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Show NEW DRY MEASURE II LOIR HOUSE PROHIBITION DRAFT ELIMINATES OBJECTIONABLE FEATURES OF YOUNG MEASURE. Eliminates Prohibition Commissioner Feature and the Search and Seizure Clause, Permitting Search Only on Warrant; Salt Lake City. A new state wide prohibition bill, to take effect August Au-gust 1, 1917, designed to eliminate "objectionable features" in the Young bill, yet lo provide iron-clad prohibition prohibi-tion in Utah most effectively with (he least possible legal machinery, was in troduced in the bouse of representatives representa-tives of the Utah legislature on January Janu-ary 16, by Representative J. L. Boy-den Boy-den of Summit counly. An attempt by epresentative C. M. Hecker to call bis resolution from the table, giving the governor authority to call on militia and to take charge of coal shipments over the railroads, was voted down. A resolution was introduced by McKay Mc-Kay of Weber, ' for constitutional amendment empowering state board of examiners to direct where state money shall be deposited. A bill was introduced by Bywater, limiting the number of cars that may be pulled on any train to forty five. A bill introduced by McKinney, regulating reg-ulating the practice of architecture. The proposed coal shortage investi-gat'on investi-gat'on on the part of the state legislature legis-lature came to a stop with a jerk which sent several solons sprawling into a figurative heap when senate joint resolution No. 2 was skilfully returned re-turned to the table in the upper house for at least one more day. Senate joint memorial No. 2, per-ta'ning per-ta'ning to enforced military training and abol'shment of militia, was lifted from table and referred to commlttse on public affairs. House joint resolution No. 2, protesting pro-testing against increase in grazing fees on national forest reserves, was signed and returned to lower house. Salt Lake City The first week ol the Twelfth session of the state legislature legis-lature came to a close on Friday, January Jan-uary 12, both houses adjourned over Saturday, the lawmakers from near-by districts returning to their homes for the week-end. At the close of the first week but two strictly party measures had been introduced. The state-wide prohibition measure had been submitted to the house and the corrupt practices act to the senate, sen-ate, while provisions of the proposed "dry" bill, public utilities measure and workmen's compensation act were much mooted matters among the legislators in charge of them. Lengthy discussion of a resolution protesting against the increase in the charges for grazing live stock in the national forests ana another debate over the employment of an expert to aid the leislative reference committee were features of the sess'on of the house on Janaury 12. Few bills were introduced, the members taking the position that until the party program of legislation is out of the way nothing noth-ing should be done which might delay passage of party bills. Democratic senators in caucus on January 12 spent two hours in heated debate over the insurance provis'on in the proposed workmen's compensation compensa-tion measure which had ben given the stamp of approval by the administration admin-istration steering committee. When the meet:ng ended the situation was unchanged. Three bills were introduced in the senate on January 12 and three in the house. Fireworks was injected into the proceedings when Hoyden of Summit, chairman of the legislative reference committee, reported to the bouse that the committee iad decided to retain Professor W. G. Roylance as legislative legisla-tive expert to aid the committee in passing on hills introduced in the house, but those opposed to the innovation inno-vation were voted down and Professor Roylanee's services were engaged. Members of the bouse and senate, together with employees of the legislature, legis-lature, on January 12 drew their pay checks for the first thirty days of the legislative session and mileage for the distance which they traveled to reach the capitol. The legislature is the only rganization in the state which pays employees in advance for services. rage ui Ban i jH k , couniy lniroauceu a resolution providing for submission of a cons ituiinral amendment, which, if adopted, would cause a split session of I he legislaturt vides for the legislature to meet on the first Monday alter the first Tuesday Tues-day of January and remain in session for thirty days. During this time bills are to be introduced. The leg s laiure at the end of thiriy days ad journs for not less than thirty days to enable members- lo consider the bilis which have been introduced, and upon reconvening devole thirty d.iye in passing measures. . Democrats in the house propose that the state treasurer rhail not have the entire say as to banks in which he shall deposit the state funds. Thit the state hoard of examiners may designate des-ignate such bar.ks. a resolution Ua h constitutional amendment is to b offered. of-fered. Mrs. Grace Stration-Airc." ' SflH Lake says that provision', of 'he sufa education laws are being neglr"i Iii the schools of the state and she will aje s.wv. j ioouos 8U1 jo suoii.-ms nari.w introduce a bill providing penalties violated. |