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Show PROCEEDINGS OF LAW MAKERS New Bills. Four new bills were introduced in the senate of the Utah legislature today. to-day. No. 177, by Ferry Creates a commission com-mission of investigation of tuberculosis tuberculo-sis in the state of Utah for the purpose pur-pose of determining the need of a sanitarium. No. 178, by Iverson Provides for the discharge of sureties on official bonds when petition for discharge Is presented lu court. No 179 by Smith Defines the duties du-ties and powers of state engineer iu relation to applications for water rights limits the time for applicants to change the point of diversion and place of use Defines the time that may be allowed by the engineer for the beginning of construction work and completion of the appropriation, and allows a grant of an extension of time for the completion of the appro-Driatlon No 180, by Edgheill Relating to appointment of city officers In cities cit-ies of 15.000 or loss there shall he named city recorder, treasurer and attorney; in cities of 12 000 or less the city marshal shall act as city recorder re-corder and treasurer. Reports of Committees. The following bills were favorablv reported H B. 24 by Monson on unfair discrimination dis-crimination on freight ratos S. B 10 by Hansen, writing checks without sufficient funds. S B 11 by Hansen in regard to de rogatory statements in relation to banks The following bills were recommended recom-mended not to pass H B 140 141. 163, by Barnes, prohibiting pro-hibiting keeping open of places on Sunday H. B 182 by Barnes, closing saloons on legal holidajs. Today's Calendar, House bills-No bills-No 110, relating to boys 21 or un der having liquor in their possession No. 95, relating to bets and wagers No. 96. relating to power of towns. No. 81, on official registration of voter No. 97. relating to manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors. Senate bills No 58. relating to courses in pub lie schools No 9. relating to fake advertising No. 76, creating sheep eommission No. 62, on legal publications No. 28. eight hour law. No 25, automobile and vehicle tax No 142 repeal of special road fax. No. IS. relating to garnishment No 46, relating to salaries of coun ty officers No. M2, relating to cooperative suretyship Petition Presented. House petition No 62 was from the Salina Commercial club asking for an appropriation of $20,000 for tha building of a road through Salina can-von can-von to the Colorado line SENATE NEWS The committee on public health pnd labor met at 10 o'clock this forenoon fore-noon to consider the Smith bill, to -shorten ihe hours of cooks and waiters, wait-ers, and the Ferry Kill providing for more sanitary conditions In the hotels ho-tels of the state Rabb; Charles i Freund and Benjamin Ben-jamin Brown president of the Jewish Jew-ish colony at Clarion, near Cunnison. appeared before a joint meeting of the committees on public lands from the house and the ?en3te last nlghr to urge favorable action on the bill bv Senator H. W Font of Iron county, coun-ty, giving the state boar.' of land .commissioners the right to extend oi abate interest on the payment on public lands Because cf a shortage Of water, the .lewloh colonists only harvested about one-foerth of the lsual crop last year and they wish n extension or abatement of the interest in-terest on the payments thev are making on the land to the state. The members of both committees were lavorablo to the bill and it will be -ecommended for pa.csai,c in the senate sen-ate tomorrow. The senate committee on state af- fairs and federal relations yesterday acted favorably on the house resolution resolu-tion !: Mrs. Annie Wells Cannon of Salt Lake, adopting a fag designed by the Sons anJ Daughters of the I Utah Pioneers, ag the 6tate tlag of Utah. Compulsory votluc will he discust led today by the senate in considering consider-ing the bill by Senat.-r Benner X Smith, wdich imposes a polltax on all citizens of the state who fall to vote at any general or municipal election The bill Is one which ha6 excited a great deal of attention because be-cause of its avowed purpose is to do awaj with the necessLy of political parties putting forth any great effort ef-fort to get the voters to the polls At present about 65 per cent of the I Citizens of the state w ho are quali-I quali-I fled to vote, cast their ballots. Sen :ator Smith bellevea that if this bill Lecomes a law, 90 per cent of tho citizens will vote. Th.- bill was re-j re-j ported favorably by the judiciary committee. Tho senate bill by Rideout. making mak-ing it unlawful to make Lila- statements state-ments relative to he condition of : business for the purpose of securing credit, which came up fr final passage pas-sage vesterJav. was returned to th judiciarv committee for consideration In connection with a house bill rela-tie rela-tie to the same subject. Bv a vote of l to the senate yesterday yes-terday killed the hill by Senator Smith which would make if necessary for agreements with reil estate dealers deal-ers relative to the amount of the commission the dealer should receive for the purchase or sale ol propertv to be in writing. Many of the gen-! ators felt that It would promote litigation liti-gation if verbal agreements were permitted. per-mitted. With onlv President Henry Lardner voting in the negative, the senate vesterdav voted to apptopriale 000 for back salarv tor State Dairy and Food Commissioner Willard Hansen The legislature two ye.rs ago voted to Increase the salary of the commissioner commis-sioner from $150 to $2000 per lear, but the bill was los in the engrossing engross-ing committee and the commissioner failed to revelve the Increase granted him The special appropriation was for the purpose of making up this deficiency. In voting against the bill President Gardner said ho believed that the legislature had no right to make special appronrinMona for this purpose and that the bill was unconstitutional uncon-stitutional After considerable discussion the bill to appropriate $1500 for aged school teachers was sent hack to th committee on appropriations and claims by the senate yesterday to secure its opinion as to its constitutionality. constitu-tionality. Several of the senators questioned the right of the legislature to appropriate funds fo- this purpose. The senate bill by Rldeout providing provid-ing that persons conducting business In any name or desinnation other than their own names must file a statement of the stocknolders in the business with the secrc tary or state. wns riBssed n ua n i mouslv bv the sen ate yesterday. The author of the bill salcf similar law a were In force In twentv-two states of tho Fnlon. Unfair discrimination in the purchase pur-chase of butter fat, milk, cream and butter is prohibited by the Monson I house bill, which wis nasBed by the senate yesterday wvth slight amendments. amend-ments. In support of the bill. It was declared that, a large number of creameries in the siate hud been put out of business by a :reamery trust which paid such high p"icc3 for these products that the smal er creameries were put out of bualLOBS, while in other places where there was no competition the trust paid very low prices for these, products. Senator L. M Olson of Sanpete yesterday introduced a hill proposing the repeal of all exlatln? polltax laws The bill was referred to the committee commit-tee on highways and pvblir lands All bills now pending before tho legislature relative fo changes in the commission form of government for cities of the first and second classes will be considered ;-t a meeting oi the senate committee on county and municipal corporations to be held on Mondav morning at 10 o'clock Memleis of the tnte nenate are unanimo-isly opposed to the abolishment abolish-ment of the death penalty. By unanimous unan-imous vote the tenafe vesterdav adopted a report of th Judiciary committee killing the bill introduced bv Senator Benner X. Sr ith at the f.Mt of I W. Christy, which provides pro-vides for the abolishment of capital punishment. Lompencation not to exceed $10 per day for attorneys who are appointed as counsel for defendants in criminal actions is provided in a bill recommended recom-mended for passage yesterday by the judiciary committee. The bill was Introduced originally by Senator Ben- ' ner X Smith of Salt Lake In its original form it did not state the compensation, leaving that to the Judgment of the court The bill will come up for final passage todav. Two bills by Senator H W. Lunt of Iron eountv makln material changes in the system of marks and brands, to be used by the stockgrowers of the state were recommended for passage pas-sage yesterday b. the senate livestock live-stock committee The senate committee on education vesterda-. reported favorably on the ommittee bill making it possible for common school districts to consolidate consoli-date undPT similar provisions to the plan now- operating with respect to high school district - Three house bills by J. E. Cardon of Cache, to make the state laws with reference to the closing ok affairs of companies which have failed to conform con-form with the national bankruptcy laws, were passed by the senate y.-s-terday vvnh .-.lisrit amendments. One hill limits the time over which a lessor's lien may extend to six months. The othe- two bills limit the amount of wag:- which mav be ;- preferred claim to $3'"o aud to three months time and prohibit the general manager, directors -nd partner? of a I I firm from participation as s preferred I claim The house bill by Representative McRae of Salt Lake compelling collection col-lection agencies to file a bond as a guarantee of cood faith with bbelr natrons and agalns' which suit may be brought, was passed by the senate ve6terdav It. was amended in several sev-eral particulars and rerurned to the house for concurrence The Civil and Religious l iberty s-sodation s-sodation of America, the Utah Cn-', Cn-', rmcc of Seventh Day AclvcntisU. the Western leau.- 'or the Preservation Preserva-tion of Civil Liberty and the Pacific Libert v association hav- officially protested against the proposed law now beforo the state legislature abolishing abol-ishing amuseiuc-nts "ii Sunday. The protest contains quotations from various var-ious men of prominence of all denominations de-nominations which are construed to be against anv restriction on the observance ob-servance of the Sabba h according to Ihe individual conscience Trusl companiea which engage in. the hanking business :.: any manner are brcucht under the supervisiou of the state bank c ommiis'ioncr by a bill introduced in the senaC yesterday by Senator W. S. Han-en of Box Elder This bill regulates in detail the conduct con-duct of trust companies, provides for the filing of their article of Incor-; poratlon and clarities tie present laws with reference to the supervis-! Ion of these companies Four hills were introduced vesterdav vester-dav at the request of 4 he ptate board Ol health by Senate i W. Mont Ferrv of Salt Lake, one ol these bills gives the state board of healih supervision over water sources used for domestic domes-tic or drinking purposes: another requires re-quires a report from ill superintendents superinten-dents Of hospitals or keepers of ho-telfl ho-telfl and rooming houses ii cases of tuberculosis: a third provides for the inspection of ice betore It Is sold; the fourth prohibits expectoration in public places. House News. The house committee on irrigation! and reservoirs held B protracted meeting meet-ing yesterday. House bill No 41. thej new water control bill, vvas under discussion dis-cussion Congressman-elect Jacob Johnson opposed the passage of the bill, and A F Doremus. a well known Salt Lake engineer, apoke in favor ft of IL S: .' Congressman-elect Jacob Johnson of R Spring City appeared beforo the house 1'' committee on irrigation yesterday In .. opposition to the Hooper Irrigation ft bill Congressman Johnson appeared V. at the request of tho water users of K Sanpete and Sevier counties. Ho do- IP dared that the bill was expensive, lm- B practical and probably unconstltutlon- E al No decision was reached on the fi bill by the committee. A joint meeting of the house and ft senate committees on highways was m held last night to consider senate bill p No. 91, by Smith, appropriating $35,- g 000 for the Midland trail. A large K delegation from Carbon and Emery K counties was present, the members ol I which spoke earnestly In favor of tho R bill K |