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Show IGONTRDLOF RABIES iSFffi j Authority of State Board of Health Extends to Cities, MUST MUZZLE DOGS Lower House Adopts and Rejects Many Bills in Day's Session. Rabies and methods of preventing the spread of this and other diseases among j animals of -the state formed the subject I of considerable debate in the house yes-j yes-j te relay during consideration of bills on j final passage when the house took up and passed H. B. No. 4S. by Represent- , j ative George V. Decker of Iron. I There was considerable argument for and against the proposed measure, which ! is designed to bring about universal muz-I muz-I zling of dogs when there is a rabies epidemic, epi-demic, and provides for the quarantining of animals in infected districts to pre-, vent to spread of rabies or other infectious infec-tious diseases. The proponents of the measure were in the majoritv and it finally final-ly passed by a' vote of 29 to 10, with seven members absent. Extends to Cities. The measure provides that when an epidemic oft rabies develops in any district dis-trict the board of health shall have authority au-thority to re-uiire the muzzling of dogs and gives the right to individuals to shoot dogs on sight that are not muzzled or in leash. It further gives the health authorities power to require establishment establish-ment of quarantine between districts of the state to prevent the spread of disease, dis-ease, the locn! authorities being subject to the authority of the health board in such matters. The authority of Jlie state board of health is extended to cities of the first class even, and it may step in and enforce such regulations as may be necessary in handling disease. Pay-day Bill Killed. The house also passed, with little debate, de-bate, H. B. Xo. SS, by Hecker, providing provid-ing a minimum rate of Si an inch for the publication of legal notices in newspapers. An effort was made by Representative Bevan to have the rate cut to 75 cents an inch, but after some debate, in which it was shown that the $1 rate was very reasonable, his amendment was defeated and the bill was passed by a vote of 27 to 16. House bill No. SO, by Young, raising slightly the fees that may be charged . by county recorders, was killed after some argument. H. B. No. 7. by McKay, giving first right to purchase grazing lands contiguous con-tiguous to a town to those who had been using it, was passed. By water's semi-monthly pay-day bill was the subject of brief discussion and thenit was killed by a vote of 21 to 19, with five members absent. Guard Bill Dies. Senate bill Xo. 31. by Dern. providing for the creation of city park commissions in cities of the first class, was passed by the house with little discussion. Senate bill No. 50. by Stevens, providing pro-viding for investment of state sinking funds, was passed by a vote of 29 to 11. H. B. No. tifi. by Young, providing an appropriation of 58000 to reimburse those who extended aid to families of national guard members, was killed on adverse committee report, because this Item is taken rare of in the general appropriations appropria-tions bill which will be introduced later. By water's H. B. -No. 12. providing a car Ifmit on trains of forty-five cars, came back from committee with two reports, a majority report amending It - to fifty-five fifty-five cars, and a minority report against passage of the bill. XT. I,. Williams led the minority faction and argued in sun-port sun-port of adoptfon of the minority report, but the majority report was adopted and the amended bill was placed on tiie calendar. cal-endar. Goes on Calendar. TT. B. No. fil. by Williams, relating to j bonds on applications for water appropriations, appro-priations, came back under majority and minority reports, the minority being against passage of the bill. The majority report was adopted and the measure went on the calendar. An unfavorable report from committee on Page's H. J. R. Xo. S. for a constitutional constitu-tional amendment exempting homesteads and personal property from taxation in the sums of $f00 and $2X. respectively, caused Mr. Pae to argue at length from the law. the party platform and the governor's gov-ernor's message in favor of the measure. It was placed on the calendar. H- B. No. 109, by Hecker, increasing the exemption from garnishment, was killed., on unfavorable committee report, beca'use it is covered in another bill that is now pending. ( Eugenic Bill Dies. McKay's bill, placing court stenographers stenogra-phers on a salary basis, was killed on an unfavorable committee report, but notice i of reconsideration of the action was given , by Bennett. Page's eugenic marriage bill, requiring medical examination of applicants for marriage licenses, was killel under ad-! ad-! verse committee report. The same hap-t i pened to McKay's campaign expenses bill, on the ground that it is covered by the corrupt practices act of the senate. H. B. No. 50, by Greenwood, licensing drug-less drug-less healers," was reported adversely, but was referred to the health committee to be considered in connection with the general gen-eral health department bill now before that committee. |