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Show " OPENING SESSION OF THE UTAH LEGISLATURE Henry Gardner, of Utah County, Presides Pre-sides Over Senate, While E. W. Robinson, of Cache, Is Speaker of House, Salt iJiko City. At ifoon on Mon-day, Mon-day, Jnntiury 11, the eighth legislative legisla-tive session of the state of Utah convened. con-vened. In both upper and lower houses, tho oiriccrs named ut tho caucus Saturday night wore selected without with-out exception, nnd tho fow vacancies wore filled. Every member of tho house nnd Rennto was In his chair when tho roll was taken on convening nt noon, with Stephen II. Love In the chnlr In tho sonato and Harry Joseph Jo-seph In the chair In tho house, both men having boon the presiding officers of-ficers of tho last nssoinhly. Sonator Hcrshol Ilullen, Jr., of Logan Lo-gan named Senator Henry Qnrtlnor of Utnh county ns president of the Rennto. Senntor Stnokoy of Salt Lako cnlled for a suspension of tho rules to mako tho selection unanimous. This was dono, when Sonntors Hullen and Williams escorted President Gardner to the choir, President Gard-nor Gard-nor mado n short address In which ho doclarcd ho would stand for a fair and square deal on all propositions. Sonato resolution No. 1 was immediately imme-diately Introduced by Senator Rudolph Ru-dolph Kuchlor of Wobor. This resolution reso-lution appointed tho cnucus nominees as tho olUcors of tho sonato with tho addition of Wllllnm K. Jenkins, mln-uto mln-uto clorlt; John R Hall, enrolling nnd engrossing clerk, nnd Kilns Erlckson, committee clerk Tho resolution wus adopted by n unnnlmous voto nnd tho row ofllccrs woro sworn In Tho other ofllcers soloctod woro: Sccrotnry, Holier Ho-lier L Cummlngs, Salt I.ako; docket clerk, Hon Rnchman, Utah county: chaplain, Ilov. J. K. Carver, Weber county; sorgeant-nt-arniB, Daniel James, Sanpete county: assistant sor-geant-nt-arnis, H. E. Steele, Wobor county; commltteo clerks, Mrs. Clarissa Cla-rissa Vnn Low, Salt Iike; W. J. F. McAllister. Kano; John Saxoy, ITtali: trailing clerk. Mrs. Denis Klchnor, Halt Lako county; stenographer, Miss Sadie Fosb. Davis county: doorkoop-era. doorkoop-era. L. J. Larson, Salt Ivko county; J. It. Lee, Onrlleld county: messengers, messen-gers, W. R. Thompson, Millard conn-ly; conn-ly; rl. C. Dowden, Box Elder county; watchman, Alexander Spenco Cache county; Joseph Van Wngner, Wa-satch Wa-satch county. , In tho house, former Speaker Harry Har-ry Joseph called the body to ordor. The roll was called nnd on motion of Representative Orvll U Thompson, tho names were considered proper evidence of tho right of the owners to bo recognized as niomliers on the floor. Justice Frlck then administered tho oath of otrico to tho body, the members ropontlng the words. J. II. Wooton of Utah county mndo n motion that tho nomination ot 13. W. Robinson for spenker of tho honso bo acted upon nnd ho was .formally oleot-, cd to the chnlr by ncclnlm. H. P. Rnndnll moved thnt a commltteo be cppolntod to escort tho nowly-olectod speaker to the chair and Rnndnll nnd Thompson woro designated. They ncted ns escort und Spenker Robinson took tho sent of honor. Ho Btoad nnd repented tho oath of offlco ns It was ndmlnlstored by Justico Frlck. The spenkor mndo n short nddress. Tho ofTlcors, clerks nnd othor cm-lioyos cm-lioyos nominated nt tho caucus woro then elected without n dlssontlng otc. Thoso elected nro Aloxandor Unci Un-ci nnnn, Jr., clerk; C. R. Jones. Summit, Sum-mit, engrossing clerk: B. T. Woolley, Weber, docket clork: Andrew Morris, Roaver, sorgeant-nt-nrms; F. M. Gavin, Gav-in, Garfield, assistant sorgonnt-at-arms; Joseph Steel, Piute, Watch-man Watch-man : Georgo Searle, Ulntnh, nnd C. F. Wells. Rnx Kldcr, nio?songer8; J. W. Jeiiklnson, Salt Iake, chaplain; Alfred Al-fred Alder, Sanpete, anil M. L. Sheffield, Shef-field, Wayne, doorkeopors; Floronco Hull, Salt 1-nke, Mabel Cnrpontor, Utah, and Roxal Rachman, Wobor, roniiultteo clerks; John Rums, Snlt Lake. Janitor, nnd W. H. Croft, Davis, mailing clerk. There was but llttlo doing In tho Utah legislature on tho socond day's session, In n business way, but the message of tho governor was pre-hented pre-hented nt tho Joint Bosslon of the senate nnd honso. Tho message was rathor a lengthy document, covorlng a number of topics the legislators are expected to dlscus3. Among tho rec-ommondntlons rec-ommondntlons aro: Amendment or rovlston of revenue laws relating to taxation of proporty either by amendmont to present laws or enactment of now loglalatlon. nettor property assessment for taxation tax-ation by some now system of np-pralsomont. np-pralsomont. That tho limitations of tho law giving giv-ing city councils power to lovy taxes be mado clear and explicit nnd bo-! yond misconstruction. 1 Amondment of state constitution bo thnt only thoso mny voto nt bond 1 eloctlons who pay tax on real estate. I That city councils bo given author-1 Ity to levy n light Improvomont tax 1 spread over every form of proporty. Including that of public servlco cor- j poratlons. the receipts to be used In I the maintenance nnd repnlr of public improvement thus to take tho bur-1 den from the small homo owners. I That n constitutional amendment I bo submitted to the votors at thej ht general election providing ror the extension of stato aid to high schools, 1 Immodlato provision for the erec-, erec-, Hon of a main building nt tho University Univer-sity of Utah. Appointment of legislative commltteo commlt-teo to Investigate central Utah experiment!!! ex-periment!!! farm nt Lohl, to nscortnln whether It is wise to continuo It in oporntlon. Legislative consideration or tho project for a stato school for tho adult blind. Appropriation of S20.000 for tho acquirement ac-quirement of n building for senile patients pa-tients at tho state mental hospital. Amendment of lawn governing tho state militia to Increase Us efficiency, tho building of n stato arsenal and armory ar-mory In Salt Lako. and compensation for commanding ofllcers and first sergeants. ser-geants. Re-ennctment of tho law requiring sheep inspection tax. Provision for Inspection of nil coal mines In stnte, regardless of number of men employed. Creation ot n commission ot soven competent persons to servo without pny to examine systems In uso In Btnto, county nnd municipal governments govern-ments for tho keeping of records, particularly par-ticularly those portnlnlng to courts and land transfers, this commission to report its findings nnd recommen-dntlonu recommen-dntlonu to thq next session of the leg- mature. Crcntlon of a stato commission for tho conservation of Utah resources to consist of three persons, to servo without pay. Creation of nn Independent Insurance Insur-ance deiwrtmcnt nnd a stato commissioner commis-sioner of Insurance A llbornl appropriation for tho national na-tional G. A. R. enenmpment In Snlt Lako. Thnt Llnco'n's birthday bo mado a public holiday In Utah by legislative-enactment. legislative-enactment. Thnt n stato capltol building bo orectcd. Creation of a public servlco commission. com-mission. Most expedition posslblo In tho work of this lcglslnttvo session, consistent con-sistent with thoroughness. Sennto Rill No. 1, by Williams, to provldo for regular nnd contingent expenses for tho eighth legislative session and appropriating tho sum of $35,000, or such portion of tho samo ns may be neccssnry, was passed un-dor un-dor suspension of tho rules. Tho rnmo measure was passed by tho house later In tho day. Roth houses of tho legislature held brief scsil'ins Wcdne3hy, January 13, In tho senate two bills woro Introduced, Intro-duced, while In tho houso ono bill, ono resolution nnd n Joint mcmnrlnl wero Introduced. Tho president of tho sonnto announced the committees In thnt body. A Joint memorial was Introduced, memorializing congress nnd nsklng tlvat n portion of Arlzonn, lying north of tho Colorndo river, bo nnnexed to Utnh. Thore wore brief sessions of both houses of the leglslnturo 011 Thursday, Jnnunry 14. Thero was llttlo business transacted In tho Bcnnto. In tho house tho commltteo on rules present-td present-td Its report, which wns accepted. A bill Introduced In the houso nuthor-Izes nuthor-Izes forolgn corporntlons complying 'ftlth tho laws of Utah to exorcise tho powor of eminent domain tho camo ns domestic corporations. Tho first mensuro pertaining to prohibition pro-hibition ot tho liquor traffic came up In tho houso on Friday, January 15, when Representative Porter, of Morgan Mor-gan county, Introduced n bill Which provided for the prohibition or; manufacture manu-facture or tho salo or othcrwlso disposing dis-posing of Intoxicating liquors. Tho houso committees woro announced, an-nounced, a commltteo was appointed to make nrrangemonta for a visit of tho lnwmnkers to tho university, and several matters of minor Importnnco attended to. In tho senato n number of bills, mostly minor amendments to existing InwH, wero Introduced. Tho oath of olllco was administered to Wlllard Dono ns mlnuto clerk In tho sennto. A conimunlcntlon from tho houso nn-nounced nn-nounced that that body had concurred con-curred In rennto concurrent resolution resolu-tion No. 1, authorizing tho governor to Bolect his incsseiigors botwoon tho houso nnd tho sonato and his office. Tho Bonato, on motion, ndjourued until un-til Monday. |