Show BANKS ARE HOT FAVORED BY MEMBERS OF HOUSE measure making circulation of defog t atory reports falls to meet approval of utah lawmakers the house on an february 25 killed the senate bill introduced by hanson making it unlawful to circulate derogatory statements or reports about banks As introduced by senator li lansen linnsen the bill made this act a a felony and moreover provided that the derogatory reports must not bo be given circulation either directly or by inference also rumors were placed on the same basis as written reports bills were passed by the house on february 26 25 amending state irrigation district laws to permit irrigation districts to purchase capital stock of at private irrigation companies creating state athletic commission imposing license on an all A trading sturm stamp compan lt ks a operating in utah amending law relative to larceny of water to include pipe lines making issuance of check without funds prima facie evidence of intent to defraud amending law relative to time for commencing criminal actions in justices courts four bills were passed by the senate on february 23 25 as follows senate bill no ag smith an let act permitting leasing of mining claims owned by estates house bill no 84 page an act permitting either party to dl divorce action to obtain final decree house bills no 17 and no 19 cardon acts making wages preferred debts senate concurs in house action stripping bills of senate amendments is salt isalt lalo lake members of the house turned in and helped the members from the country districts kill the vehicle license tax bill in the house on february 25 the measure was discarded by a vote of 13 to 29 when senate bill no an act to segregate trust companies from the general banking business came up tip for third reading in the senate on february 25 charles cottrell jr chairman of the committee which had recommended its passage declared the committee had been misled about the measure after some discussion the measure was killed Sheep men and cattlemen locked horns in the house on february 25 during the discussion of 0 majority and minority reports on the bill introduced by J if hammond of grand county providing for inspection of all live stock before shipment outside the state the bill was designed to prevent I 1 cattle and sheep rustling and in general met with the approval approve I 1 of the cattlemen and with opposition arom from some sheep men and the larger lye ve stock operators the argument 11 be resumed later on unfavorable in favorable report has been made uie 0 senat sena teby elby the committee on a atty y and municipal corporations on W cifes a donate bill no 80 providing atai if creation of d a new county out existing county this Is the nelt signed ignec to aid in the plan to labatch county aathua althous alt houi them bw bt merrall of the school of laws university of utah b be B ng I 1 ate committee on mines until fai lioi ot of arged passage ferrys ferlys The iol 10 making an ampro for or the p loiko for r mineral research use aae of ap j it t the he legislature did ha r t h I 1 n S g to the school the nature aal V n imade ad a favorable re avor will su suet sure 01 OI 0 o be attai attained nod L art rated fro from in t ively debate in the oil soab in less leskys 5 on the subject of ho a 8 against the state aid aldy dinv inv ay succeed I 1 bill no 39 becom fro fr ieans on live hye mo 1110 vidual from a the third reading i j tension illy as aa eates eates for A 41 to elidor ill provides a tax aft a horses and cat leaver baver bliesa iese evils are th thai id d pulpit ate normal school m y ay iy from irom the wo i F A agricultural rl cultural col 4 r of the ji institutions Is pro 13 cacir cir in the house impression na t P passion n education uc atlon as a t the inen iberal representative lu y w were are not i iq fiting g to do with U as la in th the e boota boo boot 0 making aking the writ an acas suma a mailer itt e e evidence t dence of intent anten t me ti by the house it on developed which jf p send the bill to the waste its companion measure echal lat bank libel bill the funai on ion the fraudulent check bill was 3 smiths senate bill no lk permitting leasing of mining claims or coal lands by administrators of estate was passed in the senate without opposition pages house bill no sa 84 dermitt permitting ing either party to a divorce to apply fipple tor for and obtain final decree after interlocutory decree has been granted was passed in the senate without opposition dames barnes house bill providing for the publication of falso false statements in advertisements verti was pas the senate on I 1 monday without opposition the house on february 24 by a vote of 17 to 19 failed to pass a resolution introduced by claude T barnes of salt lake asking congress to pass a bill protecting migratory birds representative L it anderson gave notice that he be would call the resolution up for reconsideration the bee ee inspector bill was pass passed ed 11 II id the senate on february 19 it was senate bill no 49 by edgheill and was amended by the committee on live stock to cut the appropriation tor for the new department to for the next two years Ston monday day february A JH 1 was tho the last day for introduction of bills in the senate except by committee and there was an avalanche of late measures senator eckersley introduced a blu bill to establish a branch ot at the state agricultural college in sevier county and making au an appropriation of tor for tho the move senator booth introduced two bills aimed at the suppress suppression lon of houses ot at ill fame ono one prohibits such houses and the other would perr permit nit ot of prosecution of owners and agents a ot buildings used for such purposes senator rideout introduced an antipass bill there already are two in tile the senate senate bill no a state law prohibiting hi spitting in public places and introduced by W mont perry ferry at the request ot of the state board of health was passed in the senate on february 24 two more special bills affecting the handling of prisoners in the state prison were passed by the house on oil tile the one making it a felony to furnish prisoners drugs explosives or weapons or to assist them to procure such and another aiming to provide for a more efficient and modern parole system and the appointment of at a state parole age aget w three house bills became laws through the signature of the governor on february 24 including the bill by daniel mclane of salt lake providing that all collection agencies bo be required to file bonds bonda with the secretary of state the bill by james monson of sanpete designed to prevent a creamery company from boosting the price of at butter fat in order to put a competing company out of business and the bill by uy J E cardon of cache limiting a lessors lessons les sors lion lien to six months rent the alie first strictly party voting of the bess session ion in the house so far developed on the in consideration of the elections committee substitute for the bill introduced by representative S L page of pluto relative to the position of names on ballots in county and municipal elections with a modification of the penalty A L booths antiA anti dope opol bill was I 1 passed in the senate without opposition amendments reduce the minimum penalty for conviction to lo one month in jall jail or fine or both suggestion that the passage of senator J W funks bunks bill aimed to prevent extortion by labor agents would make it impossible to secure foreign labor the only class that will take the jobs for certain kinds of rough work in the state led to opposition to the bill when it ca came me up on third reading in the senate the bill was ref referred a back to the committee on public health and labor for further consideration cr era tion A child labor law that prohibits employment of children under 14 in almost any capacity and which proposes regulation of boys and girls in certain occupations until they are 21 years old la Is proposed in a bill introduced in the senate by L B wight establish establishment ent of a public service commission tor for the state regulation of 0 railroads and other public service corporations po rations is provided for in a bill introduced trod in the senate on february 24 by benner banner X smith who holds the record for the introduction of new measures two health bills introduced by senator W mont ferry by request of the state board of at health were passed in the th senate on february 21 ono one requiring immediate reports to the health authorities of cases of t tub and the other providing for inspection of ice by health authorities before itis sold senate bill no Is the one relating to reports of tuberculosis it was passed without opposition there Ther ewas was some discussion of the other measure senate bill no the ice bill senator L B wight endeavored to amend the bill to stipulate that only ice fee used for beverages drinking water and culinary purposes need pass inspection spec tion backing ice need not be absolutely pure he argued ilia his amendment was voted down so the bill covers ice for all purposes link in the Af midland idland trail was passed up to the governor on friday through the passage of senate bill no 91 by the house with only three votes opposing these votes being cast by enos bennion or of uintah county george ir robinson ot of rich county end W L van wagoner of 0 wasatch county senator Iver eversons iversons sons senate bill no relating to preferred claims on school lands was passed in the senate on february 21 booths senate bill no 28 38 relating to issuance of patents on 0 state lands was also passed authorizing the capitol commission to enlarge and make symmetrical tile the grounds for the new statehouse by si securing adjacent lands Is the purpose of a bill introduced in the upper house bouse by henry W lunt I 1 president henry gardner charged that sentiment was playing its ita part pan in the passage of the senate on february 21 of the smith bill appropriating appropriate 9 for improvement anti and marking marking of the pioneers trall trail over the mountain into salt lake valley by a vote of 30 to 11 the house on february 19 passed the bill introduced by alma swanson raising the poll tax to 3 and providing for the collection of poll taxes through the pay rolls ot of individuals and corporations A motion by edward southwick lck to include women in the poll tax law received just two votes both from utah county the governor has signed senate bill no 17 by eckersley an act increasing appropriations for school districts receiving state aid so they can balao 01 salaries ot of teachers teacher |