Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-23
ONLY SIXTEEN
WORK DAYS LEFT
When Legislature Resumes Grind
Tomorrow That is All ItWllI Face.
MORE MEETINGS AFTER THIS
senate Has Introduced 1i3 Bills and
House 1891 Hut Few Have Reen
slgned by the Governor.

Last Friday was the doth day OF the
present session of the Legislature. Not
counting Sundays there are yet l6
working days before It. Thus far 1888
bills have been introduced in the house
and l4S In the senate. Up to the pres
ent, only one session a day has been
held, but some Of them have lasted
from'2 until 6 o'clock. Hereafter be-
ginning with tomorrow, there viii be
two sessions daily, one at 10 a. M,
and the other at p. m. Thus far
there has been too much ,alk in the
house, so every one except the takers
admits, and frequently It has presented
the appearance Of a debating class,
The following house bills have been
passed by both branches and signed
by the governor: II. B. No. 3, by Bar
raft, regulating the storage Of powder,
No, 4, by Chapman, relating to officers
not entitled to witness fees; No. 10, by
Hawley adding fine to penalty for
grand larceny No. H. by Condor, ex-
tending the time for the appropriation
for the school for the deaf. dumb and
blind, No. "a, by Evans ceding jurls-
diction TO the United States for pub
lie buildings No. g. by Brink, amend
ing the hotel act and providing penalty
for obtaining food etc, by false pre-
lenses. There were also signed house
joint memorial bt Spry, asking Cor,
gress for an appropriation Of SIS 900 for
irrigation purposes: house Joint resolu-
ton No. s. by Morris relating to the
commission to Arizona in regard to the
strip" and the house joint resolution
relating TO the National Irrigation con-
gress.
The following senate bills have been
passed and signed by the governor! s.
B. No. !, by Larsen, to prohibit the
sale Of liquors WITHIN five miles of
grading camps; No 9, by Johnson, to
provide for the regular and contingent
expenses Of the session; No. 10, by c.
p Larsen, relating to bountes on Wild
animals; No l2 the grasshopper bill;
No. S5, TO increase the salary Of the
stenographer Of the supreme court No.
81 providing for the transfer Of articles
of Incorporation from the auditors TO
the secretary OF states Office; No, 49,
permitting administrators and exec
utors to lease mining claims; No. &C.
fixing time for levy OF tax rate IN cities
and towns; No, IS, relating 70 claims
against Incorporated cities and towns;
No SO, fixing the time for the com
mencemcnt OF actions against counties
and No. 81. fixing time for text book
J conventions for adopting text books
! The senate also passed senate joint
memorial No. 2, memorlalizlng Con
| gress 10 pass the omnibus statehood
bill.
The governor vetoed senate bills Nos
8 and 4, which relate TO taxable
lands while the title is still in the state
| 1t Is predicted that the house will sus
tain the governors veto.
The following are among the import.
ant measures pending In the house
| Done's bill. No. So, creating a stat,
| board Of education, and rs also by Mr.
| Done, providing for the government o
the state agricultural college and tn
state university House bill No. q
by Mr.. Spry, raising the salaries Of tn
Judges of the supreme and distric
courts. House bill "a, by Mr.. Smith
concerning sheep scab inspection. Hous
I'LL 70. by Mr.. Brink, creating stat
Inspector Of metalliferous mines. Tn
irrigation measures are stu In embryo
The pharmaceutical bill has passed III
house and is in the senate, and som
liqtor bills and the osteopathy bill ar
being discussed In committees as we
as he bill against adulterated foods,
Eight or nine reform measures hay
been introduced in the house regulatin
the habits Of boys under Is and amend
ing and relating TO the election law
and against treating. II is thought the
are too radical and that they will IA
of passage.
The house judiciary committee ha
been the high executioner Of man
bills which have been badly or careless
~ drawn.
There will be a rush OF work fror
this time on. but II seems quite prob
able that very many bills will fail
get through both houses.