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Show 1 imn LEGISLATURE AT SftLT IE The legislature Is hearing much regarding re-garding Itouhler D:uu from Arizona. California and I'lali speakers at various va-rious sessions hold to cun drier the diverting of the Colorado waters lo a useful work for the residents of the several states Involved. ' A threat on Mali's part to ratify the six-state compact rowrdlcs of Ariioim and other lower basin stoles was smothered In the special Holder dam committee of the lower house. The Young memorial calling upon Arizona, California and Nevada to "get together" lmntr-dintoly, ns I'tali wants action, wns laid aside temporarily, tempor-arily, owing to the fart that thee three states are now negotiating a trlstate conference in Nevada at which the lower basin dlffferenees may le straightened out. Charges of salary grafting, profiteering profi-teering sales to board memliers aud unfair discrimnintlon In the employment employ-ment of teachers were made against many county and district school heads at an open meeting of the education committee of the Utah house of representatives. rep-resentatives. Those bringing the charges were mainly memliers of the Vtah Press Association snd weekly newspaper news-paper owners in attendance to protect .he passage of Representative Thomas Burton's bill, proponing that school boards be relieved from detailed publication pub-lication of their exjiondliures as required re-quired by law. A mcasi-re Introduced by Representative Represen-tative Jefferson of Heaver provides Jh.it the pioisjriy and franchises of s!l public service corporations be as-tc.-sed by the state board of equalization equaliza-tion at their full cash valr.e, as shown ly sworn statements furnished the public utilities commission. Mr. Jefferson Jef-ferson estimated that adoption of his measure would Increase the taxable property of this state by $PX),0i 10,000. A house Joint resolution by Representative Repre-sentative 8. M. Jorgenson would amend the state constitution to increase in-crease the state school ta to an amount equaling $r0 for every child of school age. The present provision is for $25 per capita tax with no equalizing fund. Mrs. Anna Plereey of Bait Lake Introduced a bill which would relieve from Jury duty only those female citizens who hove active care of minor children wtihin their homes. IN THE SENATE Ben. rioliingsworth Introduced a bill Monday doubling the atx on cigarcts and clgaret papers. A bill introduced by Senator P. W. Parratt would Impose a penlaty of $10 a day upon all schools districts which are In arrears in reporting the number num-ber of high school students in the distclrt. meats of accounts rendered by bank or trust companies to their depositors. deposi-tors. No. W. Irvine Relating to ini'lee of adverse claim to any bank deposit and the procedure nc-essnry to make such claim effective to cause recognition recogni-tion of the adverse claim. ' No. (M, Irvine Limiting the Ha-1 Ha-1 lllty of a bank or trust company for nnn-pnyn cut of a check through error. er-ror. No. (it, Irvine Fixing liability of a bunk or trust company to Its depositors depos-itors for payment of forged, altered, or raised checks. No. (IS, Irvine (Jiving a bank or trust company the option to refuse payment of a check or other demand instrument presented six months after af-ter dale. 1 No. 09, Irvine Fixing limitations, countermands of payments and stop-payment stop-payment orders relating to the payment pay-ment of checks or drnfts against bank accounts. 8. It. 1, Ryan Asking the governor, govern-or, water storage commission and state engineer to make available for the use ofthe legislators sny Information Informa-tion they may have on the Colorado river in its relation to Utah. Resolution of sympathy to the family fam-ily of Col. C. E. Loose, who was a member of the 1005 senate. DILLS INTRODUCED IN The House No. it. Bates Giving the board of education charge of student organizations organiza-tions and extra-curricular activities, In each school district of the state. ! No. 42, Redd Providing that the minimum levy for general comity puriK).ses aud for the care and relief 'ot indigent sick and dependent poor shall apply to all counties having an assessed valuation of $1,000,000 la stead of two million. No. 44, Hodgson Authorizing the state board of health to establish rules governing plumbing. No. 45, Burton Changing the dates of school board election from December Decem-ber to June. No. 40, Burton Further defining the application of taxes for school purposes in county districts of the first class. II. J. It. Redd Providing for a convention to revise or amend the J constitution of the state of Utah. I No. 47, Woodbury Creating state real estate commission and empowering empower-ing It to license and regulate brokers aud salesmen. No. 48, Mellor Providing that the water commissioner prorate the cost of water distribution in accordance with the number of acre feet delivered deliv-ered the previous year. No. 49, Hirsch Providing for the taxing of auto freight and passenger lines. No. 81, Hacking Providing bills of sale on livestock requiring registration regis-tration of dealers in fresh meat products. pro-ducts. I No. 50, Jefferson Providing that ull public service corporations bo assessed for taxation on the basis of their full cash value as shown by the statements made to the public utilities utili-ties commission. 1 II. J. Ii., Jorgenson Amending the constitution to Increase the state school fund to an amount equal to . $53 for every child In the state and providing that $3 per school capita of such fund be apportioned among the school districts of the state. IN THE SENATE Bills Inl rod 11 red No. 51, Irvine Providing for the establishment, building and equipping of the Utah State Training school for tho care, protection, treatment and education of feeble-minded persons, etc. No. 62, Dlilman Amending existing exist-ing child labor laws so that proper influences and adequate opportunities for education are provided for In connection con-nection with the employment of such minors. No. 63, Holllngswortli An net relating re-lating to habitual criminala aud pro-: Tiding that upon the fourth conviction of a felony persons so convicted shall be sentenced to life imprisonment. No. 64, Patterson (by request) Providing for the teaching of medicine, medi-cine, surgery, obstetrics and pediatrics in tranlng schools for nurses, and re-quring re-quring persons entering such schools after May 31, ltKS2, to hnve completed fifteen units of credit in a creditable high school or the equivalent of fifteen fif-teen mills of credit in some creditable educationul Institution. No. 65, Dlilman Requiring boards of education on or before June !!0 ot each year to make an estimate of the expenses of the district for the school year commencing .on July 1 thereafter. there-after. No. 50, Evans Prohibiting the slaughtering of meat nnimuls for commercial purposes except at federally feder-ally Inspected packing plants or slaughter houses or at stale licensed slaughter- bouses and providing for the licensing of slaughter houses. Ity and security for and interest required re-quired thi'ieon. No. Cniulljiud Relating to tho care of tdule funds, the responsibility, and security thereof and providing for the desigiiaiir.;: of public depositories deposi-tories and tho depositing of public funds therein. No 01, Candland- Relating to certificates cer-tificates of deposit, borrowing limitation limita-tion and prescribing the manner of qualifying by bnnks ns depositories for United States deposits or postal i.uvlugs funds, or as depositories foi funds of the state of Utah, etc. No. f.2, Parratt Relating to the certificates of kindergarten teacher. No. 03, Irvine Relating to state- |