| Show FLOOD OF BILLS IN UTAH legislature IN thirtyfour THIRTY FOUR DAYS MEASURES HAD BEEN PRESENTED IN THE HOUSE initiative and referendum likely to cause extended debate while prohibition measure Is I 1 causing discussion lon there was lardy barely a quorum present when the roll was called la in tile the house on february 13 and but a short session was held most ol at the representatives having taken bakon a day oft off in order t to 0 visit their homes abile there was not much business done there were many little caucuses on the floor of the house in which the democrats tried to convert the republicans laicans to their view on the initiative and referendum this bill will vill cause one of at the longest debates during the session unless the house sets a time limit on the speakers there are several ramifications to the bill which will be brought out and discussed on the floor floo r the wootton prohibition bit bill I 1 Is attracting tr much attention in the house the passing of tho the bill by the senate has haa caused the manufacturers arid and commerce committees of the house before which are pending several regulatory and prohibition measures to td prepare to receive the bill when it comes from the senate tho the house has broken the record of the tenth session as it has introduced bills in thirty four days the tenth session introduced alb bills in sixty days and more than seventy five of these came from committees february 15 was the last day tor for the introduction ot of bills in the house two measures introduced by members of the legislature front from salt lake were considered by the public utilities ties committee of the house on febuary february r 12 and an unfavorable report thereon returned 11 II U B no 4 by T T burton providing that there shall not bo be more than nine cars in any passenger train operated in utah was considered at length by the committee arguments made by the trainmen and by the railroads were reviewed by the committee and more than two thirds of the committee voted that the bill should be reported unfavorably the second bill to bo be reported unfavorably by the committee Is 11 II U B no 29 20 by dan B shields of salt lake this bill provides that ca boises on freight trains shall be of a standard size although it was a legislative holiday hallday on february 12 Lincol ns birthday the senate and house committees which have charge of work pertaining to the state mental hospital went to provo As soon as the party arrived in the city the visitors were taken to the hospital where they made a very thorough investigation and found the institution to be in the best of condition A sumptuous dinner was served at the institution and members of the legislature received a great deal of information about tho the way the hospital Is being conducted tho the party returned to salt lake late in the afternoon ter noon I 1 the senate adjourned from thursday until monday after passing the wootton prohibition bill petitions were read from provo ogden and organizations of tho the INT 1 I A asking the legislature to pass the statewide state wide prohibition bill there were also a number of petitions from hurricane and beaver asking for or the prohibition bill to be passed scientific aid in lighting fighting tile smoke nuisance through a state tion of to the engineering experiment peri pert ment station of t the h e university ot at utah Is proposed in a bill introduced by senator george dern of salt lake the bill provides that the state aid shall depend on salt lakes giving at least an equal amount unless there Is a quantity of RP waters at the source of a stream the state engineer will not be permitted to receive or lie ille nn an application for water under the provisions of a bill introduced by A A 11 hickley of mallard county in the house the legislature will be asked to pass a bill to create a commission to supervise irrigation and water rights in the state tile the bill has been drawn by state engineer W V D beers beera and will ibe be introduced by senator william osteopaths of utah have joined the regular physicians in opposing the passage of the bill to license calro pra and the like now before the senate on the ground that the osteopaths are educated in every branch ot of medical science and under the present law have licenses licen ces from the state medical board to practice medicine and surgery the house adjourned earlier than usual on february 10 30 in order that the small army of movers might start carrying the effects of the members flom the house chamber preparatory to moving them to the capitol lawmakers are now at work in the new state capitol and the remaining inal nIng work of the present session will be accomplished in the now build ing on capitol ill A bill Is to be prest presented to regulate the trading stamp business in utah the proposed law nukes the office of the secretary of ali official place at which all firms or individuals engaged 9 in the stamp business shall file a bend for or the prote protection alon of the consumer mining men attorneys and bank bankers ersi to tho the number of about mot met at salt bait lake saturday right eight to protest against proposed legislation looking towards a change in the constitution to provide tor for a change in taxation meth oils |
