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Show LOYALTY OF UTAH PLEOGEO WILSON LOWER HOU8E OF LEGISLATURE A8SURE8 THE PRESIDENT OF 8UPPORT OF PEOPLE. Chief Executive Informed That Utahni Stand Squarely Behind Him In Anything He Deems Best Under Circumstances. Salt Lake City. The lower hous of the Utah legislature on Saturday, February 3, passed a memorial to congress and the president. Introduced Intro-duced by Representative R. V. Young Jr., pledging the loyalty and support of the Btate and Its people In the crisis at hand, assuring the president that the people of Utah would stand bo-hind bo-hind him in any action he might take Suspension of diplomatic relations between the United States and Germany Ger-many was the chief topic of conversation conver-sation among the legislators of the house, the senate not being in session, ses-sion, and the situation brought forth ample evidence in the form of legls latlve action to Indicate that Utah and her people are alive to the graveness of the situation and that they are not only ready and willing, but anxious, to go to the aid of the nation and the president in any emergency that may arise. The measure offered at the opening open-ing of the session of the house was passed under suspension of the rules by unanimous vote, and another resolution reso-lution -by Representative George W. Decker of Iron, pledging the members of the house to respond to a call from the prealdent If needs be, was sent to the committee on resolutions and memorials. A third resolution by Representative J. H. Mace of Sanpete, calling upon the people of Utah to give visible demonstration of their well-known loyalty and patriotism by displaying the Stars and Stripes from every flagpole flag-pole In the state waa voted down, but Governor Simon Bamberger, through the press, Issued a recommendation recom-mendation to the people of the Btate that they display the flags of the country as an evidence of their loyalty loy-alty and readiness to support the president and congress In whatever course they may deem wise to pursue under existing conditions. Salt Lake City. Governor Bamberger, Bamber-ger, members of the senate and house of representatives and other state officials of-ficials were guests of the Utah Agrl-cu Agrl-cu i intra 1 college at Logan on February Febru-ary 2. The visit waa paid In response to an invitation from President K. G. Peterson and other officials. There were 158 persons In the party which went from Salt Lake. All departments of the school were visited by the official visitors and a conference was held at 4 o'clock between be-tween members of the senate committee commit-tee on education and aproprlatlons and claims. The matters discussed related to the request for appropriation appropria-tion made In the last biennial report of President Peterson. The report asked for $221,000 for the maintenance mainten-ance of the school during the next two years. The visitors' special left Logan at 7 o'clock and arrived In Salt Lake at 10:30 o'clock. During the campaign last fall a local form of the Clayton anti-trust bill wus promised to mollify the labor element. Two bills already have been offered in the legislature to fill this demand house bill No. 10, by Currie, and senate bill No. 49, by Olson. Two free state employment bureaus, one to be located In Salt Lake and tho other In Ogden, under the supervision super-vision of the commissioner of labor, immigration and statistics, are pro-loosed pro-loosed In a bill which was Introduced In the house by Williams of Wayne. lobbying In the halls, assemblies or on the floor of the Utah legislature will be prohibited if the bill Introduced Intro-duced by McKay of Weber in the house becomes a law. Senate bill No. 49, presented by Senator C. L. Olson of Salt Lake as a replica of the federal statute known a the Clayton anti-trust bill, is arousing arous-ing considerable Interest among the manufacturers of the Btate. The joint appropriations and claims committee from tho senate and house has fixed a schedule for heirinKB on btUa now In the hands of the committee. commit-tee. Senator W. J. Parker of Ogden has outlined a plan for the reorganization of the state llsh and game deportment which he believes would bring about a saving of from $2.'i,000 to $30,000 annually an-nually to the state, and at the same time give even more efficient service than at present. Courts shall uot fix a definite term of Imprisonment in felony cases if the bill prepared by the attorney general's office which will be introduced In the legislature becomes a law. Three measures relating to taxation. taxa-tion. Including two resolutions providing pro-viding for constitutional amendments relative to the taxation of mines and the uniform taxation of general property, prop-erty, were Introduced In the hoaftj sd representatives last week by Representative Repre-sentative Thomas Page of Salt Lake county. Strict regulation of campaign expenses ex-penses by Individuals and committees Is provided In house bill No. 'Jti, Introduced Intro-duced in the house of representatives by Representative D. D. 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