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Show LEGISLATURE BUSY WITH MANY NEW MEASURES Salt Lake. Jan 21. Representative. Crofl of Morgan county today Introduced Intro-duced a bill changing the method of supervising the construction of school buildings. Heretofore a committee made up of the superintendent of public pub-lic instruction, secretary of the board of education and an architect served as a commission to pass on all construction. con-struction. The new measure provides pro-vides for an architect to be sole Inspector In-spector of school buildings and to pass on all school construction. The nrehitect Is to receive a salary of $3000 , . Croft also presented a conjoint res olutlon for three representatives and three sonators to investigate taxation in the state and revise the present Bvstem. Representative Goodwin introduced a bill to extend the term of the office of sheriff from two to four years. IN THE SENATE Bills Introduced. S B No. 38. by Dern Amending the law regulating pay of deputy assessors as-sessors and surveyors in counties of second class. Referred to committee commit-tee on county and municipal corpora- tl0S S B No 39 by Hideout A state white slave' bill. Referred to judiciary' ju-diciary' committee S B No 4' hv Rideout Providing for employers' liability and working-men's working-men's compensation. Referred to public health and labor committee. S B. No. 41, by Chez Providing . Ml seiwice for police and fire departments de-partments in all cities of 1IJH0 population. pop-ulation. Referred to county and mu- fnicipal corporations committee. S B. No. 42. by Chez Prohibiting movement of trains except upon written writ-ten orders. Referred to railroads committee. S. B No 43 by Chez Appropria ting $2600 for William H. Jenne, Indian In-dian war veteran. Referred to appropriations ap-propriations committee. S B. No. 4,4, by Chez Regulating height and placing of signboards. Referred Re-ferred to county and municipal corporations cor-porations committee. S. B. No 45, by Che Regulating issuance of marriage licenses to women wom-en under 21 year& of age. Referred to public health and labor committee. commit-tee. S. B. No. 46, by Craig Adopting government standard of weights and measures of this state. Referred to state affairs committee, S. B. No 47, by Craig Graduating fees for incorporations by secretary of state Referred to state affairs pommittee. S. R. No 48, by Edgheill Requiring Requir-ing railroads to proide suitable passenger pas-senger cars. Referred to railroads committer. S B No. 4!. by Evans Permitting cities to acquire and control sources of water supply. Referred to judiciary judi-ciary committee. S. B. No 50, by Wootton (by request) re-quest) Providing for statewide prohibition. pro-hibition. Referred to committee on agriculture and irrigation. Resolution Introduced. S J. R No 1, h Chez Segregating Segregat-ing election of judiciary from general elections. Laid on table for twenty four hours. Resolution Referred. S. R No 4, by Hansen Providing that no senator shall introduce a bill with Ahlch he Is not familiar and in sympathy Referred to committee commit-tee on rules. IN THE HOUSE. Bills Introduced. H B. No. 5 by Mabey A bill lim iting the number of cars on freight or mixed trains to forty-five. Referred Re-ferred to committee on public uti'i-ties uti'i-ties H. B. No 6. by Blackett (by request re-quest of Municipal league) A. revision revi-sion of the laws relating to special improvement im-provement taxes and the issuance of special tax warrants Referred to committee on municipal corporations. H. B. No. 7. by McShane An act requiring the locators of lode mining claims to do certain work within 90 days Referred to committee on mining and smelting. H B. No. 8, by Day An act pro viding that convicts escaping from road construction camps shall be tried in the county in which such escape es-cape is attempted Referred to committee com-mittee on Judiciary. H. B. No. 9. by Shields An act providing for the Initiative and referendum. ref-erendum. Referred to committee on elections. H B. No. 10. by Burton An act fixing the pay of deputy county assessors as-sessors Referred to committee on judiciary H. B. No. 11', by Fitch An act to compel railroads to employ adequate switching crews. Referred to committee com-mittee on public utilities. H. B. No. 12. by Mabey An act to compel the fencing of ditches, canals, streams and other watercourses Referred Re-ferred to committee on irrigation and reservoirs. |