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Show - s-y f 1 . . Ly . . . -.-. ' ! ' - r -4 ' .A O - z-' Both houses of the Legislature were called to order at 2 o'clock this afternoon. after-noon. There was a. full attendance. Senate bill No.' 12, Introduced by Senator Sen-ator C. P. Larson, concerning providing a bounty for killing grasshoppers and locusts was referred no the Committee on Agriculture and Irrigation. Senate bill No. 13, introduced by Senator Sena-tor S. II. Love, providing for the enlargement en-largement of the State fish hatchery, was referred to the Committee on Fish and Game. Senate bill No.: 14. introduced by Senator Sen-ator Barnes, provides for the licensing of dors; the payment of damages' for the killing of, sheep by dogs; declaring unlicensed dogs a nuisance, prescribing conditions under which unlicensed dogs may be killed and providing a penalty for the violation of the act was referred to the Committee on Live Stock. Senator Lawrence, chairman of the Judiciary committee, reported favorably on Senate bill No. -10, providing against duplication of the bounty on wild animals ani-mals and recommended its passage. . The Committee on Contingent Expense Ex-pense and Public Lands went into executive exec-utive session immediately after the adjournment ad-journment of the Senate at 2:20 o'clock this afternoon. . - .' - ERRIOATIOS COMMITTEES J fi.TLH READY TO GET DOWN TO SOZIE IIABD WOSJL ' The ' House and 'Senate Irrigation committees will get down to work early this week, and that they will have their time fully occupied Is not doubted by those who know the Intense Interest taken by the majority of the legislators In this subject. It is believed that the lawmakers will profit by the lesson of last session, ses-sion, when the report of the Irrigation committees, after nearly ten days of work, was rejected almost in its entirety en-tirety by both branches, and endeavor to accomplish some definite results. A bill Intended to permit the use of voire will probably be presented early in the session. The money derived from the sale of lands donated the State by the Federal Government could, It is believed by many members, mem-bers, be most profitably used for this purpose. Representative McFarland of Weber says that the amount already derived from this source now exceeds $100,000. and until some special legislation is passed, is not .available for any purpose pur-pose whatever.. He believes that to expend it. to benefit' the. irrigation Interests In-terests would result In the greatest general good. |