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Show n t:. f r tf t!.? K---3 when Au-''. Vs 1 ill. which provlics for chTV.r.g the f.ow of art ilan wells to prevrt ws'ie of waf-r, H called, f 'ot.;e of tve n-.e raters ra-ters tho have artes;ar.s cf t;. ir own declare that to check the f.ow c en artesian ar-tesian well will goon result in its ruin end will strongly oppose the passage of , the measure. ' ' The House and Senate Committees On Education and Art are working: hard to ret the general sentiment of the citizens before formulating definite plans for a unifcation of the school law. The committees held a conference confer-ence last night with the board of governors gov-ernors of the Commercial club, this afternoon are meeting with a citizens' committle In Superintendent Chrlsten-en's Chrlsten-en's office and will tonight consult with the educational committee of the Commercial Com-mercial club. -. ' t w . j-i. i " - ' - r r " '- f LSlO Several ticasurcs Con-sidered Con-sidered and Favcrably Reported Today.; The Judiciary committee this morning morn-ing favorably considered House bill No. 8,' by Brink, Intended -to amend the statutes of 1838, relating to the obtaining ob-taining of food and lodging under false y pretenses.- The measure changes the present statute by making it applicable to lodging-houses as well as hotels, Inns and boarding-houses, and qualifies the unlawful removal of baggage by the term surreptitiously. The only amendment amend-ment made, by the committee was to strike out the "take effect Upon ap proval clause." ' , - ) EAVOBABLE REPORT ON . THE 1ILNINQ IEEASUREY After a long discussion the Committee Commit-tee on Mines and Mining this, morning, sentative Barrett's bill prohibiting the eentatlve' Barett's bill prohibiting the storage of powder In underground magazines. mag-azines. Three amendments to the measure were made: The.undergrbund magazine is permitted if It is not connected con-nected with the workings of the mine; powder to last for twenty-four hours instead of one shift can be taken into the mine at once and the act .Is made to apply only to mines where more than ten men are employed simultaneously. This hill has already nassed the House and a duplicate measure introduced by Senator Lewis waa for ., that reason killed. - The committee also favorably reported report-ed Senator Bamberger's bill prohibiting prohibit-ing any mining company from conducting conduct-ing a boarding or lodging-house for its employees. THB.EE BILLS AS3 ' 2 ' - ' ' PASSED BY HOTJSE. Three bills passed the House during the session of yesterday. The mosjt important was the measure byCoadoa appropriating $7500 to assist in defray-, ing the expenses of the National Irrigation Irri-gation congress to be held. In Ogden next September. Another,' also by Condon, merely corrects cor-rects an error relating to the last appropriation ap-propriation for the School for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind. The third, by Molyneux, provides that conventions for the selection ot school text-books shall be held every five years. . . . ' """" " Haslam Bill Discussed. Representative Haslam's bill providing provid-ing for a nine-hour day for street-car ! motormen and conductors was considered consid-ered by the Committee on Labor this morning. ' As three of the seven members were not present the measure was discussed only informally, further, consideration being postponed without date. Among the members of the' committee commit-tee present sentiment was divided as to the merit of the bill. . i i i ' WORK OF COMMITTEES. The Senate Live-Stock committee reported re-ported yesterday afternoon on Senator Johnson's bill authorising Sheriffs to act as live-stock inspectors. The measure meas-ure also provides a penalty for shipping ship-ping or driving live stock from the State without inspection. Senator . Bamberger's bill for the treatment of habitual drunkards at the expense of the counties in which they reside has received the approval of the-Committee the-Committee on County and Municipal Corporations. If the bill reaches the House several members will propose amendments restricting the authority of the court to indigent drunkards alone: -An amendment to Senate bill No. 33, which fixed the salary of the Supreme court stenographer at $1800, has been made by the Committee on Salaries. The amount recommended is $1200. Representative Condon's Joint resolution reso-lution welcoming the irrigation congress con-gress to' be held in Ogden in September Septem-ber is favorably reported by the Committee Com-mittee on Irrigation and Agriculture. The Committee on Manufactures and Commerce is considering Senator Lewis' bill providing for a commission and appropriation for the Lewis and Clarke exposition. On motion of the Introducer it was transferred from the Committee on Appropriations to whom it was originally or-iginally referred. . LEGISLATIVE SIDELIQHTS. A member of the Irrigation committee suggested this morning that a few more day of the present weather would lighten the committee's burdens. - Chairman Loose of the-Benate Committee Com-mittee on Public Institutions has ar ranged for the committee to' visit the State Insane asylum in Provo, Friday morning. ' -. . "I am told," Said Senator Barber today, to-day, "that if I wish to kill myself politically, poli-tically, the way to do it Is to Introduce a fish and game bill. But I am willing-to willing-to take the chances, and have a measure meas-ure in course of preparation intended to better preserve the fish and game of the State." ' The special conference committee from the House appointed to consider Senate bill No. 10, relating to the payment pay-ment of bounties on wild animals, has decided to recommend a reconsideration reconsidera-tion of the measure which was defeated in the Senate. , While the House bill appropriating $25,000 for the Utah exhibit at the Louiar lana Purchase exposition was hung up in the committee room, the Senate yesterday yes-terday afternoon passed a bill appropriating appro-priating $50,000 for that purpose and sent it to the House. Just how the difference in amounts will be adjusted does not yet appear. ' Haslam's nine-hour street car bllPhaa been made the subject of a special order or-der by the Labor committee of the Senate Sen-ate for February 4th, at Z p. to. Chairman Chair-man Loose desires representatives of the street car company who wish to be heard on the subject of this proposed legislation to be present.. There promises to be a pretty contest . . : v -- ' t |