Show PROVIDES PLATFORM BEFORE convention SENATOR DESIRES CHANGE IN METHOD OF DRAFTING PARTY PLANKS committee would be expected to prepare platform before holding of election of delegates to party conventions salt lake city political platform committees mill corae come into existence in utah it if a bill introduced in tile the senate on february 10 by senator george IL dern should become a law such committees be selected at least two months before the holding of the election at which delegates would be chosen to the state convention called to adopt a platform the measure if successful dul will do away with the present practice of formulating the party platform after the convention has assembled sem bled with but one dissenting vote the house on february 10 passed a measure placing a heavy fine or imprisonment upon persons or corporations who use any false or misleading or dac deceptive f tive statements in advertisements of apy any kind the bill is designed to f further u arther strengthen the law already on fl be books senate bill no 30 was passed by the house on february 10 without debate and by a unanimous vote an unheard of procedure the bill makes proof that a fire was caused by sparks from a locomotive prima facie evidence of neglect upon the part of the railroad the aliouse also disposed of elioue concurrent resolution no 3 by morris killing the measure by a vote of 28 to 12 the resolution proposed an amendment to the state constitution to permit the monthly instead of the quarterly payment of state sta te officers officer another amendment to the state constitution is proposed in house concurrent resolution no ko 7 by morris it is designed to modify the limit of bonded indebtedness which may be incurred by cities and counties the present law provides tor for a percentage that was based upon a partial valuation of property chile the property valuations for assessment purposes are now the full amount |