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Show WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE The Committee on Agriculture and Iirlgatlon of the Senate Tuesday selected se-lected McKay's Senate till No. 64, relating: re-lating: to horticulture, aa the one best adapted to the horticultural needs of the State. The bill was drafted with the assistance of a number of horticulturists horticul-turists of the northern part of the State and was choicn by the committee from a number under consideration. It Is tdapted to the needs of the particular portion of the State from which It emanates,' ema-nates,' but a similar bill applicable to the central and outhern parts of the State Is to be brought up In the House.- The Senate bill provides for a State r.oard of Horticulture, of five members, mem-bers, three of whom are to be chosen from the Agricultural college experiment experi-ment station, the entire board to be under un-der the control of the college. The entire en-tire State is to be under the supervision of Inspectors Rppolr.ted by the board, who have authority to quarantine, disinfect dis-infect or destroy any Infected trees or plants. The bill carries an appropriation appropria-tion of $10,000, payable In two annual Installments. It was referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Irrigation. Irriga-tion. Callister's Senate bill No. 65 changes the game laws all the way through, although al-though the only features are the abolition aboli-tion of spring shooting and the establishment estab-lishment of a short open season, October Octo-ber 1 to 10, for quail, which have been protected for some years past. Senator Lawrence Introduced a bill framed by the Utah Philippine association associa-tion askin- for an aDDroDiiation of $3000 for a monument in the City cemetery ceme-tery to the deceased soldiers and sailers sail-ers of the Spanish-American war. Walton's bill changing the existing laws relative to the State Land board came up for third reading and after some debate was put over until Wednesday. Rasband offered an amendment changing the membership from five to three, but after the amendment amend-ment carried offered to withdraw it to allow Senator Walton to explain the bill. Walton held that the board needed- at least five members to perform the work and took the eround that. Inas- much as the people of the State had declared de-clared for a Republican administration, that the bill should pass in its present form, which makes the board a partisan parti-san one. After urging that there should be a minority representation on the board Senator Bamberger moved that the matter go over until Wednesday, and the motion carried. Walton's bill No. 24, changing the registration law, was recommitted to the Judiciary committee for the purpose pur-pose of giving consideration to one or two points concerning the authority of the registration agent. The new, sheep commission bill was brought up for third reading and was n.ade a special order for 3 o'clock Monday Mon-day on request of Senator Calllster, . who wished to hear from some of his constituents concerning it. The request was made the occasion of some rather pointed remarks by Senator Larson, who stated that a small minority, composed com-posed partly of outside sheepmen, was working to defeat the bill. Mr. Calllster Callls-ter disclaimed any connection with the lobby. An invitation from President. Kingsbury Kings-bury to visit the University of Utah was accepted and 9:30 Saturday morning morn-ing was set as a time to start from down town. |