| Show BILLS WHICH SHOULD BE W THERE remains but three weeks of the present session of 0 the legislature yet buta fraction of its work has been completed A large number ot of important bills remain in the hands ot of committees though some of them are of a nature to require careful consideration in open session and uneasiness is beginning to be felt lest needed laws should not be passed the people want a school law one which they can read and understand for themselves which school officers can administer with so some me certainty as to its meaning and which will foster fester and protect the interests of education for several sessions the legislature has failed to devote to this subject the attention which it deserves bills to amend the school law have been hastily and carelessly drawn and as hastily bastil and carelessly passed and the resu result T t is a melange or of ambiguities and bucon misten cles in the ostensible nature of a school law under which the district och schools trustees and are now struggling to perform their work so bo far as we have been able to judge from a cursory examination of it the school bill introduced by mr allen alien is in respect to its mechanical construction at least a very excellent measure it contemplates by its present terms absolutely free schools in all of the counties and districts of the territory tory but a very slight change in its language e would provide ro v ide for local option instead this this is the pal it if not the only f feature of the concerning which there would likely be a seri serious ouis difference of opinion in the assembly as it necessarily ivol involves veth the rate of taxation provided for in the bill tor for school purposes with this bill as a foundation the assembly might without a very great expenditure of time or labor either in committee or open session give the people a simple straightforward and complete school code suitable to the needs of our district school system there exists a pressing necessity for a general law in relation to municipal corporations which snail shall provide for their growth and expansion for amendments amendee V S to their r charters a and nd for suet such bat ch changes a j a ge S as may be necessary from tinie time to time in their forms of government such a law should also provide for the incorporating corp orating of towns and lor for bisin corp orating them when as is 13 now new the case with fillmore I 1 ill more the inhabitants so desire until such a law shall be passed all of the tee cities towns and villages of the territory must remain as they now are in respect to corporate powers and privileges there is a very general demand throughout the territory tor for a local option liquor law and petitions earing bearing thousands of signatures have been een laid before the for such a statute sta tate on the ath lust mr creer chairman of the house committee on elections to whom have been referred the local option petitions stated that his committee would shortly introduce a bill in response to them such a measure will attract great attention as I 1 it involves heavy financial fia ancial interest and requires to be drawn and considered with great care as it is reasonably certain that should it be come a law its principal features will be severely tested in the courts as the liquor braf traffic fie is wont to fight figh t with great and persistent Tle determination termination auvy law which looks to its curtailment the territory needs a fish and game law drawn with a view to protecting ro and these pim important sources of food supply rather than in the interests of 01 sporting men A few days ago a debate occurred in the house upon this subject which resulted in instructions to the committee on fish and game to prepare such a bill as is needed the result of these instructions to that committee is being awaited with interest by a numerous class of citizens A law in ia relation to barb wire fences Is needed any person who is incredulous upon this point and desires to learn the truth has only to drive a band of 61 range horses along the public highways of almost any of the more thickly settled counties bf the territory he will find broken or slack strands of wire lying on the ground and wire fences so out of repair as to tempt the horses into what is little better than a trap for their de destruction the animal becomes entangled in the broken or slack wires and in a few seconds more damage may de be done than many rods of fence would cost but bat the bill upon this subject which was introduced into and finally passed by the house occasioned more wrangling than any other measure yet discussed there and the council are having even a warmer time over it members hold that it favors the stockmen stoc kmen at the expense of tile the farmer and though most of the latter own stock it may be true that the bill is not hot such a measure as will do justice to both classes so far as public h highways are concerned they should b be e protected protected from the dangers caused b by Y garb barb wire fences out of repair and I 1 it t is to be hoped that the assembly will agree upon a bill which will afford agree th this 8 protection but no measure should be passed which favors one class at the expense of another A law providing for the payment of jurors and witnesses should tie be passed for lack of one great injustice has existed tor for many years in connection with this subject there seems to have been much looseness and abuse which the assembly should look into A territorial board of equalization is needed and the important financial question lo 10 0 of issuing bonds to raise funds ifo tor r p public alic uses is demanding attention bills upon these subjects have been introduced out their consideration in open session is likely to consume much time and appearances indicate that the assembly has enough work before it to keep it very busy during the remainder ol of the session |
