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Show CAPITOL BUILDING FOR SM Of UTAH LfQltlature Aikt for Grant of 3,000,-000 3,000,-000 Acres of the Public Domain In Utah for That Purpose. In tho houso on Thursday, February 4, Scnato Joint Memorial No. 1 was f asscd. Tho memorial Is tho one ask-,ng ask-,ng ror a grnnt or 3,000,000 acres of tho public domain In Utah for tho pur-foosa pur-foosa of building a slate capttol nnd (establishing n system of highways. Other bills passed were: H. B. No. 38, an act doflnlng robbery; H. B. No. jS8, recommended by tho committee on the Stato Mental hospital, enlarging tho object and scopo of tho State Mental hospital; H. D. No. CG, rotating rotat-ing to tho issuing of worthloss chocks; ill. D. No. 28, rotating to state aid for public schools. Alter a long discussion; houso bill 33, providing for an amondmcnt to the prcsont law relating to ostrays, ytu lost by striking out the enacting clause. , Mr. Dower of Utah introduced a bill. jNo. 99, providing for an act for a stato horticultural commission, providing for tho publication and distribution of Jts reports, ror the appotntmont or a fctato horticultural Inspector and assistant as-sistant Inspectors, and Is wldo In scope .with roforonco to the inspection ot trees nnd tho eradication or fruit pests. An amendmont was Introduced, making mak-ing section 819 read that no teacher shall bo employed or dismissed In any district without the concurrence or tho county superintendent ot schools. Senator HerBchol Dullen, Jr., Intro- fuced a bill amondlng tho present law dating to tho composition or the fitnto board or land commissioners, Undor tho terms ot his bill tho governor gov-ernor lb mado n niomber or tho land lonrd and its president. Tho bill also provides that the secretary shall np-jiolnt np-jiolnt all clortcal help, making tho approval ap-proval ot tho land board unnecessary. Scnato bill 39, providing for nn assistant as-sistant district attorney for tho Third Judicial district,' passed tho scnato by a unanimous voto, A now lnhoritnnco tax law, introduced intro-duced by Mr. Nlelson, provides: "That if there bo living a wife or lssuo or tho deceased, thon the tax herein provided pro-vided tor shall bo paid only upon tho market value ot tho property In excess ex-cess ot $5,000 ror such surviving wlfo and $2,500 for each surviving child." The bill Introduced In tho sonato by Benner X. Smith, providing for what appears to be a continuous courso for legal actions from tho lowest to tho highest tribunals, by means of appeal, s an amendatory measure, which hiakos It possible to appeal trom tho Jnal decision of tho city courts, died di-ed to tho district courts. A great portion ot tho session or the houso on Frldny, February 6, was tak-on tak-on up with discussion ot tho prohibition prohibi-tion bill, tho Cannon bill being up ror dlscusBlon nnd finally being roierred back to committee. In addition to seven pettMons presented to tho house In ravor of prohibition at this session, tho flrst protest against tho passago of n prohibition law was fllod. Tho protost was signed by a large numbor of representative taxpayers, business pien and heavy property owners of Salt Lake City. Nino now bills wero lniroduced, one bill wns withdrawn and another measure meas-ure waB killed during the session. Representative Brigham Clegg asked that H. B. No. 60, which rotates to tho prosecution of persons who ovordraw their acounts at banks, bo reconsidered. This was permitted and a motion was made to strike out the enactment clause. This was done by a practically unanimous vote artor it had been explained that such a measure meas-ure would bo Unconstitutional. Ono bill was passed, H. B. No. 27, by Thompson, which provides ror tho establishment ot an engineering ex-porimont ex-porimont station In connection with tho stato school or mines, providing ror Its organization and control, doflnlng do-flnlng Its duties nnd powers, nnd making an appropriation theroror. When tho houso adjourned, It was decided to tako a holiday on Saturday and meet on Monday nttornoon nt ,2 30, Four bills, which hnvo beeon In tho hnnds or committees sinco their Introduction, Intro-duction, wero passed by tho sennto Frldny. Tho first throo of these aro billB 22, 23 and 24, nil by Sonntor Bad-gor. Bad-gor. and providing for the amendmont or tho oloctlon taws In such a way as to make It compulsory ror all parties to carry but ono ticket during election elec-tion campaigns, to provide ror tho naming nam-ing or candidates by petition, nnd providing pro-viding tho manner or their declining nominations nt tho hands or conventions conven-tions or petitioners. S. B. NO. K3. hv Slomln. IJ-,.,.1.1 provides ror tho roturn of oloctlon figures fig-ures Immediately after the closo of the polls, to county clorks. Tho object ob-ject of the bill Is to mako comploto election returns avallablo boforo such time as an ofllclal count takes placo, and should It become a law will flu n long-felt want, especially for news-papers. news-papers. An unusually largo number of now bills wore Introduced In tho sonato during the session, a pure rood mess- H uro, by Senator Williams, being prob- n ably the most Important, Besides passing two bills, tho mem- bers ot the Utah legislature contrived H to get Just nineteen new measures be- fore tho scnato and houso for future n II consideration at 'the session of Tuos- M . day, February 2, ten In the senate- B ond nine In the house, M Tho bills approved by the house H wero H, B. No. 45, rotating to tho car- B tying ot concealed weapons', and pro- H vldlng ponaltlcs therefor; by Claud Y4 B Russell. H. B. No. 32, relating to the- Wj keeping of accounts by pawn brokers) : IK und secondhand dealers, and provld- H ing penalties for a violation of its fm provisions; Claud Y. Russell. Vm B. J. M. No. 1, asking United States Hi government to donato 3,000,000 acre II or land to Utah to build state capitol IB ; and extend good roads, Introduced by HS. James E, Wilson, was passed by son- H M uto under suspension ot rules. ' l The houso of representatives ad- ' K Journcd in a body at 3 o'clock to at- tend a mass meeting at the Salt Lako theater, at the Invitation of a commit- tee ropresontlng the various women's1 M clubs of the city. H A stato library-gymnasium commls B slon, consisting of flvo members to bo H appointed by the state superintendent of public instruction to serve without R compensation, is created in a bill filed I by Senator John Y, Smith. ' I ; Three bills wero approved by tho I mcmbors or tho house of represnta- V tlves on Wednesday, February 3, while n large number of new mess- I tires wero Introduced. Ono of tho bills I passed is known as the 8unday cloa- W Ing measure, nnd provides that on H Sunday no noisy amusements Bhall bo It hold In this stato. It prohibits horso If racing, circuses, gambling, the salo Wt of liquor, tho operation of skating H rinks, vaudcvlllo, fnrco, dramatic, and R operatic performances. Tho bill was II passed, nftor It had beccn amendod HE by the insortlon ot the words "pic- ' H turo shows." , R H. B. No. 2, presented by Baker, mm was passed by a voto ot 41 to 1. This j mm mcasuro rotors to foreign corpora- MJ lions. It confers upon them tho same HI rights and privileges as are enjoyed by domestic corporations. HE Tho other mcasuro' approved, and IE which now goes beforo tho senate, re- II lutes to tho carrying of concealed ' WE weapons, and was amended so that ' Bf tho sheriff, chief of pollco or town B marshal shall have power to gran) Bf permission to carry deadly weapons. It Three bills, all by Sonator Badger, IE wero approved by tho sonato; as fol- W lows: Bfl , S. B. No. 6, providing for tho HE punishment of those found guilty ot HI Indecency toward minora under four- Bf teen yearn of age. I S. B. No. 7, pro- Bt' I vldlng that more than onqxcount may JB bo Included in Informations of Indict- ment. S. B. No. 38, providing for the Bs punishment of those convicted of tho Bs exposuro or indecont pictures, paint- Bv ings, books, etc. 'nm Sonator Bndgor also introduced a iBft divorce bill calculated to place now ill barriers In tho path ot seekerft ror ' freedom rrom tho galling yoko of mat- ' "M" rlmony. Undor this measure nn in- 'Jht terlocutory decrco may bo entered by WW tho court, and this does not becomo - MM' absolute till nttor tho expiration ot If six months trom the tlmo of Its entry, H and only then In caso thoro Is no np- , IE. peal trom tho decision docreolnir tho IE Interlocutory order. A marrlago con- IK traded within tho tlmo ot tho Interloc- MM utory period, and beforo the affirmance ' or tho final decree, is mado null and Ir, void by tho act proposed. Thoro are III also cortaln physical provisions to be Mm obsorved. MT. A mcasuro was introduced In both the sennto and tho houso, providing Mm tor an appropriation, or f 35,000 for tho MM', ontertalnmont of tho G. A. R. veterans Mm, at the tlmo ot tho encampment to bo MM hold In Salt Lnko City. MM' Tho members of tho stato legista- Wm turo, tho governor and stato officials, Wm wero guests of tho Agricultural col- M; lego, at Logan on Saturday, February v IB' 6, and as a result there was no session WJ' ot tho senate or houso, Wt 't Threo hundred and twonty-flve per- H sons wero In tho party that left Salt JB Lako on tho speqlal train. Tho party WW included tho stato officials, tho mom- II bers of both houses of tho logtajaturo, tho regents nnd faculty ot tho Unlver- I slty or Utah, the directors ot tho Agrl- 1 cultural college ot Utah and thotr in- vited guosts. I Spcochmaklng, a banquet and an In- I spectlon ot tho college was tha order I nr tho day, tho visitors bolng royally I j entertained by the pooplo of Logan. I I Tho legislators mot with President til WIdtBoo to conalder tho approprla- ID Hons asked for. The agricultural II school askB for maintenance appro- n prlntlons of $159,000 and tho export- llfl ment station for a publication fund of 111 f5,000. The president polntod out tho Ifjfl need of oach department nnd tho man- Sim ner for tho apportionment of tho np- 1 ffil proprlatlons to tho various dopnrt- g Ijl ineiits. K ill |