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Show UTAH LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP Happenings In Both Branches of Ninth General Assembly. Two bills were passed and two were killed at Saturday mornings session ses-sion of the lower house of the legislature. legis-lature. The most important measure passed was house bill No. 117, by Ziemer, creating a state board of veterinary vet-erinary medical examiners, three in number, to be appointed by the governor. gover-nor. The other measure passed was the Nebeker bill, which abolishes the commission of three of Indian war records, rec-ords, and names the adjutant general of the National Guard of Utah as commissioner com-missioner of Indian war records. The measures killed were the Welling Wel-ling bill, appropriated $2,000 for the distribution to farmers, by the experiment experi-ment station of Agriculture, of agricultural agri-cultural bulletins and other like information, infor-mation, and the bill exempting users of wide tires on vehicles from the payment pay-ment of poll tax. Five new bills were introouced in the house on Saturday. Representative Morris of Washington Washing-ton county says that his county is in need of three bridges, and he has introduced in-troduced a bill in the house appropriating appropri-ating $6,500 for their construction. All treating is to be barred by the proposed fctil for the regulation of the liquor traffic, now under consideration by the special committee of the senate and the house appointed to draft a measure on the liquor question. House joint memorial No. 4, which was introduced in the house Saturday by Mr. Harshberger, memorializes the congress of the United States to build-a build-a highway from Green River to the natural bridge regions of San Juan county, and asks for the appropriation of $50,000 for the purpose. The measure providing for the issu-. ance of bonds to the amount of $1,-000,000, $1,-000,000, with which to begin work on a capitol building in Salt Lake City is now up to the governor, having oassed both branches of the legislature, legis-lature, the house approving the bill on Friday. Both branches of the legislature on Friday passed Robinson's bill appropriating appro-priating $50,000 for erecting - and equipping a gymnasium building for the Agricultural college. Among the bills passed by the house on Friday were Stookey's bill-establishing bill-establishing a permanent fund foi the University of Utah, Branch Normal Nor-mal school and Agrcultural college. A measure by Harshberger, relating to mineral entires in public lands. A bill by Farnsworth relating to the cutting of green timber on public lands. An act (by Sanderson) authorizing au-thorizing cities of the third class to levy a 5-mill tax for lighting purposes. purpos-es. A bill by Dahlquist, governing the awarding of premiums at the state fair. Three measure were introduced fn the senate on Friday and seven in the house. Governor Spry on Friday signed Senate bill No. 22, by Badger, being an act amending section 3207, compiled compil-ed laws of Utah, making the time for satisfying a judgment eight years instead in-stead of five. A committee of the legislature, comprising Senators Lunt, Burton, Booth and Stookey, and Representatives Representa-tives Day, White, Eardley and Funk, left the city Friday night for Cedar City to inspect the Branch Normal school Senator J. A. Hyde of Juab introduced intro-duced a joint resolution in the senate sen-ate Friday proposing an amendment to the state constitution increasing the compensation of the members of the state legislature from $4 to $6 a. day. Senator Booth introduced a bill in the senate Friday appropriating $3,800 for the purchase of lands ' from the government to be used for grazing purposes by the Agricultural college. Stringent regulations regarding the collection of poll tax are embraced in house bill No. 168, introduced in the house Friday by Mr. Allison. Under tha provisions of the bill persons and corporations must give upon demand de-mand of poll tax collectors a list of the persons in their empioy, or forfeit for-feit $50 for each refusal. The long-expected bill to abolish the office of district attorney made its appearance ap-pearance in the house Friday afternoon. after-noon. Mr. Langston is the author and the bill is No. 172. The bill provides for the repeal of section 2445x3 tc 2445x15, inclusive, which are the sec tions in the compiled laws relating tc district attorneys. The session of the senate on Thursday Thurs-day afternoon was brief, and very lit tie business was transacted. Four new bills were introduced in the senate on Thursday, and three m the house. The bill relating to state aid foi public schools, was signed by the governor gov-ernor on Thursday. H. B. No. 66, by Representative C. L. Funk, providing for the sanitary inspection in-spection of all dairies, creameries slaughter houses and all factoriei where food stuffs are put up, was passed by the lower- nouse Thursday. By bringing in a favorable report on H. B. No. 156, by Speaker E. W. Robjnson, the house committee on education on Thursday took the first necessary step toward securing an ap propriation of $50. 000 for the erection and equipment of a gymnasium building build-ing at the State Agricultural college. Giving juvenile courts undivided jurisdiction over persons guilty of j contributing to the delinquency of mi- ! nors and providing that misdemeanor penalties may be inflicted for this offense, of-fense, H. II. No. 00 was passed by the house on Thursday. I |