Show prohibition BILL OIL BEFORE legislature measure introduced by joseph J cannon has the support of the anti saloon league the advantages and disadvantages cf prohibition antill will probably be dis cussed from every point ot of view by the gentlemen now assembled in salt lake oty qty with a view to amending and nd improving the laws of the state ot of utah on saturday january 23 rep joseph J cannon intro deuced a bill which marks the initial steps of the temperance advocates to lar tar the sale or manufacture of intoci cants in the state of utah another bill was introduced in the house last yeek bearing on prohibition but the measure introduced saturday batur day Is the official bill of the anti saloon league endorsed by the leaders ot of the move ment the series of bills prepared by the special committee and approved by the convention having to do with good roads in utah held recently in salt lake have found their way officially to the legislature the bills number seven sevell and cover the various points suggested at the convention house joint memorial no 2 asking for jor a land grant of 3 acres for the establishment of a fund for a state capitol purposes was introduced in the house by parmley 0 of carbon the memorial is similar to that intro deuced in the senate holman of salt lal lai e county has in produced trod a bill providing for the punishment junish 1 ment of persons furnishing false information to newspapers senator ru alolph kuchler champions the cause of the women s clubs of the state in a bill providing tor for the tate control of the traveling libraries of the state which are now being cir at the expense of the women s clubs of the state A bill introduce 1 by senator bullen dullen of cache provides for the reduction cr rather equalizing of the entrance tee fee at the agricultural college ahe fee for non nonresident resident students Is low alred red from 25 to 10 while that of lesl iest dents lents is raised from 5 to 10 of especial importance is senate men orial ortal no I 1 introduced in the senate by senator james B dil bon u the memorial petitions congress for a grant of 3 acres of arid land to be sold to provide finds to be equally divided between the aree tion of a capitol for utah and the irn provement pro of the roads throughout the state it is estimated that the sale rate of this land would brieg 2 an acre or 6 A bill which would deal a death I 1 allow low to sunday amusements if it be comes conies a law aw was introduced in theo house on monday january 25 the lill iro ides that not only the one who provides ldes the amusement include ing theatrical performances base I 1 all or in fact any amusement shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor but the patrons will be equally guilty the joint resolution providing that the business of the legislature be suspended us on the day of febra pry 1909 as a particular mark of respect to the memory ot of the great emancipator lincoln was passed as was H B no 3 by clegg amending sections 2938 and 2940 chapter 8 compiled laws of utah 1907 relating to the manner of corn inen cing actions eight new bills were introduced in the house and one jo nt resolution russell salt lake county introduced the first bill pertaining to public utilities he Is desirous of ascertain ing the ownership of the telephone companies and asks that a commit tee of three be appointed to incesti gate the status of the two companies A bill was introduced by holman providing for a state mine inspector at a salary of 2 per annum and expenses not to exceed per an num the senate was in session less than halt half an hour but in that time several rew bills were presented one by ben den rier X smith providing a death deat lipen pen alty tor for life term prisoners in the tate penitentiary who assault a guard or the warden senator herschel bullen proposes amending the law creating a state bu reau of statistics providing for the control of the bureau by a cummis bidner who shall be appointed by the governor by means of three bills senator carl badger proposes the amendment of three sections of the compiled laws of the state relating to fo nomina lion don for public office senate bill no 2 establishing hoi hot flays in the bear ear tor for observance in to utah and which added lincoln s birthday to the list of holidays failed to pass the house on tuesday janu ary 26 the vote against the measure being 21 to 10 holman a bill no 31 providing that justices of the peace be required to hold inquests in cases where per p er ons cons meet death in an unnatural manner passed the house with tour four dissenting votes the bill as nally introduced was amended in a material degree although the main features are retained there was a sharp debate in which holman and baker took the chief parts house bill no 14 relating to sher iff effs iffs s fees passed by a vote of 27 to 4 2 the bill increases the fee for serving summons from 50 cents to 1 and in other minor anor ways changes the present system the office of state veterinarian Is ic intended to be created by a law pro joeed in a bill introduced in the kouse by fuller representative hugh A mcmillin ln of salt lake introduced a bill provid ing for a commission of three quail f fied i d a and n d suitable persons to revise the lee reve revenue u e a and n d t taxation a x a t ion system fi of t the s state t at e in R rock 0 c k M P pope 0 p e r representative e p r e s tentative enta tive from wasatch county presented a bill in he the house which in effect places a bar on treating should this bill be come law every one would have to buy their own intoxicants and the author agures it would be almost as good a thing tor for the morals of the commonwealth as prohibition thompson of millard county has in tr produced trod 0 du ee d a m measure e as u re w which hi c h p provides r 0 vid e s t tor 0 r th the e ho holding adi n g 0 of f far farmers m e r s a and n d d do 0 bestic science institutes institute s and schools cind ind takes the place of the present laws covering the same subject the members of the senate in bulged in an hour s debate on tues day and after the smoke had cleared sway away and the casualties counted it was discovered that the entire con troverse iro tro versy had been needless and the discussion out ot of order the discus slon sion was on the appointment of a committee to investigate whether or not it was advisable fo continue the epe operation ration of the state experiment farm at lehl lehi this was following a suggestion of governor spry concern ing the farm the committee on county and mun corporations recommended tor for passage senate bill iso no 19 introduced by senator john Y smith this bill i provides that in case the proposition to bond a city for an amount exceed ing at a bond election the mayor and ution and laws of the state la is voted tor for by a majority of those vot iris in at a bond election th mayor and city council shall be permitted to Is sue bonds to the amount allowed by the constitution and laws of the state A bill introduced by senator sevy provides that it if any property has been sold for taxes the date of such bale sale be written on the tax notices sent by the county treasurer to prop erty owners this is to guard against the fraudulent transfer ot of property to which the ditl title e Is not clear on thursday january 21 the gov arnor the members of the legislature and their wives spent th day a as guests ot of the university of utah dur ing th their air visit to the school the law makers learned of the needs of the institution at first hand As a conse q lence of this visit therel mas rio ses eion eton of either ether i branch of 0 the legusta ture the senate got down to real busl bust 22 with the cess ress on friday janavry presentation of six bills the 3 asking tor for lal jai to congress acres of government land to the pur I 1 lose ose of building a state house and improving the public roads and then adjournment was taken until mon day afternoon at 2 governor william spry Is to have Us ils office refu refurnished and improved to the extent of 1 1500 it sen senate ate bill no 17 gets through eight new measures were present ed in the house and considerable other b iciness transacted it devel aped that progress S s was being retard ed owing to the fact that the printers Trin had tailed failed to furnish the house with printed pr intel collies cop ies of bill bills that have been present presented ed house memorial no I 1 requesting congress to pass a law by which tbt th arizona strip will be annexed to utah was signed by speaker r W V R robinson of the house after it had been presented presente d by the committee on engrossment and enrollment in the house on janavry 20 ashton of salt lake introduced fo tour ur bills which are designed to cover the juvenile nile court system require requirements mentA white ot of utah county was added to the committee on fish and game by speaker Rb binson the fish and galef committee consists now of nine mem bers two petitions tor for prohibition were I 1 evolved both from salt lake ca bointy anty representative cannon of salt lake labe county introduced a resolution clovid ing that the university of utah should haie in the benefits ot of the letl rement allowance archibald of summit t county intro deuced a bill in the tle house hous 0 for the se lection of text books lor tor schools out sida the districts in first and second class cities by 4 commission the head of which shall be the state of schools |