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Show UTAH LEGISLATURE WOULDBAR ALIENS DRASTIC MEASURE, SIMILAR TO CALIFORNIA LAW, APPEARS IN THE HOUSE. Representative Iveroon Proposes Statute Stat-ute Preventing Ownership of Land in Utah by Persons Ineligible to Citizenship. A measure designed to prevent the ownership or holding of lands In Utah ' by persons Ineligible to citizenship, which is patterned almost completely after the recently enacted California law, was introduced in the house of representatives January 19 by N. E. Iverson of Boxelder county. The bill is sponsored by the Salt Lake post of the American Legion, and ' with the exception of one clause, relat- ' lng to leases, is almost an exact reproduction repro-duction of the California statute passed pass-ed in a recent referendum election. One section of the bill fixes a penalty penal-ty In state prison not exceeding two years for conviction on a charge of conspiracy to effect a transfer of real property in violation of the provisions of the act. Seven i bills were presented during the session of the house on January 19, four of which were "administration" "administra-tion" measures designed to cut down the cost of state government and to eliminate certain positions and boards. A memorial to the national congress, calling attention to tho necessity for an Increased duty on lead, was presented pre-sented to the state senate on January 19 by Harrison E. Jenkins of Salt Lake county. The measure has the backing of the Utah chapter of the American Mining congress. Senator John W. Peters' measure, Senate bill No. 6, permitting county commissions to redivide school districts dis-tricts Into - precincts on a basis of population, as nearly as might be, came from committee with a favorable favor-able report. House bill No. 4, by Ivers, came to the senate, providing, as amended, that county commissioners might borrow bor-row money for current county ex- penses at the lowest rate obtainable, not to exceed 8 per cent. The present maximum In the law Is 7 per cent. One bill was passed and five new measures were Introduced In the house of representatives on January 18 In the hour and a half session. The bill passed was that enabling counties to borrow money In anticipation of tax revenues, at an interest rate not to exceed 8 per cent. It was passed at the request of the Salt Lake county commissioners, but it was said similar counties in the state find themselves In a like predicament and that they have found it impossible to borrow money at 7 per cent, the limit set by the statute now In effect. The Utah senate spent part of the afternoon of January 18 discussing the report of the Mormon battalion monument commission in committee of the whole. It also heard a touching appeal from "Little Miss Hoover" in behalf of the starving children ef Europe; One bill was Introduced. Of the three bills Introduced in the Utah senate on January 17, two add to the functions, powers and duties of existing state commissions, while the third Is the Derir measure, providing a separate and "ileadless" ballot for election of candidates for Judgeships or for the office of state superintendent superinten-dent of public Instruction. Mrs. Elizabeth Hnyward, senator from Salt Lake, introduced a bfli providing pro-viding that the Industrial commission shall also be a minimum wage commission, com-mission, having for its object the protection pro-tection of the health, morals and welfare wel-fare of women and minors employed In Industry In Utah. Senator Harrison E. Jenkins, another an-other Salt Laker, brought in a measure creating a state real estate department depart-ment of the securities commission, and providing that all real estate brokers and salesmen shall take out licenses, under strict regulation, before be-fore they may operate In Utah. The regular business of the senate on January 17, besides the introduction introduc-tion of bills, was comparatively brief, but was featured by the speedy disposal dis-posal of the house concurrent resolution resolu-tion providing for an Investigation of the slaughter of bison on Anle'lope island. The report of the Mormon Battalion commission has been filed with the senate and house in compliance with the law creating the commission, com-mission, that it shall report its proceedings pro-ceedings during the first week of each biennial legislature. The commission com-mission now hus on hand a total of $72,357.92 toward the goal of $100,000 It must Becure before the $100,000 appropriated ap-propriated by the legislature Is available avail-able for the erection . of the monument. monu-ment. Six bills and one memorial were introduced in-troduced In the house on January 17. House concurrent resolution No. 1, memorializing congress to pass the Fordney emergency tariff bill as amended by the senate, was read In the house and concurrence In the amendment voted unanimously. Only twenty-six members of the house were in attendance at Friday's session, two more than the required quorum! Sixteen were in Lognn on a trip of inspection of the Utah Agricultural Agri-cultural college, and five were excused because of illness or business. li |