Show NEEDED legislation THE legislative council has passed some amendments to the reform school law and they have gone to the house in the statute as it stands children only who have been convicted of an offense against the law can be admitted to the reformatory the amendments provide for the adais ad mission of incorrigible youths who have not been convicted the council in passing this addition to the statute has done a good and necessary thing A law that excludes from the benefits of an institution established for the purpose of reforming refractory re and evil disposed young people all of that claw class who have not been convicted of crime crim e to Is contracted legislation it would be better for the institution to take hold of the youth before beford he reaches the adv advanced stage of criminality the amendments referred to provide provid that in a case where a youth is incorrigible and uncontrollable able a competent court on proper examination can order him or her sent to the reform school such a law on the subject as of utah as it now stands has been tried in several of the states and in the district of columbia it was found to be insufficient additions similar to those passed by the council were made and the ground wm thus covered we hope there will be no hitch on the road to the amendments becoming effective law |