The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-09
LAND BILL Is
RECOMMITTED
Partisan Measure Sent Back fol-
Further Alterations.
CHANGE ON INSANITY BOARD
MEASURE PROVIDES NEW sYs-
TEN OF APPOINTMENT.

Senator Walton's land board bill. No
%, which was made a special order
for yesterday. was called up only to
be recommitted on motion of its author.
The bill was sent back TO the commit
tee on public lands.
Senator Walton says the bill was not
recommitted for amendment along the
line of granting Il minority representa-
ton on the state land board. The main
object of sending it back, he smilinSly
explained, was TO keep the bill before
the senate. as long as possible.
4 appear to be the only man to
spring a bill that causes any excite
ment," he said. and when we get hold
of a bill that really keeps us awake we
must hang to that bill as long as pos
sible."
A long list of house and senate meas
ures were reported faVOrably by COM
mittees. The list included senate bill
No 16, by Curtin, relating to use of oil,
etc, in mines; house joint memorial
No. ?, by Austin, providing penalties
for offering violence to employees, etc;
house bill No. II, by Kuchler, provid-
ing to whom processes shall run from
justice courts; house bill No 50, by
Kinney, relating to time allowed for
bills of exceptions; house bill No 6S,
by Kinney, relating to motions and or
ders; house bill No. II, by Kuchler,
relating TO change of venue, etc; house
bill No. 49, by Miller, relating to place
of trial in justice court, etc; and house
bill No. II, relating 10 judges acting as
attorneys. Some of the bills were
amended in minor particulars HOl-
lingsworth's bill No. %, providing for
the surveying of disputed county bOun-
diaries by the state engineer was killed
by the judiciary committee which en-
bodied the same idea in senate bill No.
81, introduced yesterday by the COM
mittee-
Hollngswo bill No 40, fixing
Nov 80 as the end of the fiscal year OF
the state Of Utah was passed unani-
mOuSly, Senator Lewis being absent.
Senate bill No. IS, introduced by
Clegg by request, makes changes in
the board of the state mental hospital
at Provo. The bill comes in with the
o. h. of the Republican politicians 1t
changes the personnel of the board,
which, under the present law, consists
of the governor. the state treasurer and
state auditor, by making il to consist
of three members named by the gov
ernOr TO hold office four years. The
name of the board is made the Board
of Insanity" An annual salary of 500
in addition TO actual travelling eXpen-
ses is provided for board members.
Members serve for nothing under the
present law. The appointment of the
superintendent is taken out of the
hands of the board by the new bill
and placed in the hands of the COVER
nor. The action of the board on fixing
the salary or compensation of any Off
Ger or employee is subject TO revision
and restriction by the state board OF
eXamir ers.
Sena lor Bennion's bill No. 80 makes
changes in the school laws. 1t changes
the time for the election of associate
examiners in cities. of the first and
second class from June to April.
The limit for compulsory school at
tendance is raised from fourteen years
to fifteen and the annual period of
compulsory attendance is increased
from twenty to thirty weeks.
Following is list of bills introduced
in the senate:
Senate Bill No. 81 by Judiciary COM
mittee-( Substitute for s. b. No. Is by
HOllingswO section Asa
revised statutes, respecting county
boundaries and directing state engin-
eer 10 survey and locate lines in dis
pute-
Senate Bill No. IS by CIegg Cby re-
quest)-Amending chapter ll5. laws Of
of control Of the state mental hospital
tPublic institutions.)
Senate Bill No. SO by Bennion-
Amending sections 1916 and 1862, re-
vised statutes, providing for associate
examiners in cities of the first and sec
ond class. etc. (EducatiOh.)
Senate Bill No. 90 by Callister-Ap-
propriating 1900 for use of states
experimental farms. agriculture and
irrigation.)