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Show InsSXt general election providing for the extension of state aid to high schools. Immediate provision for the ereo-i ereo-i tion of a main building at the Univer-: sity of Utah . ', . v s Appointment of legislative commlt-; commlt-; tee to investigate central Utah ex-I ex-I perimental farm at Lehi, to ascertain whether it is wise to continue it In I operation. Legislative consideration of the I project for a state school for the I adult blind. Appropriation of $20,000 for the acquirement ac-quirement of a building for senile patients pa-tients at the state mental hospital. Amendment of laws governing the state militia to increase its efficiency, the building of a state arsenal and armory ar-mory in Salt Lake, and compensation, for commanding officers and first sergeants. ser-geants. Re-enactment of the law requiring sheep inspection tax. Provision for inspection of all coal mines in state, regardless of number of men employed. Creation of a commission of seven competent persons to serve without pay to examine systems in use In state, county and municipal governments govern-ments for the keeping of records, particularly par-ticularly those pertaining to courts and land transfers, this commission to report its findings and recommendations recommen-dations to the next session of the leg islature. Creation of a state commission for the conservation of Utah resources lo consist of three persons, to serve without pay. Creation of an independent Insur-ance Insur-ance department and a state commissioner commis-sioner of insurance. A liberal appropriation for the national na-tional G. A. R. encampment in Salt Lake. That Linco'n's birthday he made a public holiday in Utah by legislative enactment. That a state capilol building be erected. Creation of a public service commission. com-mission. Most expedition possible in the work of this legislative session, consistent con-sistent with thoroughness. Senate Bill No. 1. by Williams, to provide for regular and contingent expenses for the eighth legislative session and appropriating the sum of $35,000, or such portion of the same as may be necessary, was passed under un-der suspension of the rules. The tame measure was passed by the house later in the day. Both houses of the legislature held brief ses-:ins Wednesday, January 13. In the senate two bills were introduced, intro-duced, while in the house one bill, one resolution and a joint memorial were introduced. The president of the senate announced the committees in that body. A joint memorial was1, introduced, memorializing congress and asking that a portion of Arizona, lying north of the Colorado river, be annexed lo Utah. There were brie'f sessions of both houses of the legislature on Thursday, January 14. There was little business transacted in the senate. In j the m house the committee on rules presented present-ed its report, which was accepted. A bill introduced in the house authorizes author-izes foreign corporations complying with the laws of Utah to exercise the power of eminent domain the same as domestic corporations. The first measure pertaining to prohibition pro-hibition of the liquor traffic came np in the house on Friday, January 15, when Representative Porter, of Morgan Mor-gan county, introduced a bill which provided for the prohibition or manufacture manu-facture or the sale or otherwise disposing dis-posing of intoxicating liquors. The house committees were an- x nounced, a committee was appointed to make arrangements for a visit of , the lawmakers to the university, and several matters of minor importance attended to. In the senate a number of bills, mostly minor amendments to existing laws, were introduced. The oath of office was administered to Willard Done as minute clerk in the senate. A communication from the house announced an-nounced that that body had concurred con-curred in senate concurrent resolution resolu-tion No. 1, authorizing the governor to select his messengers between the house and the senate and his office. The senate, on motion, adjourned until un-til Monday. OPENING SESSION OF THE OTi LEGISLATURE Henry Gardner, of Utah County, Presides Pre-sides Over Senate, While E. W. Robinson, of Cache, Is Speaker of House. Salt Lake City. At noon on Monday, Mon-day, January 11, the eighth legislative legisla-tive session of the state of Utah convened. con-vened. In both upper and lower houses, the officers named at the caucus Saturday night were selected without with-out exception, and the few vacancies were filled. Every member of the house and senate was in his chair when the roll was taken on convening at noon, with Stephen H. Love in the chair in the senate and Harry Joseph Jo-seph in the chair in the house, both men having been the presiding officers of-ficers of the last assembly. Senator Hershel Bullen. Jr., of Logan Lo-gan named Senator Henry Gardner or Utah county as president of the senate. Senator Stookey of Salt Lake called for a suspension of the rules to make the selection unanimous. This was done, when Senators Bullen and Williams escorted President Gardner to the choir, President Gardner Gard-ner made a short address in which he declared he would stand for a fair and square deal on all propositions. Senate resolution No. 1 was immediately imme-diately introduced by Senator Rudolph Ru-dolph Kuchler of Weber. This resolution reso-lution appointed the caucus nominees as the officers of the senate with the addition of William E. Jenkins, minute min-ute clerk; John E. Hall, enrolling and engrossing clerk, and Elias Erickson. committee clerk The resolution was adopted by a unanimous vote and the rew officers were sworn in The other officers selected were: Secretary, He-ber He-ber L Cummings, Salt Lake; docket clerk. Ben Bachman, Utah county; chaplain, Rev. J. E. Carver, Weber county; sergeant-at-arms, Daniel James, Sanpete county; assistant sergeant-at-arms, H. E. Steele. Weber county; committee . clerks, Mrs. Cla: rissa Van Low, Salt Lake; W. J. F. McAllister, Kane: John Saxey, Utah; mailing clerk, Mrs. Denis Eichnor, Salt Lake county; stenographer, Miss Sadie Foss, Davis county; doorkeepers, doorkeep-ers, L. J. Larson, Salt Lake county; J. R. Lee, Garfield county: messengers, messen-gers, W. R. Thompson, Millard county; coun-ty; A. C. Dowden, Box Elder county; watchman, Alexander Spence. Cache county; Joseph Van Wagner, Wasatch Wa-satch county. In the house, former Speaker Harry Har-ry Joseph called the body to order. The roll was called and on motion of Representative Orvil L. Thompson, the names were considered proper evidence of the right of the owners to be recognized as members on the floor. Justice Frick then administered the oath of office to the body, the members repeating the words. J. H. Wooton of Utah county made a motion that the nomination of E. W-Robinson W-Robinson for speaker of the house be acted upon and he was formally elected elect-ed to the chair by acclaim. H. P. Randall moved that a committee be appointed to escort the newly-elected speaker to the chair and Randall and Thompson were designated. They acted as escort and Speaker Robinson took the seat of honor. He stood and repeated the oath of office as it was administered by Justice Frick. The speaker made a short address. The officers, cierks and other employes em-ployes nominated at the caucus were then elected without a dissenting vote. Those elected are Alexander Buchanan, Bu-chanan, Jr., clerk; C. R. Jones, Summit, Sum-mit, engrossing clerk; E. T. Woolley, Weber, docket clerk; Andrew Morris, Beaver, sergeant-at-arms; F. M. Gavin, Gav-in, Garfield, assistant sergeant-at-arms: Joseph Steel, Piute, Watchman: Watch-man: George Seaiie, Uintah, and C. F. Wells. Box Elder, messengers; J. W. Jenkinson, Salt Lake, chaplain; Alfred Al-fred Alder, Sanpete, and M. L. Sheffield, Shef-field, Wayne, doorkeepers; Florence Hull, Salt Lake, Mabel Carpenter, Utah, and Rexal Bachman, Weber, committee clerks; John Burns, Salt Lake, janitor, and W. H. Croft, Davis, mailing clerk. There was but little doing in the Utah legislature on the second day's session, in a business way, but the message of the governor was presented pre-sented at the joint session of the senate and house. The message was rather a lengthy document, covering a number of topics the legislators are expected to discuss. Among the recommendations rec-ommendations are: Amendment or revision of revenue i Inws relating to taxation of property I cither by amendment to present laws or enactment of new legislation. Better property assessment for taxation tax-ation by some new system of ap- j pralsement. That the limitations of the law giv-1 ing city councils power to levy taxes be made clear and explicit and be- : yond misconstruction. Amendment of state constitution : so that only those may vote at bond elections who pay tax on real estate, i That city councils be given authority author-ity to levy a light improvement tax j spread over every form of property, including that of public service corporations, cor-porations, (he receipts to be used in the maintenance and repair of public improvements, thus to take the burden bur-den from the small home owners. That a constitutional amendment ' be submitted to the -voters at the: |