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Show MORNING SESSIONS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE . The usual number of students, educators edu-cators and lobbyists packeU the Senate gallery this shorning, in anticipation of some action being taken on the educational educa-tional report. In this they were disappointed, disap-pointed, as the morning was devoted to the consideration of unfinished business. busi-ness. It was not until 10:65, however, that the Senate finally settled down to the work of the morning, the members being be-ing occupied in committee work and in disposing of the various lobbyists who were Hitting about. The first business of the morning was the third reading of S. B; 141. Joint conference con-ference committee (substitute to H. B. No. 16), an act providing for the appointment ap-pointment of a coal, mine inspector and legulatlng the inspection of coal and hydro-carbon mining, was laid over. Senate bill 122, Lawrence, an act to amend chapter 17, Revised Statutes of Utah, 1903, relating to drainage districts, dis-tricts, was also laid over. Then the Senate took up for consideration House bill No. 232 (substitute for 193-195-197). by the Committee on Irrigation, an act codifying and revising certain laws relating to the Irrigation laws of the State of Utah. This bill was one of he most Important of this session, and emptions from Jury service, passed the House without debate after Tolton had attempted to introduce a section, exempting ex-empting merchants from ury service, and .filled. S". B. No. Ill, by Lawrence, establishing establish-ing a board of commissioners for the promotion of uniformity of legislation in the United States, failed by a vote .of 5 ayes to 28 nays. There was absolutely ab-solutely no debate. S. B. No. 124, by Hollingsworth. providing pro-viding that a witness is not required to attend at a city or municipal court unless un-less the distance be less than thirty miles, and exempting the District court from this provision, in civil cases, passed by a unanimous vote. S. B. No. 112, by Lawrence (by request), re-quest), amending the law relating to service of summons from Justices' courts, passed by a vote of 38 ayes to on nays. S. B. No. 71, by Hollingsworth, fixing fix-ing the time when the fiscal year commences, com-mences, passed after Marks explained that it was necessary to protect a similar sim-ilar bill passed last week. 8. B. No. 121, by Barber, extending the time for complying with the laws in relation to townsttes, went through by a vote of 32 ayes to 6 riays. 8. B. No. 148. providing medals for all veterans of the Indian war, passed, and the veterans will soon be Droudlv H. B. No. 181. Mr. Marks, the Juvenile Juve-nile court bill, was up for a third reading, read-ing, action being deferred. On motion of the President, House bills 210. 234. 226, 225 and 22C were referred re-ferred to the committees without reading. read-ing. A communication was received from the House of Representatives notifying the Senate that the following bills had been defeated In the House: S. B. 81, Mr. Walton, an act to amend section 8S1 of the Revised Statutes of Utah, 1S98, relating to the fees of constables. con-stables. Senate bill 87, Mr. Lawrence, an act to prohibit bucket Bhops and bucket shopping within this State. S. B. 79, by Mi-. Johnson, an act to amend sections 3064. 3065, 3066 and 3067 of the Revised Statutes of Utah, 1898, relating to attachments. The first opposition encountered was in the adoption of the committee report on House bill 225, which provides for the taking of a census during the year 1905. Mr. Clegg was strongly opposed to the action of the committee, and maintained that in his county and in several other counties there was a feeling feel-ing that they did not have proper representation rep-resentation in the Legislature, and that there was a provision in the Constitution Constitu-tion of the State providing for a census cen-sus this year. The adverse report was adopted. S. B. No. 50. Mr. Callister, an act for the protection of fish, game and birds, for the appointment of a State flsh and wearing bits of bronze telling of their bravery. Hone asked permission to take up H. B-. No. 185, extending the terms of Assessors As-sessors and Sheriffs, but It failed by a vote of 21 ayes and 18 nays. Tolton moved that the bill be amended amend-ed so as, to make the law the same as it Is today. Hone objected, as the amendment would make the elections of Sheriffs fall on oft year from the District Attorneys, At-torneys, and the bill was for the purpose pur-pose of having these men work together. to-gether. House Orator Flshburn spoke against the bill. Kuchler vigorously defended the bill and urged that the bill be passed in its present form, as It took time for Sheriffs Sher-iffs to become acquainted with criminals'. crimi-nals'. Practically every one of the men who supported Flshburn's municipal bill extending ex-tending the terms of municipal officers, was against the bll. Joseph started his talk for the bill as follows: "Consistency, thou art a Jewel. 'Inconsistency, thou art a bird." He then scored Fishburn for being so Inconsistent as to present a bill extending extend-ing terms of city officials and then oppose op-pose a similar bill for counties. The motion of Tolton lost. Edward moved to amend by including includ-ing all county officials. The motion was lost. game commission and county flsh and game wardens, was referred to a committee, com-mittee, as there were a number of amendments. S. B. No. 141, Joint conference committee, com-mittee, was again taken up, and Senator Sen-ator Bennion at once began to dissect the bill in a thorough manner. |