| Show BILL BEFORE ORE I 1 I 1 measure introduced by joseph J cannon has the support of the anti antl saloon league 0 i T the e advantages and disadvantages of prohibition will probably bo be discussed from every point of view by the gentlemen now assembled in salt lake city with a view to amending and improving the laws of the state of utah on saturday january 23 rep rose p dative joseph J cannon introduced a abill lilal which marks tho the initial steps of the temperance advocates to bar the sale or manufacture of intorf cants in the of utah another bill jvan wash introduced in the house last v on an prohibition but tile the introduced saturday Y Is 18 tile the official bill of the anti saloon league endorsed by tile the leaders of the movements thi tha series of bills prepared by the special committee and approved by he n having to do with good roads in utah held recently in salt lake have found their way officially ally to tile the legislature r the hills number sovan seven and cover tho the various points bugg ested at the convention house hoube joint memorial no nio basking 2 asking for foe alaid giant gr piat of acres acre S for the asta establishment of a fund for a state capitol purposes was introduced in the house by parmley of carbon tho the memorial Is similar to that intro edIn in tife the senate Hol manof althalie Salt alt Lake Lalie county has hag introduced trod a bill providing for the punishment of persons furnishing false inform atlan to newspapers sen senator it to rudolph IC cham champions the he cause caulp of the clubs of the 1116 state stale in a bill providing for the control of the traveling libraries of the jhb state which are now being circulated at the expense of the clubs of the state A bill introduced by senator bullen of cache provides for the reduction or rather equalizing of the entrance fee at tho the agricultural college the fee for nonresident non resident students la Is low ered from 25 to 10 while that of residents 1 is 8 raised from 5 io fo 10 of especial importance Is senate joint memorial no 1 introduced IP in tho the senate senaid by so senator james B all jhon the memorial petitions congress fo tor a grant of acres of arid land land to lie bo sold to provide funds to be equally divided between the erection tion of a capitol for utah and the tin provement pro of tho the ro roads a 46 throughout ghou tho state it Is estil rated that the sale of this land woud an acre or L y t aside from selecting a un united ted states senator the house on january 39 19 listened to the reading of five po pe tit ions from various points in tho the I 1 state tor for the passage of 0 it a prohibitory law three bills were introduced provid ing for a fine of to 1000 against any person who sells sel Is a position to an employed emp loye providing for an ton for hl highways and bridges in wayna county and to amend the jaws janis relating to garnishment provid ing for issuance and service of writs of if garnishment in certain cases and repealing sections of law in conflict therewith at i a J joint 0 an fn i t s session e s s I 1 0 n of the house and senate held on wednesday january 20 president gardner of the senate sedate presiding the reelection election re ot or senator reed smoot to the united states senate was formally ratified the e senate journal showed that the vote for smoot was unanimous while the house journal showed smoot 43 king kin 2 making reed S moot the alf choice by a vote of 61 tbt to 2 with great solemnity ity president gardner announced the election of reed smoot as united slates senator for acerni a term of six years dating irom from march 1909 1969 two petitions were received by the senate one introduced by senator brinkerhoff was a prayer for bitoff bom residents of emery county the other introduced by senator miller was a a heilton from frederick blake of st george asking that he be bo be given said to be the amount of damages sustained on ac count of alleged cruet cruel cruelties aties ties inflicted on him during twenty years confinement in the state mental hospital senator albert I 1 E miller of washington county introduced senate bill no 1 13 3 wed neidah providing that the health officers fibers of each city county and district cf the state shall attend the state convention bention of health officers the expenses involved lit in such attendance to be paid by the city county or of district from which each health officer holds his appointment inthe house on janavry 26 20 ashton of salt lake introduced four bills which are designed to cover the juve nl lecourt system requirements white of utah county was added to the committee on fish and game by speaker robinson the fish and game game committee consists now of nine members ba rs two petition ki for prohibition were received both from salt lake county representative cannon of salt lake county in introduced traducer trad a resolution providing that the university of utah should in the benefits of the carnegie Car nete allowance archibald of summit county introduced a bill in the house for the selection of text books for schools outside the districts in first and second class cities by a commission alio head of which shall be the state superintendent of schools there wore were brief sessions of both houses of the legislature on thursday january J andary ll 11 l l there was little bushi business ess transacted in the senate in the house the committee on rules present ed its report which was accepted A bill introduced in the house authorizes foreign corporations complying avith ft ath the laws of utah to exorcise exercise power of eminent domain the aume eume as domestic corporations the first measure pertaining to prohibition ro hibi tion of tho the liquor traffie came up in the house on friday january 16 when representative porter of morgan county Introduce ill a bill which which provided for the prohibition or nia manufacture till or tho the sale or otherwise dis posing of intoxicating liquors the house committees were announced ann n noun ced a committee was appointed to make arrangements for a visit of the lawmakers to the university and several matters of minor importance attended to in the senate a number of bills mostly minor amendments to existing laws wore introduced the oath of office was administered to willar wallard 1 I done as minute clerk in the senate A communication from the house announced that that body had con coil burred in senate concurrent resolution no 1 authorizing tho the governor tc t select his messengers met between tho the house bouso and the senate and his office the senate on motion adjourned until monday Ioli dav at the session of the senate on monday january 18 All michael chael W earl was confirmed as special messenger for the Zo governor vernor the appointment being made in accordance with a concurrent resolution adopted by both houses W J T mcallister cAllister I of grand county was sworn in as senate doot doorkeeper heeper senate petitions nos 3 4 and R were presented being petitions from utah an juan and weber counties for a bill for an act to prohibit the manufacture and sale of malt and spirituous liquors in the state of utah except for medical mechanical or sacramental purposes A bill S D B no 9 presented by senator kuchler provides for the expenses of district judges and referees and compensation and expenses to stenographers engaged or employed employ edin in the of rights of water claimants upon a river system or water course under or by virtue of chapter 1 title 40 of the compiled laws of utah 1907 there was but a brief session of the house but considerable business was transacted a large number of bil bills 18 belli bein F introduced randall of weber introduced a bill which materially amends the corporation license tax the law providing for which has recently been declared constitutional by tho the supreme court insurance companies are exempted from the license tax as are aie also religious and charitable institutions irrigation companies which supply water for their own lands etc A bill was presented by morris of washington designed to improve the I 1 breed and cliar character acter of live stock on the range by the purchase of sires by livestock associations in various counties tho the animals to be of thoroughbred blood and turned loose among tho the herds in order that the courts may go 90 to the people instead of the people to the courts a bill was waa introduced by darnett barnett of juab the bill says that the judge of any court of record mayl may in his discretion try an action in which a jury Is not demanded at any point within the county in which such action la Is pending mccracken of weber introduced a bill which makes the offense of keeping or resorting to a house of ill III fame a felony instead of a misdemeanor nithe aa the law at present provides on thursday january 21 the governor arnor the members of the legislature tind and their wives spent the day as guests of the university of utah during their visit to the school the lawmakers learned of the needs of the institution at first hand As a consequence of this visit there was no session of either branch of tile the leg legisla isire f t u re the senate got down to real bust busi ress cess on friday janavry 22 with tho the presentation of six bills the memorial to congress asking tor for acres of government land for the purpose of if bu building alding a state house and improving improve ing the public roads and then Journ ment was taken until ton mon day afternoon at 2 the bill 1111 making Lin Lincol colins ns birthday february 12 a legal holiday N waa NAs As passed under tinder suspension of the rules end and now goes to io the house for foe ap ji vi roval governor william spry Is to have his office re furnished and improved to the extent of 1500 it senate bill no 17 gets through eight new measures were presented in the house and considerable ether business transacted it developed that progress was belt being ag retarded ow owing ehg to the fact that th tho 3 printers had failed to furnish the house with printed copies of bills that have been presented house memorial no 1 requesting congress to pass a law by which the f arizona strip will be annexed to utah was signed by speaker I 1 R IV y robinson of the house after it had been presented by the committee on engrossment and enrollment |
