Show Legislative Notes Note I II I By Bert Heal The Tho maximum penalty for extortion extortion extortion extor extor- tion by means mean less than robbery Is raised from three to ten years ears In inthe tho the Hecker bill passed by the house yesterday Tho bill is designed to aid ald peace officers In stopping blackmail 4 Members of ot tho the lower house frowned on McKinneys McKinney's bill for the succession of ot real property voting to kill the bill Tho The author served nerved notice of a motion for tor reconsideration tion Uon on Tuesday Tho The bill I In IR de designed le- le signed to return to children of or tho the first wife property acquired by a a. second wife wite through marriage when she sho dies C S Bills pending In tho the labor committee committee com corn of or the lower house hous are to be bo speeded In response to demands demand of ot leaders of the Democratic party who appeared before the committee commit commit- tee Friday Thomas state chairman and C. C C. C Richard members of ot the steering committee met with the labor committee commit ee yes yes- As a result the tho committee commit commit- tee decided to report the Bywater train limit bill out with sixty cars fixed as the tho maximum train limit in Utah Originally the bill fixed forty five cars as the limit S SS Municipal and county officers mo may bo removed for cause causo It if the senate and tho the governor view the McKinney bill the same as the house has The Tho bill passed the house easily It makes It possible to require an art officer to appear In Incourt Incourt incourt court in answer to charges 1 preferred pre lre- 10 to show cause why he should not bo be removed S S S Tho house has pa passed sed the senate senate sen sea ate bill fixing a tax for tor transient transient tran tran- I live stock It provides a a. tax of ot 15 cents a head for sheep and arid goats and arid CO to cents on cattle and horses S S S By a a. vote yote of ot 9 to 8 the senate has killed tho the Southwick bill from the house providing against unfair discrimination in the purchase purchase pur pur- chase and sale salo of ot dairy products The lack of or such a law was held responsible for tor the tho number of Utah creameries dropping from eighty eIght to twelve by supporters of the tho bill President Funk served notice of or a motion for reconsideration S S S The Deseret gymnasium has been thrown open to the tho members of ot the legislature between the tho hours of ot 12 m. m and 2 p. p m. m dally daily Information to this effect wa was contained contained con con- tamed in an invitation read to the lower house b by Speaker J J. J Frank Frane Tolton S S S SUtah Utah school authorities will have to solve their deficit problem problem lem for themselves The legislature legislature legisla legisla- ture turo will provide pro little aid If Ir it adopts tho the recommendations of or the joint appropriations committee The committee has decided onan on onan onan an adverse report for tho tue Rust house house- bill providing for an appropriation appropriation appropriation of ot to aid tho the schools S S S Members of ot both poth branches of ot the legislature are aro in receipt of letters from a committo committe of or Salt Lako Lake busIness business bus bus- iness mess men meu protesting against any change chano In the existing form of ot government government gov gov- In Salt Lake Lako City t r The letter Is 18 written In protest to the tho McKinney house houe bill providing for tor forthe tIre the election of or commissioners from the municipal wards of or the city It Is sl ned b Frank B. B Stephens Noble Warrum anum James In Ingebretsen tsen W. W R R. Wallace Benner X Smith and Carl Badger S S S The Tho child labor bill drawn by ly Representative Elizabeth Elizabcth J. J Hayward Hayward Hay- Hay ward received favorable consideration consid oration In the lower house Friday Fri Fri- day As passed by the th house tho the bill fixes el eight ht hours as tho time tImo limit for Cor child labor luring during any anyone anyone anyone one da day and forty forty- forty eight hours hour In Inan an any one week S S S Without a dissenting vote ote the tho I i members of the lower house have decided that Utah needs an Income tax patterned after the federal In Income Income Income In- In I come tax law When the Page bill billIn billin in amended form tonn was WM up for tor final consideration the tho house adopted I the measure by a n vote ote of 40 to 0 O. The bill as passed provides provides pro pro- vides Ides for tor one half of ot the rate of or I taxation laid down lown in the thc federal law Considerable opposition to the tho bill has arisen and some rough treatment Is 18 predicted for the measure when it is considered in inthe inthe inthe the senate t When the tho chiropractic bill by A Argyle le Is returned to the house b by bythe the tIre Judiciary committee Tuesday it will carry two reports Tho The majority report is adverse alverse to the bill Representatives Bovan Bevan of or Tooele locel county and of or Washington county count constitute th the minority which will risk ask that th the bill go o to tho the calendar and be bo considered b by the tire house S S S McKays McKay's l hO house e bill providing for tor fora tora a a. budget system In Utah was passed b by the senate Friday The bill was amended so that it could have no effect on appropriations made b by tho the present session of ot the legislature |