Show UTAH legislature LEGISLA TUR WOULD BAR ALIENS DRASTIC MEASURE SIMILAR TO california LAW APPEARS IN THE HOUSE representative iverson proposes statute preventing ownership of land in utah by persons intelligible Inelli gible to citizenship A measure designed to prevent the ownership owners hip or holding of lands in hi utah by persons ineligible to citizenship which Is patterned almost completely after the recently enacted california law was introduced in the houe of re representatives presenta t ives january 19 by N E iverson of Box boxelder elder county the bill is f bytha salt lake post of the le merican rican legion and with the hie exception ot wo clause relating to leases Is almost wa exact exact reproduction of tile the california 1 tp P passed le in a recent referendum el n one section of the bill fixes a p ity in state prison not exec exceeding exceed edlue inK t taw years tor for conviction on a charge of conspiracy to effect a transfer of real property in violation of the provisions of the act seven bills bill were presented during the session ot of the house on january 19 four of which were administration measures designed to cut down the cost of state stale government and to eliminate certain positions and boards A memorial to the national congress calling atte attention alon to the necessity eIty for in an increased duty on lead was presented to the state senate on january 19 I 1 by y harrison E jenkins of salt lake county the measure has the backing of the utah chapter of the american 3 I 1 ln ing congress senator john W peters measure senate bill no 6 permitting county commissions to school di districts into precincts on a basis of population as nearly as aa might be came from committee with a favorable report house hill bill no 4 by ivers came to the senate providing a us amended ahat county commissioners might borrow money for current county expenses at the lowest rate obtainable not to exceed 8 per cent the present maximum in ili the law is 7 per cent one bill was passed and five fire new measures measure were introduced in the house of representatives on january IS 13 in the hour and a halt half session tile bill passed was that enabling count counties leA to borrow money in anticipation of tax tar revenues at an interest rate not to exceed 8 per cent it was passed at lie request of the salt lake county commissioners but it was wag said similar counties in the state slate find themselves in a like predicament and that they have hai found it impossible to borrow money at 7 per cent the limit set by the statute now in effect the utah senate spent part of the afternoon of january 18 discussing the report of the mormon battalion monument commission in committee of the whole it also heard a touching appeal from little miss hoover in behalf of the bt starving arving children of europe one bill was introduced of the three bills introduced in the utah senate on january IT 17 two add to the functions powers and duties of existing state commissions while the third Is the dorn measure providing a separate and headless ballot for I 1 election of candidates for judge judgeships ships or for the office of state superintendent of public instruction mrs gnirs elizabeth hayward senator from salt lake introduced a bill providing ding that the industrial commission shall also be a minimum wage commission having for its object the protection of the health morals and welfare of women and minors employed in industry in utah senator 11 arrison lson E jenkins an other salt laker brought in a measure creating a state real estate department of the securities commission and providing that all real estate brokers and salesmen shall take out licenses under strict regulation before they may operate in utah the regular business of the senate on january 17 besides the introduction of bills was comparatively brief but was featured by the speedy disposal of the house houe concurrent resola tion providing for an investigation of the slaughter of bison on antelope island the report of the mormon battalion commission has been tiled filed with the senate and house in compliance with the law creating tile commission that it shall hall report its pro ce edings during the first week of each biennial legislature the commission now has on land hand a total of 70 toward the goal of it must secure before the 1100 ap all by the legislature I 1 Is available tor for the alie erection of the monument six bills and one memorial u were pre introduced trod in the house on january 17 houe concurrent resolution no 1 memorializing memorial izing congress to pass the I 1 fordney emergency tariff bill as amended by tile the senate was read in the house and concurrence in the amendment voted unanimously only twenty six members of the house bouse were in attendance at fridays session two more than the required quorum sixteen were in logan on a trip ot of inspection of the utah agricultural college and five fire were elcue excused because of illness or business |