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Show BUS! WEEK H : OFSWESEffE: Many Matters of Importance' Are Coming Before the i Upper House. , LIQUOR BILL PENDING Dern's Measure on the Sub-ject Sub-ject Is Scheduled for Consideration Affer two days' respite tho 3egrjsla. ture tt i II resume its voluminous labors today. In tho senate President M Mont Kerry's bills relating to letting of contracts con-tracts to the lowest bidder "by cities are fjr.t upon the calendar. The principal one, senato bill Xo. 9, is designed to permit cities to perform certain minor contracts themselves without with-out advertising for bHs. The bill is uTed by iralt Lake commi?ioner3, Tvho feel that tho different city .departments can accomplish considerable public work with their organizations and at a considerable con-siderable saving. Senator D. 0. Eideout 's bill providing1 provid-ing1 for rural eavins banks, to promote and encourage thrift in the rural districts, dis-tricts, will probably be reached this afternoon also. It was originally intended to bein ' regular morning sittings of the senate today, but the rule was deferred until tomorrow, as some important committee commit-tee sessions had been set for this morning. morn-ing. The senate committee on bich-ways bich-ways and public lands will meet in one of t he senate committee rooms this morning- with members of the Ftate road commission. Judiciary Committee Busy. The 5enate jjidiriry committee is expected to frame a report on the pub- i lie utilities commission bill this morn- ' insr. A meeting of the committee is scheduled and the Evans biU will be under consideration. Member? of the committee are Faid to be about evenly divided on the rll. The senate has nearly two score bill? . on the calendar now and a prit more will rmerse from committees th.s week. After today, both mom in 2 and afternoon after-noon sittings wiil be held, with the spare hours between sessions and art-er-ard takr-n up with committer conferences. con-ferences. While the senate turr.ed down a motion to Iim:t speeches, the :ta-tion :ta-tion for ct:rt;i;:ed Talks had its effect and by com n; on consent the member of the upper hcuse are reducing cra-tory cra-tory on t he various bills to the minimum, min-imum, sticking- to the facts and re-framing re-framing from wanrier-cg far afield. This tt2s evidenced Saturday when tali c doen bills were parsed. Liquor Bill Pending. The liquor i"i:etion is likely to core urt in the senate aain this week this tiiuo in the shape of a bill curtailing ' and cirevniscribing. b;.t not prohibitiES. the sale nf mtora'-rs. The bid is by S'uatnr troorce IT. Pern of Salt Lake and elimirates women entertainers from cabarets and prohibits drinking in cau-s ; after honrs. even though the crinks be purrhaM",d prior to the. 12 o'clock deaa- : line. The Prrn bill is expected to be fa- ' vorably reported by the cor.irnittee on ; manufactures nn.i commerce. The coin- mittee on agriculture and irrigstieti made no effort to capture this bul for . consideration, as it aid all the lienor measures brought into the senate previously. |