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Show I LEGISLATURE PASSES II B Legislators at the capitol yesterday H euccecded ln passing three ViUb yos- M terday. Two were passed by the j liouse of representatives, while Uie M senate succeeded In passing one. Two M of the bills passed were Identical. H They wore H. B. Xo. 90. in the house. j I and S. B. Xo. 90 in the senate. The m one introduced in the houso wag by B , David H. Itlorrls and the one in the H , senate camo from Henrj- "W. Lunt. j The bills appropriate $10,000 for H schools In the state that do not re- H j ceivc sufficient revenue to continue H' them -for the full 2S ieeks required for a school year, and at the same 1 time pay the teacher not less than M In the senate the bill uns amend- m cd so that no county could use more H than two-fifths of the appropriation Hi in any one year. The bills effect l "Washington, Wayne, Kane and Car- H field counties, which, it Is said, have H ' not a sufficient reenue at present to H lccp soino of the schoolb open. H In the house H. B. Xo. Si, by AU- H son, repealing the present law "which 1 forbids the use of patented articles In B city improvements, was passed. J Senate Bill Xo. S", relating to the H . reinstatement of' corporations thntloa1- H their franchlees by failure to pay i taxes, went over until today. ' H ' The Judiciary committee of the sen- H ' ate has reported with some amend- 1 ments on H. B. Nob. 9 and 10 by Page, j relating to the payment of witness j fees In district and justice courts. H The amendmentB cut the milongc to j justono way and alrJo extends the m Itlnd of witnois who'Bhall roceivo fees H The committee on education has re- j ported favorably on S B. Xo. 48, re- H latlng to courses ln tho Agricultural college and S. B. Xo 50, relating to courses ln the Unhersitv of Utah The following bills wore introduced in the senate jesterday: S. B. Xo. U9, by Williams, an act to amend section I290X. compiled laws of Utah, 1907, relating to the standards of oils used for illuminating purposes, and. providing a penalty for Its violation. Committco on public health. S. B. No. 120, by Williams, an act regulating thp manufacture and Bale of linseed oil, flaxseed oil and turpentine, turpen-tine, and providing a standard of purity pur-ity for the same. Committee on public pub-lic health i S. B. No. 121, by Horsley, amending amend-ing sections 4IG9 and -HC9X, compiled laws. 1907, forbidding the sale of tobacco to-bacco in any form, opium or other narcotics, to persons under 21 years of age. Committee on public honlth. S. B. Xo 122, by Sevy, bv request, amending section 258-i, compiled, law of Utah, 1907, as amended by chapter GH, session laws, 1909, providing for the duties of the state board of equalization equali-zation Committco on was and means S. B. No. 123, by judiciary committee, commit-tee, an act to amend section CSCX23, compiled laws faf Utah, 1907, relating to tho fees 6f witnesses In cltv courts and municipal courts. Ttead first and second time and placed on the calendar". calen-dar". The following were the bills introduced intro-duced in the houso yesterday: H. B. No. 112, by Colo, by request, an act prohibiting tho employment of aliens on public works. Committco on labor, II. B. No. 112, by Elcman. nn nr fn amend section 3095, compiled laws, 190 ,, relating t0 garnishments. Com-fcnttee Com-fcnttee on Judlclarv. H. B. No. 111, "by Bkman. an act amending section 3098. complied laws of Utah 1907, relating to garnishments. garnish-ments. Committee on judiciary. II B. Xo. 115, by Ekman, bv request, re-quest, an act requiring assignments or wagps to be rccouled. Committee I on balarles and fees. ii. B Xo. 11G, by Anderson, an act appropriating $3,000 for the construe-tlon construe-tlon of bridges and culverts in Afor-Sd Afor-Sd SgJs CommlUe n highways -?i i?"uNo- 117, by Ze'mer, an aclvtd 5ffih a Stf t0 board of veterinary medical examiners 'and regulating vot- 8tockry PrUCt,ce- Committee on live. H. B. No. US, by Thornley, an act amondlng ,th0 prqsent law. rpJaUve, to vagrancy Committee on Jnd.claiy. II. B. No. 119, by Langslon. an act appropriating $10,000 for .the external-nation external-nation or farmers' pests, offering a rrard ! lT and a htl,f cts a head I Iqr squirrels, ground squirrels, go- I phera, rnbbitb, chlpmunLs. and 10 rnt P b -"iskrats. Com mittee on agriculture ' Jprncer, by re- of caboose cars on railroads, "and pro-Mditit; pro-Mditit; tnat Uic must be a least 24 feet long, oxcluslvc of plntforms, and hao two sots of trucks, of four wheels onch Commlttoe on utilities. H. B. Xo 121, by Ilolman, by request, re-quest, nn act amending section 287S, compiled l.livs of Utah, 1107. relating to actions against officers. Committee Commit-tee on Judiciary. II B. Xp. 122. by Holmnn, by re-qilest.an re-qilest.an act amending section 2S70. compiled laws of Utah, 1907, relating (o an'hctlop upon a statute for a pon-nlt pon-nlt or forfeiture. Commlttoo on judiciary. ju-diciary. II. B. No. 123. by committee on banking, substlluto for H. B. No. 39. rogulnting banking. Bejng a now 1)111 agreed upon by the seciotary of stale, tho banking committco and tho bankers. bank-ers. Hoferred to committco on banking bank-ing i Advance on Liquor Bill. Further advance was made by the Joint committee working on tho liquor bill yosterdny morning and two questions ques-tions were decided upon the doflning of intoxicating liquors and whore Ifquon. shall bo sold. An offort was mado to reconsider the action of Tuesday, Tues-day, allowing counties tho prlvllego of voting on the liquor question, but the, matter was voted down. The committee com-mittee -also started on tho Bndor liquor bill which is now pending before be-fore the senate Sections three and a greater pai t of section four wore considered con-sidered and discussed. During tho discussion the picture show business wan sovorely criticlzod and It waB declared that tho saloons were less detrimental In Salt Lake Cltv than tho plcturo houses. When tho committee met yesterday morning Senator Carl A. Badger moved mov-ed for a reconsideration of tho action oJ Tuesday, which mado counties outside out-side of Incorporated cities nnd towns a voting unit and gave them the right of passing on the question of license or no license Motion Voted Down. When the vote was taken tho cntlro committee was picsent. Tho otc resulted re-sulted as follows- Ajes Hjde, Bndpor, Wilson, .Marks Wootton, Funk and Morris. When Representative Morris wns called upon up-on to vote he askPd to pass. Repre-sontatlve Repre-sontatlve Russell Insisted that he be made to vote. "I do not feel that I should call upon this committee to retrace their Bteps." said Mr. Morris "I was not hero yesterday and the commlttoe passed on the matter If I havo to vote I will vote 'aje " 0 The vote against tho motion stood: Noes Ktfchlcr, StooTtey, Sow, Holmnn. Hol-mnn. Pope, Smith, Allison, Russell and Woolley. Tho result stood sovon for tho motion nnd nine against. Liquor Defined. Tho next question taken up wag "in-toxfcntlng "in-toxfcntlng liquors defined." The question ques-tion was passed for the time being at the opening session. Senator Badger offered a definition, which he declared ho had holcclod after considerable correspondence. cor-respondence. He had a brief on tho subject submlttod bv the attorney-general attorney-general oftho Anti-Saloon league. He also had the definition used In a number num-ber of Eastern sLites. Bv leaving out the percentage of alcohol, ho said, there was lesH trouble In prosecutions. Tho definition offered wns: "The term 'Intoxicating liquor" as used in this act shall he construed to menn any spirituous, vlnuous or malt liquor, or any Intoxicating drink whatever, what-ever, which Is used or may bo used as a beverage." Tho definition was unanimously adopted, nnd Senator Marks and Representative Rep-resentative Russell then asked to bo excused. The question of "how liquor shall bo sold," and tho others following It In tho skeleton adopted wero declared to bo so closely Intormingled that tho committco decided to take up tho questions known as 3, -1, 5, Q, and 7, which aro, how liquor shall bo sold, who to grant licenses, bond required, and how to obtnlu licenses, as ono subJecL Tho Bodgor bill was then taken tip for discussion. Senator Bad-I Bad-I gor was asked to road his bill and ox-. ox-. plain its workings ns tho committee went along and that amendments bo made. All the amendments will come up for further discussion when tho bill Is completod. Representative Wootton then wlsli-od wlsli-od to havo Incorporated In tho bill thht cities and towns that went dry should not be hnmpered by a saloon within a certain distance of them If the counties coun-ties went wet. This was' ruled out of order. Section 3, relatlvo to tbo gi anting of licenses, will have to be changed so as to apply to county units and It was read and discussed slightly. Zeimer'R Latest Bill. The establishment of a state board nf vftnrlnnrv innrllml ovntiiltmro lu ' proposed by Rcproscnlatho Charles A. Zolmer, of Weber .county. In house Ibll 117, which ,'hc Intioduced oster-dey oster-dey arternoop., vlTho bill prnrldos for the regulatlon-of the practice of veter-j Inury medicine) veterinary dentlstrj, with Tionnltles for violation 'or the, pro-glnns, pro-glnns, i - - u' ,'.' ' .Vl'lie proposed, bonnl is to bo known ns tho Utah state board of veterinary medical examiners and to consist of three qualified veterinarians, to bo 1 appointed by the governor, each to -( bo a graduate of a college or tfnh'ci;- ' sitv recognized bv tho United States department of 'nM'icnlture. One Is 'to-be 'to-be appointed for one year, another for two j oars tho third for threo years. No member of any veterinary college or ' veterinary department of any state, university or agricultural collogc Is cllglblo for appointment The governor may dismiss at any time for Incompetency, unprofessional unprofession-al or dishonorable conduct. The board is to organlzo in 30 days nfer appointmont and elect a president, presi-dent, sccrotnry and treasurer to servo for one year. Meetings aro to be held at Icnht once n yonr. or whenever applicants deslro to take examinations. examina-tions. Permits to practice until dates of examinations will be granted by any member of the board on production produc-tion of a diploma. A certificate must bc obtained from tho bonrd for any one to practice, but graduates of recognized veterinary colleges will bo granted registration as well ns nil persons who havo practiced ln Utah for seven yenrs. A fine of $50 or not more than $300 or imprisonment for not loss nor more than 30 dnys, or both, Is provided pro-vided for practicing without license. A fco of $5 Is to bo pnid for certificate certifi-cate to practice Garnishment Law. Representative -Bkman introduced a hatch of bills in the houso yesterday amending the laws relating to garnlsh-I garnlsh-I mont and assignment of wages. Tho first of them, house hill No. 113, amends section 3095 of tho compiled laws bv doing awny with tho $2 fee required to be handed tho garnishee before tho answers to the Interrogatories Interroga-tories concerning tho standing of tho debtor. All reference to the fee In the original bill Ia cut out In tho amendment amend-ment nnd the garnlshoo Is compeMod to answer tho interrogatories cither at the tlmo of service or to file an answer an-swer later or judgment by default will be entered. House bill 11-1 by Mr. Ekman amonds section 309S of the compiled laws by striking out all reforonco to I the fee of $2 in tho portion of tho law providing for tho enteilug of Judgment by default in case the answer has" not been fllod in the period required by law. House bill 115, tho third of Mr. Ekman's monsures. deals with much tho same subjoct, but is now legislation. legisla-tion. It requires all assignments of wages to be oarned in tho futuio to bo recorded In tho offico of the recorder re-corder of the county whoreln such wages are to bo earned within five I days of tho dnte of the asblgnmcnL Xo assignment made bv a mnnled man either of wngos due or to be carnod Is valid undor tlio bill unless illlSband and uifn l'nln In cnoli Tt la also provided that evidence of assignment assign-ment or answer setting forth such garnishment proceedings shall he invalid, in-valid, unless the party In whoso fa-;pr fa-;pr the garnishment Is taken shall irocefvo notice or unless the assignment assign-ment hag beop duly recorded. A fee ofGO cents Is allowed tho rocorderg i of the sovoral counties for recording thp assignment. I Jail Sentence for Vaqr.ints. A Jail sentence is provided for vagrancy, va-grancy, which Is more clearly defined ' In houso bill 118, Introduced In the house by Representative, J. V Thorn-loy, Thorn-loy, of Davis county. Tho following Js substituted, for tho prosent law as amended In tho session laws of 1909, chapter five: j "4-172 Eory person, except an In- I dlan, without visible moans of sup- port, who has the physical ability to work, and who does not seek employment, employ-ment, nor labor when employment Is offered him; every hcnlthy boggar who solicits alms as a business; every person who roams about from place to place without any lawful business; every Idle or dissolute person, or associate as-sociate of known thieves, who wanders wan-ders about the streets at late or unusual un-usual hours of tho night, or who lodges In any barn, shed, shop, outhouse, out-house, vessel, or placo other than such as Is kept for lodging purposes, without with-out the permission "of the owner or party entitled to the possession therc-of; therc-of; every lewd or dl&solute person who lives in nnd about houses of 111 fame, every woman who from door-wayg door-wayg on the streets, or any other place, solicits men for Immoral purposes, pur-poses, every common prostitute, and every common drunkard, Is a vagrant, va-grant, and Is punishable by Imprisonment Imprison-ment In the county jail not exceeding 90 dnys; and, may bo senTbnceti to hard labor on the state highways, as designated by the stato road commission, commis-sion, In tho discretion of the court. |