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Show UTAH'S LEGISLATORS. .Immnry 13. Thf Aftuto km In uniilon but nitron minutes, when adjournment wtw taken until.: p m . when a Joint oevtlon ot both house wni held to har,the governor 8 tncj,soi;e The mensRe wt an unusually lonir ono The gv ernor bo-gn bo-gn reading at 2 15 lie read rapidly nnd distinctly dis-tinctly and finished at 3 IV, having consumed one hour and twenty-live niltmtes Following aro tho recommendations of Governor Gov-ernor Wells to the legislature Not to puss too many new laws, lo atrrudhencodo against anarchy; to safeguard tho lHox ot miners; lo trust senatorial elections to popular vote, to lncreao the revenue or reduce the expenses of tho state; to dcQno existing water rights to consolidate the school districts In ench county i to provide for a state medical Inspector, not to favor too many forest resorrcs, to locreaso appropriation ap-propriation for state unheralty and Atirlcul-tural Atirlcul-tural college, to provide generously for stato schools; ttfcnlarge and Improve tho stato Insane In-sane asylum, to provide for a National Guard armory, to further Improve Agricultural park, to make an appropriation for representation at the ht. Louis exposition; to errata a state board of lhe stock commissioners; to Increaso the salaries of the supremo and district Judges, to promote the work of the geological survey to establish experimental farms; to tlx mail-mum mail-mum transportation rates for railroads; to provide for a curfew law In the house a motion lo appropriate 1150 to pay for subscriptions to tno dally newspapers, one morning and one ctcnlng, foi each member was riefunlcd. .Imnmrr 14, Sesatk Senator llamberger Introduced a bill which provides for treatment at county expense In a gold cure Institution of any In-ebrlato In-ebrlato on whoso behalf n petition Is signed by n friend or relathe The benefits apply to victims of tho morphine, opium or other drug habits, as well as to tho victims of strong liquor. Senator II S I.arkcn Introduced a measure Intended to restrict tho sale of alcoholic liquors In the vicinity of construction camps Other bills Introduced were ono npproprlat. lng nvoiio for tbo expenses of tho legislature, two Intended to modify the tuxntlon laws so that settlers who aro buying land from tho state on tho Instalment plan will not bo taxed onthclrcqultylntholund until It Is ull paid for, and ono proilding for an enabling net uu-thorlilng uu-thorlilng cities aud towns to condemn property needed for municipal waterworks systems. Tho lastnnmed was cvohed out of tho needs of the city of Ogden, as developed In the centre ersy between tbo city and its private water-works water-works company. ( Chairman fjjrsenof the rules committee pro-scnted pro-scnted the report of that body, providing for the continuance without rhango of tho rules under which tho last senate worked. HocsE-Ocotgo Austin of Utah county Introduced In-troduced bouho bill No. I, appropriating IA0C0 to pay the salaries and contingent expenses of the legislature The ruks were suspended and tho bill w, passed The senate bill to tho same effect came In later, and was passed unanimously Kepresentatne Harrett Introduced houso bill 3 This prohibits thestorlngot cxplosUes underground ln mines. Tho penalty U a fine of not less thun 1100 nor moro than ?jjo. Jnuuarr IS, SrNATE-The cnato was In session Just ten Sal si"- n1"11" """ to thoclerk-s lMl. i . . r,apPrtlon thestatonsto legls- latlve districts to appropriate JA0.000 for new ? """"'O'-r"" Cedar City; nnd to prohibit storing of powder tt,,d explosives ln IIousk In tho house the lady member, Mrs, Coulter, offered a Joint resolution to prevent tho printing of duplicate bills In the house and senate, which was referred to the committee on printing Dills wcro presented amending section 1005 of tho statutes; prohibiting the sale of liquor near public works und railroad ramps; to amond tho free text-book law to provide for tho uVTolntmcnt of nn Inspector of metalliferous metallifer-ous mines nnd for tho protection of life, hoalth and property In tho mines Tho bills wore referred to committees tliiniiMry 10, SKNA-iE-Scnator Whltmore Introduced wit-ato wit-ato bill No. II. entitled, "an act to prohibit tho payment of mileage, to membtrs of tho lcglsln turn und Btnto officials for distances traveled for which the officials uso passes or other transportation " A concuncnt resolution was adopted providing provid-ing for an executive meskenger to be appointed by do crnor Wells lloitsK Hills introduced: lly Condon, fot memorial to ci rgr ss In fnnr of government coal mines; bj 1 va ,h, making chief of police andurpoluthouiuolnnll cities; by Cahoou, amending tho liquor law, by Urlnk, raising the' maximum school ugc. The somite concurrent resolution providing for an executive messenger to bo appointed by dotrruor Wells was adopted. ,1 miliary HI, Senate -WIN weto Introduced und referred to tho proper lominlltces to exterminate grass-hoppers; grass-hoppers; to enlurgo tho stato llsh hatchery, and to license, dogs und provide for payment ol dumngos for sheep killed by dogs. Tho report of tho judiciary committee In fuor of the passiigo of tho Whltmore bill umondlng tho stato land laws wus mloptcd and thu bill llled for second reading HousK-ln tho hou,o Mr Ilunloy Introduced H 11. No. lif, authorizing thu statu bourd of land commissioners to muko loans on stock and bonds of Irrigation compunlcs; Mr. Haw-ley Haw-ley ulso introduced u bill to malto u lino as well ui imprisonment the penalty for grand larcenv. |