inspectors was parsed, tba vote being 13 to S. t '. The Joint resolution 'in favor of the Arizona strip commhBlon was passed. Bcnator Sherman introduced a bill relating to surctj companies. It Is Intended to prevent officials divine bonds from prlrats parties, and to compel them to give bonds In some one of the many surety companies doing buslnoss In the stato. This la when the bond Is over 12,000. Senator Allison lntrodued a bill to remodel and make more stringent the state laws as to dentistry. Senator Barber Introduced a bill to amend the fish and name laws of the stale. Housx-The bill relating o tho penalty for grand larceny was passed. Report recommending that UcKlnley me. mortal exercises bo held Thursday afternoon at 2.30 was adopted and tha tcnato sad state officials Invited to be present. A bill was Introduced by Mr. Drink making It unlawful for any person, corporation, com-P&oy, com-P&oy, agent, foreman or employer to enter Into any contract with any doctor or surgeon, hospital hos-pital or medical Institution for advice, treatment treat-ment or euro of any dlteaso without the written consent or request of the person or persons so advised, treated or cured, Mr. McKlnnon Introduced a bill providing that Jurors In Justlco's courts shall receive II.EO for each day's attendance, and mileage at the rate of 20 cents. February 4. Senate Nine bills were passed by the senate. sen-ate. The first bill Introduced In the present session was taken up and passed. It prohibits the gale of Intoxicating liquors within flvo miles of any labor camp, except where Incorporated Incor-porated cities and towns aro within the avo-mlle avo-mlle limit. Other bills passod were: 8, D. No. CO, by Johnson, repealing the mileage law for district judges and district attorneys, aud providing for the payment of actual expenses; No. 52, by Lawrence, enabling administrators, executors and guardians to lva&o and bond the mining claims of minors; No. 56, by I.uwrcncc, to give cities and towns tho entire month of July, Instead In-stead of up to the first Monday, for the fixing and assessing of taxes; No. 511 by Lawrence, to give Incorporated cities and towns, as well as counties, ono year In which to bring action in relation to rejected claims; No. 64, by Loose, being a completo substitute for all present laws relating to tho powers and duties of county commissioners The only chunge made In the present luw Is to glvo county commissioners power to grant franchises for 100 years Instead of twenty-five; No. ed, by Lawrence, giving attorneys right to say what paper legal notices must bo published in, House Senate bill ralslngsalary of supreme court stenographer was passed, besides the two bounty bills; ono by Mr. Watts of tho house, to provide for certain bounties, and the other by Mr. Larscn of tho senate, to prevent the duplication of bounties. February 8. SiNATE-The senate passed threo bill, Introduced Intro-duced threo and adjourned until Monday. Tho rst bill passed was No. 57, by Lawrence, providing pro-viding that when an ordinance or resolution Is vetoed by the mayor tho oouncll will not have to take Immediate action on tho vito, but may Jet the matter go over for one week to enablo the mayor and tho council to come to a better understanding. It also gives the mayor tho right to veto any Item In an ordinance or resolution. reso-lution. No. 68, by Lawrence, amonds the present law to enable claims against cities and towns, other than for damages from sidewalk accidents, acci-dents, to bo presented within a year. Barrett's house bill No. 3 was passed by a unanimous vote. It dies the amountof powder or other high explosives that may bo stored in a mlno at sufficient to run the mine for twenty-four twenty-four hours. It Axes tho penalty for violation at from f 100 to 11,000. Hocse Four bills wote passed by the house. Mr. Barrett's pharmacy bill was the first measure passed, II. B. No. 3, by Mr. Barrett, relating to the storage of powder, was returned with amendments amend-ments by the senate, and Mr. Barrett asked that the house concur In the amendments. The bill was then passed by the house without a dissenting vote. Mr. Chlnman mnvnS .-. .v- k- Mr. Chlpman movod that the house concur In the senato amendment to If. B. No. i, relating re-lating to officers not entitled to witness fees, and the bill passed unanimously. Mr. Molyneux requested the passagoof S. B. Ko. 61, a substitute for II. B No. 19, relating to text-book conventions. The rules were suspended and tho substitute bill passed with 41 affirmative and no negative votes. A number of new bills were Introduced and the house adjourned until Monday. |