Show A congressional proceedings january 25 two bills were passed by the sen ate while seven new measures were introduced one ot of the bills passed authorizes county recorders to take acknowledge mente and a administer paths the other makes the bond ot of the secretary ot of state 25 senator W K walton introduced a bill mater lally jally altering the make makeup up of the th state land land board and taking out of 0 the hands fiands ot of the secretary the power to handle the state stati funds except in con junction function with the board imitation of clearance or service ards from railroads and mines mine sand and ot of trades union cards Is defined as for gery under a bill passed by the house another bill passed at the same game time makes a technical change in the word ing ng of the statute wh which ich relates to u un n de taking on appeal from justices courts the thirty fifth day of the session will be the last day on which new bills can be introduced without the consent of the members eight new bills were introduced in the house january 26 jn n the senate two new n ew bills were in produced trod by senator lawrence one relates to claims filed against cities and incorporated towns the other fixes the liability of persons owning property abutting on streets for any netlon to the streets 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 bills referred to them and many reports are promised for next week 11 II J R no 1 by kinney K providing for the submission of a amendment exempting mortgages from taxation was passed by the them bouse house resolutions by joseph calling the governor and state board of ex for an accounting ag as to tain funds in their control were adopted A measure th that at will stir up an exciting controversy both in and out of df the legislature is being considered by y representative george A hone ilon of utah tah county it will be an eight hour ill but the extent ot of its provisions tas as not yet been determined three new measures were introduced in th ehouse among them being one providing that voters who are un able to register on the last reg stra istra tion day may vote by making affidavit at the polls january 27 the eminent domain bills indru laced by senator lawrence were passed by a vote of 11 for and 6 the bills enable salt lake vr other cities and towns town to condemn lands holding water rights that are needed by the corporations and Is the of the effort on the part ot f salt lake cit to receive a satisfactory supply of water I 1 senator mckay s bill providing for the investigation of the use of tion water and to redeem alkali lands was passed by a vote of 15 to 2 in the house 11 B 66 56 by kinney providing for the method ot of leasing railway equipment and rolling stock was amended and passed by a vote ot of 38 to nothing seven being absent mr luther s bill to pay per diem them and mileage to persons summoned as jurors but not accepted was passed A place was made for a new corn cittee clerk by the appointment ot of john D hooper of weber county as assistant minute clerk nine new measures were introduced in the house and one in the senate both houses adjourned until 2 0 clock monday afternoon I 1 january 30 monday mondays s session of the senate was without interest and it lasted but about thirty minutes two bills were introduced by senator lewis and one by senator that of senator providing for a more thor ough superintending of the fiscal con cerns of the state and a more thor ough accounting and reporting ot of state warrants by the state auditor the measures introduced by lewis provide fees to be looted by the sec see detary of state and requires that cor po rations lons file during the month of january the name of corporation of fibers amount of capitalization resources and liabilities to be for in spec lon tion of secretary of state ani not tor for public except on order of court the house passed memorials to con gress asking for a united states mint and a federal mining bureau it also passed a bill by kinney relating to the dismissal ot of actions the enacting clause of the them bill tor for the creation ot of a uniform legislation commission was knocked out but mr wootton will move for a reconsideration the new bills include two bills extending the jurisdiction of courts in suits for debt two to increase the penalty tor for illicit sexual relations one to require earlier development on mining claims and one to cut out the fees of court stenographers in uncontested probate cases |