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Show BUDGET BILL IS PASSEDBY BOUSE DESIGNED TO REGULATE LEGISLATIVE LEGIS-LATIVE APPROPRIATIONS AND STATE EXPENDITURES. Flood of Bills Appear in the Senate and Member from the South Announces An-nounces Determination to Oppose Op-pose Minor Measures. Salt Lake City. The lower house of the Utah legislature on February 5 passed the budget bill, which is designed de-signed to regulate legislative appropriations appro-priations and place the financing of the various departments of the state upon a sound business basis. The l vote was unanimous in favor of . the ' measure. No opposition to its pro- visions developed during the brief ' discussion which preceded its passage. I House Bill No. 1, Utah's prohibition bill, was reported enrolled, engrossed i and awaiting the signature of Speaker Tolton. Mr. Tolton signed the important im-portant document in open session of the house. Bills were introduced as follows: H. i B. 98, by Airey, providing for the scientific teaching of temperance in schools; H. B. 99, by Young, concerning concern-ing the exercise of the right of eminent emin-ent domain; H. B. 100, by McKay, for : the prevention of infectious diseases among animals; H. B. 101, by McKin-ney, McKin-ney, for commencing actions in city court; H. B. 102, by McKinney, for amendment of the divorce law; H. B. 103, regarding redemption after foreclosure fore-closure sales; H. B. 104, by. Berg, recognizing rec-ognizing the Historic society as a state institution; H. B. 105, by Young, for the protection of wild game. A deluge of bills appeared in the senate on 'February 5. Senator Kimball of Panguitch in a brief address declared that it appeared to be a mania with some members to see how many bills they could put in the records. Many of them, he declared, de-clared, were introduced purely to gratify the whim of some individual, and he gave notice that during the next thirty days he would devote all the time possible to killing off minor measures. miee oius were passed Dy me senate sen-ate on February 5, one providing for the regulation, management and control con-trol of waterworks owned by cities and towns; another providing that appeals ap-peals from justice court may be dismissed dis-missed in district court if advance fee is not filed within thirty days after aft-er approval; and the third exempting all property real and personal owned by boards of education from general taxation. Salt Lake City. State-wide prohibi' tion by August 1 was to all intents assured on February l with the passage pas-sage by the legislature of the Young measure. The bill passed the senate sen-ate at 3:10 p. m. and in less than two hours all amendments" made by the upper branch were concurred in by the house, passed, and sent to the engrossing committee of the house. On receipt of the news the chief executive appeared jubilant and declared de-clared he would sign the measure without delay. Only one vote in either of ' the houses was registered against the Young bill. In the lower house the members concurred in the amendments amend-ments by the senate as quickly as they were read. The main features of the measure are: The manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors are prohibited after aft-er August 1, 1917. The possession of intoxicating liquors for illegal purposes after that date is made a misdemeanor. No beverage can be manufactured or offered for sale which contains more than one-half of one per cent alcohol. Near beer, however, is permitted, per-mitted, but is limited to one-half of one per cent. j Any peace officer who suspects that any person may have about his person per-son any intoxicating liquors or in any vehicle or receptacle for an unlawful purpose may search the person, the receptacle or the vehicle. To search a building or a residence a search warrant as provided for in the constitution must be sworn out j and service of the warrant had as in ! other cases. The governor is to designate state officer, assistants or special deputies to carry out the provisions of the act and can call on all peace officers, and even game wardens, to enforce the law. The commissioner of prohibition prohi-bition is eliminated. Buildings in which intoxicating 1 lquors are kept for unlawful purpose ' may be closed by the abatement and : injunction law. I Sheriffs are commanded by the ! bill to enforce the provisions of the i act in the incorporated towns and I cities in the several counties. Only pure grain alcohol and sacramental sacra-mental wines are permitted to be imported im-ported into the state and then only upon the order of the officer designated designat-ed by the governor to enforce the pro-i pro-i visions of the act. The three wholesale drug com-' com-' panics of the state are made the dispensers of alcohol, j Qualified druggists may dispense pure grain alcohol on permission from their district Judge. In the four weeks the legislature has been in session the senate has dropped ninety-seven bills in the hopper, hop-per, and eleven have been handed in by the lower house. Of this number j the senate has passed eighteen, killed i five, consolidated two, tabled one, withdrawn one. Compared with the session of two years ago, which was seven days in trying to get organized, the present legislature is more than six days behind be-hind in its work. It was said that the legislature might catch up through holding morning sessions. |