Show CLEAH CLEAR SWEEP SOUGHT IN REVENUE LAWS thirteen bill bills introduced in utah leg aim alm at revision of taxation measures complete and rev is ion of all revenue laws of u the tate late Is made in thirteen thir toon we bills introduced it in tho the senate on tile b hi denner benner X sill smith ith ol 01 salt lako on oil recommends a tion of tho the state baird of conini lealon ore 0 rs of revenue and taxation S sweeping ee p Ingo changes banges in vie method of assess ing property pio porty perty and collecting taxes in tho the of assessing assess ng public otili ties and distributing proceeds edg and many ather important alteration alterations or of lae lile present ams law are contemplated by the bills in order that thu the mines of tho the state may boar bear a heavier burden of the taxation than at present the tile commissioners have lime included in the tile principal bill several sections the pur poso pose of which are arc to Ino roase the tile as hessed valuation of mining three bills correcting error errors of ju docial practice massod the senate on tho the in tho house on an the two bills were aeo passed donning defining tho tile rights of em om blocs as preferred creditor creditors bills ral raising sting per diem of witness and eliminating interlocutory divorce v were ere killed and joint resolutions N were ore presented buted requiring utah matoil als in tho the state capitol hero possible and providing for a state flag A change in the system of brandin branding 9 livestock and recording marks and brands Is provided in to tio bills intro deuced in the senate on the b II 11 NV lunt of iron county the bills provide for the branding of animals anilla ls by tho position of the brand on the animal different lh livestock estock may have the same brand but they cannot have tho the same brand and the same position the banking bill ull by hansen aich pr provides oIdes that where here an account is in tho the bank in the names of two persons payable to either or the survivor the account may be drawn drann out by the survivor without an adv court bourt order was passed on tae by the senate by a vote of 17 to 1 president gardner voting in the negative gathe ne one quarter of the constitutional period of the tenth legi legislative sladie assembly expired d last week eek monday being the fifteenth day thirty seven selen bins had been introduced in the house on the five file of chich have haie been passed and two tuo have hava been killed senator benner X smiths bill limiting legi legislative slathe sessions to the actual sixty days and permitting of no turning back of the clock poris lied jn the upper mouse on the when ulion it failed to get a two thirds vote ote necessary nece esary to pass it over governor spins veto ato submitted at the session two bills were mere introduced in the house on friday designed to prohibit corrupt practices in connection connection with elections for one thins thing the first bill provides that there shall be no carriages or automobiles provided tor for voters on either registration or election day the measure provides that every political committee shall have a treasurer and that treasurer is required to keep accurate ate account of all moneys received by the committee which it if the bill becomes becos a la law Is not likely to be very much the treasurer must file a statement of receipts and disbursements bur with the city clerk in cases of town elections or with tile secretary 0 state in cases of 0 county or ur elections no person says tan bill in order lo 10 1 ala I I 1 or promote his on own a nomination or ale election on shall shull expend a sum creator great r than his own noce nece isaev person per il c e ceases these being travel stationery printing telegrams tele grama and postage stamp there Is a prohibition aga against dinst any rg committee or clan soliciting funds every voluntary payment must be made in the name of the person making it fraud indr ts the e aw act is made a misdemeanor A bill is expected soon providing for the erection of a tuberculosis sanitarium in utah the bill will be urged by the state board of health As tuberculosis Is not native to utah the institution Is intended for the treatment of pat patients leits coming into this state andersen anderson of sanpete on friday introduced trod a bill in the house enlarging etab liability it la respecting the the eat the br mil railroads roads for stock killed bew matter pr provides oides that unless a railroad pay damages within thirty days after claim Is III made ado that t the owner of the animal killed or injured may recover double the value of the animal together with 25 at attorneys tor fees identical bills aimed at book malting introduced and pool selling on races were word ln the house friday by mabey of davis county and in the senate by Tho raley also of davia the bills horse races s baseball prohibit botting on an and almost every other fe a bill no 24 21 by monson an act relating to and competition in certain coin ties or anidne of commerce bet between veon different sections of 0 the uie state aas ae ap proved by the house on frida the resolution presented b senator rideout ratio ratifying ing tile proposed amendment to the federal constitution IHO iv for tho election of united states senators by popular bote ote wae as returned to 00 mil littee on oil federal relation relations and sicto affairs on oil the tho at s t thu the request 0 f the tile author of the res to clear the tile title of lands clait claimed ned by a citizen of tile slate state and aleo also b the tile state a bill ae as introduced in the senate on the 2 by benner X smith of silt lake elving the citizen ho the right to force the state to enter into nto litigation that will III clear the tile title mining corporations are authorized to acquire b purchase pur chaee or othor ulso the tile capital stock of other mining corn parties and are permitted to exchange their capital stock for stock or prop ert of other maning corporations by a bill introduced in the senate on the by benner X smith of salt lake mrs cannon of salt lake has intro deuced a bill in the leonee for a R wo NO mans dor dormitory mitor at the of utah the amount appropriated in the tile bill for thie this purpose ie Is 50 j the mone if the bill become becomes a law Is to bo be expended b the board of regents of the A comprehensive fish and game bill as nias introduced simultaneously in the tile house and senate on the the bill ra afoa the salary of tho the state commis dionor from 1800 lo 10 2400 and in creases tho tile allo allowance Nance for clerical hire from 2000 to among other things the bill provides for a aprin v duck shouting shooting season in an salt lake dale weber and box elder counties of fifteen alya 1 for this ear eat only there ls Is l s also provision for a spring season readjustment adjustment Ite of tho the bounty laws ian s ol 01 utah Is pron provided aided in the house by da of iron the bill increases Inor eases the tile bounty fund from to a ear in order to meet the big annual dealo deft L ite its that occur in this fund the senate on Thurs da passed the lunt bill decreasing the rate of inter debt on deferred payments for state lands from 8 per cent to 5 per cent tho the vote was nas 14 to 2 senators iian ilan sen and eckersley Cc Ic being absent pas sage of the bill took place after to efforts at amending the mica measure failed three bills passed five bills introduced and the adoption of an add lional report from thu the committee on rules sums up the ork of the loer branch of the utah legislature on thursday the bills passed by the on thursday vere nere house bill no 7 Mcl mcrae lae an act requiring collection agencies to give bond house bill no 14 sanson an act to amend section compiled laws las of utah 1907 relating to obtaining credit by false representations nd providing a punishment house bill no 0 22 cardon an act to amend i sec jan tion 1408 compiled las lans of utah 1907 relating to lessors elins creation of the office of state bee inspector Is provided ded in a bill intro deuced thursday by senator J R edgehill the proposed office carries with it a salary of 1500 a 3 sear ear together nith ith the necessary contingent and actual expenses arrangements may be made for a special lecture on soil culture before the legislature january 30 according to action of the house on thursday in leaving the matter with mith speaker W J seely and president henry gardner of the senate A bill making one of an adv number of bondsmen vouching for the conduct of a public official liable to surrender the full amount of the bonds in case of the defection of that officer was introduced thursday by senator joseph eckersley house bill no 14 passed by th the house oa thursday sli simply M ply amends the present law regarding obtaining credit by false representation to include the changing of a pers persons ons name V without legal au authority tho rity corporations whose whoso charters havo have been revoked by reason of nonpayment of license tax ta are given ghen another opportunity to be reinstated as corporations by a bill bil presented in the senate wednesday by senator J 11 edgheill of juab T two wo bills vere killed an act to amend section 1 1541 compiled laws of utah relating to extending the period of minority of women and an act to amend section 11 1190 go complied laws of utah 1907 relating to the procuring of marriage licenses about twenty members of the leg the committee on including lature la education of bo both th houses were the guests of the agricultural ral college at logan for mos most t of the day on satur the forenoon the la lawmakers V da dav during spen spent t several hours in consultation J A sul tation with nith president on the needs of the I 1 asti tutor later soo soc they were ere guests of b honor onor at the chapel exercises exorcises 0 the college and several address addressed ed the students student S |