Show SENATOR SMOOT IS AGAIN CHOSEN senator received rece ved the support of every republican can member two votes being cast for judge W 11 II am H king i senator reed smoot has been re elected as united states senator to succeed himself and will hold office until march 4 1915 his re election reelection to the united states enate took place on tuesday janu ary 19 in the senate and house of representatives of utah by the anani vote of every republican mem ber of the legislature in tha senate there were eighteen votes all for smoot in the house there were forty Porty five votes forty three for smoot and two for judge william H king ling ahe he two votes received by judge king were those of the two demo cratic members of the legislature in the senate the name of of senator smoot was presented by senator carl badger of salt lake in an eloquent address seconding speeches being made by nearly halt half the senators in the house J H wootton bresin presented ted the name of the senator from utah county and at least a dozen depre seconded the nomination representative D if morris the leader of the minority nominated judge william H king F B ham mond the only other democratic member of the legislature seconded judge icings kings nomination aside from selecting a united states senator the house on january 19 listened to the read reading of five pe from various points in the state praying tor for the passage of a 1 law three bills were introduced provid ing for a fine of to 1000 1 against any person who sells a position to an employed providing for an ton t on for highways and bridges in wayne county and to amend the laws relating to garnishment provid ing tor for issuance and service of writs of garnishment in certain cases and le ie pealing sections of law in conflict therewith on motion of mr morns morris it was de aided that in the future all bills would be read by title and then referred then when reported a second timely time by title and when put upon passage to be read in full A communication from the senate announced that the governor had feigned signed senate bill no I 1 the most important part of the business session of the senate was the passage of house joint memorial fio no 1 I 1 relating to the annexation of a por cioll of northern arizona to utah A communication from governor spry notifying the senate thai tha he had bad signed senate bill no I 1 appropriate ing 35 for the regular and con expenses of the legislature was filed senate bill no 11 by senator bul len making the entrance fee of all students at the state agricultural school 10 was introduced and re berred to the committee on education senate bill no 10 by senator john jolin Y smith revising the ii I 1 laws went to the committee on agri culture and irrigation both houses of the legislature held brief ses tons wednesday january 33 1 in the senate two bills were introduced while in the house one bill one resolution and a joint memorial nere mere introduced the president of 0 the senate announced the committees in that body A joint memorial was introduced memorializing congress and asking that a portion of arizona lying north of the colorado river be annexed to utah there were brief sessions of both rouses of the legislature on thursday january 14 there was little business transacted in the senate in the house the committee on ties present ed its report which was accepted A bill introduced in the house author izes foreign corporations complying ith the laws of utah to exercise the power of eminent domain the ame as domestic corporations the first measure pertaining to pro hibi tion of the liquor traffic came up in the house on friday january 15 v hen representative porter of mor gan county introduced a bill which provided tor for the prohibition or manu facture or the sale or otherwise d s I 1 osing losing of intoxicating liquors the house committees were an bounced a committee was appointed to make arrangements for a visit of 0 the lawmakers to the university and several matters of minor importance attended to in the senate a number of bills mostly minor amendments to existing laws wee introduced the oath ot of office was administered to willard done as minute clerk in the senate A com communication aaion from the house an 1 0 meed that that body had con burred in senate concurrent resol i ton t on no I 1 authorizing the governor t tt select h s messengers meb between the house and the senate and his office the elate eia on i ado adjo arned un til III monday at the session of tl e senate on mon day january 18 michael W earl was vms confirmed as special messenger for the governor the appointment being made in accordance with a concurrent resolution adopted by both houses W J T mcallister of grand county wa wac sworn in as senate doorkeeper senate petitions ios nos 3 4 and 0 were presented being petitions from utah san juan and weber counties tor for a bill for an act to prohibit the manufacture and sale of malt and spir liquors in the state of utah except for medical mechanical or sacramental purposes A bill S B no 9 presented by senator kuchler provides for the ex benses of district judges and referees and compensation and expenses to to stenographers engaged or employed in the adjudication of rights of water claimants upon a river system or water course under or by virtue of chapter I 1 title 40 of the compiled laws of utah 1907 there was but a brief sess session on of the house but considerable business was transacted a large number of bills be ing introduced randall of weber introduced a bill which materially amends the corpora tion license tax the law providing toi fol which has recently been declared con by the supreme court in aurance companies are exempted from the license tax as are also religious and charitable institutions irrig alon ion companies which supply water tor for their own lands etc A bill was presented by morrie morris of washington designed to improve the breed and character of live stock on the range by the purchase of sires by livestock associations in various coun ties the animals to be of thorough bred blood and turned loose among the herds russel of salt lake introduced a bill monday providing that county of fibers in counties except those having a population of less than 8 must have their offices at the county seats in order that the courts may go to the people instead of the people to the courts a bill was introduced by barnett of juab the bill says that the judge of any court of record may in his discretion try an action in which a jury Is not demanded at af any point within the county in which such action Is pending mccracken of weber introduced a bill which makes the offense of keeping or resorting to a house of ill III fame a felony instead of a misdemeanor as the law at present provides la in a bill presented by b macmillan acMIllan NI of gait salt lake county it is proposed to es cablish a system of standard weights and measures in utah the aim of the proposed law Is to punish persons who use false weights and measures whether scales liquid cups bags bales steelyards or any other means of determining quantity the sportsmen are clamoring tor for a change in the fish and game laws that will give them more tor for their money and will apply a effectively to one ne part of the state as another |