Show UTAH LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP Happenings fn fn Both Branches of Ninth General Assembly With but one dissenting vote tl tife e senate on Thursday passed the liquor bill presented by the special commit comma tee Senator L L. L M. M Olson Democratic member of the senate from Sanpete county cast the only vote against the bill Senator J. J W. W Funk of ot Cache the other Democratic member of the senate voted for the bill The sixteen sixteen sixteen six six- teen Republican members doted voted o ed for tor forthe forthe the measure Seven bills were approved by the senate on Thursday and four by the house Three new measures were Introduced introduced introduced in In- in each branch making the total In the senate and In the house The senate senat Thursday passed by a vote of 13 to 3 the Badger bill pro pros viding for a commission on revenue and taxation to investigate an and l report report re re- ro- ro port to the next state legislature on the revenue laws now In force and to recommend changes so as to pr pro provide provide vide for increased revenue for the state and a more just and equitable assessment of oC taxation Senator George J. J Kelly of Weber introduced two measures in the legislature legislature legis legis- lature on Thursday providing for tor the commission form of government for cities of the second class The use of the state seal for advertising advertising adver purposes is prohibited by a bill by Representative Hayes of the house which passed the senate Thursday Two more national guard bills passed the senate Thursday One provides provides pro pro- provides vides for an enrollment of the militia mULtia and an increase in the pay of officers and men during time of actual ser ser- i vice The he other sets apart a portion of e a state capitol grounds for the erection of a national guard armory The bill by Senator Williams increasing increasing in in- creasing the number of the board of trustees of the State Industrial school from three to six and making the attorney at at- torney general and the state of public instruction members mem bers bels of the board passed the senate Thursday House bills bUls Nos and health measures strongly indorsed by the state and city boards of health passed the house Wednesday afternoon n by a unanimous vote Both Doth of the bills were introduced b bS' bS the committee on public health by re request w Speaker Robinson of the house appointed appointed ap ap- ap pointed a shifting shirting committee of sevens seven's seven members on Thursday a motion for forthe forthe forthe the appointment having been made and carried Wednesday afternoon All bills in the hands of committees Friday morning will be turned over overto overto overto to this committee Mr l Popes Pope's irrigation district measure measure measure meas meas- ure house bill No was passed in the house Wednesday afternoon The bill increases the powers of or boards of directors in irrigation dis dis- The art institute measure by Dahlquist Dahlquist Dahl- Dahl quist was passed in the house Wed Wed- The new measure provides for tor a governing board of five members members members mem mem- bers at least one of whom shall be bean bean bean an artist and one an architect The present law provides for a committee of seven four of whom are artists House joint resolution No 2 proposing proposing propos propos- ing an amendment to the state constitution constitution constitution con con- changing the limit of Indebtedness Indebtedness indebtedness In In- that tha cities and towns may incur has been laid on the table Inthe in inthe inthe the house house at the suggestion of Speaker Speak er or Robinson Tuesday was a n busy day in both branches of the legislature the senate senate senate sen sen- ate passing thirteen measures rejecting rejecting rejecting reject reject- ing three and receiving two new bills while the house approved two measures measures meas meas- ures tires two were introduced and seven Were vere reported unfavorably from com com- Another liquor measure was Introduced introduced Intro intra on Tuesday end and it Is predicted predict predict- ted t- t ed that this measure presented by bythe bythe bythe the committee on judiciary will take the place of oC the bill presented b by the special committee appointed to draft drafta a measure to regulate the liquor traffic fic One of the main features of tho the bill Is the provision that in cities of the first and second class licenses can only issue upon the order of the district court Senate bill No 81 81 by Stool ey PI providing pro pro- viding a permanent fund for the University Uni- Uni of Utah the branch normal school and the Agricultural college was passed in the he house Tuesday e ay as amended by the tile senate alter after lormer former passage by the house Four bills were passed in the lower lowerhouse lowerhouse lowerhouse house house of oC the legislature Monday One Ono was in regard to automobiles making more stringent rules regarding these vehicles another permits leasing of unsold state lands for grazing purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses while a a third safeguards the rights of persons who store public waters in reservoirs While passing four bills in Iq tao tae house Monday afternoon the lawmakers lawmakers law law- makers killed six measures All were were- killed upon adverse committee reports reports re re- re- re ports l t Two bills bUls to encourage nature study tudy In the schools of the state were passed by the senate Tuesday The Tho senate passed the Thornley bill amending the vagrancy law on Tuesday forenoon Th Tha measure eliminates elimInates' the provis provision on requiring proof that the vagrant l has lias as been Idle 1 ten en days prior to his arrest The senate bill b by Iverson giving y the he governor the power to remove V appointive officers for cause carise passed the he senate unanimously Tuesday The present law gives the tho governor governor- this power only by implication rf i |