Show lEGISLATURES IW IN I IUT UT UTAH H STATEHOOD TOTAL fOURTEEN Many Sessions Since 1896 Enlivened by Elections of United States Senator One On Assembly Locked There have been fourteen sessions of the 1 legislature since statehood the first one an extraordinary session and anda a special session of the Thirteenth legislature While the tle constitution ratified by the people on November r 5 1895 divided the state into eighteen senatorial districts each of which represented by a state senator and twenty-seven twenty representative districts with forty-five forty members of the lower lowerhouse lowerhouse lowerhouse house neither the enabling act nor the constitution provided a time Ume for convenIng convening con- con the tho first legislature of the state hence Governor Wells convened th the tho first legislature in special se session ion on January 6 1896 and it adjourned April 5 5 1896 after atter a a. session lasting ninety days das Since that time with the ex exception exception ex- ex of the special session of the legislature all sessions have been sixty days In duration George M. M Cannon was president of the first sena senate e of ot the state with Lily R. R Pardee as s B secretary Presley Denny speakers speaker and William WIllian M. M Thompson chief clerk One feature of the session was tho the election of oC Frank J J. J Cannon of Ogden and Arthur Brown of Salt Lake as United States senators and In the choice for the l long ng and the short term Senator Cannon was victor for the six six- year term Another Important act authorized the governor to appoint a commission to codify the laws of ot Utah and still sUll another Instructed the state board of ot examiners to secure quarters for the various state officials Part of Governor Wells' Wells first term as governor was spent in what is now the Fifth East hotel and formerly headquarters of the Utah commission Presides As Senate Head The second session met January 11 11 1897 in Salt Lake and adjourned March 11 1897 Aquilla was president of ot the senate and John N. N Perkins was speaker of ot the house This session elected Joseph L L. Rawlins on the third fifty ballot taken taleen on February February February ary 3 United States senator to succeed succeed succeed suc suc- Arthur Brown Among the acts passed was one to establish a II branch of ot the state normal school In either Beaver or Iron county conditioned that the county or city where the school was located would donate the grounds and building Cedar City was the point selected The Branch Normal is now a branch of ot the Utah Agricultural college cotI cot cot- lege Another act continued in office the code commission until December I 1 1 1897 and appropriated to print the revised statutes of Utah also authorized the governor to appoint five comm commissioners to provide an exhibit of Utah's products at the Tr Trans ns I sippi exposition to be held In Omaha In 1898 and appropriated for this I purpose also an appropriation of 2000 for an exhibit of Utah's resources atthe atthe at atthe the Tennessee Centennial In Nashville in 1897 also to appoint five lve additional members of the Pioneer day i commission and an appropriation of was made for a celebration ot of otone i one week July 17 to 24 other sources i contributed n to the tuce commission s t to be used l in features of the Pioneer I Jubilee the total aggregating The Third legislature convened on January 9 1899 adjourned March 9 0 1899 Aquilla was president of ot the senate and W W. M hI Roylance was speaker of the house Important acts o of the session were to revise the tax laws locating a horticultural experiment experiment experiment ment farm in the southern part of the state and appropriating for its main maintenance during the years 1899 and 1900 Also an act establishing a state Institute of art also an act containing one hundred ninety-eight ninety sections re relating relating relating re- re lating to negotiable Instruments which is perhaps the longest act ever adopted by a legislature of Utah This legIslature legislature legislature legisla legIsla- ture was to elect a United States senator senator senator sena sena- tor to succeed Frank J. J Cannon the first ballot In Joint se session slon being taken January 18 Four candidates were voted for a deadlock occurred anc and continued until the final adjournment on March 9 9 thus failing falling to elect a senator sen sei- ator and Utah nad had but one OIle senator during the next two years In congress It was during this session that Aquilla Dem became acting acting- governor governor governor gover- gover nor of the state owing to the absence of the governor and secretary of ot state and he appointed Judge Orlando W. W Powers United States senator from Utah but nothing came of the appointment appointment appointment ap ap- ap- ap Judge Powers declining to take action Thomas Kearns Elected Senator The fourth session of the legislature 1 convened January 14 1901 and ad adjourned adjourned adjourned ad- ad March 14 1901 Abel John i Evans was president of the senate and William Glassm Classman n was wac speaker of the house the Republicans having ing been n victorious In the preceding election In November It was conceded that a a United States senator to be elected would be a a. Republican Eight candidates candidates candidates candi candi- dates were presented at a caucus held heldon heldon heldon on January 19 a ballot was vas taken In Joint session the next day and was continued dally daily until January 22 when Thomas Kearns was elected receiving thirty seven n votes otc against t twenty five cast by the Democrats for A. A V. V W Y Mc- Mc lc lc- Cune Cuneo Many important acts act's W wie le passed by th th's legislature one accepting accepting accept accept- accept I ing the of the a act t of congress congress congress con con- gress know as at the Carey act also an i act creating a u reserve land grand fund I and appropriating aUng to for IrrIs irrigating 1 permanent Ic I purposes establishing a state school of at mines as u a department of the University University Uni Uni- i of ot Utah establishing a state board of labor conciliation and arbitration arbitration II tion composed of ot three members providing pro pro- I viding for a coal mine inspector es establishing establishing establishing es- es a a. bureau of statistics authorIzing authorizing authorizing au au- au- au county commissioners to pay burial expenses of any honorably discharged discharged discharged dis dis- dis- dis charged soldier sailor saltor or marine might die without leaving means for decent burial the amount being limited to 70 amending the banking laws levying 5 per cent on Inheritances over making eight hours a days day's work establishing municipal courts fixing boundaries of certain counties authorizing a a- a asale sale of the exposition grounds of t f the Deseret Agricultural so society society society so- so to Salt Lake City for not less than and providing for an an annual annual an- an nual state fair Two acts one to prevent prevent pre pre- pre pre-I vent compulsory vaccination the other to prevent vaccination being made a a. condition precedent to entering the public schools vetoed by Governor Wells were passed over his veto eto Mine Mine Explosions Explosions Bring Legislation The Fifth session convened January 12 1903 and adjourned March 12 1903 Edward M M. Allison AUlBon was president president president dent of the senate and Thomas Hull was speaker of the house Joint session ses- ses i j slon sion was held the first day when the governors governor's message pertaining to an I explosion at Scofield on May fay 1 1 1900 which resulted In the death of ot two I hundred men and the serious Injury I I of seven reven others and at the Daly West mine in Summit county Ju July 15 I I 1902 In which thirty four miners were killed and four others Injured was I rood road and the enactment of ot a a. law prohibiting underground magazines In mines was recommended This I legislation was enacted during the session The duty of el electing a successor successor suc sue cessor to Joseph L. L Rawlins as United I I States senator whose term expired March 4 4 1903 was one of the first duties of this session and Reed Smoot on January 21 21 1903 was elected t to I succeed him Laws were enacted providing providing providing pro pro- I viding for an exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase exposition In St. St Louis In 1904 and for the removal of those exhibits to the Lewis Clark exposition exposition expo expo- to be held In Portland Ore 1 1904 Another act provided for the establishment construction and maintenance maintenance main maln- of a state highway system i also appropriating to defray expenses expenses expenses ex ex- of the National Irrigation COnI congress congress con COn- I gress gres to be held In Ogden In 1903 Memorials were sent congress s asking asking ask ask- ing an annexation to Utah of that i part of Arizona lying north of the Colorado river known as the Arizona strip The Sixth legislature convened January January January Jan Jan- uary 9 0 1905 and ended March 9 I 1905 with Stephen S H. H Love ove president pres-Ident of the senate and Thomas Hull speaker speak speak- er cc of the house John C. C Cutler was governor and his message to the legislature was the longest ever presented presented presented pre pre- to Utah solons It detailed the coal strike i in uk 1 Carbon county and recd recommend recommended rec rec- d total appropriations for the years 1905 1005 and 1906 amounting to The legislature passed an act providing for a new commission to prepare for an exhibit at the Lewis Clark Centennial exposition On Wednesday January 18 George Sutherland was elected United States senator to succeed Thomas Ke Kearns whose term expired March 4 1905 The Seventh session convened convene January January January Jan Jan- uary uary 14 1907 1901 and adjourned March 14 1907 Stephen H. H Love was president president dent dent and Harry Joseph speaker Many fany Important laws were enacted which Included authorizing the governor to toI appoint two practicing attorneys to I compile and annotate the laws of the state and supervise the printing of same changing the name of ot the Deseret Deseret Deseret Des Des- eret Agricultural society to the Utah State Fair association memorializing th the house of representatives to pass the Smoot bill which the senate had hadI I passed providing for the payment of I pensions to the veterans of ot Indian wars ware In Utah between the he years 1854 and 1867 I State Capitol 1 Board Named The Eighth legi legislature lature convened January 11 1909 and adjourned March 11 1909 Henry Gardner was president of the senate and E. E W W. Robinson was speaker of the house William Spry was governor of ot the state and recommended the creating of ot a state board to be known as the capitOl commission prescribing their powers and duties and authorizing tho the erection of a state capitol The legislature complied and also passed three G other acts pertaining to the I stab capitol An act was also passed providing pro for tor a commission known as the Alaska Alaska- Yukon Pacific Yukon Pacific commission and was appropriated for an exhibit plus 2000 previously The ninth legislature convened January Janvary Jan- Jan vary uary 9 1911 and adl adjourned ned March 9 1911 Henry Gardner was again president and E. E W. W Robinson again speaker This legislature reelected George Sutherland to the United fT-A fT States senate 6 An appropriation of and a v bond issue of 1000 I for Cor the construction of ot the state capitol cap cap- itol was authorized The Tenth legislature organized and I. I fh elected Henry Gardner President for forI the third time and I William J J. J Seeley speaker This I legislature created the banking department redistricted the state for I congressional purposes and created a a. state board of sheep comI com com- missIoners I The eleventh legIslature convened January ii 11 1915 and adjourned I March ii 11 1915 W. W Mont Ferry was elected president ot of the senate and L. L n. n Anderson of or Sanpete speaker After February 10 io the legIslature adjOurned adjourned ad- ad id- id to the new capitol and ana Pd i the remainder of ot the session building was wasU held there It U authorized the creation creation crea crea- tion I of a c commissIon to make Inquiry in Into oS the subject f a direct tion law a also S an IrrIgation and I ln water rIghts to commission and a c commission select sele-ct a a. site tC on n the capitol grounds for tor tallon a m monument to the Mormon battalion bat- bat Utah Prohibition Law Enacted The Twelfth session convened in a the adjourned new capitol January 9 1917 and J funk March 9 1917 James W W. was president of ot the senate and Continued on page 5 5 LE I IN UTAH TA 1 Continued from page 2 John S. S Tolton speaker of the house Simo Simon Bamberger was governor This session passed the statewide bone bone- on dry prohibition law which went injo effect August 1 1917 Both parties pledged themselves to enact this l law Two additional Justices O of the su SUpreme SU- SU preme court were provided fixing trio term of each at ten years bond Issue was authorized for t th i state statte highways ano construction o of a state date road commission created a also 1 an act creating a public utilities co comission corn mission and a state Industrial com On mission to care eare for the workmen a compensation comE act t J Tho Thirteenth session convened convene January 13 13 1919 In the new 1 with James W. W Funk again pre president l e of the Senate and Charles C. C Richards sp speaker r ak-r of the house The bull bulK 01 Of the laws passed by this session and approved by Governor Bamberger were amendatory to laws previously u lY enacted A special session of t this Is legislature I was wa called by Governor Bamberger which convened September Septem septem- ber 29 and adjourned October 6 1919 19 James W. W Funk was president of the senate and John A. A Heppler speaker of the house The principal object of the special session was to consider consid and ratify or reject t the proposed n amendment ment to the constitution of the tho United States extending the right OJ tit suffrage to women The amendment was ratified and approved October 3 S 3 J b by a n. vote In the senate of ot seVenteen seVenteen seventeen sev seV- enteen ayes one absent tho the vote ote Inthe in intha the tha house being being- forty ayes aes SI six ab ab- ab- ab sent The Fourteenth legislature convened convene January r 1921 with Thomas E. E McKay l of tho the senate and E. E R. R Callister speaker of the house Charles R. R Mabey was governor A number numb r of Important measures were passed passed- authorizing a bond Issue for lor state roads road providing for distribution of ot waters caters of the Colorado river ap appointment ap- ap ointment of a member of the Colorado Colo CoIn rad rado river commission creation of the Utah Water Storage commission EASY SLIDING CHAIRS To prevent scratching and to make easy the moving or sliding of ot chairs hairs tables etc eta on OTI hardwood or linoleum covered kitchen floors floor but a fe few rew cents cents' worth t of or thumb tacks and push one Into each chair or 01 table tabla leg RUBBER APRONS Wearing earin a rubber apron In the kitchen 9 always alays ayS keey Y your dress dr dl- and clean and five save saTe laundry laundr of or the usual apron SOFTENING THE BUTTER BUTTER Tf JC butter butler Is too hard to serve heat a aI abol b howl bol I with th boiling water and turn the t bowl over the butter This will t I not ot waste or Impair the tho taste tuto c of tho the butter but but 1 ter term i l t ti I ITO TO KEEP WINDOWS FROM FROSTING To keep windows polished and free tree from Ice In cold weather wash th thorn them m with hOl hot water In which a t t small handful of ot salt has been dissolved A thin coat of ot j I Ipure pure glycerin applied to both of |