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Show 1 CONGRESSIONAL :! BILL NOW A I LAW The congressional apportionment I bill is now a law Governor William Spr yestorduv signed the bill, which legislates out ot tin' race lor rt'-elc. I ftion one of lull's tuo congressmen .1 f At the recent election both of Utah's ' ' congressmen wcro elected at large Herenfter they will be elected by dis-i dis-i trlcte and both Congressman Joseph I Howell and Jacob Johnson reside In the same district as apportioned by the new bill. f This hill places Salt Lake I tali. ; Da'is and Tooele counties in one , congressional district and the rest ut the state in the other district. Woman Commissioner. The governor also signed yesterday I the bill by Mrs Annie W ells Cannon j ! creating the office of deputy commit-. commit-. sloner of Immigration, labor and sta tistlcs to be filled by a woman The occupant of this position will have chorRe of the enforcement of child !a bor laws, of the law providing for a nine-hour work day for viomcn and of the law providing for a minimum wage scale for women This bill was ' one of the measures adocated by the I women of the state. Among the other bills signed by the f governor vesterday are the Williams I pure food bill, the Bamberger bill ere ttlDg the office of state parole agent, i the Kdghelll bill establishing the ( boundary line beiween Juab and San ij Pte counties, and the Lunt bill per- mlttlng the capltol commission to pur ; 1 chase additional ground for the site ' : of the new state house Other Bills Signed The bills signed yesterday by the j governor follow House bill No 153 by Mabey Au act fixing the penalty for willful nee- j lct of a wife or minor child. House bill No 101' by Mrs. Cannon j r An act providing for the appoint I ment of a woman deputy to the state i commissioner of immigration, labor and statistics. House bill No 154 by Mabey An act requiring inierurban and other I railway lines to fence the right of j I way. House bill No 15 by Elwood An act prescribing the duties and fixing I the compensation of the deputy coal I mine inspector House bill No. 136 by Bamberger I An act creating the office of slate na-role na-role agent House joint memorial No 2 bv Ma ( bay A memorial to congress petition-1 petition-1 lng for the passage of the Crago bill j providing pensions for Spanish wai veterans. Senate bill No 99 bj Bdghetll -An I I act fixing the boundary between San- pete and Juab counties Senate bill No. 14S by Wight An act permitting the sale or lease of mu- ; . nlcipal lighting plants I Senate bill No. 130 by Smith An act permitting the leasing of coal I land9 by estates. I Senate bill No. 24 by Rideout An I act apportioning the state Into two congressional district! Senate bill No. 225 by Lunt An an permitting the capitol commission to acquire more ground for the site of the state i apitol. Senate bill No. 173 by Ferry Jl act making more rigid the tuberculosis tuberculo-sis regulation Senate bill No. 256 by committee on Judiciary An a t authorizing the i state board of equalization to levy taxes for the support of the state Government Gov-ernment Senate bill No. S9 by WilliamB A pure food and dniK net |