Show UTAH legislature salt bait lake city utah feb lo 10 the anti smoking bill was killed I 1 in n the donate yesterday A armeasure measure was introduced trod trad which provides that eight hours shall courtl constitute in to a days work for all employees of the state and municipal governments while another bill was introduced relating to the fees of county officers only one bill was introduced in the h houe ouse it being a measure appropriating for the benefit of J W V allen alien of springville Spring ville the man who was shot and lot lost liis his leg in the conflict between tile the posse and maxwell the robber of t the 1 1 e s pr in g vil le b bank a a 1 c 8 smiths ta ilo h s house bill b i 1 1 no N 0 4 10 0 amending a me n d i 0 g section se ct n S 35 of the revised statutes relating to the duties of the secretary of stale bbate and county clerk in submitting proposed constitutional cons titu dional amendments was passed unanimously aln i it provides for the designation of the ballots ballot of proposed prop ased amendments by number and a title cOveri covering tig the subject matter the number only having been heretofore used salt like L ike city feb II 11 at the morning session of the senate a resolution was passed commending the patriotism of 0 ex senator harbour who was wounded at manila senator allow authorizing the state board of loan to make temporary loans for the state mate was taken up an and passed senator kiesel introduced a bill providing for a bounty of 50 cents per ton on sug stig tr ir beets A bill was introduced trod legai regarding ding collection of poll taxes in cities of 0 second and third class also one ic ie garding to the admission 0 of abstracts of title made and certified to by licensed abstractors as evidence in any court of the state of utah also one regarding publishing of notices in newspapers A resolution requesting members in congress to assist in securing curing ge tho the passage of a liberal service pension bill wa was rejected yesterday in the utah house ot of representatives by a vote of 24 to 7 parry s house bill no 55 appropriating or less of the appropriated two years ago for the br branch a normal school to pay for a heating and ventilating plant in the institution was passed four new bills were introduced two ballots were taken for senator both resulting mccune 28 sutherland 12 cannon 10 king 7 powers 2 2 salt lake city feb 12 neither branch of the legislature transacted much business yesterday the sonata senate passed the house joint memorial asking congress to create the tenth united states judicial district and the tha bill providing for the uso use of money heretofore appropriated for the southern branch normal school was read aud and referred to the committee on appropriations the house after the joint session listened to prayer and then adjourned until monday three ballots were taken for senator the last I 1 vote resulting mccune 27 cannon 13 sutherland 12 king 6 Xe beker 1 L salt lake city utah feb 14 three ne new w bills were introduced in tile the senate yesterday viz no 35 appropriating 1000 for the purchase of the utah state table this table was made by john wilson of salt lake county and contains pieces ot of wood from every state in the union no 30 providing for the manner of locating and recording quartz and placer mining caal claims and for copying records and defining the duties of county recorders and district mining recorders this measure revises the whole of the entry anti and record of mining milling claims no 37 providing for the teaching in tile the public schools school of the effects of alcoholic drinks and narcotics on the human system tile the senate was I 1 in n session just twenty minutes I 1 the house passed a resolution to amend the constitution so sa that boards of county commissioners will ill be authorized to remit the taxes of indigent poor our persons the bank loan bill was billed killed eight new bils bills were introduced among them being a plan to convict unmarried fathers and compel them to support their children a measure to consolidate educational boards and one creating a commission of irrigation and forestry fish and game one ballot was taken for senator resulting sul ting mccune 21 cannon 11 12 sutherland 11 king 8 powers 2 Ne belcer 1 suit salt lake city utah feb 15 the senate occupied over three hours time yesterday and succeeded in passing th the e measure pro providing for changing tb the e site of 0 the university of utah and in killing tobacco bill three ne new w bills were introduced the banking bill failed to pass the 1 house 0 u se p yesterday st erday while the bill providing tor r t the a establishment of 0 a winter later w f course 0 urse of study at the agricultural college I 1 I 1 ege covering five calendar months from november I 1 of each year was taken up discussed at great length and finally passed several new bills were introduced among them being one to establish a branch of the agricultural experiment station in tile the southern ou thern part of tile the state and one amending the school laws in several respects A memorial was also introduced praying congress to reimburse citizens of 0 this state for services rendered money expended and property lost in the indian wars in utah during the years 1861 1 to 1870 after the respect tive tins claimants have been riven given an opportunity port unity to establish their claims two ballots were taken for senator both ballots resulting mccune 27 cannon 12 but sutherland herlan ti 12 kins king 7 rowers powers 3 |