Show congressional proceedings january 25 two bills were passed by the son ate while seven new measures were introduced one ono of the bills passed authorizes county recorders to take acknowledgements and administer oaths the other make makes the bond of ot the secretary of elite 2500 senator W K walton introduced a bill maier mater ir 11 altering the makeup make up lip of ot the state land board and taking out of 0 the handa bands of the sec secretary the power to te handle 1 me state funds except in cou junction with the board imitation of clearance or service carde cards from railroads and mines mIne sand and ot of trades union cards Is denned as forgery under a bill passed by the house another bill passed at fit the tame time makes z tc technical change in n the word ing of the statute which relates 0 to o un der taking on appeal from justices courts tle thirty fifth day 0 of the session will be the last day on new now bills can be introduced without tho the consent of the members eight new bills were ere introduced in the house january 26 in the senate two new bills were in produced trod by senator I 1 awrence be relates to claims blied against cities and incorporated towns the other fixes tho the liability of persona persons owning property 3 abutting on streets for any obstruction tion to the streets street s most of the time was taken up in the brief session of the senate in the second reading of three bills the committees are working on some bills referred to them and many reports are promised tor for next week 11 J it R no 1 by kinney providing for the submission mission of a amendment exempting mortgages froin from taxation was passed by the house resolutions by joseph calling upon tho the governor and state board of ex for an accounting as to tain tala funds in their control vere adopted A measure that will stir up an exciting controversy both in and out of the legislature is being considered by representative george A hone ol 01 utah county it will be an eight hour bill but tho the extent of its provisions has not yet been determined thred new measures were intro dured in the house among them being one u po providing viding that voters who are unable to register on tho the last reg letra istra tion day may vote by making affidavit at the poll polle january 27 the eminent domain bills introduced by senator lawrence were paused by a vote of 11 for and G against the bills enable salt lake or other cities and towns to condemn lands holding water rights that are needed by the corporations and Is the result of the effort on the part of salt lake city to receive a satisfactory supply of water senator mckays bill providing tor for the investigation of the use of irrigation water and to redeem all all lands was parsed by a vote of 15 1 to 2 in the house IT D 56 6 by kinney providing for ho the method of baaing Iti taing railway equipment and rolling stock i was amended aud passed by a vote of 38 to nothing seven bearg absent mr luthers bill to pir por per diem and malengo to persons summoned nil as jurors but not accepted was passed A place was made for a new corn cam kittee clerk by ehg appointment ot john D hooper of weber county aj a ass litant minute clerk nine new measures meas urea were introduced in the house and ono in the senate doth houses adjourned until 3 monday afternoon january 30 mondays session of the senate way wax without interest and it lasted but bul about thirty minutes two bills were introduced by senator L ats and ona by senator that of senator providing for a more thor ough superintending of the fiscu concerns of tho the state and a more thor ough accounting and reporting of state warrants by the stata state auditor the measures introduced by leali le provide fees to be located by the sec detary of state and requires that corporations po rations file during the month ot of january tho the nime of corporation officers amount of capitalization re sources and liabilities to be for inspection spec tion of secretary of state anc not for public except on order ot court tho the bouso house passed memorials to c con on gross asking for a united states state 9 mint and a federal mining bureau it also passed a bill by kinner kinney relating to the th dismissal of nf actions the enacting clause cause of the bill for the c creation r ot 0 a uniform legislation commission waa wa v knocked out but mr wootton will move for a reconsideration the new bills include two bills extending the jurisdiction of courts in suits for abt A bt two to increase the penalty for illicit sexual relations one to require earlier development on mining claims and one to cut out the fee of court stenographers in uncontested probate sti cases |