Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-25
Introduces Big String of Bills
This Afternoon,
BARNES MEASURE PASSED.
Considerable Business Transacted In
tie Senate Chamber Invite from
senator kcsruA

The Senate met this afternoon with
Senators smoot and Tanner absent ON
account Of sickness.
The judiciary committee made a re-
port amending the title Of Senate bin
No H. giving the district attorneys
power to issue subpoenas, and recom-
mended that the bill pass as amended
The report Of the committee was adop-
ted
The committee on Fish and game
made a report recommending that be-
fore further consideration that 500
copies OF Ailisons Senate dill No II be-
printed. The report OF the committee
was adopted.
Senate bin No. Is. by Senator Whit
more, relating to the term OF Office and
election Of county commissioners, was.
on motion Of Senator Bennion, taken
out Of the hands OF the committee on
elections and referred 10 the commit
tee on county and municipal corpora
tons.
Senator Barnes introduced Senate %
No. 10. an act amending section $50,
chapter 3. title II, Revised Statutes OF
Utah 1855 providing for total liability
Of banking corporations. The amend
ment limits the liability to fifteen per
cent Of the amount Of the capital stock
and surplus funds The surplus fund
Is not included In the present law. Re
ferred 10 the committee on banks and
banking
Senate bill No. 20. by Senator John
son, Is an act to amend section 5076 of
the Revised Statutes Of the State OF
Utah, relating to proceedings against
corporations
The amendment provides that the dis
trict attorney instead Of the county at
torney shall proceed in a prosecution by
information or Indictment Referred to
the committee on judiciary
JOHNSON is AT IT.
Senate bill No. 22 introduced by
Senator Johnson, an act TO amend sec
ton 1889 Of the Revised Statutes OF
the State Of Utah, relating 10 notice Of
application for bail
The new provision Is that the notice
Of application shall be made TO the
district attorney instead Of the county
attorney as Is the present custom, Re-
ferred 10 the committee on judiciary
Senate bin No. 81. by Senator John
son. is an act 10 amend sections 5l0s
and $40, OF the Revised Statutes Of
the State OF Utah. relating 20 notices To
and duties OF district attorneys I'm cases
OF eXtraditlon.
This amendment also changes the
prerogatives of the county attorney to
the district attorney in getting out eX-
tradition notices.
Senate bill No 2S, by Senator john
son, an act to amend section 1915, chap
ter 6 title s., Of the Revised Statutes
Of the State OF Utah, relating to an
nual and special tax
The amendment was merely 20 rectify
a mistake that appears In the bill, Il
being chapters 8 and y in the bill in
stead Of eleven 0~ b. now stands.
Senate bin No. %. by Senator John
SON. an act 10 amend section 1909, of
the Revised Statutes Of the states OF
Utah relatir~ to the application for
bench warrant
This amendment also requires that
the application be made to the district
attorney instead Of the county attor-
ney as az present
Senate bill No. "a. by Senator John
son. an act 20 amend section 506S Of the
Revised Statutes Of the state OF Utah,
relating 10 dismissal OF criminal ac-
IONS In the district court
This Is another measure putting into
the hands OF the district attorney in
sead Of the county attorney the duty
OF making a motion FOR an acton or
indictment 10 be dismissed.
STATE BOILER INSPECTOR.
Senator Alder introduced Senate bill
No. 80 A bill 90 create the office Of
state boiler INSPECTOR and defining his
duties az such.
This office must be appointed by the
governor with the advice oi the Senate
Ills duties shall be to inspect all the
boilers In the state His salary TO be
sl,S25 a year
RTTT IS PASSED