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Show UTAH LEGISLATURE. Salt Lake City. Feb. S. Roll call, prayer and the approval of the journal of the previous day was all the business busi-ness that occupied the attention of the senate yesterday. The consideration of the bill for the establishment of the university on the (government site occupied the greater portion of the time of the house. After considerable argument and the presentation pre-sentation of a number of amendments, action was postponed. Additional petitions pe-titions for the passage of the local option op-tion bill were received from citizens of Ogden and Salt Lake. The governor has signed joint memorial No. 2, for protection from the depredations of Ute and Navajo Indians in San Juan county. Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 9. Three new bills were introduced in the sen. ate yesterday, viz: A bill providing for the assessment and taxation of real estate and defining debts and credits as applied to real estate, mortgages and deeds of trust; a bill authorizing cities of over .12, 000 inhabitants to establish es-tablish fire and police departments; and one amending section 4423 of the revised statutes in regard to injuring or obstructing railroads. This measure is for the purpose of discouraging the train robbing industry. No bills were passed. In the house three bills were passed, two of them relating to the code of civil procedure, and the other to the granting of a right of way to the Utah Central railroad across the state prison grounds, and, besides, two bills and a joint resolution proposing a constitutional constitu-tional amendment were recommended for passage. One bill was killed, and also a resolution proposing a constitutional constitu-tional amendment on the same subject to which the favorably reported resolution reso-lution pertained. To offset the volume vol-ume of business cleared up in whole or in part, seven new bills and a resolu-lution resolu-lution for an amendment to the constitution consti-tution were introduced and referred to the proper committees. During the consideration of the bills that came up for passage, Representative Mansfield occupied the speaker's chair, Three ballots were taken for senator, the result being practically the same as the previous day. Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 10. The anti-smoking bill was killed in the senate yesterday. A measure was introduced in-troduced which provides that eight hours shall constitute a day's work for all employees of the state and municipal munici-pal governments, while another bill was introduced relating to the fees of county officers. Only one bill was introduced in the house, it being a measure appropriating appropriat-ing S100 for the benefit of J. VV. Allen of Springville, the man who was shot and lost his leg in the conflict between the posse and Maxwell, the robber of the Springville bank. Smith's house bill, No. 40, amending section 835 of the revised statutes, relating to the duties of the secretary of state and county clerk in submitting proposed constitu tional amendments, was passed unanimously. It provides for the designation of the ballots of proposed amendments by number and a title covering the subject matter, the number num-ber only having been heretofore used. Salt Lake City, Feb. 11. At the morning session of the senate, a reso- lution was passed commending the patriotism of ex-Senator Harbour, who was wounded at Manila. Senator Howell's How-ell's bill, authorizing the state board of loan commissioners to make temporary loans for the state, was taken up and passed. Senator Kiesel introduced a bill providing for a bounty of 50 cents per ton on sug ir beets. A bill was introduced in-troduced regarding collection of poll taxes in cities of second and third class; also one regarding to the admission admis-sion of abstracts of title made and certified to by licensed abstractors as evidence in any court of the state of Utah; also one regarding publishing of estray notices in newspapers. A resolution reso-lution requesting Utah's members in congress to assist in securing the passage pas-sage of a liberal service pension bill was rejected yesterday in the Utah house of representatives by a vote of 24 to 7. Parry's house bill No. 55, appropriating ap-propriating $6,000 or less of the $15,000 appropriated two years ago for the Branch Normal school to pay for a heating and ventilating plant in the institution was passed. Four new bills were introduced. Two ballots were taken for senator, both resulting: McCune, 28; Sutherland, Suther-land, 12; Cannon, 10; King, 7; Powers, 2; Nebeker 2. Salt Lake City, Feb. 12. Neither branch of the legislature transacted much business yesterday. The senate passed the house joint memorial asking ask-ing congress to create the Tenth United States Judicial district, and the bill providing for the use of money heretofore appropriated for the southern south-ern branch normal school was read and referred to the committee on appropriations. ap-propriations. The house, after the joint session, listened to prayer and then adjourned until Monday. Three ballots were taken for senator, the last vote resulting: McCune, 27; Cannon, 13; Sutherland, 12, King, 6; Nebeker, 1. |
