Show LEGISLATORS VISIT STATE INSTITUTIONS JUNKET TO OGDEN TO VISIT INDUSTRIAL IN N. N SCHOOL AND SCHOOL SCHOOL FOR DEAF AND BLIND House Passes Measure Increasing Levy for fOI Libraries Land Land Bank Bill Under Discussion Ir In Inthe the Senate e s One of the most pleasant features of the present session s of the or-the the Utah leg was the Junket on on February ry 17 to Ogden to visit the state industrial industrial indus indus- trial school and the state school for forthe or orthe the deaf and blind Members of both houses of or the h he sta state e legislature visited these institutions and afterward were guests of othe the Weber Weber We We- ber club at a magnificent banquet at atthe the the luxurious home of the club At both institutions the members r of the legislature were royally entertained enter enter enter- The house on February 17 passed the measure Increasing the levy possible possible ble for lil library levies in cities of the 1110 I first firs class The bill passed witH a dozen dozen- votes opposing Hideouts Hideout's land bank bill was un under er discussion for an hour and a half in inthe inthe inthe the senate on February 17 Final ac action action ac- ac c. c tion on the bill was deferred Two bills were Introduced in the he I senate o on February 17 One by Sea Sena- stor lor or Rideout appropriate for foi the he e estate state humane which is cr crated created creat crat- i atad at- at I ed ad into a state bureau bireau of animal pro protection The bill is contingent u on acceptance of the terms of the bill by the humane society Another bill by Senator Craig Craig- provides 2000 for fez forthe oc the Childrens Children's Aid Md society of Ogden Alter After considerable argument as to the effect other othi laws might have havethe have Ion on the measure the house voted to permit permit per per- mit the bill regulating taxes on all property to be laid over to be voted on oIl at a later date late There w was s barely a quorum present when the roll was WilS called in the house on February 13 13 and but a short session ses ses- ses sion slon was held most of the representatives representatives represent represent- having taken a day off in order to visit their homes I I While there was wag not much business done there were many little caucuses I on the floor of the house in which the he Democrats tried to convert the Republicans I to their view on the initial initiative ve I and nd referendum This bill will cause I one of the longest debates during the session unless the house sets a time lime I limit on the speakers There are se seL se I eral ramifications to the bill which will willbe willbe willbe be brought out and nd discussed on the floor The Wootton prohibition bill bull is I at attracting at at- much attention in the house The passing of the bill bUl by the senate has 1 as caused the manufacturers and commerce committees of the house before before before be be- fore which are pending several regulatory regulatory regulatory regula regula- tory and prohibition measures to pre p pare re to receive the bill when it comes from the senate The house has broken the record of the tenth session as it has introduced bills in thirty four days The tenth session Introduced bills in sixty days and more than seventy seventy five five J of I these ese came from committees February 15 was the last day for the introduction of bills in the house After two days of discussion the tax Lax convention held at Salt Lake finished finish finish- ed its work Wednesday after adopting a resolution approving the pending house bill proposing a maximum tax levy of 15 mills provided it it Is amended to make a blanket t reduction of 3 mills under the proposed maximum maxi maxi- 5 mum Three Phree l hours of discussion over khe he question of taxation of mines before the senate committee on mines mimes and nd the house committee on revenue and taxation found the mining men un unanimously unanimously ni- ni opposed to any change In the present system or or method of taxation on a basis of net proceeds proceed'S and th the advocates of a a change hange to cash value The house on February 16 received from the senate the Wootton prohibition tion bill The bill was assigned d by bythe bythe bythe the speaker to the committee on manufactures man manufactures manufactures man man- and commerce of the house I IThe The Morris bill bill making it a fel DY for anyone to attempt to smuggle weapons or drugs into the state p ni or into convict road camps lUs passed with unanimous vote vote- of ot the house on February 16 I IA IA A bill introduced by Dan B B. Shields 0 of or Salt Lake proposes that the clerk clerIc of the county shall make an alphabetical alphabet alphabet- ical list of or all voting at the last ejection election election elec- elec tion and that the list be furnished to registrars at least thirty days prior to election Names would be added to this list by registrars and Instead of having three registration days there would be only one The bill was sas I introduced introduced in- in in 1911 and was killed I IThe IThe The legislature will wiIl willbe be asked t to pass pass a bill to create creat a c commission to supervise Irrigation and water rights In the state The bill has been drawn by State Engineer W. W D D. Beers Deers and nd I will be e Introduced by Senator William Utah's l lawmakers w a are re n now w at In n the new state capitol and the Ire re remaining tre- tre work of the present session will be accomplished In the new buildIng building build build- ing on Capitol Hill Hlll I IA A Abill bill is to be presented to regulate the trading stamp tamp business In Utah The proposed law makes the office of the secretary of state the official place at which all firms or Individuals en engaged engaged en en- In the trading trading stamp stamp business shall file a bond for the protection of the consumer Mining men attorneys and bankers to the number of about met I at at- Salt Lake Saturday night to protest against proposed legislation looking towards towards to to- wards a change in the constitution to provide pro for tor a change In taxation meth |