Show UTAH legislature salt lake city utah march 10 the senate bonate yester yesterday daT decided to adopt the suggestions suggestion of 0 governor wells as embodied in his veto 0 of the fire and police bill and the measure was passed its as were also the following bills pre scribing bribing the powers and duties of the state equalization board the state art institute bill providing for or a winter course bof studies I 1 at the agricultural college providing for the establishment nent of a branch experiment station tation ft it southern utah creating the office of district attorney with a salary of 1 I 1 coo aioo defining grand larceny the pharmacists racists ts bill raising the fee for examination one bill was introduced viz an act to fix the salaries of the district judges of the state of utah the house passed the following bills mrs horns horn art bill creating the off office ice of district attorney increasing the salary of the state coal mine inspector prescribing the method of assessing collecting and apportioning taxes on live stock providing for an experimental station in southern utah both the senate and the house ordered the clock to be stopped salt lake city utah march 11 the senate yesier yesterday day passed the following bills house joint resolution no 3 tor for an amendment to the constitution ution providing for a uniform school tax house bill no 6 defining grand larceny senate bill no for the assessment asse of live stock senate bill no 84 granting preference r deference efe rence rights to settlers on public fand land A resolution was passed that thattie the governor shall have prepared medals to be made of bronze and silver and to cost 32 each to be presented too to the utah volunteers house bill no 47 changing the power of parole from the board of at pardons to the board of corrections ions was passed without a dissenting vote tote the mansfield land grant reservoir fund measure was killed the house passed bills as follows relating to preference rights of state lands making it a mia mis deamour to refuse to pay fees for use of any toll road or ferry authorizing railroads to sell unclaimed freights prescribing the d duties u ties of the state board of equalization house bill no making it a mis rala deamour for any man to be drunk in any street public public building or iu in his own house no to prohibit private corporation from taking duplicate or similar name or misleading names isalt salt lake city utah march 12 the senate worked all day long yesterday land did not close their labors until midnight the following bills were passed senate bill no 22 by rideout Eide out creating the office of district attorney house hilt bill no passed after amending it so that hereafter in all counties the county recorder shall pre prepare P are assessors plats instead of the county surveyor house bill no 95 93 to fix the salaries of district judges in in districts having a population of or more at and in districts of less population at house bill no IGO providing that indictments for larceny shall contain only one count evans bill providing that railroads shall fence their tracks house bill no relative to property exempt from taxation senate bill no 72 providing for extensions of notices of trials A good start was 0 made on the appropriation bill the amount allowed for clerical assistants to the secretary of state for the years 1889 1800 and 1900 was cut down from to the state auditors appropriation for clerical assistance was increased from to and his allowance for contingent expenses was increased from to the attorney generals salary was cut from to and he was allowed an additional for assistance in it his office the salary of the attorney attorney generals stenographer was increased inc increased reasel from 1800 to the appropriation for enforcing the fish and game laws was made instead of and the deputy wardens mary alary was increased from to the state engineers salary was increased from 1000 to 2000 but his allowance for contingent expenses was cut down from 1000 to GOO the supreme reme court was allowed that being being the deficit in the contingent ex account for 1807 and 1899 1898 the salary of the supreme court reporter was increased from 1200 to 1600 theadra the sum allowed for the maintenance of the state library 11 and the th a purchase pu rab ase of books was cut down from to the appropriation for the general maintenance of the was cut down from to the fund for apparatus and books was increased from to Sio the fund for the maintenance of the agricultural college was increased from to and an additional was allowed to the extra teachers for the winter course the fund for buildings and repairs up to the close of the academic year 1900 1801 was fixed at 15 the house also did a big days daya work the following bills passed house bill no providing that contracts for printing rin ting binding and stationery contracts fraats for toe state or any city or county government shall bo ba executed within each of such respective districts district a Sh epards bill for a general law on negotiable goti able instruments uniform with the law lair in other states on the subject stewarts bill no relating to convict made goods the senate bill increasing the examination fee of pharmacists ts senate joint resolution no 10 0 authorizing the state treasurer and an tho the state auditor to transfer the sum of paid by sevier county into the general beneral fund instead of into the school fand land lease fund said sum to be avalin available tor for refunding Sh epards house bill no relating to exemption of wages from execution salt lake city 13 the senate sen ate worked hard yesterday and pil passed d the appropriation bill the total of the appropriations riat ions will reach for the national guard was appropriated for state slate land board contingent expenses ma contingent expenses state equalization board for or rent of legis lepit tive hall ball for the extermination 0 of f outlaws tribune job printing i ng company r f for 0 r legislative I 1 e g 1 s 1 a t iv p printing r i u t ip n g S 4 5 5 2 0 2 f for 0 r S salt a i t L lake a k e C city i t ey salt e a 1 t palace a t Sj oooo for the maintenance of the state board of health for the state industrial school senator Denn ions motion to insert an appropriation tion for interest on the amount to bo be borrowed for the university was carried as was also one of for the states share of salaries of county officers house bill tico no relating to fruit tree inspect inspection n was passed as was house bill no 79 7 ing to the service ot of summons on cc corporations po less rations than a dozen members of the house bouse congregated in the chamber at lo 10 yesterday and after over an hours wait w att for a quorum to materi llizO they sauntered until this me morning aning salt lake city utah march 14 thes tha senate put in a long day yesterday working until midnight fifteen fi eteen bills I 1 were passed and one was killed the bills passed were as follows relating to the probate of w wills ills regarding costs on dismissal of appeals to prevent the publication of names of corporations corporation I 1 relating to witnesses in criminal cases case in justice courts praying congles congress s to restore to the public domain certain r ta portions of the forestry reserve in uintah county relating to the method of appeals appe als to the supreme court including clouding attorneys fees in mechanics lien cases in the cost bill relating to procedure for new trials making salaries of district distri et attorney for third ill district s for second district 2000 and tor for the other districts 1500 providing for revenue tor for the state tor for 1899 and 1800 1900 relating to the branding of convict made goods providing tor for punishment for offenses committed at primaries revising the law in regard to negotiable instruments to permit the united states government to purchase a site for the new federal building prohibiting the adulteration of vinegar the initiative and referendum resolution and making the supreme court hold four terms instead of three the bill relating to the publication of notices in newspapers was killed the house passed the following bills directing election judges in the outside counties to send election returns by registered mail in order to save the large expense of special messengers relating to state institutions drawing drawing their biennial appropriations fixing the salaries of district attorneys authorizing thor izing the united states to purchase site ito for federal building relating to the recording of marks and brands on live stock joint resolution for the submission of an amendment to the constitution ution in relation to changing ng county boundaries joint memorial relating to the selection of state school lands in fractions of sections away from the original section relating to the duties of the state board of equalization extending from ten days to thirty days the time answer when summons is is personally served outside of the state providing for the payment of expense of assessing and collecting electing taxes in cities including cities of the third class the house concurred in the senate amendments to house bill no 52 relating to new trials salt bait lake city utah march 15 the senate was in session all day but accomplished complis hed very little business the following bills were passed substitute for senate bill xo no 5 relating to the service of summons from justices courts house bill relating to the duties of the state auditor the roads and bridges bill house bouse bill no 1592 providing tor for having all state printing done in th the state estate and county within the limits of the county house bill no malting making some minor changes in the forms of treasurers treasur ers receipts house bill no making changes in the method of collect collecting log state taxes the evening session was passed in considering the governors appointments the house passed the following bills senate bill no 87 67 to increase the salaries of county surveyors in the smaller counties from to and no 83 93 prescribing the method of conducting primary elections by political parties house bill no to require county recorders to furnish county treasurers treasur ers with certified records and abstracts of tax sales while waiting tor for the general appropriation bill to come from the conference committee the houses afternoon sessler was commenced by having a little fun with senate bill 41 by evans to prevent persons under the age of IS 18 years yeara smoking or chewing tobacco the bill having been rejected on monday A motion by N J harris to substitute the word wor dover over for under preceding thep the phrase brase the age of 18 years was carried on the ground that old age should be punished first the appropriation pria tion bill was finished during the day and sent to the senate for its concurrence the total of appropriation is 81 |