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Show Hi i . w CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. January 17. 'fl Tho election of a senator to succoed Senator Kcarns was the first business ! boforo tho houso, Mr. Suthorland re celvlng 42 votes and Judgo Klnp 3. M Tho bill appropriating $25,625 for M tho purpose ot defraying tho expensos B of tho National Guard in Carbon coun- B ty in 1903 and 1904, was passed in the B house. Bills wero Introduced by Mr. Fish- B burn of Box Elder, changing tlmo fot fl taking school census In cites and S counties; also ono by Edward, provld Ing for tho establishment of schools o agriculture and domestic scionco In counties. Tho voting for a successor to United Unit-ed States Senator Thomas Kearns and preliminary steps to scalp tho bounty law occupied tho major part of tha, tlmo of tho senato. A bill was lnl reduced by Johnson to meet outstanding Indebtedness ot Louisiana Purchase exposition exhibit, January 18. Tho senate mot at 11:30, hastened to a reading of tho record and took a recess until 12, noon, when it mot In Joint session with tho houso to canvass tho voto for United States, sonator. After tho Joint session dissolved dis-solved tho senato reconvened ant colvod senato petition No. 1, by Senj ator Bennlon, for tho appropriation of J327.2G to relmburso William Gibson i of Vernal for payment mado by him to tho stato on lands afterwards) I jfound to bo a part of tho forest re ' H servo. Asldo from tho Joint session to can. vass 'tho voto for United States sena. rtor, four bills wcro Introduced In thq houso. By McCrea, providing that wills ohall bo revoked whon tho testator) has marrlod after tho execution of thd .will; by Lyman, creating tho offlco of stato veterinarian nnd providing fo 'tho suppression of dlscnso among animals; ani-mals; by Wootton, conforrlng additional addi-tional powers on city councils; by Dalloy, requiring certain county of fleers to keep offices at county seatsl Janaury 19. Tho important feature of tht legislature legis-lature was tho passago by tho scnatq of a bill repealing tho present law authorizing au-thorizing the payment of bounties for tho killing of wild animals. Tho bill Is now In tho hands of tho house, and it Is bollevod tho house bill covering tho same provisions will bo withdrawn pnd tho senate bill passod as It camo from tho senate. Senator Johnson requested that rt sub-commlttoo of tho sonato committee commit-tee on appropriations and claims Investigate In-vestigate the accounts of tho World's Fair commission. It is said by somo that a sensation will follow this investigation. Ropresentativo Millor Is preparing a momorlal to congress asking that a land offlco bo established at Prlco. Sonator Lawrenco introduced a bill to 'secure reglstraJLJon oj jjiirobprs,. an-J , , i l-r""-for tho supervision of'plumblng in clt (frT Ion of tho first nnd second class. January 20. By a voto of 24 to 18, throe menu bors not voting, tho houso refused td repeal the bounty law undor which $40,000 or more has boon stolen bl grafters. Tho majority Is willing thai tho old law shall bo ,altored, but will take no chances on having tho bounty moasuro abolished. The houso also adopted tho senate Joint resolution against the purchase of pen knives and fountain pens, and tho potlt larceny of waste baskets ant cuspidors. A sub-committee will net with a, special spe-cial committee named by tho sonata I to lnvestlgato the expenditure of fundi) I by tho Louisiana Purchaso exposition 1 commission. Senator Rasband has Introduced two bills to reorganize tho stato land board and tho board of equalization. In tho house bills wore Introduced by Doan, establishing a poultry com. mission and providing for annual poul try shows. By Millor, increasing thq exemption of heads of famlllos from 30 to ?C0. By FIshburn, providing fo the holding of municipal elections on even numborod years. Both houses adjournod until 2 o'clock Mondny afternoon. |