| Show protection FOR me N persons who wilfully furnish false and libelo Ll belous items guilty of a misdemeanor in the house hoube on thursday january 28 representative holmans bill designed to protect newspapers news papera from false information making it a misdemeanor for anyone to give false and misleading information to vers after a prolonged debate was passed two other bills were passed a B no 19 by J Y smith relating to the cr creation bation of bonded indebted cess up to the constitutional indebted lees H n D no 63 53 by 11 A mcall un section 21 2441 compiled laws of utah relating to the appointment and deining the duties of bank cia miner porter of morgan was given permission by the house to withdraw no C his bill providing tor for prohibition tho the provisions of this bill are include ed in cannons Cannon 8 bill no 37 the there re were but thirteen members of t the he senate present ou on thursday tut the tact fact that there was wag a hoodoo rumber number present did not deter the members from frocil attending to the usual routine of business in the matter of nemr bilis presented for the consideration of the senate Ser senator fator badger had a monopoly pre benting the only three new bills all of which amend former acts abets relating to the homestead laws senator C 13 marks introduced into the senate the communication from the real heal estate association urging the erection ot of a state capitol and suggesting the manner of raising the necessary funds the senate committee on salaries reported favorably senate bill no 10 by mr marks providing tor for the amendment of section so eo as to include the salary of the secretary or of state in the salary list through in advertence the salary of the secretary of state was wag omitted from thu the list hat ichen the apt act wax was last aaa amended the bill making Lincol ns birtha birthday av a holiday in utah was reconsidered in the houses oh wednesday january 27 anda and proved by that body senate bill no 19 correcting an ambiguous technicality in the law providing for the bond bonding ifie of cities was unanimously passed by the senate senator john f Y smith to is the aut author he r of the measure by a unanimous vote tho the senate approved senate bill no 6 by badger alch which prohibits the unauthorized use of a picture or name of any person for advertising purposes or for purposes of trade v king ot of wayne county introduced in the house a bill for or the inspection of livestock the constable of rach precinct Is made an inspector A central buil building dink tor for the state uni varsity la Is proposed in bills introduced in the house and senate ing is to cost of which Is appropriated and made available at once the money is to be borrowed from tha 06 state land fund andio and to bo be repaid on the installment plan the department of public health composed of the members of state ti board mardof of health and the public labor P s of the state la Is created by a bill introduced by senator the bill repeals all of the tha present chapter of the laws with reference to the appointment band cl composition imposition or of tho the state board of health representative hammond of grand county introduced at the request of the homans womans federated clubs cluba of utah a bill in the house honse for the maintenance of free traveling libraries by the state an amendment to the bounty law was introduced by senator BrInk brinker Gr hoff hoef providing a bounty of 10 on bears 5 en cn mountain lions hons arid and gray eray wolves and on coyotes lynx and wildcats and providing that one halt half tile the expense for such bounty tomo tome from taxing all cattle horses end call sheep 1 in mill senate bill no 2 establishing hol hoi id days ays la iti the year tor ford observance in utah and which added Lincol ns birthday to the list ot of holida holidays nsf failed to pass the house on op tuesday january 26 the vote a against the measure leing 21 to 10 holmnes Holmn ns bill no 31 providing that justices of or the peace be required to hold In quests in cases where persons meet death in an unnatural manner passed the house with four dissenting votes the bill as aa originally introduced was amended in a material degree although the main features are retained there was a tharp debate del late in which holman and baker took the chief parts house ibal no 14 relating to 0 o shor effs iffs fes fees passed by a vote of 27 to 2 the bill increases the fee fea for serving surn summons mons from GO 50 cents fo ro 1 and in other minor ways changes the the office of state veterinarian Is intended nt ended to be treated created by a law proposed in a bill introduced in the house by Vl fuller uller representative hush A mcmillin af 0 t salt laue lake introduced abill a bill providing for a commission st af three quail led and suitable persons persona to lo revise re the revenue and t taxation axa tiOn system ot of tho the state i I 1 rode rock at pope representative from wasatch Wa county presented a bill in tho the house which tit in effect places a i bar on treating should this bill become law every one would have to buy their own intoxicants tend the author figures it would bo be almost as good a thing tor for tho the morals of tho the commonwealth an aa prohibition Thomp thompson sori or of county has tc it produced trod a measure which provides for the hold holdi lilg fig of farmers and domestic science institutes and schools and takes the place of tho the present laws law covering the same subject the members ot of the senate indulged in an hours debate on tuesday d ay and after the smoke had bad cleared away and the tha casualties counted it was discovered that the entire controversy tro versy had bad been needless and the discussion out of of order the discussion was on the appointment ot of a committee to investigate whether or not net it was advisable to continue the operation of 0 the state experiment farm at uhl lehl this thin wits was follOw following bag a suggestion of governor spry concerning the farm the committee on county and ddn municipal corporations recommended for passage senate bill no 19 introduced by senator john Y smith this bill provides that in case tho the proposition to bond a city for an amount exceeding a at t a bond election the mayor and and laws of 0 tho the state la Is voted for by a majority of those voting at a bond election th mayor and city council shall be permitted to isme s r bonds to the amount allowed by b the constitution and laws of the state A bill introduced by senator sevy provides that it any property has been sold for taxes the date of 0 such ae ecale be written on the tax lux notices sent by the county treasurer to property owners this to Is to guard against the fraudulent transfer of property to which the attle la Is not clear the house of representatives was van in session but two hours on friday january 29 but in that time one bill was waa passed while one joint memorial and eight new bills were p to the body the bill approved by the members ot of the house was one introduced by hugh A former state statistician now a member of the house which provides that banks of all descriptions lons loan companies corti and mercantile establishments carrying arr ying on any kind of a banking business will be subject to the scrutiny of the stated bank examiner those who seek to cheat creditors by giving checks for debts such checks not b eing being backed with funds or credit will wi 11 find themselves enmeshed in the law it if a bill presented by bs eardley Is passed representative ashton ot of salt lake resented a i bill providing for or the cje cr 0 atlon of a cc commission mini assion for the blind which bill if passed will result in the establishment of a school for the adult blind mcnae handed in a measure which seeks neeka to amend the present laws relating to the investment of public luilda funds and the security and interest thereon thereof aby a bill presented byRo by presenta live clegg alegi by request it Is proposed to levy a tax of one per cent on the premiums of all fire and lightning insurance com companies in utah and use the money to form a fir emaus relief fund several changes are to be male mailo ma le in the he laws lawa providing tor for the exan examination itna of 0 dentists in utah ulah in a bill pro presented by george A fuller the livestock committee of the tha house killed a bill by J it porter miter which was intended to make railroad companies responsible for the killing or of stock on their tracks but st sit senators showed up at the fhe I 1 senate cham chambers bem an ana an aa tanare needed for a quorum ho session ot of the senate was held saturday january 30 was a holiday for the members ot of the utah legislature tho the house having baying adjourned on friday until monday and there boing being only four members of 0 the senate present at S cf town members took advant advantage apo odthe of the two days recess to ewt their homes no n 0 committee meetings meeting were held and all ah legislative work was waa dropped for the time seventy three blila have been intro deuced in the house up to athla time A joint resolution appropriating 1000 tor for the tha painting of portrait of former governor Go john C cutler was passed by both houses during the week the portrait will become the property ot of tho the state and will occupy a place beside that of former governor heber at wells wella senate bill no 2 making february 12 the anniversary of Lincol ns birthday a legal holiday passed the house bouse during the week and now awaits the signature of tho the governor before becoming a lai lawi |
