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Show UTAH'S LEGISLATORS. 4 Febrnary SS7. SNAT-Siteen senate, during the ses8lon' e Kinder-Important Kinder-Important of the measures being the iv "Ten bin and the bill PJJJK pointmentof a commission to secure hare of the national irrigat on 1 are to be five commissioners instead ot ... as originally provided for, and $5,000 Is appr printed to defray their expenses-P expenses-P Lawrence's bill No. 55 In relation to the g eral powers of the county commissioners ana care of the indigent sick and dependen p passed without opposition. Lnded to remove all cause of friction . --. , . Johnson's bill providing w. , v, ., ., of differences over water rights was ais ... . .. PebilU9, fixing insanity as a cause for; iJ; divorce, passed by a vote of 13 to 4. ; ; ; Hguse bill 30, providing for bounties on wild- , ? animals, passed by a vote of 12 to 3. An P propriatlonof 120,000 for two years was pro . s.-Mrs. Coulter's antcigaret bi r " escaped defeat by being withdrawn by its- , , ? author before a vote was taken.- naL- ' It seems definitely settled that Senator-Whitmore's Senator-Whitmore's two bills.Nos. 3 and 4, exempting lands fronnaxation, must pass Into the catacombs cata-combs of oblivion.,- They passed both branches of the legislature only to be vetoed by the gov 6 Bygeneral consent, Mr. Spry Introduced a . , .-. measure providing for an income ta. February 88. - . , . ; ( , Senate The senate was in session but half ' ' ' , an hour, and only one bill was passed, that of Senator Bamberger, intended to prevent the-paymentof the-paymentof wages In food, lodging or board. -This bill passed by a vote of 12 to 4. Governor Wells sent" to the senate a communication com-munication appointing as members of the state " board of pharmacy James L. Franken or Salt Lake and W. W Cook of Beaver county, for-the for-the term expiring January, 1908. Also William. Allison of Ogden to be a member of the state . . board of education to fill the vacanoy caused -by the resignation of Frank B Cooper. Thi -. term runs until 1905. House The bill making insanity ground for divorce was passed, Mr. Wilson casting the-only the-only vote against the measure. Senator Barber's bill intended to legalize -marriage licenses Issued without authority by district court clerks was passed after It had been explained that a number of marriages -had been contracted in Cache county under-these under-these irregular licenses. Another bill that passed was tte one prohibiting prohib-iting pesthouses and detention hospitals within a quarter-mile of any ditch, flume, stream or -' aqueduct, the waters of which are used lor culinary or household purposes, or withir. twenty rods of a public road. March 8. Sekatb The senate disposed of a dozen bills, passing seven and killing five, the bill to revise the liquor laws of the Btate and the measure relating to damages for deaths caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another, being be-ing two of the most important measures killed. . , H The measure known as the "Salvation Army 1 'T bill" passed by a unanimous vote. This is the bill that provides for the care and protection of dependent, neglected and ill-treated children. child-ren. ' Other measures passed were: Murdock's bill " providing for the construction of school houses by day labor Instead of by contract; providing for separate accounts and reports of state-funds state-funds by the state treasurer, Senator Sher--man's bill to enable local banks to organize with a capital stock of 810,000: by Senator Lawrence, to permit of the distribution ol. f 1,500 worth of an, estate for the support ot relatives; Senate bill No. 177, in relation to the-publication the-publication of notices to the creditors of es- tates. The osteopaths won a victory in the passage of their pet measure. Their victory Is remarkable remark-able In view of the fact that their two champions champ-ions In the beginning finally went over to the enemy. The bill will now go to the house. The initiative and referendum bill was killed by a vote of 9 to 9. House Doan's bill raising the sceool tax limit in Salt Lake was defeated by a vote ot 22 to 14. Bills passed were: Substitute for house bilk No. 84. providing that copies of notaries' commissions com-missions shall be filed with district clerks; by Morris, allowing the court clerks to appoint a day for settlement of account In probate matters; mat-ters; by Gardner, providing for experiment farms. . The house concurred In the senate amendments amend-ments to the Barrett pharmacy bill. White's house bill 112, requiring residence in, the state as a requisite to admission to the bar, died from removal of the enacting clause. A check was put upon the torrent of words-that words-that has marked the sessions of the house. Cahoon moved that hereafter all speeches be limited to two minutes, except opening and ilosing, and that these be limited to five minutes min-utes . The motion was carried. March 3. Senate The senate disposed of eleven bills. The bill providing for sheep inspection was-passed was-passed by a vote of 17 to I. Other measures passed were: Senate biU 187, relating to oertatn property exempt from execution; senate bill No. 1M, relating to estate funds held in trust by the state treasurer; house bill 56, Intended to open Emigration j oanyon to the passage of flocks of sheep and x cattle from Salt Lake county into the back hills; senate bill 158, changing the time for j taking the school census in cities of the first and second classes from July to October; senate sen-ate bill 62, relating to bail commissioners; senate bill 168, relating to the tax on gifts legaoies and inheritances. Several bills were killed because the subject matter was covered in other bills. HousE-Cahoon's liquor bill was reconsidered reconsid-ered and passed by a vote of 29 to 14 The bill providing compensation for the delivery de-livery of election returns was passed, as was also the measure relating to bail commission-ers. commission-ers. Passed a joint resolntion protesting against the report of the Indian appropriation com-rmttee com-rmttee in congress on the gilsonite lands In j Killed-The anti-cigarette bill house bill 85, 1 to punish minor for entering billiard halls; ; house mi j7, puuisMng minors (or I saloons. Notice of motion for reconsideration m pven on all three Mils. Also killed the bill relating to jury commissioners. ) I |