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Show THE' MITE LEGISLATURE IS WORKING IT HIGH SPEED The T"fa!i Legislature is Ruins in high gear ami putting a grist of work out of their way while the end of the session Approaches. Farmers will le pleased at the passage pas-sage of a bill in the Houso to gire them protection from roaming herds of elk and deer, which measure would create a commission from the State Fish and Game Association. The Ryan bill, providing that the State Board of Equalization and assessment as-sessment shall have power to adjust assessments in any taxing unit in the state, has passed the Senate. The Senate also pa-ssed the Hollings-worth Hollings-worth bill, requiring the plaintiff hi an action for a divorce to have been a bona fide resident of the state for the year next preceding the commence ment of the action, and a resident of the county three months next preceding preced-ing the commencement of the action. Representative Austin Miller has withdrawn his bill repealing the law providing for newspaper publication of the delinquent tax list. The tobacco tax proposed under Representative Grant Young's H. B. Xo. 77 was reduced from 15 to 5 nor cent by a majority report of the lower house revenue and taxation committee. commit-tee. The bill seeks to extend the present pres-ent cigaret stamp tax to apply to all forms of tobacco. It received a favorable favor-able majority committee report by the narrow margin of four to five votes. The measure doubling taxation on Utah mines has been withdrawn by the author, S. M. Jorgensen. Six-state ratification of the Colorado River Compact is believed certain so far as TTtah is concerned, from a can- I vass of the legislators. The bill increasing the powers of ! mayors of first and second class cities i has been killed. A till giving women j citizens of Utah the .right to serve on ; juries has passed the House. I PASSED BY HOUSE IT. B. Xo. CS, Holther rrovlclin? for license taxes on domestic and foreign for-eign corporations doing business In Utah. H. B. No. 147, Critchlow Requiring domestic and foreign corporations to submit only one statement to the secretary secre-tary of state, as provided In H. B. No. C3. H. B. No. 10, Ilacking Increasing the pay of grand and trial jurors in district courts from $3 to Si per day. Signed by the Speaker of the House. H. B. No. 24, S. 1L Jorgensen Providing for licensing of boxing bouts by city, county or town anthorites. Repassed Re-passed by house as slightly amended by Senate. H. B. No. 64, Hodgson Relating to ratification of student and apprentice barbers. H. B. No. 55, Fiereey Exempting from jnry duty only those female citizens citi-zens who have active care of minor children In the home. S. B. No. 139, judiciary committee Repealing the law establishing a state miners' hospital. S. B. No. 140, Judiciary committee Repealing the law relating to the state memorial for Utah soldiers. S. B. No. 141, Judiciary committee Repealing the law relating to preference pre-ference rights of settlers and state lands. S. B. No. 142, Judiciary committee Repealing the law relating to state welfare commission. S. B. No. 157, Judiciary committee Repealing the law relating to cooperative co-operative land mortgage hanks. S. B. No. 15S, Judiciary committee Repealing sections of the law authorizing au-thorizing the erection of an armory and arsenal on the cnp';ul grounds. S. B. No. 10'), Judiciary committee Amending law relating to purchase of properties by counties. BILLS PASSLD BY THE SENATE. S. B. No. t,", Irvine Limiting the liability of n bank fur the non-payment of a check flirough error. S. E. No. 37, Smith Providing for licensing of produce dealers. Amended to fix bond at .$1000. Si. B. No. CS, Irvine Giving bnnk or trust company, option to refuse payment pay-ment of check or other demand instrument instru-ment after six months from date. 8. B. No. r,:;, Irvine Relating lo statements of accounts rendered by bonks or tun-it companies to depositors. deposi-tors. BILLS SIGNED BY PRKSIDKNT OF SKNATK S. B. No. 130, judiciary committee lU'peallng the law relating to the branch of the stale miners' hospital. H. B. No. 110, Judiciary committee' Repealing the law relating to the state memorial to Utah Foldlers. S. B. No. Ill, Judiciary committee Repealing the law relating to pre fcrence rights of Kctllers on stale lands. S. B. No. 142, judiciary committea Repealing the law relating to state welfare commission. S. B. No. 142, judiciary committee Repealing net relating to a statue of Indian Chief Washakie. S. B. No. 144, judiciary committee Repealing law relating to appropriation appropri-ation of state road fund and apportionment appor-tionment thereof to counties. S. B. No. 140, judiciary committee Repealing act relating to steel bridges and metal culverts. S. B. No. 147, judiciary committee Repealing the law relating to the school record of those children In employment. em-ployment. S. B. No. 14S, judiciary committee Repealing the law relating to a board of examiners in cities of the first and second class to conduct tea-, Cher's examinations and issue certificates. certifi-cates. S. B. No. 149, judiciary committee Repealing the law relating to the filing of mechanics' liens before the work is done. S. B. No. 157, judiciary committee Repealing law relating to cooperative coopera-tive land mortgage banks. S. B. No. 158, judiciary committee Repealing law relating to manufacture, manu-facture, storage, sale and distribution of matches. S. B. No. 159, judiciary committee Repealing sections of law relating to the erection of an armory and arsenal ar-senal on the capitol grounds. S. B. No. 100, judiciary committee Amending law relating to the purchase pur-chase of property by counties. BILLS SIGNED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE S. B. No. 157, judiciary committee Repealing law relating to cooperative coopera-tive land mortgage banks. S. B. No. 15S, judiciary committee Repealing sections relating to manufacture, manu-facture, storage and sale of matches. 16, a. ino. lU'j, judiciary cuuiiuiitcw Repealing sections of the law au-, au-, thorbdng erection of an armory and i arsenal on the capitol grounds, j S. B. No. 139, judiciary committee I Repealing law establishing branch ' of the state miners' hospital. S. B. No." 110, judiciary committee , Repealing law relating to state memorial mem-orial for Utah soldiers. S. B. No. 141, judiciary committee Repealing law relating to preference rights of settlers on state lands. S. B. No. 143, Judiciary committee Repealing law relating to the state welfare commission. S. B. No. 113, Judiciary committee Repealing act relating to a statue of Indian Chief Washakie. S. B. No. 144, Judiciary committee Repealing law relating to appropriation appropri-ation of state rond fund and apportionment appor-tionment thereof to counties. S. B. No. 14S, Judiciary committer Repealing law authorizing city board3 of examiners to conduct teachers' tea-chers' examinations. BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE H. B. No. 103, special Boulder dam committee Waiving certain provUloiu of the Colorado River Compact and ! ratifying it when at least five other j signatory states, Including California, have taken similar action, and rro-' rro-' viding tor certification of Utah's action ac-tion to the other state and the United i States. Substituted for II. B. No. 22, by Esplin; II. B. No. 23, by Smoot, and II. J. R. No. 10, by Holther. II. B. No. 103, public buildings and grounds committee Providing for the erection of statues and monuments on the capital grounds. Resolutions Introduced. II. C. R. No. 4, Burton Calling for a congratulatory telegram to Herbert Hoover upon his inauguration as president pre-sident of the United States. II. C. It. No. 5, Burton Calling fur a congratulatory telegram to Clnirlo-f Curtis upon his Inauguration nil v lev-president lev-president of the United States. i |