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Show i;iE FIKST OF rJEASURES : ' PRESENTED IN THE HOUSE The Salt Lake real estate dealers will maintain a lobby among the member mem-ber of the Legislature, fighting"! the proposed railroad commission bill which ia being backed by the Manufacturers and Merchants' association. Petitions are also being circulated protesting against the measure. The bill will be the first to be introduced intro-duced in. the Legislature. It will be presented by Representative John Q. Critehlow. The bill is a voluminous work, as it covers in all some thirty type-written pages and contains something some-thing like 10,000 words. Persons who have framed the measure declare that it is a "nice" bill and will not be hard to "take," and that the railroads , will be even better pleased than the citizens. WHO AND WHAT H. S. JOSEPH IS A word as to who the gavel-swinger of the House is: H. 8. Joseph, mining operator and politician, who was elected Speaker yesterday, is one of the most active mining men in Salt Lake City. Although Al-though his interests are in many places away from Salt Lake City, he is always al-ways in the lead for the "city of his adoption. Mr. Joseph was born in Cincinnati, O., June 14, 186. He finished a RTade, high school and university education there and graduated as a civil engineer. en-gineer. He came West in 187 and entered en-tered the employ of Simon Bamberger. He wai elected Countv Survevor of Davis county in 1892. a'nd in 1&94 became be-came the Countv Surveyor of Salt Lake county. He has also been the chief engineer of the Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs railroad. Politically, Mr. Joseph has been prominent for many years. He was elected a member of the lower house in 1905 to 1907. He was re-elected again last fall. He was appointed and served as the vice president of the board of trustees of the State Industrial school. His mining interests are mostly confined con-fined to Utah and Nevada. RUN ORDER FOR EXPENSE COMMITTEE Hurry-up appointments were made I vesterday by Speaker of the House H. S. Joseph. It was the only committee he has named until his final list. It was the Committee on Contingent Expenses. Ex-penses. The members of the committee are Jackson, Kuchler, Dvreng, Critehlow, Criteh-low, Sutton, Hanson, and Meeks. An informal meeting was held yesterdav, and Kuchler was made chairman. He was instructed to confer with the ser-geant-at-arras for the purchase of all supplies for the members. SEEK TO REDUCE STATE DEFICIT Representative Robinson will endeavor en-deavor to get a joint committee of the Senate ana House for the purpose of investigating thoroughly the revenue law in order that the present income of the State mar be increased and manv expenses cut down. An effort will also be made by the committee to reduce the deficit, which it is estimated will be $700,000 at the end of tho next two years. RULES AIM AT THE LOBBYIST According to the new rules adopted by the House Committee on Rules and which will be presented to the Representatives Repre-sentatives Wednesday morning, lobbying lobby-ing will be made impossible on the floor of the House while the same is in session. ses-sion. This is an amendment to the former rules. Another amendment that was adopted is that employees will be compelled com-pelled to devote themselves strictly to their duties. This is the first big step toward keeping lobbying within more definite limits. |