Show J 6 UTAH LEGISLATURE LEGISLATURE Halt gait Lake City March 5 The 5 The followIng following following fol fol- lowing bills were passed in the house house- yesterday To make trust deeds like mortgages subject to providing provIding pro pro- viding for admission of abstracts of title as evidence In all nIl courts amending amending amend amend- in ing the horticultural law providing for four terms of the supreme court viz January April June and October October Octo Octo- ber relating to the power of city councils councils coun coun- in regard to compelling railroad companies to maintain guards and gates at their crossings for the protection protection protection tion of the Aztec and other prehistoric prehistoric- remains The senate held a brief session session session ses ses- sion and transacted no business of im im- im The legislature visited Logan Logan Logan Lo Lo- gan in the afternoon One ballot was taken for senator resulting McCune 17 Sutherland 13 Cannon 7 6 King King 5 Rideout Hideout 2 2 Salt Lake Lale City Utah March 7 The 7 The The- senate yesterday passed the following following- bills Relating to insurance companies compan compan- ies les granting preference rights to bona fide settlers on state lands r relating lating to probate of wills wms and letters of ad admin admin- in- in The following bills failed faded of f passage Formon's bill relating to to- petitions petitions' for the incorporation of or towns Smoots Smoot's bill regarding the publication publication publication pub pub- of legal notices and fixing the the- rate of co compensation to the publisher and Wrights Wright's bill relating to the electIon election election elec elec- tion and terms of county commission commission- ers aU The house housu was in session five hours hours- yesterday The morning session was was- devoted to the consideration of the the- potato starch bounty bill the initiative and referendum proposition and a resolution resolution reso reso- lution proposing a constitutional amendment to permit the collection of county school taxes on city property The school tax proposition passed while the other two measures failed At the afternoon session the local option option op tion bill was killed The first veto veto- from the governor on a bill providing providing- for the funding of floating indebtedness indebted indebted- ness of counties was sustained Other Other- messages from the governor gave notice of the approval of two bills and a. a memorial to congress The ballot for for- senator resulted McCune 21 Sutherland Sutherland Sutherland Suther Suther- land 11 ll Cannon 7 7 King 6 Rideout Hideout 2 Salt SaIt Lake City Utah March 8 Sen Sen Senate ate joint memorial No 9 authorizing authorizing- the turning over of funds collected forthe for for- forthe forthe the Pioneer jubilee to be turned overto over over- overto overto to the Brigham Young Memorial association association asso asso- elation was passed House bill No by Shepard relating to the examination examination examination nation of attorneys was called up and passed The bill providing for the es establishment establishment establishment es- es of an experiment station in one of the southern counties failed to pass In the house the eight hour bill was reconsidered and passed the local option bill was recommitted th the school tax and initiative and referendum referendum referendum dum amendments to the constitution adopted and Mansfields Mansfield's bill to change count county j boundaries by a popular vote was passed Other bills passed were Repealing Repeating the law hw prohibiting the sale of liquors within ten miles of an Indian Indian Indian In In- dian reservation providing that the city recorder in cities of less than 12 inhabitants shall be officio ex city auditor and th the bill doing away with the requirement for the publication in county auditors auditor's annual statements of ofa a list of warrants issued and to whom The joint assembly yesterday decided by a vote of 33 to 20 to indefinitely indefinitely indefinitely postpone the reports of the committee committee com- com appointed to investigate the Bribery charges preferred against A. A W. W McCune by Representative Law Nine Sine ballots were taken for senator the he last ballot resulting McCune 27 Sutherland 13 Cannon 8 Rideout hideout 7 King tving 5 Henderson 2 Salt Lake City Utah March 9 The The governor vetoed the fire and police bill yesterday a and aad d sent it back to the house with the that it be request amended so as to become operative at once The amendment was made and the bill re- re passed The land bill was vas passed by by bl a a a. vote of 38 to 1 The following bills were passed by the senate Senate bill bin No 51 providing for an annual detailed detailed de de- de- de tailed statement of county finances Mrs Horns Horn's bill providing for the creation creation creation cre cre- of a state Institute of Art subs substitute substitute sub sub- sub sub- s stute tute for senate bill no 38 providing for instruction to voters on amendments amendments amendments amend amend- ments to the constitution prohibiting the acquirement of right to public land by adverse possession extending the time to answer when summons is personally served outside the state The rhe senate went into executive session to consider the governors governor's appointments appointments appointments appoint appoint- ments but finally concluded to postpone postpone postpone post post- pone consideration Five ballots for fot senator were taken yesterday a joint session being held last night On the ballot lion Hon George Q Cannon was nominated for senator by Heber Bennion Dennion The last ballot resulted McCune 25 Geo Q Cannon 15 King 12 Frank J. J Cannon 7 Sutherland 3 Salt al Lake City Utah March 10 The senate yesterday decided to adopt the suggestions of Governor Wells as embodied In his veto of the fire and and police bill bilI and the measure was passed as were ere also the following bills Prescribing Pre Pre- scribing the powers and duties of the state equalization board the state art institute bill bilI providing for a winter course of studies at the Agricultural college providing for fot the establishment establish establish- ment of a II branch experiment station in lu southern Utah creating the office of ot district attorney with a salary of 1600 81 51 BOO defining grand larceny the pharmacists pharmacists' pharmacists pharmacists' pharmacists pharmacists' phar phar- bill the raising fee for ex- ex ex One bill was introduced viz an act to fix the salaries of the district judges of the state of Utah The house passed the following hills r r Mrs Horns Horn art bill creating the theoffice office i of district attorney increasing the salary of the s state sate ate coal mine inspector prescribing the m method thod of assessing collecting and apportioning taxes on Jive stock providing for an experimental experimental mental station in southern Utah Both the senate and the house bouse ordered ordered or or- dered the clock to be stopped |