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Show PROCEEDINGS i OF LAW MAKERS 3enate News. After considerable discussion tbe enato bill by Bonner X. Smith of Salt. Lake imposing a poll tai on all citizens who fail to vote went over until Monday, when It will come up at the bead of the calendar. Senator IBmith spoke at Home length in sup-jort sup-jort of his measure The senate is apparently almost evenly divided on he bill By the terms of the bill passed by ahe senate yesterday, cities of the (second class having an assessed valuation val-uation of lees than $10,000,000 are permitted to increase the tax levy 1 Ifor the support of the schools. Senator Sen-ator Eckorsley. author of the bill, stated that in some cities of the tate the present revenue was insufficient insuffi-cient for the proper maintenance of the schools. Two thousand dollars for arohao-iogical arohao-iogical exuloration and research is asked for in a bill Introduced in the legislature yesterday by Senator G A. Iversou of Carbon The bill provides pro-vides that the exploration is to be ainder the direction of the state uni-rversity. uni-rversity. The fish and game committee of the senate and house met in joint session ses-sion in the senate chamber last night D(I decided to include in the general .fish and game bill a provision to close Logan river for fishing from the Tel-ilurido Tel-ilurido dam to the state dam, a dis tance or live miles, mat this section of the river might be used for spawning. spawn-ing. The big fish and game bill, -which is a complete revision of the Jish and game laws of the state, will probably be recommended for passage pass-age by the joint committee on Monday Mon-day next A bill introduced in the senate ye3-,terdft ye3-,terdft authorizes the governor lo convey con-vey to M. S. Browning of Ogden n Tight of way for an electric transmission transmis-sion line across the grounds of the 'state industrial school Another employers' liability bill war introduced in the senate yesterday Senator James W. Funk of Cache introduced tho hill at the request of union labor. The bill provides that In case of death from accident, th employer shall par to the estate o the victim $5000 in case he leaves heirs solely dependent on him; $3000 in case the heirs are partially dependent depen-dent on him. and medical and burial expenses not to exceed $300 In case he 18 survived by no dependent heirs Compensation for Injuries Is fbced at a graduated percentage of the average av-erage weekly wage of the victim Senator Charles Cottrell yesterday Introduced a bill to segregate the sanitary san-itary inspection from the duties of the state food and dairy commissioner and to make a state sanitary depart -: mi'DL The office of state sanilary Inspector is created by the bill and provision Is made for a state board of examining plumbers, to be composed com-posed of two master plumbers and a journeyman plumber, who shall examine ex-amine and license all persons desiring desir-ing to become plumbers. The bill specifies at considerable length the duties of the inspector and the board and makes regulations for the installation of plumbing and drainage drain-age pipes and apparatus. The senate committee on public-health public-health and labor yesterday recommended recom-mended for passage with several amendments the bill by Senator W Mont Ferry of Salt Lake regulating the sanitation of hotels of the state. The Wight "anti-money trust" bill, which makes an organization of bank? 1 for the purpose of fixing rates of interest in-terest and discount an unlawful combination, com-bination, was reported back to tho senate yesterday without recommendation. recommen-dation. At its meeting vesterday the judiciary committee was evenly divided divid-ed on tho bill, three favoring it and three opposing the measure The bill takes Its place on tho regular calendar cal-endar and will probably be reached Monday, when it will come up for discussion. Two bills by Senator H. W. Lunt of Iron, changing the system of marks 1 and brands for livestock, were pasn- 1 ed by the senate yesterday The committee on appropriations nnd claims was divided on the appropriation appro-priation asked for the Orphans' Home and Day Xursery. The bill originally asked for an appropriation of $15.-000, $15.-000, but the committee cut the amount down to $10,000. With this change a majority of the committee favored the passage of the bill and a minority minor-ity opposed its passage. The majority, ma-jority, however, consented that tbe bill take its place on the calendar ( 'or final passage. House News The house yesterday passed a bill which makes it unlawful lor persons under the age of 21 years to have liquor in their possession. The house yesterday decided to appoint ap-point a conference committee to meet with a like committee from the senate sen-ate on house bill No. 17, by Cardon, relating to employes as preferred creditors The senate amended the bill after it passed the house, and i the latter body yesterday refused to concur in the senate amendments The Mabey antl-bookmaklng bill which was held up for a day in thp house pending the possibility of an amendment, was sent to the governor ' yesterday |