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Show LEGISLATIVE NOTES. To destroy the peon system and prevent pre-vent foremen from exacting a weekly or monthly sum from the men whom they put to work, Representative Frank Newman is preparing a bill which will make it a felony to exact such a fee. The penalty will be a term in the penitentiary. That the work of the present legislature legis-lature in many matters should be con-lined con-lined to amending present laws if they are. found effective, rather than to passing new ones and attempting new systems is the view of Senator Elizabeth Eliza-beth Hayward. Nearly" all of the time of the house on January 23 was occupied in considering con-sidering the reports of the committee on rules. It was a longer session than usual, but the business of reading and correcting the report va finished and the rules were eventually adopted as those to govern the session. No house bills under the new rules adopted by the house oh January 23 shall be introduced after the forty-fifth forty-fifth day of the session, leaving (he fifteen days remaining for disposal of nil measures not previously acted -ip-on. No house bill is to be passed within with-in three days of the sine die adjournment adjourn-ment of the session. Speaker Richards signed In open session house joint resolution No. 2, by Newman, authorizing appointment of a committee to in-vestigate and report re-port upon a memorial to be erected or established in honor of returned and returning soldiers, sailors and marines. The rules adopted by the nouse forbid for-bid lobbyist on 1 lie floor of the house during sessions. Smoking will not be permitted, either on the floor or in galleries. No amendment will be per mitted to any bill which is not germane to the subject or which can be considered con-sidered or construed to be a "rider." Representative Currie of Salt Lake has given notice that at some future time he would call for reconsideration of house concurrent Resolution No. 2. by Morris, seeking amendent of the constitution so ns to increase the compensation com-pensation of legislators. |