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Show WOULD UNIFY DIVOHCE MO MARRIAGE LAWS Slt Lake Senator Propojes Important Import-ant Rtvlsions and Strlngtnt Regulations Reg-ulations In New Measure. The laws of Utah relative to the annulment of mat-rinses and tbe granting of divorces wilt bo uniform with tbe laws of many of tbe other stales of the uuiou If the bllla Introduced Intro-duced Tuesday by Senator Henner X. Hmlth become laws. These bills propose an Important revlMlon of the divorce laws of the state and make more stringent tbe laws governing divorce actions. The bill were prepared by the national commission on uniform legislation and localized by the Utah members of the commission. Tbe house approved a measure relating re-lating to the winding up of the affairs f corporations whose franchises have expired by limitation or forfeiture. Two bills were killed. An act to amend sectlou 1541, compiled laws of I'tab. relating to extending the period of minority of women, and an act to amend section 1190, compiled laws of L'Uh. 19U7, relating to the procuring of marriage license. five new measures were introduced In the bouse on Tuesday. Nine new measures were Introduced Intro-duced In the senate on Tuesday, mak tng a total of forty-one to date. A Joint resolution favoring the uso of Utah materials In so far ss possible In the construction of the state capltol was also Introduced. The committee on bank and bank tng of tho .senate on Tuesday report ed favorably senate bill No. 9, by Hansen, which provides that In case of the death of one of two parties In whose names a banking account is carried the survivor tnuy continue checking against the account or withdraw with-draw tbe bal.ince. The bills began pouring In on Monday, Mon-day, eleven new measures being Introduced Intro-duced In the house, and eight In the senate. News of the dea'h of Represents-t've-elect Edyth Kllerbeck Read was transmitted to the bouse early in the session Monday by Robert L. Judd of Salt Lake county, who offered a motion providing that a committee be appointed to attend tbe funeral of Mrs. Read and that the bouse committee on resolutions be instructed to draw up unliable resolutions on the death of the member-elect Mrs. Read, one of tbe four women elected from Salt Lake county, had been unsbre ?o attend at-tend a single session of the legislature, win to Illness. Railroads are prohibited from giving giv-ing passes to members of the legislature legis-lature tn a bill lrtroducsd In tbe senate sen-ate Monday by Senator W. N. Will-lams. Will-lams. Violators of tbls proposed act will be subject to fines of 1100. If the bill introduced In tbe senste Monday by Senator W. N. Williams h enacted, Etate Dairy and Food Commissioner Com-missioner Hansen will receive from the state tbe sum of $1,000 as additional addi-tional compensation for services during dur-ing 1911 and 1912. " Two bllla creating concessions! districts dis-tricts In the state were introduced In the senate Monday. One was by Senator Sen-ator D. O. Rldeout of Salt Lake and the other by Senator I M Olson of Sanpete. Stimulation of voting tn Utah by Imposing Im-posing a state tas of S3 on tho? qualified qual-ified citizens who don't vote and exempting ex-empting from paying the tax all those who do snd those who, for good reasons, rea-sons, are unable to vote, is contemplated contem-plated In a bill Introduced Monday by Senator Henner X. Smith. The nums-lire nums-lire repeals existing laws relating to the poll tax. A rule simplifying the work of committees com-mittees In the house wss adopted Mon day, which provides that bills presen-ed presen-ed which seek to cbsnge existing laws must be so written as to designate the additions of new matter or omissions Appropriation or $'521.87, to be paid veterans of Utah's Indian wars or their widows, Is aked In a bill Introduced Intro-duced In 'he aenate Monday by Senator Sena-tor A. I.. Booth of Utah county. Saturday'a session of tbe bouse wss hort. practically the only business fansactvj being the Introduction ol a bill providing for the payment of bond premiums for city, county snd state officers from ihe public fund snd another bCl directed again' "fake" advertising. A petition fron residents of tbe Green River Irrlga tion district was received and thf Mountain States Telephone A Tele graph cominy offered the memberr of the legislature free use of Iocs' and long distance telephones In th state. Members of the house of represents tlves derided on Saturday tnst they could attend to conwnlttee work bet ter In the forenoon and that the regu lar time of meeting during the earlj 1 nrt of the session should be 2 o'clock In the afternoon Instead of 10 a. m. Tbe antl pass bill introduced In th I senate by Senator Denner X. Smith of. Full !ke. Is meeting with some o position on the part of otber member of the senate. Tbey declare that the number of classes which Mr. Smith ex ffiipt from the provisions of tbe bill would make It difficult to enforce. Tbe practice of using city and Just Ice courts for tbe Intimidation of per 1 Kins whom collection agencies are i seeking will probably be lessened If s measure Introduced In the senate Fri i day by Henner X. Smith becomes s law. Aa amendment to the law providing for compulsory attendance at schooli and Increasing the maximum axe from 1 1 to It, Is provided In a bill Intro 1 4uced la the senate Fr day by Sena tor ! O. Rldeout of Salt Lak. An inert km tn the stste appropria I tion for school districts, where tbe revenue Is Insufficient for the main tenance of tbe schools. Is provided la measure Introduced Friday by Sena tor Joseph Erkersley of Wsyne coun I ty. Tbls Is urged in order to provldr aa Increase In the salaries of teach era In such districts from ICO to t'' per moata. |
