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Show passed. Two other hills were passed: 5. B. No. 19, by J. Y. Smith, relating tc the creation of bonded indebtedness indebted-ness up to the constitutional indebted-i indebted-i ess: H. B. No. 53, by H. A. McMil-lin, McMil-lin, amending section 2441, compiled laws of Utah, relating to the appointment appoint-ment and defining the duties of bank examiner. Porter of Morgan was given permission per-mission by the house to withdraw No. 6, his bill providing for prohibition. The provisions of this bill are included includ-ed in Cannon's bill No. 37. There .were but thirteen members ot the senate present on Thursday, tut the fact that there was a "hoodoo" number present did not deter the members from attending to the usual routine of business. In the matter of new bills presented for the consideration of the senate.-Senator senate.-Senator Badger had a monopoly, presenting pre-senting the only three new bills, all of which amend former acts relating to the homestead laws. Senator C. B. Marks introduced into (he senate the communication from the Real Estate association urging the erection of a state capitol and suggesting the manner of raising the necessary funds. The senate committee on salaries reported favorably senate bill No. 10, by Mr. Marks, providing for the amendment of section 2049x so as to include the salary of the secretary of state in the salary list. Through inadvertence in-advertence the salary of the secretary of state was omitted from the list when the act was last amended. The house of representatives was in session but two hours on Friday, January 29, but in that time one bill was passed, while one joint memorial and eight new bills were presented to the body. The bill approved by the members of the house was one introduced by Hugh A. McMillin, former for-mer state statistician, now a member of the house, which provides that Danks of all descriptions, loan companies com-panies and mercantil3 establishments carrying on any kind of a banking business will be subject to the scrutiny scrut-iny of the -stata bank examiner. Those who seek to cheat creditors by giving checks for debts, such checks not being backed with funds or credit, will find themselves enmeshed en-meshed in the law if a bill presented by Eardley is passed. Representative Ashton of Salt Lake presented a bill providing for the creation cre-ation of a commission for the blind, which bill, if passed, will result in the establishment of a school for the adult blind. McRae handed in a measure which seeks to amend the present laws relating re-lating to the investment of public lunds and the security and interest thereon. By a bill presented by Representative Representa-tive Clegg, by request, it is proposed to levy a tax of one per cent on the premiums of all fire and lightning Insurance In-surance companies in Utah, and use the money to form a fireman's relief fund. Several changes are to be made in the laws providing for the examination examina-tion of dentists in Utah, in a bill presented pre-sented by George A. Fuller. The livestock committee of the house killed a bill by J. R. Porter which was intended to make railroad companies responsible for the killing of stock on their tracks. But six senators showed up at the senate chambers, and as ten are needed need-ed for a quorum, no session of the senate was held. Saturday, January 30, was a holiday holi-day for the members of the Utah legislature, leg-islature, the house having adjourned on Friday until Monday, and there being be-ing only four members of the senate present at 2 o'clock. The out-of-town members took advantage of the two days' recess to visit their homes, no committee meetings were held, and all legislative work was dropped for the time. Seventy-three bills have been introduced intro-duced in the house up to this time. A joint resolution appropriating $1,000 for the painting of the portrait of Former Governor John C. Cutler was passed by both houses during the week. The portrait will become the property of the state and will occupy a place beside that of Former Governor Gover-nor Heber M. Wells. Senate bill No. 2. making February 12, the anniversary of Lincoln's birthday, birth-day, a legal holiday, passed the house during the week and now awaits the signature of the governor before becoming be-coming a law. REGULATING LIQUOR TRAFFIC IN UTAH A Flood of Bills, Expressing Views of Different Members, Being Presented Pre-sented in Both Houses. In the house on Monday, February 1, Speaker Robinson stated that 76 measures had been introduced, and only 12 have been disposed of, warning warn-ing the members that this was the twenty-second day of the session. One bill was passed at Monday's session, H. B. No. 44, by Claud Y. Russell, relating to vagrants and drunkards. An amended prohibition measure introduced in-troduced by J. R. Porter of Morgan county provides that liquor can not be dispensed except when prescribed by a physician, and that druggists must keep a record of each prescription prescrip-tion filled. The record may be examined ex-amined by anyone. The measure further fur-ther provides that there shall be no soliciting by circular, letter, card, or by advertisement , in newspapers, for the sale of liquor. Patent medicines containing alcohol are not excluded from the stipultions. The house decided to visit the Agriculture Agri-culture college at Logan on Saturday, February 6, together with members of the press. A communication was received from Governor William Spry indorsing the memorial to congress relating to the annexation of the Arizona strip. Senator Hulaniski of Weber county introduced a measure for the regulation regula-tion of the liquor traffic. The bill provides pro-vides one saloon for each 1,000 ot population, but provides that this shall not take effecct until after August Au-gust 1, 1909, and that the number of licenses then in force shall not be reduced re-duced even though that number is greater than the number of thousands of population. Under this bill no license li-cense shall be granted to any person not a citizen of the United States or to an ex-convict. It provides for the suspension of license for thirty days for violation of any saloon regulation and a revocation of the license for a second conviction. Under the terms of the Hulaniski bill one-half the money collected for liquor licenses shall be used for the purpose of the good roads system. Numerous changes in the present fish and game laws of the state are proposed in Senate Bill No. 51, introduced intro-duced by Senator Charles E. Marks. The bill was drawn up at the instance of the organized sportsmen of Utah at the recent state convention. The bill provides for one chie'f deputy and five chief wardens, a superintendent for each hatchery and a clerk to be appointed by the state fish and game commissioner. One bill was approved by the senate, sen-ate, an .act amending Section 2049 of the Compiled Laws of Utah of 19C7. placing the salary of secretary of state at $3,000 a year. The bill making Lincoln's birthday a holiday in Utah was reconsidered in the houses on Wednesday, January 27. and aproved by that body. Senate bill No. 19, correcting an ambiguous technicality in the law providing pro-viding for the bonding of cities, was unanimously passed by the senate. Senator John Y. Smith is the author of the measure. By a unanimous vote, the senate approved senate bill No. 6, by Badger, which prohibits the unauthorized use" of a picture or name of any person for advertising purposes or for purposes of trade. King of Wayne county introduced in the house a bill for the inspection of livestock. The constable of each precinct is made an inspector. A central building for the state university uni-versity is proposed in bills introduced in, the house and senate. Thebuild-ing Thebuild-ing is to cost $250,00050,000 of which is appropriated and made available at once. The money is to be borrowed from the state land fund, and to be repaid re-paid on the installment plan, i The department of public health, composed of the members of state board of health, and the public laboratories labor-atories of the state, is created by a bill introduced by Senator Stookey. The bill repeals all of the present chapter of the laws with reference to the anpointment oand composition of the state board of health. Representative Hammond of Grat,d county, introduced, at the request of the Woman's Federated Clubs of Utah, a bill in the house for the maintenance main-tenance of free traveling libraries by the state. An amendment to the bounty law was introduced by Senator Brinker-hoff. Brinker-hoff. providing a bounty of . $10 on bears, $5 on mountain lions and gray wolves. and $2.50 on coyotes, lynx and wildcats, and providing that one-half one-half the expense for such bounty come from taxing all cattle, horses end sheep 1 mill. In the house on Thursday. January 28. Representative Holman's bill, de signed to protect newspapers from false information, making it a misdemeanor misde-meanor for anyone to give false and misleading information to newspa per:, after a prolonged debate, was |