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Show UTAH LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP Happenings In Both Branches of Ninth General Assembly. Tho fcaturo of tho session of tho house on Saturdny, tho II, was tho Introduction by William L. Haye3 of Utah county of the local option bill, In accordance with tho promlso of the Republicans at vno late election. Under tho provisions of this measure, meas-ure, tho sale of intoxicating liquors outside the corpornto limits of cities of tho first, second and third classes will be prohibited except for medical, mechanical or scientific uses. In cities of the first, second nnd third classes the salo and manufacture of alcoholic liquors will bo settled by local option. op-tion. To determine whothor or not Intoxicating bovcrnges shall ho sold in cities of tho second and ihlrd classes, class-es, an election is called for Tuesday, May 8, 1911, when nil voters eligible at tho last preceding election, or registered reg-istered since that time, will bo eligible to vote. In nil cities where prohibition Is lost, or wliero no elections aro held in cities of the first class, tho city councils shall have the power to license nnd regulnto all places where liquor Is sold. It Is provided, however, how-ever, In tho measure, that thero shall not bo more thnn ono saloon, grog shop or other sucli placo to each 2,000 inhabitants. Eighteen now bills wcro Introduced, making a total to date of thirty-two, while three bills wero passed. To encourngo tho destruction of squirrels, ground squirrels, rabbits, gophers, chipmunks and other farmers' farm-ers' pests, Jacob H. Langston, representative rep-resentative from Mlllnrd county, has Introduced In tho lower houso of tho state legislature n bill to npproprlat" $2,700 as an nnnunl bounty to tho divided div-ided nmongst tho twonty-scven cou.i-ties cou.i-ties of the state. Senate bills 10 to 18 wore introduced intro-duced on Friday, the 13th, while houso bills 8 to 14 wcro presented. Tho houso passed Senate bill 2, providing pro-viding that bills passing the legislature legisla-ture may be ongrossed by typewriter. An attempt to havo the houso adjourn from Friday until Monday was frustrated. frus-trated. Governor Spry sent a communication communica-tion to the senate, asking permission to cede certain lanaB near Fort Douglas Doug-las to the government. Senator Stookoy Introduced a measure meas-ure making nppolntoes rejected by sennto Ineligible as recess appointees. A bill making pool selling, book making and other forms of gambling a folony was Introduced In the houso. A divorce bill has been introduced by Senator Kuchler, which pormlts a final decree to be entered by tho court Instead of an interlocutory decree, in case tho parties to the divorce action havo lived separate and apart for more than ono yeur prior to tho issuance issu-ance of the decree To provldo for tho sheriff's inspection inspec-tion and record of livestock t,o bo driven or shipped from this stato to another Is tho object of house bill No. 12, Introduced by Mr. Sanderson of Sanpeto on Friday. Two bills introduced by Representative Represent-ative Page of Pluto county provldo for the incrense of witness fees in justice and district courts and boforo grand juries. Tho committee on irrigation in the houso Friday Introduced a bill amending amend-ing tho present irrigation law to Itx tho purchase prlco of lands selected by the state for use na reservoir lands at $2.Jp per acre. Tho Texas anti-trust law is incorporated incor-porated In an anti-trust bill Introduced In tho senate on Thursdny, January 12, by Senntor Badger of Salt Lake. Tho bill provides for tho ropcal of six sections of tho present Utnli antitrust anti-trust law and tho substitution of tho drastic provisions of the Texas law. Sonator Carl A. Badger of Salt Lako on Thursday introduced a joint resolution reso-lution providing for tho ratification by tho legislature of Utah of tho proposed pro-posed amendment to tho constitution of tho United States authorizing an Income tax. Eight hours nro to constltuto a day's labor in all retail stores and other places of business where goods are sold at retail to tho public, if a bill introduced in tho sennto by Rudolph Kuchler of Ogden becomes a law. Tho houso was In session but thirty minutes on Thursday, January 12, it met at 2 o'clock in tho nftorn'oon nnd adjourned at 2:30. Tho early adjournment adjourn-ment wns taken out of respect to President Gardner, whoso mother died on Wednesday. Tho adoption of sennto bills 1 and 2, tho former providing for tho regular regu-lar and contingent oxponses of tho legislature, and tho luttor rolatlng to ongrossed bills; tho Introduction of two bills nnd a resolution-by Sonator Bennor X. Smith; a sonata joint manorial ma-norial nnd two resolutions by Sen-itor Sen-itor Badgor, nnd tho appointment of standing committees uy President Honry 'Gardnor, comprised tho features fea-tures of tho third day's sosslon of tho sonnto on Wednesday. Tho houso calendar contained six bills' at tho :lose of tbn session. Tho senate Wcdncndny unanimous j ly passed a bill by Sonator W. N. Williams Wil-liams pf Snlt Lake, providing that all ' measures passing botn houses shall bo considered properly ongrossed it they are copied in typewriting on bond paper with record Ink. Tho houso on Wednesday adopted tho report of Its commlttco on rules, after a lengthy discussion. The commlttco com-mlttco made slight ennnges in tho rules, tho most important being tho shifting of tho hour to convono dally from 2 o'clock in tho nfctrnoon to 10 In tho morning. Another change was that no bill can bo Introduced in tho house after tho 30th day except by committee. It Is reported that Speaker Robinson Robin-son has been assured of an appointment appoint-ment in tho United States consular service, and that ho will leave for his post soon nftor tho close of tho present pres-ent session of tho stato legislature. Representative Hayes of Utah county coun-ty has Introduced a bill providing that the uso of tho grent seal of tho stato of Utah for advertising purposes shall constltuto n mlsdomennor. Sonator Badger of Salt Lako has Introduced In-troduced a resolution providing that no so-called "lunketlng" trip bo taken by tho sennto niter tho twentieth legislative leg-islative day; that no visit as a body bo mado to tho stato mental hospital; that no bill, excopt by uanlmous consent, con-sent, bo introduced in tho sennto nftor tho fortieth legislative day; that on tho forty-fifth legislative day tho president pres-ident shall appoint a sifting commit tee David II. Morris, leader of tho minority, mi-nority, who received tho complimentary compliment-ary voto of tho Democrats for speaker of th house, occupied tho speaker's chair for more than an hour Wednesday Wednes-day afternoon. Speaker Robinson announced his appointment ap-pointment of tho various committees on Wednesday. Thepdoro L. Holnian of Bingham, tho youngest mcmbor of tho lower house, wns honored with tho chairmanship of tho judiciary committee, considered the most important im-portant position within the gift of tho speaker. To William Allison ot Ogden was given tho chairmanship of tho public utilities committee. Clarenco J. Funk of Cache was appointed ap-pointed chairman of tho commlttco on education. John II. Wootton of Utnli county wns given tho chairmanship chairman-ship of tho appropriations committee, and Myron B. Richardson of Weber wns appointed chairman of tho labor committee. Nono of the Democrats was given chnlrmnnshlps, although all of thorn were appointed on committees. com-mittees. Honry Gardner, president of tho state senate, was born and raised In Spanish Fork, and was first elected to tho legislature from Utah county In 1900, having served In each succeeding suc-ceeding legislature since that time. Ho is now serving in ills sixth assembly. assem-bly. Mr. Gardnor was elected to the houso in 1900, and two years later was chosen for tho senate. lie was re-elected to tho sennte In 190C nnd again in 1910. In private lifo Senator Gardner is a farmer. Edward -W. Robinson of Logan, speaker of tho houso of representatives representa-tives of tho Ninth Utnh legislative assembly, as-sembly, is known throughout tho stnto more becauso'of ills activity along educational ed-ucational lines thnn because of any part ho has takon In tho political aronn. For ton years Mr. Robinson held the chair of history, political science sci-ence and international law at tho Utah Agricultural college at Logan. This is Speaker Robinson's second term. Bonner X. Smith, one of tho senators sena-tors from Salt Lako county, has tho distinction of having introduced, four years ago, forty-three bills, of which thirty-two passed both houses, two wero laid on tho tablo nnd five wore killed by committee. Circulars of untrue and derogatory statements concerning tho financial condition of any bank or trust company com-pany are to be seriously punished, It the bill introduced in tho legislature on Thursday by Sonator Kuchler b?-comes b?-comes n law. The stato ball lipid iti Salt Lako on Wednesday night, at which tho mouthers mout-hers of tho legislature woro tho guests of Governor Spry, was an ovont long to bo romombered by the lawmakors. Leading citizens from nil parts of the state wero present. Opportunity for thoso injured by be ing named as co-rospqndents in dl-vorco dl-vorco suits to come into court nnd disprove dis-prove tho charges mado ngnlnst them nnd to relievo themselves of tho op-problttm op-problttm caused by their names bolng used In connection with such actions, Is glvon In a bill introduced in the legislature on Thursday by Bennor X. Smith. Interest on stato money doposlted in various banks of Utnh Is provided foi by a bill Introduced In tho stnto legislature legis-lature on Thursdny by Senator C. E. Marks of Salt Lako. Representative Daniel McRao, ol Granger, Salt Lake county, Is tho oldest old-est member of tho house, being 05 years of ngo, while Theodoro L. Hoi-man, Hoi-man, of Bingham, Is tho youngost mombor, being In his 2Gth year. Mr. McRno is serving his rourth term in tho legislature whllo Mr. Holman is beginning his second term. Either a revision or a repeal of the stato road law, authorizing tho tils trlctlng of counties into road districts to systematize tho building of good ronds, will probably bo undertaken bj tho present IcglsbiMiro. |