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Show LEGISLATURE PUTS BAN ON FOOTBALL Twenty-five Members of the House Vote to Prohibit Game on Grounds of Any Public Institution. By a vole of 25 to 15, the house of representatives on Monday, March 8, went on record as being antagonistic to the playing of football. The bill, which caused an animated discussion, was introduced by Representative Hanson, and prohibits the playing of football upon the grounds of any public pub-lic institution and will prohibit the organization or training of football teams at any school in any department depart-ment of the public school system. Mr. Hansen, in support of the bill, declared that there were fifteen persons per-sons killed and 338 injured in the game of football during the past year. He also declared during the football season the ,students fell down on their examinations; that if the question ques-tion were submitted to the people of the state that three-fourths of the voters would record their votes against it. Bills were passed providing for the organization and regulation of county insurance companies to insure Against loss of fire by lightning; fixing fix-ing the limit within which a bank shall be liable to a depositor for the payment of a forged or raised check; amending the law relating to disputes over county boundaries. In the senate twelve bills were passed, mostly measures amending Existing laws. Thompson's house bill, an act 'providing 'pro-viding for the establishment of an engineering en-gineering experiment station in connection con-nection with the state school of mines, providing for its organization and control, defining its duties and powers and making an appropriation therefor, was approved. House bill No. 220, one of the labor bills, was passed by the house on Saturday, Sat-urday, March 6. 'This bill is intended to give the preference of employment on public works to citizens . of the United States over foreign laborers. The discussion on the passage of the bill was earnest arc! at times impassioned. impas-sioned. House bill No. 222. relating to county coun-ty commissioners ar r, their appoint, ments. was passrl in the Inuso by a vote of 31 to 3; 11 being absent and not voting. A bill introduced :n the house provides pro-vides for the creation of a commission to establish a workshop for the blind. By a house joint resolution introduced intro-duced by Mr. Ashton, the people will decide the question as to who shall name the depositary for the state's money. Senate bill No. 8. by Hulaniski, passed that body. It provides for the appropriation of $3,500 for the reimbursement reim-bursement of the delegates to the National Na-tional Irrigation congress at Albuquerque Albu-querque last summer. With material amendments house bill No. 99, passed the senate. This bill provides for the creation and maintenance main-tenance of a state board of horticulture. horticul-ture. The senate amended the bill to the effect that the governor shall appoint ap-point the state inspector, instead of the board, as provided for in the original origi-nal bill. The house bill for the creation of a state board of dental examiners was also approved by the senate, as was the senate bill limiting the power of city courts, the house bill making pro", visions for the care of the feeble minded, and a measure providing that marshals in cities of less than 12,000 of population shall be appointed by the mayors. These officers are now elected. elect-ed. Five good roads bills were favorably reported out of committee, as was the insurance measure and several other bills of minor importance. The direct primary bill, the measure meas-ure introduced by Ashton of Salt Lake county, and which provided for a. direct primary election law, was laid to rest on Friday, March 5. when a motion was made and carried with a whoop, striking out the enacting clause. A bill was passed authorizing the 3iversion of the sheep inspection fund to the fund for the extermination of wild animals. A bill presented by the committee on counties and fixing the boundary line between Salt Lake and Davis counties was passed. The senate on Friday, March 5. passed fourteen bills and killed one. Four of the measures passed were with reference to the building of a new state capitol, and one was the new fish and game law, making radical rad-ical and important amendments to the present fish and game law. Of the other bills passed, two with rererence to public lands, are important. import-ant. One by Senator Wilson creates a state reservoir fund to consist of the proceeds of the sale of a grant of 500,000 acres of laud for such purposes. pur-poses. The state land board is empowered em-powered to assist enterprises in the building of reservoirs and the opening open-ing up of land for irrigation through the money in this fund. The other bill makes the governor the president of the stale land board and permits the secretary of the land board to ap poht his employes without the ap proval of the state land board. I Thursday, March 4. was a nusy day in ihe Utah legislature. In ihe house lour hills were passed, while the sen-I ate approved ton measures, and it was announced that the governor had set Ibis seal of approval on five bills that ' had finally reached his hands from ('be legislature. The house went upon record against Uiree bills which provided for the regulating reg-ulating and fixing of rates for telephone tele-phone rentals, providing for the interchange inter-change of telephone connections and j exchanges, making it a misdemeanor tp require deposits for the installation or use of meters or measuring devices. The speaker was directed to appoint ja sifting; committee of seven, to look into the bills In the hands of the sev cral committees and decide which measures shall be taken up by the house. Bills were passed by the house amending the laws providing for school sites and buildings; appropriating appropriat-ing the sum of $2,500 to William i'orsberg for injuries sustained while in the employ of the state of Utah; amending the laws relating to supreme su-preme court stenographer; and a bill by Archibald relating to schools in cities of the first and second class. Among the bills passed by the senate sen-ate was one providing for the appointment appoint-ment of a text book commission; pro-nibiting pro-nibiting the importation of diseased cattle; providing for the appointment of a park commission in cities of th6 first class; and providing for a special lax for public schools. Senator Wilson's bill providing for the use of safety appliances in mines was killed. Senator Williams, by a bill int.ro duced in the senate, proposes that the state armory and arsenal shall be erected on a part of the state capital grounds. While the members of the senate were on a junket on Wednesday, March -3, the members of the house ; were so busy that a night session was ; deemed necessary, when one bill was I passed, two were killed and a great deal of routine business transacted The bill passed was H. B. izs, by Morris Mor-ris of Washington county. This bill provided for an act creating a board of commissioners of Indian war rec ords, to consist of the adjutant-gen eral of the state and two other members, mem-bers, to be appointed by the governor Its duties consist of the procuring ol the names of persons who saw service serv-ice in the Indian wars of the state and facts connected with, this service, for the purpose of remembering these per sons in some substantial way. It wat provided that the adjutant-general, who should be chairman, should re ceive no compensation, but that the-, other two members should have $3 a day for their services. The measure carries an appropriation of $5,000. At the close of the session of tire senate and house on Tuesday! March 2, the Utah legislature had been in session just fifty-one days, and in that time sixteen bins have been approved by both houses and received the-signature of the governor. The measures so approved are as follows: S. B. No. 1, by Williams To provide pro-vide for the regular and contingent expenses ex-penses for the eighth legislative session ses-sion and appropriating the sum of $35,000, or such portion of the same as may be necessary. S. B. No. 2, by Badger Making February 12, the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, a holiday. S. B. No. 10, by Marks Amending section 2049-X, relating to salaries of certain state officers. S. B. No. 17, by Benner X. Smith-Providing Smith-Providing for the furnishing of the governor's office and making an ap propriation therefor. S. B. No. 21, by Benner X. Smith-To Smith-To punish life convicts for committing assaults upon others by means of force or otherwise. S. B. No. 53, by Khchler Amending the compiled laws of Utah', 1907, relating re-lating to the duties of judges of elec tions. S. B. No. 19. by John Y. Smith Re lating to the creation of bonded in debtedness up to the constitutional limit. S. B.' No. 34. by Stookey To pun ish certain convicts for committing assaults as-saults upon others by means of force or otherwise. S. B. No. 22, by Badger To amend section 825 of the compiled laws ol Utah. 1907, relating to nominations. S. B. No. 23, by Badger Amending section 822 of the compiled laws ol Utah. 1907. relating to nominations. S. B. No. 24. by Badger To amend section 833, compiled laws of Utah 1907, relating to nominations. H. B. No. 28. by Morris Amending section 1870, compiled laws of Utah 1907. relating to state aid for public schools where the revenues are Insuf ficient. H. P.. No. 32. by Russell Amenriinc section 1 708. compiled laws of Utah 1907. relating to pawnbrokers ahc second-hand dealers, to keep recoro and to furnish copy of same to tht sheriff. H. B. No. 44, by Russell Defininc vagrancy, amending section 3427 compiled laws of Utah. 1907, relatint to vagrancy, begging, prostitution and drunkenness. H. B. No. 51. by Thompson Provid ing for the holding of farmers' and do mestic science institutes and schools in the counties of the state and re pealing sections 2095 to 209S. inclu sive. compiled laws of Utah. 1907. H. B. No. 122. by Fuller Amending section 1369. compiled laws of Utah 1907. relating to the levying of tax for the establishment and maintenance oi a free public library and gymnasium in cities of the third class and towns |