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Show NEW JUDGE POR SECOND DBSTR1CT Committee of Senate Favorably Considers Bill Before That Body Measure for Commission Form of Government in Ogden and Salt Lake is Introduced in the Legislature. A bill calling for the right of cities of the llrst and second class to adopt the Dos Moines commission form ol government was presented in the Sen-ato Sen-ato this aftornoon by Senator Smith. The act includes tho initiative, referendum refer-endum and recnll, tho direct primary, civil service for the police and fire department nhd all thy other details of the system of municipal government govern-ment which has been adopted by sr many cltle of the middle wesL While the bill calls for live commissioners commis-sioners In each city of the first and second class Senator Smith In presenting present-ing it stated that he had not heard from Ogden or Provo and did not know just what there cities desired. He stated that If it was the wish of the second-class cities to have only three commissioners the bill could be nmended to meet this requirement. Each commissioner, according to tho bill, will be paid $3,G00 per year and the duties of the office are de-ilned de-ilned In detail. It Is believed that (he bill will be passed as presented Tho matter of granting the second judicial .district another Judge was considered by the Judicial committee and It was shown that Ogden should have another Judge. Whilo no decisive deci-sive action was taken in the matter, it Is thought that the commlttoc will dccldo favorably and that another Judge will be given to this district The third district, which includes Salt Lake City, has also requested another Judge and it is likely that It, too, will bo granted the request The child labor law will be taken up by the educational committee Wednesday Wed-nesday morning at 10 o'clock and It Is thought that the Kuchler Bill 147 will be favorably acted upon by the committee. The meeting will be held In the senate chamber and it is anticipated anti-cipated that the room will bo filled with the representatives of the various vari-ous women clubs who havo askod for Its enactment. Senate Bill No. G9, permitting the amendmont of complaints from the justice courts to tho district courts, was passed favorably. House BUI No. US (Thornley), relative rela-tive to vagrancv, was passed. Senate Bill No. 125 (Smith), relative rela-tive to forceablo entry and detainor, passed favorably. , Yesterday Afternoon Proceedings. Charges of peanut politics and endeavoring en-deavoring to mike revolutionary laws were made In the senate yesterday during the consideration of senate bill No. 2, by Kuchler. which makes the vote of half the councllmen of cltlen of tho second class sufficient to con-llrm con-llrm the appointments of the mayor. It was asserted that the bill was solely sole-ly for the purpose of ousting the city marshal at Logan, who is held by a deadlock. Senator Ivcrson again assailed tho bill as opposed to the rules of government, govern-ment, when the bill by a vote of ten members was brought onto tho floor of the house for consideration. Ho asserted that such a law would be revolutionary and establish a bad pro cedent. He further declared that It was beneath the dignity of the senate to pass such a bill and an insult to their intelligence. Ho asserted that if by a mere touch of the pen or a juggling of words would make a vote of five to five a majority, it could Just as well be said that a vote of one could carry against, nine. The bill was also attacked by Senator Sena-tor Funk of Cache county as beneath the dignity of the senate and dealing ! in peanut politics. He declared if such a bill were to pass the people might as well vote party emblems and not for Individuals. Senator Smith took the stand that such a bill would remove difficulties and that one-hnlf of a city council should not block the progress of an administration. The stand of Senator Badger on the bill was that the administration rested rest-ed with the mayor, and that be should be given the means of enforcing the law. When tho bill was put to a vote It was pussed by 11 to G, Senator Wilson being absent. The vote stood: Ayes Badger, Burton, Horsloy, Hyde, Kelly, Kuchler, Kuch-ler, Marks, Sevy. Smith, Stookey and President Gardner. Nays Booth, Funk, Ivorson. Lunt, Olson and Williams. Tho senate received a communion- Hon from Govornor Spry, announcing . thnt the capltol bill had been signed. ' At the request of Governor Spry, J the bill to appropriate $50,000 for the i gymnasium at the Agricultural col-1 lego was brought back to the house on the motion of Representative To- bias and, will be nmended so that no j more money can bo asked of the stato ' for the building, so as to keep tho college within the appropriation. With this amendment It will be signed. The liquor bill wns made a special order of business at 2 o'clock Thursday Thurs-day by tho house. In the senate the bill Is still on tho calondar and will probably be reached todaf Tho following bills were introduced in the senate yesterdav: S. B. No. 112. by Smith, by request, amending sections 10G aifd 109, compiled com-piled laws, 1907. requiring that applicants appli-cants for admission to the bar have i high school or similar certificate or diploma and have graduated from not less than three years' course In some reputable law school, or in lieu thoro-of, thoro-of, Bhnll have attended some such school for not less thnn two years and have", studied under a reputable i attorney for two years, it also provides pro-vides that attorneys from other states admitted on motion, must have been actively engaged In practico for a prior to application for admission. Committee on Judiciary. S. B. No. 213, by Williams, bv request, re-quest, appropriating $1,000 for the maintenance of -the stato board of medical examiners. Commlttee-on appropriations ap-propriations and claims. S. B. No. 214, by Booth, ompowering the governing board of each of the state Institutions of the Btnto of Utah to sell, lease or exchange tho minoral or water belonging to the lands or Btate Institutions. Committee on public pub-lic institutions S. B. No. afify by Horsloy,- amond-lng amond-lng section 3. chaptor 1Q3, gpsslon laws. 1909, relating to tlio duties of tbe state conservation commission. Cov.mittce on agriculture and irrlga- o. B. No. 21G. by Horsloy. amending amend-ing sections 12SSX5 and 12SSX10, re- latlng to rights to unappropriated water, filing of applications for the same and action thereon. Committee on agriculture asd Irrigation. S. B. N'o. 217. by Booth, by request, appropriating $40.98 to Charles Bag-Icy, Bag-Icy, ovor payment made on purchase price of state lands. State board of examiners. The following bill was Introduced In tho houso yesterday: H. B. No. 223. by committee on art. In relation to tho Utah Art Institute. In-stitute. Passed by the Senate. S. B. No. 137, by Horsley. providing provid-ing for tho exchange of water for Irrigation Ir-rigation and culinary purposes. H. B. No. 117, by Zlcmer, establishing establish-ing a state board of veterinary medical examiners. S. B No. IIS, by Burton, relating to storage of explosives. S. B. No. 42, by Kuchler, making one-half the vote of the city councils of cities of the second class sufficient suffi-cient to confirm appointments. S. B. No. 11C. by Badger, relating to taxing of Increased capitalization of foreign corporations. Passed by the House. H. B No. 10G, by Hayes, relating to establishment of juvenile detention deten-tion homes. II. B. No 150, by Russell, making the ago of majority of males and females fe-males 21 yoars. H. B. No. 176, by Blckmoro, relating relat-ing to tho creation and modification of school districts. x Killed by the House. H. B. No. 1G3, bv Dahlquist, relating relat-ing to publication of court notices. II. B. No. 132, by Tobias, prohibiting prohibit-ing insurance of Infants. Senate Committee Reports. S. B. No. 70, by Kellv. repealing section sec-tion 313X2. compiled laws. 1907, repealing re-pealing law relative to patents used in public work. Counties and municipal munici-pal corporations; unfavorable. H. B. No. SI. by Allison, similar to S. B. No. 70, counties and municipal corporations; favorable. House Committee Reports. II. B. No 15S, by Day. relating to collection of road poll-tax. Counties; unfavorable. S. B. No. 23, by Badger, authorlz-. authorlz-. ing county commissioners to levy a ppeclal tax to make displays of Utah ; products at domestic and foreign ex-! ex-! hibltions. Counties; ravorable. I H. B. No. 115. by Ekman, relating i to assignment of wages. Salaiies and fees; unfavorable. H. B. No. 108, by Allison, relating to collection of poll-tax. Judiciary; unfavorable. un-favorable. II. B. No. 7. by Hayes, prohibiting all noisy Sunday amusements. Judiciary; Judi-ciary; unfavorable. H. B. No 10, by judiciary committee, commit-tee, by request, authorizing appointment appoint-ment of under-sherjff In cities of the first and second class. Judiciary; unfavorable. un-favorable. II. B. No. 1S4. by Page, prohibiting "white slave" traffic. Judiciary; returned re-turned to author for redrafting. H. B. No. 1S5, by Page, forbidding newsjiapcrf to publish jtcturea (X girls implicated in statutory charges. Judiciary; unfavorable H. B No. 1SG. by Page, prohibiting the encouraging of, prostitution. Judiciary; Judi-ciary; unfavorable.' H. B. No. 1S9. by Hayes, relating to the support of poor relatives. Judiciary; Judi-ciary; favorable; II. B. No. 193, 'by, Seely. appropriating appropriat-ing $2,500 to Azaflah Tuttle to remunerate remun-erate him for permanent Injuries received re-ceived while acting as sheriff of Emery Em-ery county. Judiciary: referred to state boaH of examiners H. B. No. 197, by Tobias, abolishing bucket shops. Judiciary; unfavorable. unfavor-able. 11. B. No. 200, by Thornley, rolntlng to collection of inheritance tax. Judi-ciarv; Judi-ciarv; unfavorable. IL B. No 210, by Russell, prohibiting prohibit-ing salo of narcotic drugs. Judiciary; favorable. II. B. No. 215, by Allison, prohibiting prohibit-ing salo of giving away of cigarettes. Judiciary; favorable. II. B. No. 221, by McRae. prohibiting prohibit-ing waste of artesian well water. Judiciary; Ju-diciary; favorable- II. B. No. 222, by judiciary committee, commit-tee, relating to paying salary of county coun-ty attorneys. Judiciary; favorable. S. B. No. 123, by Judiciary committee, commit-tee, relating to fees of witnesses In civil cases in city and municipal courts. Judiciary; favorable. S. B. No. II. by Burton, rclntjng to corporate suretyship. Judlclnry; favorable. fa-vorable. II. B. No. 70. by'Wootton, classifying classify-ing transient stock and providing for assessment of same. Livestock; unfavorable. un-favorable. nn i |