| Show regulating I 1 N UTAH A flood of bills expressing views of D efferent members being pre dented in both houses in the house on monday february I 1 speaker robinson stated that 76 measures had been introduced and only 12 have been disposed of warn ing the members that this was the twenty second day of the session one bill was passed at monday mondays s session H B no 44 by claud Y russell relating to a grants and drunkards an amended prohibition measure in produced trod by J R porter of morgan county provides that liquor can not no be dispensed except when prescribed by a physician and that druggists must keep a record of each prescription filled the record may be ex am ned by anyone the n basure fur ther provides that there shall be no soliciting by circular letter card or by advertisement in newspapers for the sale of liquor patent medicines containing alcohol are not excluded from the stipulations the house decided to visit the agri culture college at logan on saturday february 6 together with members member of the press A communication was received from governor will am spry indorsing the memorial to congress relating to the annexation of the arizona strip benator senator Hu laniski of weber county introduced a measure for the regula ion of the liquor traffic the bill pro vides one saloon for each 1000 ot population but provides that this chall not take until after au all gust 1 1909 and that the number of licenses then in force shall not be re deuced even though that number Is greater than the number of thousands of population under this bill no it 11 cense ens shall be granted to any person not a citizen of the united states or to an ex convict it provides for the cus suspension pension of license tor for thirty days for or violation of any saloon regulation and a revocation of the license tor for a second conviction under the terms of the Hu laniski bill one half the money collected for liquor licenses shall be used tor for the purpose of the good toads roads system numerous changes in the present fish and game laws of the state arf arp proposed in senate bill no 51 intro deuced by senator charles E marks the bill was drawn up at the instance of the organized sportsmen of utah at the recent state convention T diw bill pro provides yides tor for one cht chapt t deputy aff five chief wardens a superintend superintendent ten n for each hatchery and a clerk to je e appointed by the state fish and g game e commissioner one bill was approved by the sen ate an act amending section 2049 of the compiled laws of utah of 1907 placing the salary of secretary of state at 3 a year besides passing two bills the mem bers of the utah legislature contrived to get just nineteen new measures be tore fore the senate and house for future consideration at the session of tues tay lay t ay february 2 ten in the senate r end nd nine pine in the house the bills approved by the house were H D no 45 relating to the car tying lying of concealed weapons and pro aiding penalties by claud Y russell H B no 32 relating to the 1 leeping of accounts by pawn brokers and secondhand dealers and provid ing penalties for a violation of its provisions claud Y russell S J M no I 1 asking united states government to donate 3 acres of land to utah to build state capitol and extend good roads introduced by james E wilson was as passed by sen ite under suspension of rules the house of representatives s ad journea in a body at 3 0 clock to at tend a mass meeting at the salt lake theater at the invitation of a commit tee representing the various women s clubs of the city A state library gymnasium commis sion slon consisting of five members to be appointed by the state superintendent OL of t instruction to serve without compensation Is created in a bill filed by senator john Y smith another bill providing tor for an in aurance department and presenting a code ode for the regulation of insurance companies and protection of policy holders was introduced by senator benner X smith president gardner of the senate has presented a bill which he contends will solve the liquor problem in utah president gardner is not trying to secure prohibition but rather would regulate the liquor traffic the bill Is a lengthy one and covers every phase of the liquor question it does not stop with aith the wholesale and re tail tall liquor dealers but it provides for restrictions being placed upon dri stores and also upon the writing of prescriptions for liquor by physician the measure contains provisions rela tive to the manner in which bar rooms shall be arranged the number of dois on each saloon and the kind of furniture that shall not be permitted I 1 to be in the place if it becomes a law tt it will abolish gambling by slot machines or other devices it will keep women out of public drinking drinkin places and will do away with booths card tables and musical instruments to be found in nearly all of the sa loons in the state today it will put the licensing of saloons drug stores and wholesale houses under state con on arol and will add to the state rev denues in the house on thursday january 18 8 representative holman holm an s bill de signed to protect newspapers from balse information making it a meanor tor for anyone to give false and misleading information to lers after a prolonged debate was passed two other bills were passed S B no 19 by J Y smith relating to the creation of bonded indebted ress up to the constitutional indebted less ess t 11 B no 53 by H A lin amending section 2441 compiled laws of utah relating to the appoint ment and defInI defining Dg the duties of bank examiner porter of morgan was given per mission by the house to withdraw no i his bill providing tor for prohibition the provisions of this bill are include ed in cannons bill no 37 there were but thirteen members of the senate present on thursday but tut the tact fact that there was a hoodoo i um umber er present did not deter the members illers from attending to the usual loutene of business in the matter of new bills presented lor for the consideration of the senate benator senator badger had bad a monopoly pre benting the onla on three new bills all of which amend former acts relating to the homestead laws senator C E B marl s introduced into the senate the communication from the real estate association urging the erection of a state capitol and suggesting ug gesting the manner of raising the necessary funds the senate committee commit tee on salaries reported favorably senate bill no 10 by mr marks providing for the amendment of section 2049 ic so as to include the salary of the secretary of state in the salary list through in advertence the salary of the secretary of state was omitted from the list hen nhen the act was last amended the house of representatives was in session but two to hours on friday january 29 but in that time one bill was passed while one joint memorial and eight new bills were presented to the body the bill approved by the members of the house was one ono introduced by hugh A mcmillin for mer state statistician now a member of the house which provides that banks of all descriptions loan com a canles and mercantile establishments establishment arraying arr ying on any I 1 ind of a banking b iciness will be subject to the my iny of the state bank examiner those who seek to cheat credi creditor W av checks for debts such checks no not t being backed with funds or credit will find themselves en meshed in the die law if a bill presented by eardley Is passed representative ashton of salt lake 1 resented a bill providing tor for the ere cre eption st a commission tor for the blind chich bill it if passed will result in the establishment of a school tor for the adult blind mcrae hand in a measure which beeks to amend the present laws re acing to the investment of public funds and the security and interest thereon by a bill presented by Re presenta tive clegg by request it Is proposed to levy a tax of one per cent on the premiums of all fire and lightning in aurance companies in utah and use the money to form a fireman s relief fund several changes are to be made in the laws providing for the examina tion of dentists in utah in a bill presented by george A fuller the livestock committee of the house killed a bill by J R porter which wag was intended to make railroad companies responsible for the killing of stock on their tracks but six senators showed up at the s senate enate chambers and as ten are need ed for a quorum no a session of the senate was held saturday january 30 was a holt holl day tor for the members of the utah leg the house having adjourned on friday until monday and there being only tour four members of 0 the senate present at 2 0 clock the out of town members took advantage of the two days recess to visit their homes no committee meeting were held and all legislative work was dropped for the time seventy three bills have been introduced in the house up to this time A joint resolution appropriating 1000 1 for the painting of the portrait of former govermor Gov erRor or john C cutler was passed by both houses during the week the portrait will become the property of the state and will occupy a place beside that of former gover nor heber M wells senate bill no 2 making february 12 the anniversary of lincoln Lin coins s birth day a legal holiday passed the house during the week and now awaits the signature of the governor before be coming a law |
