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Show W DONE'S BILL IS KILLED BY DECISIVE VOTE! of 1901 relating to filling vacancies on the Bo:ml of Pardons. H. B. It, by Richards (by request) Creates a State Board of Accountancy. It provides that no p-rbon shall be allowed to act as a public accountant without a certificate from tnls board, obtained through examination. H. $. 169, by Ntieh Changes the control of ..ie State Industrial school. The control con-trol Is vested In a board of trustees consisting con-sisting of the GoViTnor, Attorney-General. Staw Superintendent of Public In-atrucMri In-atrucMri -and two persons to be appointed by the Governor. No provision is made for bi-partisanship. H. B. 170, by Mrs. Coulter Provides that In all public building. Including churches, schoolhouses, theaters, halls and hotels the doors must open outward. H. B. 171, by Mrs. Coulter Appropriates $50,000 for the domestic science department depart-ment of the University of Utah. H. B. 172. by Watts Relating to the!s-suance the!s-suance of certificates of sale of State lands. H. B. 173. by Hamlin Authorizing County Commissioners to purchase voting machines and providing that votes may b cast, registered and counted by machines ma-chines at elections. H. B. 174, by McRae Relating to the service of summons and other writs Issued Is-sued by City courts. r- The twin measures by Representative Dope, relating to school taxation had rough experiences In the House yesterday. yester-day. The bill fixing the minimum coun- j ty school tax levy at mills was killed by a decisive vote, an action which puts in great danger the life of the other measure Increasing the limit of tax levy for the city schools to 7 ' mills. . The discussion preceding the vote was somewhat bitter at times and be- trayed the fact that several of the country coun-try members entertained no cordial feelings toward Salt Lake ; On the measure to make the minimum county school tax 214 mills the vote was as follows: Ayes Anderson, Cahoon, Child. Col-ton, Col-ton, Condon, Coulter, Done, Haslam, , Hawley, Luther. McParland. McRae. Molyneux, Nash. Richards, Roblson, Smith. Wilson. Hull 19. Nays Adams, Austin, Barrett. Chip-man. Chip-man. Evans. Fishburn. Hall, Johnson, Johnson, McKlnnon. Merrill. Peterson, Redd, Roberts, Spry, Stewart, Stoker, Stone. Tietjen. Watts, White 23. The House sustained the Governor's veto of Senate bills No. 3 and 4. intended in-tended to exempt from taxation lands purchased from the State until payment is completed. S. B. 19, by Sherman, to prevent the use of the United States flag for advertising adver-tising purposes, was read for the third time In the House. The report of the Committee on Militia recommending the passage of the bill was adopted,. and the measure passed unanimously. During the afternoon the following new bills -were sent to the desk and held until today for first reading: I H. B. 15. by Spry Relating to the pay- ment of salaries of county officers. 1 ' H. B. 157, by Spry Relating to the pay-' pay-' ment of certificates Issued to witnesses and jurors in criminal cases. H. B. 158. by Spry-Makes it the duty of county ofticers to prepare and file state- ' - ; ments showing the amount paid for salaries sal-aries of County Treasurers and County Assessors and their assistants, and apportioning ap-portioning the same among the various taxing funds. H. B. 159. by Spry Revising the law for the collection of taxes in cities and towns. H. B. 160, by Spry Relating to delinquent delin-quent tax sales and providing for a uniform uni-form svstem of records. H. B. 161. by Done (by request) Makes the b taking of locks and other fastenings fasten-ings attached to boats and suffering the same to float away a misdemeanor. H. B. 162. by McFarland (by request) Defines the place of trial in civil actions I arising outside the State. H B. 163. by Child Makes It compulsory compul-sory on railroad companies to furnish cars for the transportation of coal in carload lots provided notice is given at least six days belore the cars are required. Coal must be promptly transported and un-1 un-1 loaded within forty-eight hours after delivery. de-livery. The rste shall not exceed 11.75 per ton. In carload lots. Heavy penalties are provided. H. B. 164. bv Wilson Appropriates $5000 to buy poison for the destruction of ground sr.u rrels. gophers and prairie-dogs. H B 18i, by Roberts Making the State Dairy and Food Commissioner official Inspector In-spector of grain and produce, with power to appoint deputies. On or before Sep-teir.bei Sep-teir.bei 1st of each year the Commissioner is to establish standard grades of wheat, oats barley, potatoes, hay alfalfa seed and 'honey. At Uast twelve wholesale (dealers ii the Stats are to confer with him on the establishment of these grades. The inspector or hts deputy must Inspect grain or produce passing through or ar-rlvtm; ar-rlvtm; !n Ogden or Salt Lake. The de-Hsiou de-Hsiou of anv ueputy n any grain or. produce pro-duce Is made final, except when appeal Is taken to a standing committee appointed ap-pointed by "the Commissioner. A fee of 60 cents a car for Inspection is to be collected col-lected through the railroad companies and paid Into the State trtasury. H. B. 16. by Roberts Provides for a , system of State blghwsys. The highways are to bs designated by the Boards of County Commissioners, with the spproval of the State JCngineer. The highways are to be vnder tie general supervision of the State Engineer, and no money shall be appropri-icd f-r road purposes by the State '-xcfpt for use on State highways. IL 3. W. by Upiy Repealing the act 1 |