The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-04

Tolton, Wilson, Wootton and Speaker
Hull-29.
indeIibIe Pencils For Voters.
An indelible lead pencil Cby Luther)
! and a damp sponge (by Edward) will
J hereafter constitute the marking equip
| ment In polling places. The indelible
| lead pencil succeeds the me-honored
pen and ink through the passage of
house bill No. 209. by Luther. The
/ sponge was thrown in by an amend
ment 10 the bill by Edward. The meas
| ure carried after motion. by Simons
10 strike out the enacting clause HAD
| failed.
Kinney's bill Chouse bill No. I'D, pro-
/ Viding for standard of weights and
/ measures uniform with that of other
states came up for third reading, but
! acuon was deferred until today in order
| mat the members might revel further
| IN the maze of bushels and pintS and
pounds before passing judgment.
Senate Bills on the Block.
The house put an end to a few more
senate bills yesterday. the following
failing TO survive the scrutiny of the
! lower branch of the legislature:
Senate bill No. AZ, by Lawrence, re-
latng TO officers of cities and towns be
ing interested in contracts. Ayes, II;
! nays, II.
Senate bill No. 81. by Gardner.
amending section 1912, Revised stat
! utes of 1898, providing both fine and
! Imprisonment. Ayes, 16; nays, II.
Senate bill No. 6S, by Johnson, max
ing the carrying of firearms or knives
! sdemeanor-enacting clause strick-
| en- out on motion of Kinney
Senate bill No. 81 came near sharing
! the fate of No. IS. having its head
! Topped, for a motion was made bv In
lher TO strike out the enacting clause.
Kinney, in supporting senate bill No.
! 81, declared that il was aimed at lust
Such proceedings as occurred in Salt
lake a rev weeks ago when Council
man man Dean accepted" the position of
city and county building janitor.
More School Bills Pass.
| The house acted favorabIy on two
more sAnooI bills yesterday. H. b.
NO IA, oy Marks, providing for the
| election of county superintendent at
! general elections instead of by county
/ school trustees. and II. B. No. 146, pro-
! wang that county superintendent of
/ schools shall file annually with the
! state board of education memoranda
/ regarding the qualifications of teach
| ers.
! House bill No. 145. by Marks. dele
/ eating the power to revoke certificates
| TO the state board of education instead
! of to county boards of examiners was
! placed at the foot of the calendar by
request of the author The latter be
| lieveS il is in conflict with Fishburn's
bill Oh. B. No. 11S) passed Thursday
| by the house.
Senate bill No. SO. by Bennion. an
! anti-truancy measure, is to be given
another hearing by the house commit
| tee on education and art. An UnfavOr-
| able report adopted several days ago,
| was withdrawn yesterday by Chair
| man McCrea.
| The following bills were passed with
| out serious opposition:
H. r. No. 49, by Marks, providing
attesting by bank directors of reports
| rendered the secretary of state, and
providing for the filing Of proof of pub
hcation of such reports with the sec
rotary of state.
H. b. No. la, by Vaughan, relating
! to trespass Gas amended by senate.)
II. 3. No. $50. by Edward Cby re-
| quesO, extending TO farmers the right
to file liens on personal property for
| services rendered
House Committee Reports.
The house adopted committee reports
| yesterday as follows:
Judiciary: II. Il. No. 224. by Nc
/ Crea. making any city or school district
! liable jointly with the principal con-
| tractor upon public works, in actions
| instituted by sub contractorS or ma
| terial men. Recommended for passage.
J Judiciary: H. b. No. 1S7, by Kuch-
/ Ter relating TO crimes against good
| judiciary: II. p. No 49,, by Peter
| son. providing change of venue in
/ civil cases i'm the district court. Rec
commended for passage.
Judiciary: H. b No. 100, by kinney,
/ relating to homestead. Recommended
Judiciary: H. b. No 149. by Miller
| relating 70 changes of venue of ac-
| lions pending before justices of the
peace.
/ . ~
| Hawley. raising the standard of COM
! pensation of county superintendent of
! schools. Recommended for passage.
Public Health: H. 3. No. 20T. by
! Painter to regulate the sale of cold
storage eggs. Recommended for pas
50 ge-
Public Health: s. 3. No. 81. to pro-
hibit the sale of food below the stand
ard of purity. Recommended for pas
sage.
Public Health: H. B. No. 10, by
I Hone. to prevent deception in the sale
of renovated butter Recommended Tor
| Tassag &c.
Public Health: II. B. No 122, by
Kinney. relating TO the regulation of
the practice Of medicine and surgery.
! Recommended for passage.
District Attorney Bill Killed.
Judiciary: H. B. No. 149, and H. BIS
| Nos. 212 and 221, by Miller, abolishing
! the office OF district dlIOIIieS III
! favorably reported
| Public Lands: H b No ll2, by Mil
/ Ter. abolishing the arid land fund COM
mission. Recommended for passage
Public Lands; H. b. No. 1l9, by
/ Hawley Cby requesD. making state
| treasurer custodian of state land board
/ funds Unfavorably reported
! Public Lands: H 3. No. DID,, by Jo-
! seph. to repeal chapter IS. laws of 1899.
/ giving preference TO certain citizens in
/ the purchase of school lands from the
] state. Unfavorably reported
| Public heaIth-H- B Nc 2O4, by Kin
! ney, requiring local boards of health
/ and health officers to report the pres
| ence of certain diseases to superin-
| tendents OF schools. Recommended for
passage.
LabOr-H. b. No 156. by Pancake,
providing for licensing stationary en-
] gineers. creating a board of examin-
ers. defining their duties. providing fO~
! their appointment. etc. Unfavorably
reported.
Agriculture and EOrticulture-H b.
/ No. Al. by Lyman, providing for the
/ creation Of the Office of state Veterin-
| arian. Unfavorably reported.
State mental hospitals. b. No. IS.
/ by committee on public institutions.
/ relating To the government and control
/ Of ba. % fr7S. nj