Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-17
HOUSE WAS
ACRIMONIOUS
Disturbed by DCcked Tail Bill
And Proposed Idaho Junket'
ACCEPT IDAHO INVITATION.
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ACCEPT IDAHO INVITATION
Resolution 10 Investigate Industrial
school Affairs at Ogden-nfany
Motions and Measures

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Yesterday was another lively day In
the house and the session lasted from
till $3.50 p. M, and yet there was mol
much business done either although
there was good deal Of talk, which
at times became somewhat acrimonl-
Gus. Two measures occupied the most
Of the day, the one, Dr. Condon's bill
making 1t a misdemeanor TO bring
horses with locked tails into the state,
and the other was the junket to Ida
no. DR.. Condon's bin failed by scratch
and may yet have another day In court
because a notice OF motion TO reconsider
the vote. which will come up today and
the Idaho trip won by scratch, al
though by such narrow majority the
vote being 10 TO IS, that there is no
certainty that this may not yet be
changed.
There was some routine work to be
disposed OF before the music began.
Representative Barrett had his bill No,
3, forbidding the storage OF powder In
underground workings amended by
having the word "matalliferous' in
serted at the request Of the governor.
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM.
Some more petitions for the initiative
and referendum were presented and
filed, and one claim for sS2.4e for the re-
pair Of road In Iron county and am
other for an appropriation Of $3.50 to
assist IN building wagon road In
Tooele county, were referred to the
proper committees. The committee on
foreign relations reported fayorably on
house Joint memorial No. 4, asking the
secretary OF the interior to restore TO
settlement the land included In the for
est reserves,
Representative Haslam introduced as
n substitute bill No. IS, in place Of No.
bS regulating the practise OF barber
ing The principal change In the bill
being 10 limit the license provision TO
cities OF the first and second classes. 1t
was referred TO the committee on pub
lie health.
IN BEHALF OF CHILDREN.
II was Representative Colton's day
for the Introduction of bills and they
ali related to children. They were num-
bered 50, 80 81 and 49, Bill So makes II
the duty Of the county commissioners
OF each county 10 open an official In
tellgence office and book Of registry
where any boy or girl may try to Sc
cure a home or employment. The reso-
luton of the registry Is to keep a rec
ord and make quarterly reports as 10
the welfare OF the boys and girls.
Bin No, 90 forblds the Incarceration
OF boys and girls under the age OF is
years with old and hardened criminals.
Bill No. u deals with vagrant boys,
and ~ ~ a curfew law and forblds any
one under IA years OF age TO be on the
street after o'clock In summer and s
O'Clock In winter They were all re-
ferred &c the judiciary committee.
SILK FACTORY.
Representative Chipman's bill, 90, ap-
proprlntes $4,000 TO establish AN ex-
perlmental silk factory in Salt Lake
city, and 81. also by Chapman, amends
the statutes relating 10 duties by off,
GERS without fees
Mrs Coulter by request introduced
bin 81 appropriating S25, 900 Tor the erec-
tlon Of a home for mentally deficient
children,
ELECTION OF SENATORS.
Representative Stewart. by request,
introduced II. j, r. 3 asking Congress
for a constitutional amendment per-
hitting senators to be elected by vote
OF the people.
STATE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
Representative Nash introduced a
resolution asking for a committee OF
FIVE to Investigate the State Industrial
School at Ogden,
OTHER MATTERS.
A resolution by Mr.. Richards for the
appointment of a committee OF 10 from
house and senate &c visit the branch
normal school at Cedar City, starting
Wednesday morning, Feb, n, was
passed by the house and sent to the
senate
Under the third reading OF bills, II.
3. II, by Mr.. Hull, providing for the
annual publication OF marks and
brands, was taken up and passed with
out opposition.
$. b. So, by Lawrence, providing that
claims against towns and cities for per-
sonal injuries must be presented to the
councils within 30 days and other
claims within one year or become out
lawed. and passed unanimously with
out amendment
S. b. %, by Lawrence, was also I'M
animously passed. II provides that ac-
lions against counties, cities ard towns
on rejected claims must be COM
menced within year from the time
the claim Is presented.
$. Is. So. by Lawrence fixing the time
for deciding on the rate of city taxes
during the month Of July, was passed
unanimously.
DIR. CoNDoNs PET BILL.
DIR. Condon's bill against docking Of
horses, or rather against their being
brought into the state, provoked much
discussion and no little heat. and was
finally defeated by a vote OF q to is.
THE ODD PENNIES.
For the sake Of saving odd
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