The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-08
MOUNTAIN STATES
BILL TO STOP ALL TREATING
IDAHO SoLoN WOULD STOP HOS
PITALITX IN SALOONS.
New Measure on Taxation Of Mines
is Introduced-Boiler Inspection
Bill Killed-Prepare for Utahns.
Especial to The Heraldl


Boise Ida. Feb. NO man in Idaho
may say 10 another, Have a drink?''
If a bill introduced in the house today
passes.
The spectacle may frequently be pre-
sented of a line ,of mer leaning against
a bar. each with a solemn look and
each-yvith the coin in front of him TO
pay fer his drink
The CHEEKY, Have one on me-" viii
be an expression belonging to another
era. for the bin makes it a misde-
meanor to treat in saloons. and pro-
vides a penalty for infractiOn of this
prohibition
Mine Tax Bill Presented.
A new mine taxation bill was also
presented 1t provides that all ore,
tailings and mineral bearing material
shall be assessed at its value after the
cost of extraction and transportation
is deducted 1t also fixes an assess
ment of s. an acre for nom producing
patented mines and $3.50 an acre for
The legislature transacted enough
routine business today to advance mat
ters materially.
Further arrangements for the recep-
ton and entertainment OF the Utah
legislature were made The visitors
will be given a royal time
The senate in COMMITTEES of the whole
rejected the boiler inspection bill, in
trOduced by Senator -Ballantyne- The
committee after quite a discussion,
recommended indefinite postponement
of the measure. and the report was
adopted by a vote Of IA To D. Inose
voting for the bill were Ballantyner
Donnelly, Fox, Houlahan, kinkaid,
Purtell.
The committee took favorable action
on the bill making liquor licenses is
suable yearly instead OF quarterly as
at present. The principal argument
for the measure was that under the
present system it was possible to start
/ temporary saloons at points where
numbers of men were employed IN
/ construction work, etc. greatly to the
| decentralization of the men.
MacBeth'S anti-nepOtlsm Dill was
sent to third reading.
Local Option Gambling Bill.
The looked for substitute for the
gambling bill was presented in the
/ house 1t provides Tor local optl93Il
by counties on gambling. IL IS Salu
| by some if the bill, which repeats the
! present law, is passed, it viii permit
/ gambling until the next general cleo
ton at which time the first vote may
! be cast on the question.
! , Among the measures presented We're:
/ Appropriating $4,000 through bond
/ issue for a hall of science and dOrmi-
/ tory at the state UNIVERSITY
] To abolish the double election judge
! system
! The memorial asking for a canal
! around the Dalles-CeliIO rapids of the
J Columbia to give the inland northwest
: water transportation to the sea was
{ adopted.
Hot Time Over New County.
The committee on county lines and
/ boundaries held an excited session, the
! Clearwater bill being under COnsldera-
| ton Each side was represented The
/ argument became so heated that the
/ committee adjourned without action
| in order to prevent an open rupture
/ G. G. Fuller. for the bill. charged Rep
iFesentatfVe TriesCh of Nez Perez, who
! is opposed to il. with being in the en-
/ ploy of a Lewiston grain combination
/ that is against the measure Trlesch
, said Fuller would have to prove the
/ statement or retract Il or he would
publicly denounCe him as a liar. TroU-
BILE between the two is expected