Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-04
UTAH STATE
LEGISLATURE.

Thirteen bills were introduced in the
House this afternoon, and large num-
Der Of bills were either passed or re-
jected
The new Hills are:
House bill No. ZIG, by smith, TO make
it unlawful to dock the tail of any horse
and fixing the penalty therefor as Inn
prlsonment not 10 exceed one year IN
the county jail or fine Of from 500 to
$500.
House bill No. 2l7, by Anderson, by
request, to amend the statutes with RET
erence TO the election Of justices OF the
peace and constables in cities Of the
second class.
House bill 20. 2lS by Anderson, by
request, to amend the statutes with
reference TO the election Of city JUS
tees in cities OF the second class
House bill No 2l9, by Anderson, by
request. with reference to precinct Off
GERS and TO provide for the election and
tenure of office Of such officers in cities
Of the second class,
House bin No 200, by Anderson, by
request, 10 create and organize a mu--
nlcIpal court In cities OF the second
class and define the powers, duties and
Jurisdiction thereof and making the
Justice OF said court eX-OfllciO justice or
the peace OF said cities and eX-oliiclo
justice Of the precincts embraced IN
said cities.
House bill No. 221, by Harmon, TO
create domestic science department In
the State university and asking for an
appropriation therefor Of $4,000.
House bin No. 222, by c. w, johnson,
to appropriate $500 for the establish
ment Of fish hatchery at Pangultch
Lake, Garfield county.
House bin No. 22S, by Hamlin, TO
amend the statutes, fixing eight hours
as a days work on all public works.
House bill No 224, by Van Horne, pro
hibiting the sending TO any person OF
any box, parcel or package containing
explosives arranged with any mechan-
ism, contrlyance or material TO ignite
or explode the same and providing pen
alties of from ten to forty years, tnd
designating the place Of prosecution as
the county in which the explosives were
delivered.
House bin No. 225, by Kelly amend
ing the statutes In relation to appoint
ment and term Of the State board OF
equalization.
House bill No. 226. by N. l.. Morris, by
request, TO protect persons IN their en-
deayors TO obtain and retain employ
ment and to protect employers IN their
enleayors 10 obtain and retaip employ
es and providing punishment Tor Vlo-
lation Of these rights,
House bin No. 227. by Axton. relat'
ing to the marking Of explosives, IN
namable substances and dangerous &C.
ids chemicals and compounds for stor-
age or transportation.
House bill No. 22S, by Axton, defining
an Internal machine and making II
felony. punishable by twenty-five years
I'm State prison to make, have, deliver,
send or throw such machines.
House bill No. l73. was the first Dill
ON tho calendar for third reading. IL
was rejected by a vote Of 30 to IL.
The bill makes II a felony for judges
or judicial officers to accept free trans
portation.
Mir Van Horne said that 1t was a
pity the bill had ever been introduced.
hut as Il had, and in order 10 remove
from judicial officers all possible charge
OF faint the bill ought TO be passed.
Mr.. Harmon thought that the bill
was a slur on the judges and should De
killed on that account.
Mr. Axton. the mover Of the striking
out OF the enactlng clause, had a clash
with Mr.. Van Horne. The former sald
that the bill was too petty TO De
amended, Mr. Van Horne. who had
made the amendment 10 the effect that
legislators and county officers be m
cluded under the terms Of the bill,
turned wnthfully on Mr.. Axton and
said that he might be secretary OF the
Y. NJ. c. A., but that did not consu-
tite him dictator Of the House.
House bin No. IA, by Smith, relat.
ing 10 the manner Of posting notices
in proceedings under the probate code
was passed unanimously, as was also
Langton's bin No. 1856, relating 10 let
tiers Of administration.
METRIC BILL KILLED.
The first important action that was
taken by the Senate this afternoon was
The Killing Of the Senate bill NO. ~,
providing for the adoption Of the metric
system as the standard Of weights ana
measures. The committee on manu- .
features and commerce reported au =
yersely on the bill giving for It's rea-
son that Congress had taken no action
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