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Show Rupport of the state. Ills motion was lost. The following bills wero Introduced In the senate ytaterday afternoon: Senate bill 21, by Benner X. Smith, seeks to provide a means for punishing life convicts for assault committed while In the penitentiary. It provides that they shall be punished with death after trial and conviction of assault with a deadly weapon upon a guard qr other prisoner. Badger is the author of three measures meas-ures referred to the Judiciary committee com-mittee providing that political "parties cannot pet a single ticket printed upon the voting machine more than once by altering rts name. Had there been one more ticket rn the last election the voting machine would have been useless as those listed, three of which were the "American" ticket under various var-ious guises, completely filled the machine. ma-chine. Senate bill 25, by Badger, provides that employment agencies must not send women employes Into places of 111 repute and that they cannot be located lo-cated In placcB of 111 repute. Senate bill 20, by Bullen, creates a state bureau of statistics under the control of a commissioner to bo appointed ap-pointed by the governor for a four year term. His salary Is fixed at $1,500 per annum and traveling expenses. ex-penses. Senate bill, by Bullen, repeals section sec-tion 2427. complied laws of. Utah, making mak-ing the duties of the state statistician a part of the duties of the state auditor. EXEMPTION BILL MAY PASS REPRESENTATIVE M'RAE INTRODUCES INTRO-DUCES MEASURE IN HOUSE Three Measures of Importance Entered, En-tered, Four Brought Before Senate Yesterday Ogden may yet be able to secure exemption ex-emption from a tax on its fair grounds according to a bill Introduced In tho house of representatives yesterday by Daniel McRuc. Although the bill calls for th presentation of a constitutional con-stitutional amendment at the nexi. election exempting certain things from taxation It docs not mention fair grounds. It is understood that Representative Rep-resentative Fuiler will Insist upon , thla also being Incorporated In the measure. mea-sure. The bill asks Tor the exemption exemp-tion of ditches, canals, reservoirs, pipes, flumes and pumping plants owned and used by Individuals or such individual members "therefor, so long as they are owned and used exclusively exclusive-ly for such purposes. It also calls for oxemptlon ct taxes on mortgages on personal and real property. Threo measures of importance were I introduced la the legislature yesterday. yester-day. One Is the Sirnday law, which is a genuine blue law, as strong as any from a New England state. Another An-other is tho bill for tho establishing of the offica of state mine inspector to have charge of the Inspection of all metallferous mines. The other bill calls for tho punishment of employ ment agencle3 for sending female help to lewd places. The house also passed the IIouso Joint Resolution Na 1, making Lincoln's birthday, Feb. 12, a legal holiday. A resolution was al-6o al-6o presented in the house calling for an investigation into the ownership of the telephone companies doing business- in the Btate. This is believed be-lieved to hit at the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone company and the Utaa Independent Telephone company. JuBt before udjournlng the house Speaker Robtnron appointed the following fol-lowing committee to visit the state branch normal school at Cedar city end report Lack to the legislature. Tho trip will be made Thursday. The party will be In charge of Representative Represent-ative Webster of Iron county and will consist of th-j following persons: 'i J. H. Wootton, J. M. Davis, W. S. Hansen, Han-sen, Orvllle Thompson, Braxton Bar-nett Bar-nett and B. ff. Powers. The committees on state mental hospital and public grounds will to day visit the state mental hospital at Provo. A meeting of the mines and smelter committee Is scheduled for 10 o'clock this morning. i In the. house a communication ' was received from the quarterly conference confer-ence of the Pioneer Stake of Zlon calling upon the legislature to pass a Sunday closing law and the prohibition prohib-ition bill presented by Representative Cannon of Salt Lake. ' The following bills were presented in the house yesterday afternoon: . House Bill No. 40, by McRao. . A proposed amendment to the constitution constitu-tion of the state of Utah relating to uniform tax and exemptions. Refer; red to the judiciary committee. House Bill Ko. 41, by L. L. Baker. An act declaring the production and reduction of ore to be for the public use and benefit and providing for the right of eminent domain. Referred to mining and smelting committee. House Bill No. 42, by T. L. Holman. An act pertaining to tho creating of the office of ttate Inspector of mines and pYovidlni for the further protection protec-tion and safety of all metal miners. The measure was referred to the committee com-mittee on m'.ning and smelting. The bill calls for the appointment of a competent mining man by the governor gov-ernor and the ratification of his appointment ap-pointment by the senate. The salary Is fixed at $2,500 and traveling expenses, expen-ses, not to .exceed $500 a year. A bond of $5,000 is to be given. The inspector inspec-tor is to have Jurisdiction over each and every metal mine In the state, and must visit each mine every three months. , The bill also provides for notice to the Inspector in case of accident ac-cident and an annual report on the mines. It also gives the inspector power to order the mines to be put in safe condition. House bill No. 43, by William'. McMillan, Mc-Millan, an act amending section 4233, revised statutes, 1907, prohibiting noisy or other amusements on Sunday. This . measure means au end to the Sunday ball game, theater or any amusement where a noise might bo made. Tho person who violates this measure will be guilty of a misdemeanor. misde-meanor. The bill prohibits ball games, horse races, gambling houses or saloons sa-loons running on the Sabbath day. Any barbarious or noisy amusement is prohibited and no one is allowed to conduct any theater, vaudeville, farce, dramatic or equestrian performance, skating rink, or operatic performance on Sunday. To even buy a ticket to such a performance will be a misdemeanor. misde-meanor. Referred to Judiciary committee. com-mittee. House bill No. 44. by C. Y. Russell, an act to amend section 4427, relating to vagrancy, begglug, prostitution and drunkenness. - ; House bill No. 45, by Russell, an act prohibiting the carrying of dangerous and. concealed -. weapons. Judiciary committee. House bill No. 4fl, by McCracken, an act fixing the place of venue in transitory actions and to repeal sec tlon 2931 of the compiled laws of Utah. House Joint resolution No. 4, by C. W. Russell was presented. It is a resolution calling for an investigation of the telephone companies. It asserts as-serts that Is Is common knowledge that a working agreement exists between be-tween two of the telephone companies, and that there 16 an Interchange and Intenise. The committee of three Is called upon to ascertain if the ownership owner-ship of the companies Is such that the law. is being violated. Representatlvo Hugh A. IcMIllln sought to have a committee of the house appointed to revise the present method of raising revenue In the state. By facts and nguros he sought to show that tax dodging was becoming more prevalent and that many counties were ' not paying their share toward the |