| Show MOTHERS TO ha LARGER PENSION UTAH legislature COMES TO AIO AID OF WIDOWS AND INCREASES FUND amount asked by corn com mission for exposition expenses shaved down from to the utah state senate had quite a busy day on february 8 following the weekend week end holiday four bills were wera passed one killed and twenty one new measures introduced mothers pensions and the appropriation pria tion for utah exhibits at the california expositions were taken carlof in two ol of the bills passed A third la 6 almed aimed to save the water department ol of salt lake city a year by enabling abling e n it to collect water rentals trout dead beats and the fourth makes merchants and others who put out untrue i advertisements guilty of a misdemeanor leanor the bill killed was hansens IIan sens measure allowing damages for trespass by battle aatlo only when the ravaged land Is surrounded rounded aur by fencing tho the mothers pension bill passed Is of interest to salt lake county only I 1 it amends the present mothers pension aa law by permitting counties boasting of population or more to appropriate annually tor for tills this purpose amid considerable debate the amount itin aunt asked by the exposition commission nit selon for participation at the th 6 sarf san francisco and san diego fairs air was wa B shaved from to the house passed house bills 85 88 86 87 88 89 and 90 on february 8 jil in less than twenty minutes the only debate on the bills took place when 11 B no ao 86 was before the house the seven bills were introduced by the ju judiciary dietary committee and place building and loan associations loan trust and guaranty companies under the supervision of the state bank corn coin miss missioner loner and prescribe penalties for foreign corporations to tail fall to comply with utah laws when doing business in the state thirteen new bills were introduced in the house on february 8 six passed and one killed the shortest bill ot of this session ct the legislature is the universal eight hour law lavi bill introduced by J alex bevan ot of tooele thoele county it contains exactly words including the caption and the body ot of the bill it I 1 it should become law no person will be required or permitted to work woric more anore than eight hours a day except ap case of flood fire or damage to life hie or property senator don n B colton col ton proposes to make it a misdemeanor for a coal dealer to sell coal from one mine when another brand was ordered I its his bill was referred to the committee on manufactures man and commerce president W V airout verry ferry introduced a bill in the senate which provides for the consolidation of banks and trust tru s t companies either by joining or forming a corporation to take over both properties the bill was held up pending revision to make it conform to the senate rule that amendments must have the new matter indicated radical changes in ili the states livestock ks t ock I 1 industry are proposed in a bill introduced in the upper house on feb auary 4 by senator senator J W thornley py of davis county the bill proposes to the board 0 of sheep commas the live stock board and combine their functions in a newly ai created ad state board of animal industry by this combination said the ln in traducer tro ducer ot the bill tile the state will save s something om ething like two years ago the sheep commission received an appropriation of about 22 live stock board an ampro of about in this bill for the combined board we ask an appropriation of only when it had been considerably amended following debate on the floor the senate passed Eckerl aleys bill amending present laws regulating the practice of optometry principal changes in the present laws relate to the handling of funds by the examining board in optometry the senate on february 4 passed senate dill bill no 16 15 by dern an act compelling employers to report indus iriki accidents to tile the commissioners of labor and statistics within one week measures were approved by tho the house on february 4 house housa joint memorial no 1 by bevan a me botial to congress asking for the construction st of a railroad from denver deaver to salt lake through the uinta basin and house joint memorial no 3 by onell oneil a memorial to congress asking that certain indian grazing lands in wasatch duchesne and uinta uenta coun leibe included with within inthe the borders of thrashley the Ashley national forest one bill was killed one sent back to the committee and a third passed at the session of the utah state senate on february 2 the bill extinguished was senator charles cotrella Co humane measure prohibiting the public from fooling with and toy pistols rut but this Is mere pleasantry pleasant rythe the real aim of the bill was to prevent firearms f from falling into the hands of unskilled and foolish youths |
