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Show iPROTECTION FOR NEWSPAPER MEN iv, ; Persons Who Wilfully Furnish False and Libelous Items Guilty of a Misdemeanor. In tho houso. on Thursday, January 28, Representative Uolman's bill, de-nlgnod de-nlgnod to protect Newspapers from lalso Information, making It n misdemeanor misde-meanor for nnyono to give falso nnd misleading information to newspapers, newspa-pers, aftor a prolongod flobato, was passed. Two' bthcr bills woro passed: S. B. No. 19, by J. Y. Smith, relating to tho creation of bonded indebtedness indebted-ness up to the constitutional Indebtedness: Indebted-ness: II. B No. 63, by II. A. McMil-lln, McMil-lln, amending soctlon 2441, compiled laws of Utah, relating to tho appointment appoint-ment and defining tho duties of bank txaminor. Porter ot Morgan was given permission per-mission by tho houso to withdraw No. Cf his bill providing for prohibition. Tho provisions of this bill nro includ ed In Cannon's bill No. 37. Thoro wore but thirteen members ot tho senate present on Thursday, but tho tact that there was a "hoodoo" number present did not ddtor tho members from attending to the usual routlno of bustness. In the mattor ot new bills presented tor tho consideration of tho senate, Senator Badger had a monopoly, presenting pre-senting tho only three new-bills, all of which .amend former acts relating to tho homestead laws. Senator C E. MarkB Introduced Into tho Bonato tho communication from tho Ileal Eslato association urging tho erection of a state capltol and suggesting the manner of raising tho necessary funds. Tho senate commlttco on salaries reported favorably senato bill No. 10, by Mr. Marks, providing for tho amendment of section 2049x so aB to Include tho salary-of tho secretary of stnto In tho salary list. Through In--advertence tho salary ot tho secretary ot stnto was omitted from tho list wbon tho act waa last amended. , Tho bill making Lincoln's birthday a holiday in Utah was reconsidered In tho houses oh Wednesday, January 27, and nproved by that body. Senato bill No. 19, correcting an ambiguous technicality In the law providing pro-viding for tho bonding ot cltlos, was unanimously passed by the senate. Senator John Y. Smith is tho author of the measure. By a unanimous vote, tho senato approved senato bill No. C, by Badgor, which prohibits the unauthorized use of a picture or name of any porson for advertising purposes or for purposes of trado. King of Wayne county introduced in the houso a bill for tho inspection ot livestock. The constable ot each precinct is made an inspector. A central bulIUIng for tho stato university uni-versity Is proposed in bills introduced in tho houso and senato. Thebulld-ing Thebulld-ing Is to cost $250,000 50,000 ot which is appropriated and mado avallablo at once. Tho money is to bo borrowed ' from tho stnto land fund, and to bo repaid re-paid on tho Installment plan. The department of public health, composed ot the members of stato board of health, and the public laboratories labor-atories pt tho state, Is created by a bill Introduced by Senator Stookey. Tho bill repeals all of the present chapter of tho laws with roferonco to tho appointment oand composition of tho stato board of health. Itopresontatlvo Hammond of Grand county, introduced, at the requost of the Woman's Fedcratod Clubs ot Utah, a bill In tho houso for the maintenance main-tenance of frco traveling libraries by the state. An amendment to tho bounty law was introduced by Senator Drinker-hoff, Drinker-hoff, providing a bounty of $10 on bears, $5 on mountain lions and gray wolves, and $2.60 on coyotes, lynx and wildcats, and providing that one-half one-half tho exponso for &uch -bounty como from taxing all cattlo, horses end sheep 1 mill. Senate Bill No. 2, establishing hoi-Idays hoi-Idays in tho year for obsorvanco in Utah, and which added Lincoln's birthday to the list ot holidays, failed to pass tho house on Tuosday, January Janu-ary 20, tho voto against tho measure being 21 to 10. Uolman's bill, No. 31, providing that Justlcos of tho poaco bo required o hold Inquests In casos where persona per-sona meet death in an unnatural manner, passed tho houso with, four dissenting votes. Tho bill as originally origi-nally Introduced was amonded In a material degree, although the main features are retalnod. There was a bliarp debato, In which Holman and Baker took tho chief parts, House bill No, 14, relating to sheriff's sher-iff's foes, passed by a voto ot 27 to 2. Tho bill Increases tho fee for serving summons from 50 cents to $1, and in other minor ways changes tho present system. Tho ofllco of stato veterinarian Is intended to bo creatod by a law proposed pro-posed in a bill introduced in tho house by Fullor, Kepresontatlve Hugh A. McMlllIn of Salt Lnko introduced a bill providing provid-ing for a commission of throo "quail-fled "quail-fled nnd sultablo porsonn" to revlsn the revenuo and taxation system ot tho state. Hock M. I'ppe, representative from Wasatch county, presented a bill In tho housd which, in effect, places a bar on treating. Should this hill bo-, como law, ovory one would hnvo to buy their own intoxicants, and tho author figures It would bo almost as i gopd a thing for tho morals ot tho commonwealth as prohibition. sThompson ot Millard county has introduced in-troduced a measure which provides for tho holding ot farmers' and domestic do-mestic sclonco Institutes and schools, nnd takes the placo of tho prosont laws covering tho samo subjoct. Tho mombors of tho senato " indulged in-dulged In an hour's debate, on Tues-i day, and after tho smoko had cleared away and tho' casualties counted, It was discovered that tho entire controversy con-troversy had boon needless, and tho discussion out of order. Tho discussion discus-sion was on thef appointment of a commlttco to investigate whether or not it was advisable to conttnuo tho operation of tho stnto experiment farm at flehl. This was following a suggestion of Govornor Spry concerning concern-ing tho farm. Tho commlttco on county and municipal mun-icipal corporations roebmniendod for passago senate bill No, 19, introduced by Senntor John, Y. Smith. Tms diii provides that 'In case tho proposition to bond a city for an amount exceeding exceed-ing at a bond oloction, tho mayor and btitutlon and laws of tho state Is voted for by a majority of thoso voting vot-ing at a bond election, th mayor and city council shall bo pormlttod to Issue Is-sue bonds to tho amount allowed by tho constitution and laws of tho. state. A bill introduced by Senator Sevy provides that it any property has been sold for taxos the date of such talo bo written on tho tax notices sont by tho county treasurer to property prop-erty owners. This Is to guard against tho fraudulent trnnsfer of property to which tho title is not clear. Tho houso ot, representatives was in aesston but twoJours on Friday, January 29, but in that timo ono bill was passed, whllo ono Joint 'memorial and eight now bills were presented to tho body. Tho bill -approved by tho membors oftho houso was ono Introduced by Hugh A. McMlllIn, former for-mer statp statistician, now a member ot tho. house, which provides that banks, of all descriptions, loan companies com-panies and, morcantllo establishments carrying on any kind ot a banking business will bo subject to tho scrutiny scrut-iny of tho stato bank examiner. Thoso who seek to, cheat creditors bv clvlnc checks for debts, such checks not being backed with funds , or credit, wllPfind themselves on-meshed on-meshed In the law if a bill presented by Eardloy Is passed. Representative Ashton of Salt Lake presented a bill providing for tho creation cre-ation ot a commission for the blind, which bill, If passed, will result In tho establishment of a BChool for tho adult blind. t Icltao handed in a moaBure- which nooks to amend tho present laws relating re-lating to tho investment of public tunds and the socurlty and Interest thereon. By a bill presented by Representative Representa-tive Clogg, by request, it is proposed to levy a tax of ono per cent oh tho premiums of all flro and llghtrilng Insurance In-surance companies In Utah, and use, tho monoy to form a fireman' rollof fund. Several changes aro to bo mado In tho laws providing for tho examination examina-tion ot dentists in Utah, ia a bill presented pre-sented by Georgo A- Fullor. The livestock committee of tho houso killed a bill by J. R. Portor which was Intended to mako railroad companies responsible tor tho killing of stock on their tracks. But six senators showed up at tho senate chambers, and aB ton are needed need-ed for a quorum, no session of tho senate was' hold. Saturday, January 30, was a holiday holi-day for tho, members of tho Utah legislature, leg-islature, the houso having adjourned on Friday until Monday, and thoro being be-ing only four members of tho senate' present at 2 o'clock. Tho outof-town mombors took advantage of tho two days' recess to visit their homes, no committee meetings were hold, and all legislative work was dropped for tho time. Soventy-threo bills havo boon introduced intro-duced In tho houso up to this timo. A Joint resolution appropriating $1,000 for tho painting of tho portrait of Former Govornor John C. Cutlor was passed by both houses during the wcok. Tho portrait will bocomo tho property of tho stato and will occupy a placo bcsldo that of Former Governor Gover-nor Heber M. Wolls. Senato bill No. 2, making February 12, tho anniversary ot Lincoln's birthday, birth-day, a legal holiday, passed the house during tho weok and now awaits tho signature of tlio covernor before becoming be-coming a law. |