Show FOR OF UTAH II 11 passes leg slature great ng bu reau wh ch will cot state per year A bill creating an insurance bureau was passed by the house on tuesday march 16 after a prolonged debate should the senate concur in the amendments adopted by the house the state of utah mill hate an ansur ance bureau which w 11 coat the peo pie 10 per year senate bill no making it ble for the state to build its new ar mory on the capitol grounds passed the house as did the bill relating tto the powers and duties of the board of pharmacy f senate bill no 50 relating to in vestment of land grant funds was ap proved by the house it gives the board of land commissioners the power to extend loans on improved farms to their full assessed value as security instead of two thirds as at present irrigation projects ai proved are also made securities in the senate mcmillan s sunday closing bill was amended to death the final passage of the maiks rip per bill the object of which is to take from salt lake city its alre and police departments and place it in the hands of the politicians was et fectea by the concurrence by the sen ate in the house amendments to the bill under a suspension of the rules the senate on tuesday unanimously passed senate joint memorial no 2 memorializing congress to retain the present tariff on lead wool and hides other bills passed were S marks making the use of detective devices for testing milk a misdemeanor S 7 kuchler appropriating to the secretary docket clerk and minute clerk for the revision of the permanent journal of the senate S seeley creating a conser commission H mcrae exempting from taxation pumping plants where they are used to irrigate lands owned by the persons reclaiming them S 11 bullen making a uniform entrance tee for the agricultural col lege of S 9 kuchler providing for the paying of the traveling expenses of district judges in settling controvert con trover sies over water rights the senate on monday march 15 with but two dissenting votes passed the omnibus appropriation bill the bill as it passed the senate car nes a total appropriation of 2 oil 65 which is 91 more than was approved by the committee on ampro and claims in the senate this is in addition to special ampro in specific bills pending be fore the legislature amounting to 41 00 the main additions to the bill monday were appropriations tor the improvement of roads in the different counties of the state almost every senator asked for road appropriations and got them the debate of the different items oc aupied the attention of the senate all daylong the marks ripper bill the fire and police commission measure wh ch many of its opponents declare will prove to be unconstitutional even if it gets upon the statutes passed house after a sharp struggle senate bill no 52 passed the house without opposition this bill provide tor state aid in build ng storage res in that the state may extend loans senate bill no reducing the number of the board of control of the art institute from seven to three mem bers was passed in the house the ap was increased by the new law from 1 to 2 the are to be two years without discussion and without op position the house passed senate b 11 no relating to garnishments the bill in effect Is that garnishments may issue from courts of justices of the peace instein of courts of record as now prouder other bills to receive the approval of the houses ere S no ing to the distribution of state funds a meas ire providing for the creation of the office of state bacteriologist i elating to the creation and malate nance of the state board of land corn miss boners and fixing the schedule of fees that may be charged by county recorders for filing papers and for certifying copies the senate on saturday passed nine teen bills while four measures were killed important among those passed were four good roads b Us the irnia alon district bill and a bill appropriating pria ting 25 for a utah exhibit at the alaska yukon exposition at seattle next summer house joint resolution nu 12 ask ing that the congress do not permit the cancellation ot surface entries on lands which may contain coal be with hel was passed thornley automobile bill which provides for the registration an license of automobiles and chaut deurs feurs passed the senate the marks bill brov ding for thu axtens on of the terms of the members of the state board of optometry from two to four years passed the senate but was amended so tha the p impose of its introduction was defeated the senate passed unanimously a bill authorizing the state a mory board to erect a ne state armory on the capitol grounds the house of representatives s s talked the veto relating to inquests jonii two votes a ere cast against the proposition to sustain the veto house b II 11 no was passed in the ho ise this act provides for the axtens on of the eight ho ir work day to sugar factor es the house pissed the b 11 providing for the estabi ashment of relief fund for firemen in incorporated cities and towns A long drawn it debate about the constitutionality of the proposed measure was precipitated the house committee on livestock killed senate bill no 42 by creating the afi ce ot state aeten at the session of the house and banate on friday which the journals will show were held on thursday the clock having been stopped a num ber of bills were passed while sev eral were laid to rest one of the most important measures to be killed being the public utilities bill which tailed to meet the approval of the senate A motion was made to strike out the enacting clause and the following was the vote which decided the fate of the bill affirmative senators brinkerhoff Brinker hoft bullen horsley hula niski kuchler marks miller seely bevy john Y smith and williams negative badger burton benner X smith vilson and dent gardner bills were passed by the senate re lating to the disposition of money de rived from the investment of land grant funds making appropriations tor constructing and improving roads in washington county amending laws relating to the appointment ot the board of trustees of the tural college and fixing their terms of office creating a state dairy and food bureau defining its duties and powers and making an appropriation tor the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act an act bequir ing poultry game floh butter and eggs which have been in cold storage more than three months to be labeled cold storage an act providing to a state veterinarian the manner oi his appointment prescribing his du ties and providing for the control and supervision ot dangerous and contag lous and infectious diseases of do bestic animals in the house a bill wa passed au theorizing thor izing the university of utah ati erect a central building at a cost not exceeding and appropriating the necessary money for that purpose and authorizing the partial conversion of the university of utah permanent land fund into cash loan thereof and method of repaying the same to pre vent certain abuses connected with the drilling operation and abandon ment of wells on lands producing or containing petroleum or natural gas and an amendment to the laws ing to owning or renting buildings keeping residing in or resorting to houses of ill fame together with a number of other amendments of minor importance thursday march 11 was the last day for which legislators will draw a salary and from that time un til final adjournment they are work ng without compensation except the knowledge that they are giving their time tor the weal or woe of the corn mon wealth the senate passed the bill brov ding for the creation of a fire and police commission for the city of salt lake also a bill which if it becomes a law will probably be known as the burton insurance law the burton billi creates a state de apartment part ment of insurance with a commis aloner of insurance and a deputy corn missioner w th salaries of 2 and 1800 per year the insurance corn missioner Is required to file a bond of 15 and his deputy 10 tho term of office of the insurance corn missioner and deputy are to be four years from the date of the approval of the act the insurance laws of the state are thoroughly in the bill the so called board companies given the preference pie ference since they can more near ly comply with the terms of the bill for the support of the department a tax of 1 per cent is imposed on all premiums senator smith s bill increasing ohp qualifications necessary for admission the bar was passed the senate bill creating a state board of statistics and the measure extending the duties of the board of pharmacy failed of passage in the house the b 11 providing for the des moines plan of government for salt lake city was passed there being but six votes in opposition senate bill no relating to the duties of the state engineer in con with irrigation enterprises the measurement and appropriation of water and the like passed the house this Is one of th important irnia tion ballf and Is a companion to the bill tor the establishment of irrigation districts the badger prohibition bill senate allt no w as reported by the sift ing committee of the ho ise without recommendation the mi ch talked of fish and game bill passed the house by a vote of 33 to 9 the bill has now passed both houses as presented by a convention of sportsmen with a few minor changes which while they may not meet with the approval of the sports men are not of m ich importance |