Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-01
Legislature Will Not Attempt
Further Experiments With
Silk Worms
ASKS CONGRESS FOR PARK.
la Rush OF Final Action Of Bills
Many Are Killed by Com.
mlttee Reports.

It was open season for bill hunters
on the floor Of the senate yesterday az
ternoon, and the committee chalrmen
brought down the biggest kills OF the
season. Most measures were taken on
the wing, and those that were left alive
were warned Off the premises with hur-
ry orders. The session opened with a
statement from President Love speci-
flying who may come within the rail-
ings, and Intended to free the senator's
from visitors.
SILK culture received It's final action
at the hands OF the Legislature, 1t Is
thought, when Joseph's bill III. j. -
abolshing the law creating the silk
commission, was adopted and another
measure intended to re-establlsh silk
culture experiments. at the agricultur-
al college, was killed
III they could train silk worms TO
eat sagebrush I'd vote for the BILL"
was Senator Gardeners remark concern
ing 1t, but as 1t Is / object to doing
any more with silk culture in this
state"
MANY BILLS PASSED.
out Of a dozen bills that passed only
one provoked lengthy discussion, and
that was a measure providing for a
park commission 10 take charge of such
parks as may hereafter be ceded to
Utah. with the measure goes a men,
orial requesting Congress to cede
strawberry valley to Utah as state
park.
Johnson was most outspoken against
the bill. 1T provides another way TO
spend money-another way for graft
on the state to occur" he declared.
with our University crying 10 us year
after year for more funds, don't favor
making this new way to spend money"
The bill finally passed over a vigorous
but small minority vote.
The list Of measures that passed Is
as follows.
II, d. No 49, by Austin, creating a
state park commission.
II j. NJ No. T. by Austin, memorial
ling Congress to cede to the state
lands In Strawberry valley for public
park purposes.
s. -. No 49, by Walton, prohibiting
school trustees from having a pecuni-
airy interest In contracts for the erec-
ton Of school houses,
., II, No. ll3, by Rasband. amending
the company store" law by rrohlbt-
ing discrimination in accepting time
checks.
S. b. No 50, by Hollngsworth. relat-
ing to present ownership maps.
S. p. No. 72, by HoUingsworth (com-
panlon bill to S. b. $50, changing time
OF making assessments from the Sec
ond Monday IN January to the first
Monday In February.
S. 6. r. No. g. by Hollingsworth
providing for commission Of three
persons to draft a measure for uni
form system Of assessment and taxa
tlon. The commission Is TO report To
the next legislature A similar act
was passed by the last Legislature, but
Gov Wells failed to name the COM
s. J, NJ No, 3. by Williams. asking for
protection agains, adulterated and del
oterlous foods, medicines and drugs.
AIMED AT COLLECTION AGENCY.
II, h. No IS, by McCrea, amending
sections 1895 and 5000 revised statutes
relating to garnishment.
III, b, No, 35, by Roberts, amending
section 1905 revised statutes, relating
to compensation Of members OF boards
Of education.
BILLS ADVERSELY REPORTED.
The list Of measures killed by the
adoption of unfayorabe reports Is as
follows;
S. G, r. ?, by Lewis, requesting from
the attorney general an opinion as to
the states liability on bounty certin-
Gates fraudulently issued.
S. b. 81, by Rasband, requiring the
state treasurer to deposit state moneys
In the name of the state and to turn In
terest back into the State treasury.
S. i. As, by Johnson, requiring all
property TO be assessed for general
taxes and preventing the Introduction
Of evidence to recover on property not
assessed.
s. 3, l0i, by Hollingsworth requiring
life Insurance companies to make am
nual statements and 10 keep their as
sets equal TO the net value OF outstand-
ing obligations.
S, i, 20, by Callster, governing the