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Show LEGISLATIVE NOTES. To destroy the peon system and prevent pre-vent foremen from exacting a weekly or monthly sum from the men whom they put to work, Representative-Frank Representative-Frank Newman is preparing a bill which will muke it a felony to exact such a fee. The penalty will be a term in the penitentiary. That the work of the present legislature legis-lature in many matters should be confined con-fined to amending present laws if they are found- effective, rather than to passing new ones and attempting new systems is the view of Senator Elizabeth Eliza-beth Hayward. Nearly all of the time of the house on January 23 was occupied in considering con-sidering the reports of the committee on rules. It was a longer session than usual, but the business of reading and correcting the report wa finished and the rules were eventually adopted as those to govern the session. . No bouse bills under the new rules adopted by the house on January 23 shall be introduced after the. forty-fifth forty-fifth day of the session, leaving the fifteen days remaining for disposal of all measures not previously acted upon. up-on. No house bill is to be passed within with-in three days of the sine lie adjournment adjourn-ment of the session. The rules atlopted by the house forbid for-bid lobbyists on the floor of the house during sessions. Smoking will not be permitted, either on Hie iloor or in the galleries. . No amendment will be per- mitted to any bill which is not germane to the subject or which can be considered con-sidered or construed to be a "rider." I Speaker Richards signed In open session nou.se joint resolution No. v., by Newman, authorizing appointment of a committee, to investigate and report re-port upon a memorial to be erected or established in honor of returned and returning soldiers, sailors and marines. Senator Stevens is back of a measure meas-ure that makes railroad companies operating steam roads liable for all damages caused by lire started by sparks from engines. A measure introduced by Senator Chez, relating to court reporters, provides pro-vides that district judges shall employ shorthand reporters, who shall receive a salary of 2-100 per annum and wlujse expenses shall be paid when traveling outside of their home county to attend court. That public funds may he protected in every way possible, Senator Olson introduced a bill providing for the deposit de-posit of all public money, the safety of such deposits, the payment of interest inter-est on all 'such moneys and the payment pay-ment of rhe premiums on the bonds of state, county, city, town and school district treasurers. The house approved joint memorial No. 2. It asks congress for such amendment of the pending Kankhead bill as to revise apportionment of federal fed-eral aid to post roads in states of large area and small population and to extend ex-tend the time of availability of such funds to the second year after the expenditure ex-penditure is agreed upon. That persons may know what they are buying. Representative C. M. Croft introduced a bill providing for the branding of food packages. Senator Sanford introduced two measures to amend rhe homestead laws, one relating to summary administration admin-istration and distribution, ami another to homestead exemptions. John F. Tolton.. speaker of tne bouse in the twelfth legislature, was accorded lime for a brief address on January 21, in which be complimented the members on their work so far. advised ad-vised that politics be relegated to the past and that they stand as citizens for progressive legislation. Representative Currie of Salt Lake has given notice that at snme future time he would call for reconsider;! lion of house concurrent rosoiu! i,m No. 2. by Morris, .-cokim; amemleiit of the 1 constitution so as to increase the imiii- j oer.s-ition c ' legislators. |