| Show BUSINESS LAGS House of Representatives Also Handicapped Han-dicapped by Senatorial Voting The house of representatives was in no mood yesterday neither before nor after the senatorial balloting to transact trans-act any large volume of business provided pro-vided for in the regular order However How-ever just prior to the convening of the joint session the governor notified the house of his approval of the first bill H B No 17 and at the afternoon assembly six hills proposing important legislation and another resolution providing pro-viding for an amendment to the state constitution were introduced and referred re-ferred to dommittees A communication from Governor Wells announced that he had approved H B No 17 Jacksons measure authorizing railroad companies to absOrb ab-sOrb branch or extension lines of another an-other company by Increasing the amount of capital stock therefor The communication also announced that the original copy of the law had been filed with the secretary of state An invitation to attend the exhibit of the Utah Poultry association this evening even-ing was accepted with thanks The senate communicated the faCt that it had refused to concur in Holm InsVffi1 C R Noa 2 rnvmd ing for the furnishing ot nost age stamps and wrappers for the mom be s of both houses of the legislature for the reason that the subject matter therein had been arranged for as an Item of the senates contingent expenses ex-penses Consideration of the ccrmmu nication and the resolution was indefinitely indefi-nitely postponed H B No Ife providing for the regular and contingent expenses of the legislature as presented by the committee com-mittee on enrollment was signed by the speaker and the chief clerk and transmitted to the governor The bill carries an appropriation of 25000 BILLS FOR LAWS The following bills were introduced I and referred H B No 30 by Ivers to amend section sec-tion 409 of the revised statutes by ad I tng thereto eighteen subsections The bill jrovides that there shalt be but one form of fire insurance policy which form shall be i s prescribed by the secretary sec-retary of state and the attorney general gen-eral and must contain only the conditions condi-tions and limitations authorized by the constitution and laws of Utah It is spefialli iirovidod in the bill that in suranfe companies are compelled to pa the full amount insured in case of tctjl loss unless fraud upon the part of pers n Insured be proven The pro vi < > ns ot the act sha be printed in arJ made a part of each lire Insurance poi ty issued Referred to the commit t > on private corporations H B No 6ibt Bywater to amends amend-s bun ° f of the revised statutes The I law fix i frill ams to amend the present its the fees commissions to be colic col-ic td by sheriffsby adding the phrase I vr crEditing > betweenthe words pay I mone Referred to in oer and jnoney t I th cr > nntte on fees and salaries H B No 2by Mansfield to amend subsection 11 of section 511 of the re I visid statutes relating to powers of bards of county commissioners so as to read Tv > license for purposes of revenue I regulation the business of merchants anu chants hawkers peddlers and lenders c f feoods wares and merchandise com r ussion men all or any persons engag I commercial cu In any professional or bus ness for gain or profit the sale of al or jflY kind of malt spirituous vinous or other Intoxicating liquors not prohibited by law transacted and I carried on in such county and all shjAS exhibitions and lawful games jjrifcj on therein outside of the limits I if Incorporated cities to fix the rates of license tax upon the same and to provide for the collection thereof by I s nt or otherwise provided that any rf rson who is unable to obtain a livell1 h i < 1 by manual labor and who is i deemed worthy may be given the priv I ilcse to hawk peddle and vend any i i Roods wares or merchandise except Bpirtuous malt vinous or uthr lot ixi I coting liquors without payment of any fee whatsoever I li t tse tax or w Referred to the committtee on coun I cH B No S3 by Smith to amend sec tlen ISIS cf the revised statutes so as tv empower district school trustees to establish and maintain school libraries I Referred to the committee on education I educa-tion tionH B No 34 by Jackson for an act requiring street railway companies operating electric cable or other cars propelled by steam cable or electricity to protect their employees from the inclemency in-clemency of the weather during the months of November December January Jan-uary February and March of each year It Is f the intention to make the act effective on Jov 1 1K99 and failure fail-ure to comply with aU the requirements I of the aC1 shall be punishable as a misdemeanor demeanor ReerrC1 to the committee Ion I-on private corporations II B No 35 by ONell to amend section sec-tion 1430 of the revised statutes by extending ex-tending the time of expending the re aulrcd 550 worth of location work on each located mining claim from ninety days to six months The same proposed amendment Is Inqluded In H B No 23 Milldocks bllMo reenact the old district dis-trict mining record law Referred to the committee op mines and mining H C R NOf 3 by Robertson provid lug for the submission to voters of the proposition to amend section 2 article X11I of the constitution bjvadding the clause but the legislature may provide pro-vide by law for the remission or abate mentjJJf the taxes of any insane Idiotic Infirm or indigent person The resolution reso-lution Is similar toH J R No li by Sorenson bat covers a wider range Referred to the judiciary committee At 230 the house adjourned |
