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Show DTAII LEGISLATURE. Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. lu. At the Joint session of tho legislature yesterday, Representative Law of Cache county mado the charge that Alfred W, McCuno, Democratic candidate candi-date for senator, bus attempted to purchase pur-chase his (Law's) vote, und a commltteo was appointed to Investigate tho charges, consisting of tho following members of the legislature: Senator ShurtltfT, chairman; Senators Howell nnd Whitney, and Representatives Mansfield, Cuminlngs, Soronsen and Stewart. The Investigation of the charges will begin Monday morning at 0 o'clock, Only one ballot was taken, which resulted, McCune, 25; Sutherland, Suther-land, 12; Ncbekcr, 0; Cannon, 8; King, 3; D. O. Hideout, 2; It. C. Chambers, 1. Tho senate did absolutely nothing yesterday yes-terday except hear a prayer by Page Jenkins and read and approve Its journal. jour-nal. This was accomplished at the morning session. Tho senators wcro so'tnuch wrought up over the tumultuous tumultu-ous joint session that after that body dissolved they wcro together only long enough to adjourn until Monday morning morn-ing at 11:30 o clock. Tho house listened to prayer, dispensed with the roadlng of tho journal aud adjourned until Monday. Halt I.nkn (.It--. IIIn.li. Fob. 21 In tho senato yesterday, Senator Whitney's Whit-ney's joint resolution, authorizing tho govornor to Invito other states to take fiart In the salt pnlaco exhibition, was lfted from the tablo and adopted. A bill was Introduced relating to the annual an-nual financial statements of counties; also one creating a board of control of Irrigation for tlio state. In the houso the resolution asking for restoration from tho publlo domain of tho part of the Green River forest reserves tn Uintah county, was passed. Fully a dozen now measures wcro Introduced. Thcro was Just one ballot taken for senator, and seven members were absent ab-sent from tho joint session. Tho result of the voto wns: McCuno, 24; Sutherland, Suther-land, 10; Ncbekcr, 0; Cannon, 7; King, 3; Powers, 1; Hideout, 2. Salt Lako City' Utah, Fob. 22. One ballot wns taken at yesterday's joint session of tho legislature, resulting: McCune, 25; Sutherland, 13; Cannon, 8; Nebcker, 7; King, 0; Powers, If Ride-out, Ride-out, 1. In tho senato Stewart's bill relating to justices of tho peaco and constables, and Smith's bill No. 40, "an net to amend section 835, revised statutes, re- lntlntr ti thn dntlnQ nt tlin Rpnri-tAri- nf stato and tho county clerk tn submitting submit-ting proposed constitutional amendments," amend-ments," were killed. One measure was passed. Senator Alder's bill. No. 45, making It a misdemeanor to rcfuso to Eay toll on any authorized toll road, ridge or ferry. Tho lawyer members monopolizing tho greater part of yesterday'B houso session and a minority succeeded in killing two of Shepnrd's bills and ono of Stewart's. No bills were passed, but seven new measures wcro lutro- ftllPArl. Salt Lako City, Utah. Feb. 23. The senate yesterday passed Senator W. O. ' Nebeker's bill providing a method ol giving voters a chance to express their senatorial preference. Tho houso bill providing for tho manner of locating and recording quartz and placer mlu-Ing mlu-Ing claims aud conveying records, and defining tho duties of county recorders nnd district mining recorders was also passed, as were also senate bills No. 20 und 30, by Tanner. Third rending of bills was reached In tho order of business busi-ness in tho houso yesterday, when the suggestion wns offered that In view of tho fact of its being a legal holiday, it might not be advisable to pass any measures. Harris of Weber thought the bills might bo discussed and voted upon today, but tho Idea was not fa- vurcu ami 1110 jiuuau aujuuiuuu. j..iu 120th ballot for senator was taken, resulting: re-sulting: McCunc, 25; Sutherland, 13; Cannon, 8; Nebcker, 7; King, 0; Powers, Pow-ers, 1; Hideout, 1. Salt Lako City. Utah, Fob. 24. Tho anti-tobacco bill was passed by tho senate yesterday. It prohibits the uso of tobacco by nil under tho ago of IS, and provides a penalty not to exceed 810 for each offense. Hills woro introduced intro-duced to permit tho consolidation of branch lines of railroads not competitive competi-tive or parallel; providing for tho Issuo of liquor licenses for less than threo months, and a bill to reduce tho appropriation ap-propriation for tho encouragement of the silkworm Industry from 83,000 to 8500. The minutes of all work dono Wednesday was incorporated In the l..aam iiuui na-.l n Tn tllrt hAIIIKs UIIUU VS J Jf -trtfc-ut Mljr ! atuuuu tho bill Increasing the number of free scholarships in the Stato Normal school from 100 to 200 was passed. Other bills passed wero: Shepard's bill relating to tho admission of attorneys attor-neys to tho practice at tho bar of tho state; Robertson's bill providing that attorneys who practiced In tho district courts of the state before tho revised statutes went Into effect, may continue to so practice; Robinson's houso joint memorial No. 0. asking congress to cede to Utah, the "Arizona strip;" Johnson's house bill No. 120, providing that execution for tho enforcement of a Judgment of a justice's court may bo issued within eight Instead of Ave years from the entry thereof. A number of new bills were Introduced. Hut one ballot for senator was taken with practically no change from tho previous prev-ious day. |