Show WEEK IN THE LEGISLATURE Mucinrc AfjaliiHt nn In + oiiic Tax trgr Inmr of little ltllled and yew PHJJM littpirtfint f In < t Meg gallon fl encore lnlrednerdida hats Mulnn tIII Mats lab v and are ItiiUrliilunlMtalno or Ilelghhnm Innnc The toclilfeiture of legislative work was quite prominent the past week In eluding a reception tendered by Sena torelect Rawllnt to those who voted for him a Junketing trip to Logan the Hit for the purpose ostensibly of inspecting In-specting the Agricultural college and playing hot to the solons of Idaho The trip to Login wn a very pleaiint one the members being entertained fay the clllirnt after the Intpectlon was over by ilelgblng parties and a dance On the road to logon the Idaho legit lilure wit met Arrrngemenlt hid been nude for the Junket before Idaho at tcmbly had decided In pay he vltlt 1 hence the apparent dlicoureiy But arrangements for cnterlilnnint were nude by legislative and city officlali which Included visits to Fort Douglas and lo the penltentliry Sunday the vlllort attended exercises at the Caber nocl bern organ recital wat later held for their entertainment Monday torenoonthe legltliture met In Joint assembly and entertained the guettt until un-til noon when they took their departure depar-ture The week put wit a record breaker for work Quite a few new meaiuret were lntr < xJuc d and an equal or greater number met their doom either by advert ad-vert committee reports or upon the floor Among hose killed are Xenntrt Income and Inheritance tax bill Glbtont Ire actual hook bill Dilute resolution approprlitlng 11500 to be uirJ at Tenneittet Centennial 1 exposition ex-position Kennert anllclilravoyant bill Kcnneri bill nuking surer legal tender ten-der for all debt Mu Liflirthei curlew bill Kennert antldeflctcncy Judgment bill Thompson referendum bill for the government of cltlet The fate nf moil ol the treasures created cre-ated no surprise Perhaps the greatest diapiwlnhnert wi the failure lu I ut > ennert gradualed Income tax bill It being a tenet nl both the national and late democracy II wit defeated In the house by an overwhelming vote Ten democrats voted for the bill to twenty nine against It Many of the adverse vote were explained assigning at a rca ion oppotlllon to the Inheritance tax irovllont Sloan mold It ihould be en plied a measure to punlih widows I for lecomlng widows 1 He also aiertrd the author mutt have got hit dictionary and doctrine and covenant mixed when preparing hit argument In support ol the measure The bill provldnl for an Income tax at follows On jo i In 5000 i percents per-cents tiwxi to = topoo 3 per cent I Jio 000 or more 4 per cent The Inheritance ta < was fixed by the bill at follows 1000 to fjnoo j percent per-cent 3000 to 50003 per cent 5000 or more 4 per cent lULU IAIIII Among the blllt pined are Callli bill to pay election judges for iSfi The manure met with little oppoittlon In either branch but It to be reconsidered Hi conitllutlonillty having been attacked attack-ed The memorial for elecllon of United Slates Senators by a direct vote of the people was paneil 1 after the preamble which referred to tome manlfeitallom nt the late contest had been itrleken out Cannons bill for the compulsory education ed-ucation of deal mute and blind under the age DUO CooV I bouoty bill amending the law 011801 > Ill aallint ftature empower the boar ol county remmltttoneri to offer reward for the detraction 01 wild anlmalt at dUcrtllon Tie old law mad It Imperative upon petition signed by uo taxpayers Haw HiAtmai Among the blllt ol general Intern lntrodiieilare > Dy Ray Providing for the accept once by the state from the United States of certain lands for their arclimi tlon occupation and dlipoial The bill provides for the acceptance of the grant ol 1000000 acres under the Carey act and 1 placet the control the land In the board ol land commlitlonert The details nl the appllcallon to conduct con-duct Irrigation works are set forth at length The board It I required to determine de-termine the leatlhlllty of the proposed work and II found feailble and In the public Interest It ihill file a request In the local land office for the withdrawal of the land described In the application When the land It I withdrawn by the department de-partment ot the Interior It becomes the duty of the board to enter Into a contract con-tract with the applicant letting forth complete ipeclScatloni of every nature Commit are limited for completion to April i toot and work mutt be begun within ilxmontht 1 the date contract Failure of contractor to comply with their contract It made to Involve for feltureof their right and all work performed per-formed Alt applications enter land must be < eomp > ilrd bIll certified copy ol a eontriol for a perpetual water right together to-gether with ij 0 Cents per acre for the land applied for The uniform price ol land 10 accepted U flied at 1 If All moneys received from the tale of land are to be used for executing the law The pats light to all lands acquired under the provliloniol the act become appurtenant ° to the land ai won ai the title panel from the United States to Ihe stale Obligations for water are made a first lien upon the land Sorenonof Grand Introduced a more lengthy tenure covering the lime point These measures are among the mot Important yet considered Coplet may be had by addrenlnrf the public land committee fly Peklni Allowing poor people to begin and maintain suits In equity without with-out cost upon making affidavit lea bully to have recourse otherwise fly Hirdy Reliltng to punishment far murder The bill fives punlihment for murder In the flrit degree it Imprlt onment for life Conviction on clr cunutintlil evidence thai not be pun shed by penitllet more severe thin those Impend lor inurderln U e second degree NOT HI The Senile voted tu hive I municipal election In the fall Alllioni corrupt practices act was amended In the senate by striking out the section requiring candidates to file sworn statements 01 their election ex I i pentet Clilnvoyintt will not be Irglililcd out ol employment An appriprlatlon al flooo hn been asked In dtfray the expenses nf Ihe i trantMliilitppI congress which con vene In Silt Lake the coming summer Senator Snow father a mcature to establish a branch of the normal school In Heaver county A message from Governor Well was received calling attention In the fact Hut each tale It allowed to place slat net of two people whole live were In dltolubly connected with the commonwealth common-wealth In statuary hall at the national capital The metiag was tilt reautt ol a letter to the governor from Senator Cannon and suggested that a retotutlon carrying in appropriation for statue ol nrlghim Young IIP patted |