Ogden Daily Standard | 1907-01-15 | Page 6 | Gov. Cutler Gives His Views

legislators SHOULD MAKE GAMBLING A FELONY i wants the criminal law to read bigamy instead of poleg s a my in his annual message which ana road before the utah legislature today governor john C cutler advocates the creation of a department ot insurance a law making gambling felony and the substitution of the word bigamy for polygamy in the criminal statutes as some has resulted from this difference from other tots in nomenclature he recommends alio passage of a law like that of which WAS endorsed by the mining congress in denver penalizing the misrepresenting of mining property on the subject of coal lands a mattor 0 peculiar interest because of the allegations of the united states gov eminent that utah officials had wilfully or negligently at alleg al locations the message says you are doubtless familiar with the recent attempts of the govern ment to regain possession of certain lands known or supposed to contain coal the outcome of the action will be awaited with interest in line with tills I 1 would respectfully recommend that no land belonging to tho which is thought to be coal bearing be bold the little land of this character cha that we have remaining should be held for lease under such regulations as you think wise he does however urge an appropriation pria tion for a utah display at the irrigation congress nt sacramento cal au ater b ar THE Y bexes auditorium tonight