The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-08

ley. j. III Johnson. Luther. McFar-
land. Mcklnnon, McRae. Metcalt, Molly
neuX, Peterson, Redd, Robinson, smith,
Spry, Stone White. Hull-19
Absent and not voting.
House biz SO. 20. by Hamlin, fixing
eight hours as "a days labor in public
institutions was sent back TO the COM
mittee on labor. The bin purported 20
apply only 90 the penitentiary, but
Richards discovered that a. applied 90
the mental hospital and other inslitu-
tions and had it recummitted for
amendment.
The house adopted the report of the
conference committee On house bill No.
So. 10y smith. This was intended orig
lnaly merely 90 permit the driving or
stock through Emigration canyon. The
conference COmmlttce reported am
amendment allowing cities acting as
distributing agents Tor water % tax
the benefactors not over so cents AN
acre. The bin was passed as amended
Against ''Anti Ice-cream Bill"
Mrs. Coulter's six election measures,
including the "anu-ice cream BILL
were reported unfa Vorably by the house
committee ON elections yesterday. The
mother of the proposed legislation was
abseI1. but Speaker Hull said she was
anxious Co have the bills referred %
her own committee, judiciary, in the
hope of saving them White moved
that they he thus referred. but Cahoon
and Stewart thought 90 would be
waste of time this late i'm the session.
Barrett moved that Whites motion Die
on the table and this carried
The measures viii be taken up next
week and the indication Is that their
enacting clauses viii be amputated.
Favorable committee reports were re-
celVed on the following measures. SEN
ate bin No. 65, by Barber providing for
rotation of office In city councils. sem
ate bin No. 80. by Johnson, making
county sherims livestock inspectors;
house bin No. 1I7. by Condor. providing
for "a poultry commission; house bill
No. ll2, by Watts relating to certih-
Gates OF sale OF state lands; house bill
No. 49, by Mrs Coulter, ordering that
doors in public buildings shall open
outward; house bin No. 50, by Mrs.
Coulter (by request. establishing
school for deficient youth; house bill
No. &c, by Anderson, to compel the tax
alton of all property; house bin No. 142.
/ Dy Condor, allowing the state health
board to stop persons entering the state
/ from quarantined districts; house bill
/ No 100 by Child fOrbidding the un-
authorized borrowing" of property;
house bin No. 167. by Spry, providing
Tor uniform system of record of de-
Anquent taxes, house bill No. 167. by
Spry. repeating the law of 1901 prOvid-
| ing for the filling Of vacancies on the
| board Of pardOns, house bin No. l58.
/ by Spry requiring county. auditors to
/ file statements of salaries of county
| assessors and county treasurers and
/ their assistants; house bill No. 159, re-
I iating 90 mode Of collecting taxes.
house bin No. l57. by Spry relating 10
payment Of witness fees: senate bill
/ No, 90, by Sherman. making an appro-
priation for an exhibition at the st.
Louis exposition; senate bill No. 126,
/ by the committee on manufactures and
/ commerce, making an appropriation
\ for an exhibit at the Portland eXposi-
| ton; house bin No. ISL. by Done, rails
ing the school tax limit i'm Salt Lake
| City; senate bin No. 100. by Murdoch,
\ relating % the erection of school
/ houses by day labor.
Untavorable reports were received on
/ the following: House bill No. Al, by
/ Mrs. Coulter (by requesO, relating to
! mileage of district judges; house bill
/ No. l52, by j. r. Johnson, relating to
/ powers of nOtaries public: house bill
I No. SO, by Cotton (by requesD. provid-
\ ing for public employment bureaus;
\ senate bill No 173. by Sherman, relat-
\ ing to capital stock of banking cor
| pOratiOns; house bin No. 179 providing
\ for licensing plumbers in Salt Lake.
New Bills Put In.
The following new bills were intro
! duCed.
House Bill No. 1S3-McRae's smelter
I bill.
/ House Bill No. 1S4, by Roberts. (sub-
/ stitute for house bill No. 165)-This is
/ substantially the same as the original,
/ creating the Office OF grain and produce
| Inspector. but il adds the duties Of
/ Weighing to those OF inspection. The
/ inspectors viii take official weight on
/ railroad scales. thus preventing dis
/ putes between shippers and purchasers.
/ Referred 30 the committee on manu-
features and commerce.
House Bill No. 1S5-Smith's smelter
/ bill.
House Bill No 1856, by Roberts-Au-
| thorizing the investment of.the sinking
fund for the redemption of territorial
I bonds in state, county, municipal or
school district bonds of Utah Re
ferred 20 the judiciary committee.