The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-02-18
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
February 9,

The editors of the state wero
turned down cold" by the membe
Of the house when their bill to pro.
vide for the publication of session
laws and the proceedings of county
commissioners was killed, the enact.
ing clause being knocked out
Four bills were passed: Authoriz,
Ing recorders to take acknowledge,
nents and administer oaths: appro.
priating $4,000 for investigation of
The proper use of irrigation water and
The reclamation of alkali lands. pro
yided that like amount is given by
The United States government; max.
ing "housebreaking," burglary in tho
second degree" and applying 1t to the
entering of rooms in lodging-houses
with intent to steal. Prescribing the
duties of state auditor
Six bills were passed by the senate
rs follows: Relating to judges acting
rs attorneys; providing to whom pro.
cess shall run from municipal courts:
relating to preparation, settlement and
signing of bills of exceptions. relating
to motions and orders: Granting. pow.
ers to boards of county commissioners
to provide penalties for the violation
Of ordinances enacted by such boards.
A night session was held in the
house. the four bills being passed at
the night session.
February 10.
Following bills were passed by the
house. No. 3S-Changing the time
for taking school census in cities and
towns from July to October. No. 81
Changing time for taking school cen.
sus In country districts from July to
October. No. S7-Requiring work to
be performed on mining claims with.
In ninety days from the date of loca.
ton
In the senate Representative Lu.
theirs bill providing for mileage and
per diem of persons summoned as
Jurors in justices r. municipal courts,
though not permitted to set as such
was killed.
The following new measures wera
introduced in the senate: By Larsen,
to establishyand maintain trade
school branch of the Agricultural col,
lege in Sanpete county. By Lawrence,
by request, authorizing cities of the
first and second class to issue scrip.
By Lawrence, relating to special taxes
in cities. BY Park, relating to state
militia. BY Park, amending present
laws relating to state militia
By Callister, by request, making APP
preparation for Utah Dairymen's asso-
citation.
February 10.
Senator Clegg's bill, creating a new
sheep commission and materially
changing the existing sheep laws of
the state, passed the senate by unani-
nous vote.
Other bills passed were Senate bill
No. 80, by the judiciary committee,
substitute for senate bill No. 2S, by
Hollingsworth, providing for the loca-
ton of disputed county boundaries by
the state engineer. House bill No.
BE-, by Kinney, relating to dismissals
without prejudice from Justice courts.
House joint memorial No 6, by Rob-
erts, endorsing the Brownlow bill in
the national congress and requesting
the Utah delegation to work for II.
Governor Cutler sent in a commune
cation directing attention to the con-
stitutional provision for census to be
taken this year to revise and adjust
legislative representation.
In the house, Simon's measure pro-
viding that municipal corporations
and Incorporated towns and villages
shall exempt from license vendors of
garden, farm and orchard produce,
provided they have grown the same.
was passed by vote of 25 to 16, after
much discussion.
Other bills passed were II. B. No.
106, by Vaughan, amending the stat.
utes relating to trespasse.
II. b. No. 32, by Kinney, relating to
the dismissal without prejudice OF
actions pending before justice of the
peace.
II. B. No. rs, by Hawley, providing
for the docketing of judgments in any
county.
H. b. No. So, by Kinney, relating to
proceedings supplemental 10 eXecu,
ion.
A large batch of new bills were in
troduced in both houses.
February IA.
After long debate the house passed
H. B. No. 65, by McCrea, the garnishee
bill. The bill. as amended and passed,
provides that before answer can be re-
quired in punishment proceedings the
garnishee must be paid fee of $3.50,
The bill originally provided fee OF
SO. 1t further provides that in no
case, excepting where the garnishee is
found to have credit due the defend.
ant, shall the costs be taken against
the garnlshee.
The house received Senate bill No,
7, by Johnson, appropriating $500 to
cover the outstanding debts of the
Louisiana Purchase exposition.
The state mental hospital at Provo
Is to be visited on Friday by members
OF the legislature.
Senator Walton's land board bill was
passed in the senate after much dis
cussion.
An Appropriation Of $500 to cover
the shortage Of the st. Louis commits
sion was passed.
Senate bill No. A. by Lawrence, pro-
hibting the drawing of extra compen'
sation by city officials, was passed by
unanimous vote.
Austin's house bill No. 10, relating
to threats against employees etc, was
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