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Show COAL BATES IN THIS ; STATE "4 r -, Coal rates wro tho cause of somo heated arguments In the meeting of tho public utilities committee of the stato legislature this morning. Representatives Rep-resentatives of tho railroads and the shippers were given an audlenco and the rate question was most thoroughly dissected No definite action, however, how-ever, was taken by tho committee, S. V. Derrah and E. M. Allison, Jr., representing the Denvor & Rio Grande, J. A Reeves and P. L. Williams Wil-liams of the Oregon Short Lino, J. II. Manderftold and Pennell Cherrlngton of tho Salt Lake Route talked in favor fa-vor of tho present rates for the hauling haul-ing of coal, declaring that the railroads could not afford any j-eduction In prices. S II. Babcock of tho traffic bureau of Salt Lako City, 'claimed that the present rates aro exorbitant and argued that the committee should recommend the reduction of ratos to the sennto and hou?e. The shippers and consumers of Boxelder county sent a committee to Salt Lako City to confer with tho utilities committee relative to tho re- ' Ouctlon of the present coal rate.i. This committee was .composed of W. F. Hansen, Frank Flshburn, J. C. Knudsen, Nel6 Jensen, C. G. Adnoy, and John Holmgren. This committee declared that the present rates on the shipment of coal show a discrimination discrimina-tion against Grlgham; that while It costs $1 25 per ton' to ship coal from the Utah coal fields to Ogden, an ad- I dlllonal dollar is charged for the twenty-mile haul from Ogden to ; Brlgham. The committee claimed that Wyom- ing coal, with a haul of nearly twice i as far, can be shipped to Brlgham j nt a lower rate than the product of i the Utah mines. Tho visitors asked I the utilities committee to recommend a , lowering of rates, wherein they effect Boxelder county. I The liquor bill was taken up In the senato this morning and. after considerable discussion as to whether sections 12 to 21, Inclusive, should be retained In the bill or stricken out, the matter was compromised by ' turning these sections over to the I judiciary committee. If the judiciary committee decides that sections aro constitutional, thov will bo retained in the act The sections provide that the person applying for a liquor license li-cense in a wet district, mav, if refused re-fused such license by tho controlling ' board of the district, appeal from , Its decision to the courts. It also pro- I vldes that should a licenso be granted J by the controlling board to an appll- cant which Is considered Is violation of the requirements of tho new act tho objectors may also take the mat-tor mat-tor to the courts. Yesterday's Proceedings. In spite of offorts made to amend I the liquor bill yesterday unly one j small amendment has crept Into It and I the senate has passed 1 1 sections of SI in tho bill. The first amendment I to be made to the bill was by Senator I James B. WIlson.Meflnlnp a hotel. Tho definition adopteiVby tho senate was that a hotel shall moan any place or , residence of 25 or more rooms enter-' enter-' talning strnngers and travelers, j In passing on the method of appeal from a city council, town board or ( county commissioners to the district I court, Senators Wii6on and Booth worked hard to have the various sections sec-tions stricken out, but the motion wns lost. Senator Booth then endeavored to slip In an amendment that the bcc-' bcc-' tlons be made to apply only to cities I whero there are more than 20,000 In-i In-i habitants. This was also lost. .As soon as the section fixing the : maximum and minimum license for sn- loons and clubs was reached efforts i w'ere again made to amend. Senator William C. Horsley moved that tho maximum rate for a retail license be , $2,500. Instead of $1,S00. as in the bill. He declared that the license at Brlg-ham Brlg-ham was $2,000 a year and the rate should bo raised. This was also lost. i Senator James B. Wilson declared that he had lost considerable sleep the night before as his room at the hotel was above a so-called club, and for that reason he declared that the license li-cense for clubs should be raised from the minimum of $200 to $400. His motion mo-tion to amend went the way of the others. As the senato Is practically making mak-ing all Its amendments as the sections aro read, lt meaus that they have practically passed on the 'first fourteen four-teen sections of tho bill When the fourteenth section was read and there ! were no amendments Senator Charles E. Marks moved that the work on the bill be dropped for the day and other bills be taken up. This was done and two bills wore passed by the senate. The fourteen sections passed on by tho senate deal with what shall bo termed Intoxicating liquors, tho method meth-od of granting licenses, the allowing of the granting of licenses, the right of manufacturers to continue business, in a territory that has been voted dry, the qualifications and requirements for securing a license, tho definitions of brewers, distillers, clubs, druggists, drug-gists, wholesale and retail dealers, the amount of license lhai shall bo paid, the tax on breweries, tho terms of the licenses, and the methods of protesting pro-testing an application for a license and appeal, and the bond necessary. The house and senate yesterday suspended sus-pended the rules and passed senato joint memorial No. 3 by Badger, mem-oralizing mem-oralizing congress to establish a naval nav-al and military hospi'nl near Bock's hot spring, just north of Salt Lako City. Unless some other action is I takon Utah will not ratify tho United States constitutional amendment for an Income tax. The resolution ratifying rati-fying the amendment was passed by the senato several days vago, after being before tho federal relations committee. com-mittee. Sonator Badger, who Introduced Intro-duced the measure, was one of its strongest advocates. When it reached the house it was sent to tho Judiciary committee, where the contnmitlec yesterday yes-terday agreed to kill IL . 'Tho jndlclary committee of the house yesterday killed tho racing commission com-mission bill by sending in an adverso report to the house, which was later in the day adopted The following bills woro introduced In tho senate yesterday: S. J. M. No. ?,, by Badger, momoral-Izlng momoral-Izlng congress that the government I establish a naval and military (hospital (hospi-tal on certain lands, containing hot saline and hot sulphur springs at Salt Lake. Rules suspended and resolu- il Hon passed. S. B. No. 231, by Williams, an act prohibiting the employment of any toacher In the public school system , of tho state who has pulmonary lu-borculoslsi lu-borculoslsi Committee on public health. S. B. No 232, by Burton, relntlng to corporate suretyship and limiting tho amount for which said company or corporation cor-poration shall bo accepted as surety to 10 per cent of Its paid-up caplUU , and surplus, unless It shall be for the j oxcosb by the pledge or deposit of securities se-curities In a manner to prcvont their I withdrawal or alienation, and provld-I provld-I ing for their withdrawal or alienation. i Committee on private corporations and insurance. j S. B No. 233, by Lunt, repealing section sec-tion 1113X20, relating to thq location J of pest houses. I The following bills wore introduced In tho house yesterday: H. B. No. 28S, by Judiciary commlt-j commlt-j tee, for Grow, providing penalty for drawing bank check with intent to , defraud. ' H. B. No. 229, by special committee, , composed of Pope, Whito and Henrie, i providing for the construction of state ' roads by convict labor. II. B. No. 230, by committee on live- j J stock, relating to the allowing of stock to trespass 1 Passed In House. ' ! H. B. No. 215. by Allison, by re- I quest, prohibiting the manufacture and I sale of clgarets. H. B No. 221. by McRae. prohibiting prohibit-ing tho waste of artesian water. If. B. No 210, by Russell, prohibiting prohib-iting sale of nnrcotic drugs. Passed by the Senate. S. B. No. 125, by Smith, relating to unlawful entry and detainer. Unanimous. Unani-mous. S B. No. C9, by Booth, allowing amending of criminal complaints from justice courts in district courts. Bills Killed in House. II. B No 142, by Cole, prohibiting employment of aliens on public works. H. B. No. 115, by iSkmnn, by request, re-quest, requiring assignments of wages to bo recorded. H. B. No. 211, by Madsen, relating to divorce. H. B. No. 197. by Tobias, abollshlug bucket shops and dealing in futures. Tabled by the House. H. B. No. 76, by Wootton, defining and classifying translout stock and nrovIHInr fnv Senate Committee Reports, i H. B. No. 17C, by Blckmore, relating relat-ing to the creation and modification of school districts. Education; favorable. favor-able. S. B. No. 175, by Iverson, relating to state accepting desert lands Included Includ-ed In the former Uintah Indian reservation, reser-vation, and providing a Carey act fund. Public lands; favorable with amendment that laud shall not be Bold for more than $1.50 an ncre S B. No 27, potltlon from ULnh council of women, asking for certain legislation. Education; recommends that petition be filed. S. B. No. 1S1, by Wilson, relating to Investment of stato funds. Ways and means; favorable. S. J. R. No. 4, by Horsley, relat- , ing to amendment to state constitution concerning public debts; ways and j means; favorable I S. B. No. 03, by Badger, creating a board of commissioners on revenue land taxation. Ways and means; favorable.- ! S. B. No. 15C, by Horsley, provld- Ing for the creation of whter districts and appointment of wnter commission- ! ers by state engineer. Agriculture I and irrigaton; favorable. I |