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Show I AMERICANS ARE TO I . HAVE PREFERENCE l Dill Favoring American Labor on Pub- l lie Works Patset the Utah ? House or Representatives. i 1 House bill No. 220, ono ot the labor bills, wao passed by the house on Sat- itrday, March C. This bill Is Intended H to give the preference of employment on public works to citizens ot the Mb United States over foreign laborers, ttr The discussion on the passage of the 41 bill was earnest ard as times Impm- eloned. J I llouso bill No. 1122, relating to coun- "I ty commissioners ui their appoint. Mi inputs, was pnsml in the hou- by a Jl Jote. of 31 to 3; 11 being absent and il not" voting. I A bill Introduced In the house pro- I vldes for the creation ot a commission' I to establish a workshop for the blind. ,jl By a house Joint resolution Intro- '1 lluci-d by Mr. Ashton, tho people will I decide tho question as to who shall I name tho depositary for tho state's I money. I Senate bill No. 8. by Hulanlskl. I paKsed that body. It provides for the :m appropriation of $3,500 for the relm- 1 bursemeut of tho delegates to the N'a- I tlonal Irrigation congress at Albu- ,1 querque last summer. : With material amendments houso bill No. 91), passed the senate. This I bill provides for tho creation and main 'I tennnce cf a state board of hortlcul-tun;. hortlcul-tun;. The senate amended the bill to I the effect that tho governor shall an- point tho stato Inspector, Instead of I the board, as provided for In the orlgl-I orlgl-I nal bill. I The house bill for the creation of a ' I tato board of dental examiners was il Hlso approved by tho senate, as was Iho senate. bill limiting tho powor of I city courts, the house bill making- pro. I visions for the euro of tho feeblo I minded, and u mcasuro providing that marshals In cities of less than 12.000 I ot population shall bo appointed by the mayors. These ofTlcers are now elect- ed. Five good roads bills were favorably reported out of committee, as was the jj insurance mensttro and several other bills of minor Importance. ' The direct primary bill, tho meas-I meas-I ire Introduced by Ashton of Salt vake county, and which provided for 'I 1 direct primary election law, w,as .'lid to rest on Friday, March 5, when ' I 1 motion wnn made and carried with I 1 whoop, striking out tho enacting 'I t'ause. -I A bill was passed authorizing tbo I Ctversion of tho sheep Inspection fund W lo the fund for the extermination or iJgf 'vlld animals. ' A bill presented by tho committee :n counties nnd flxlug the boundary I line, between Salt I.nko and Davis H counties was passed. The benate on Friday, March 5, passed fourteen bills and killed one. B Four of the measures passed wero B with roferenco to the' building or n new stato capltol, and one was tho new tlsh and game law, making rad-B rad-B !''al and Important amendments to B Iho present tlsh and game law. B Or tho othor bills passed, two with H reiercnce to public lands, are import- int, Ono by Honntor Wilson creates a otato reservoir fund, to consist ot the B proceeds of the sale of a grant ot B j00,000 acres of land for such pur-B pur-B poses. TI10 stato land board Is cm-B cm-B nowored to assist enterprises in tho B building of reservoirs and tho open-B open-B tng up of land tor Irrigation through B 'be money, in this fund. The other B bill makes tho governor the president B of tho stato laud board and permits B the secretary of tho land board to up-B up-B point his employes without tho ap-B ap-B proval of tho stato land board. B Senator Wilson's bill permitting tho Bj creation of now countleB out of other Bj counties by a majority vote of tho B counties affected, was killed' by a B vote of 7 tq 7. B A sifting committed1 was appointed BJ by tho senato to take from all sen- BJ Me oommlttees all bills now undor Bj consideration and report them to the BJ senato, whether favorablo or adverse. B Thursday, March 4, was a busy day H In tho Utah loglalaturo. In tho houso HJ four bills wero passed, whllo tho son- H uto approved ton measures, and it wub BJ announced that tho governor had sot BJ his seal or approval on five bills that H had finally reached his hands from H iho legislature, H The houso wont upon record against H three bills which provided for tho rog- H ulatlng and fixing of rates for tele- BJ phono rentals, providing for the Inter HJ change of telephone connections and Bj exchanges, making it a misdemeanor Bj to requlro deposits for tho Installation H or ubo of motors or measuring Ueylcoa. H The spoakor was director to appoint H n sitting; committeo of seven, to look H Into tho bills In the hands ot the sev- H tral commlttoes and decide which jy measures shall bo takon up by tho mt houso, H 11111b wero passed by tho houso H nmondlng tho laws providing for J school sites and buildings; appropriate tng tho sum of ?2,500 to William Forsborg for Injuries sustained while HJ in tho employ ot tho stato ot Utah; amending tho law& relating to mi-premo mi-premo court stenographer; and a bill by Archibald relating to schools lu cities ot tho first and second class. Among the bills passed by the Bon-ato Bon-ato was ono providing for tho appoint' ment ot a text book commission r pro-nlbltlng pro-nlbltlng tho Importation of diseased cattle; providing for the appointment or a park commission in cities or the first class; and provldlng'for a special tax for public schools. Senator Wilson's bill providing foi the uso or saroty appliances In mlnct was killed. Senator Williams, by a bill Intro duced In tho senate, proposes that the Mate armory nnd nrsenal shall be (reeled on a part or' the stato capital grounds. Whllo the members or tho senate were on a Junket on Wednesday March 3, tho members or tho hous were so busy that a night session was deemed necessary, whon ono bill wni passed, two wero killed and a greal deal or routlno business transacted. The bill passed was H. H. izs, uy Mor-iris Mor-iris or Washington county. This bill I roldid for an net creating a board or commissioners or Indian war reo ords, to consist or the adjutant-gon-oral or tho stato and two othor members, mem-bers, to bo appointed by tho governor. Its duties consist or the procuring ol the names or persona who saw sorv-ico sorv-ico in tho Indian wars or tho stato and Tacts connected with this service, Tor tho purpose or remembering these persons per-sons in some substantial way. It was provided that tho adjutant-general, who should bo' chairman, should re-1 re-1 celvo no compensation, but that tho other two members Bhould have 3 0 day for their Borvlccs. Tho measuro carries an appropriation of $5,000. At tho closo or the session or tho senate and house on Tuesday, March 2, the Utah legislature had been in session Just fifty-one days, and In that time sixteen bins havo boen approved by botli houses and received the signature sig-nature or the governor. Tho measures so approved are as follows: S. IJ. No. 1, by Williams To pro vide for tho regular and contingent expenses ex-penses fcr tho eighth legislative session ses-sion and .appropriating tho sum ol $35,000, ot such portion or the same as may be accessary. S. D. No. 2, by Iladgor MflklnR February 12 tho birthday or Abraham Lincoln, a holiday. S. U. No, 10, by Marks Amending section 2049.-X, relating to salaries of certain state officers. S. n. No. 17, by Ilenncr X. Smith-Providing Smith-Providing ifor tho rurnlshlng or tha governor's office and making an appropriation ap-propriation therefor. S. D. No. 21, by Henner X. Smith-To Smith-To punish llfo convicts for committing assaults upon others by means ol force or otherwise. S. 13. No. G3, by Kuchler Amend ng the compiled laws 'of Utah, 1907, relating re-lating to the duties of judges of elec tlons. S. D. No. 19, by John Y. Smith Re luting to tho creation of bonded In debtedness up to tho constitutional limit. S. H. No. 34, by Stookoy To pun Ish cortaln convicts for .committing-us saults upon others by means of force or otherwise. S. n. No. 22, by Hadgoi- To amend section 825 of tho compiled laws ol Utah, 1907, relating to nominations. S. It. No. 23, by Badger Amending section 822 of tho compiled laws of Utah, 1907, relating to nominations. S. H. No. 24, by riadgor To amond section 833, compiled laws of Utah 1907, relating to nominations. H. n. No. 28. by Morris Amending section 1870, compiled laws of Utah, 1907, relating to stato aid for public schools whoro tho revenues aro Insufficient. Insuf-ficient. II. IJ. No. 32, by Itussell Amondlno section 1708, complied laws of Utah 1907, relating to pawnbrokers nnd second-hand dealers, to kcop record and to furnish copy of same to the shorirr. H. n. No. 44, by Itussell Defining vagrancy, amending section 3427, compiled laws of Utah, 1907, relating to vagrancy, begging, prostitution and drunkenness. H. B. No. 51, by Thompson Providing Provid-ing for tho holding of farmers' and domestic do-mestic science institutes nnd schools In tho counties ot the state and repealing re-pealing sections 2095 to 2098, Inclusive, Inclu-sive, cqmplled laws of Utah, 1907. II. n. No. 122, by Fuller Amondlng section 13C9, compiled laws of Utah, 1907, relating to tho lovylng of tax for tho establishment-and maintenance o( a freo public library and gymnasium In cities or tho third class and towns. |
