The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-01
TO PROVIDE FOR
PORTLAND FAIR
Bill Making Appropriation Introduced
IN Senate.
PLAN FOR TRADE SCHOOLS
MEASURE is PUT IN MAKING THE
PROVISION.

An appropriation of $50. 900 for the use
of the Portland exposition is asked for
in senate bill No. A. introduced by
Senator Holdings worth yesterday. The
bill was introduced by request of the
commission. through f. j. Kiesel of
ogden, one of the members Aside from
the increase of. 100000 in the appropTia-
tlon, the new bill makes some impor-
tant amendments to the session laws
/ OF 1905. creating the present commits
SION. The new bill requires the treas
urer TO give a bond of $4,000, to be
/ approved by the state board OF exam
hners and filed with the secretary of
| state Reports of receipts and dis
pursements are to be filed monthly, in
stead OF quarterly as under the pres
| ent law. and must be accompanied by
| properly and fully itemized" vouch-
| ers. The. size of the commission is not
changed and its powers remain the
same as under the present law.
| The bill was referred: to the commit
tee on public institutions
l Senator Rasband's senate bill No. 81
! requires the state treasurer to deposit
state funds in banks designated by the
| governor, secretary of state and state
! treasurer, and to account for interest,
! premiums, etc, on state money as state
1 funds.
Bill For Trade Schools.
Senate bill No. 80, by Senator Larsen,
provides for the establishment of pre-
| r ,~atory trade schools as branches of
the Agricultural college in Sanpete and
| Millard counties. a commission con-
sisting of the state superintendent of
| public instruction, the president of the
! University of Utah and the president of
| the Agricultural college is to determine
! the sites. As conditions to the location
| of the schools cities or counties. or both,
! IN which the commission decides to 10
cate schools, shall vest in the state ii
| ties to the grounds and buildings and
! shall also agree to defray by local tax
! alton all the incidental expenses of
| maintaining the schools. Titles are to
! revert to the original owners if the
state fails, for a period of two years, to
maintain the schools. An annual ap-
| preparation of $500 is called for. The
bill went to the committee educa-
ton.
Senate bill No. 3S. by Senator Clegg
Cby requesD, is designed to cheaper the
| cost Of probating small estates. 1t
| amends section S12 Of the Revised
| Statutes by raising filing fees from s.
| TO 81, fixing the fees for all services on
| cases appealed from justice courts and
| for letters testamentaTy or admins
! tratiOn CT of guardianship at 50. The
fee for filing inventories and appraise-
| ments of all estates of less than $500
| is placed at 50 and a scale, of prices is
furnished for larger estates. The pres
ent minimum fee is $40. The bill went
! to the judiciary committee.
Senate bill No. 10, by Senator Hol-
! lmgsWOrth, makes the fiscal year of the
| state terminate on Nov. 80 of each year.
All officers who report annually or BIZ
ennially 10 the governor or legislature
must close their. accounts on that date
] = q bill also provides that all reports
we use of the legislature must be
| Il ensmitted to the secretary Of state
! not later than Dec 1 preceding each
/ session.
! Senate hill No Al nv Senator Calls
ter. provides that owners of any ami
! mails trespassing upon any property
shall be liable for the amount of DAM
/ ages assessed by court whether the
lands are fenced or unfenced.
| The bill suggested by the assistant
! secretary of war, providing for the ces-
sion to the federal government Of eX-
! elusive jurisdiction on the Fort Douglas
| and Fort Duchesne military reserva-
! tiOns so that projected improvements
may be made, was faVorably reported
| by the committee on military affairs
\ and presented under the name of senate
bill No. sc by the committee.
Limit Placed on Bills.
House concurrent resolution No ?.
| fixing the forty-fifth day as the limit
: for The introduction of bills. was favor
/ ably reported by the committee on rules
and was at length passed by vote of
IL TO Z. after debate. Bamberger. Clegg,
! Johnson, Larsen, Lawrence, Loose and
Walton voted against it. Before the
! rOlIcau Senator Johnson offered an
| amendment to make the thiTty-fifth
| day the limit, but the amendment
| failed.
Senate concurrent resolution No. 4
| by Senator Lewis, providing for final
! adjournment on Feb. 16, was killed by
an adverse report of the committee on
| rules.
Forgery Bills Go Through.
House bill No. A. by Kinney, amplify-
/ ing the statute on forgery and counter
/ feiting, and house bill No. 45. by Kin
| ney, relating to appeals from justice
| courts, came up for third reading and
| were both passed unanimously, with
| some slight amendments The senate
amendments will probably be accepted
! by the house. 1t is understood Mr..
! Kinney will offer further amendments
| designed to afford proper protection to
| persons with no property who may be
| affected by the bill
Senator HollingswOrth'S BILL No p,
| relating to fees of judges of municipal
courts. was passed unanimously. The
| bill affects only ogden City and Weber
| county.
Senate bill No. 30. by Lawrence, re-
| lating TO claims for damages against
! cities and towns, was placed on third
reading. but rollcal went over until
today on request of Senator BenniOn.
who said he desired to take up some
portions of the bill.
The senate went into executive ses-
sion at 3:15 and continued with closed
doors until AIS, when adjournment un-
til o'clock today was taken.
List of the Bills.
Following is a schedule of bills intro
duced yesterday:
Senate Bill No. 36, by Committee on
! Military Administering to the govern
ment exclusive jurisdiction on Fort
| Douglas and Fort Duchesne military
reservations. Military affairs
Senate Bill No. 81 by Rasband-Re-
curing state treasurer TO deposit state
moneys in bank TO be designated by the
governor. secretary of state and treas
urer, and to account for all interest
premiums, etc, as state funds. Amend
ing section 242S, Revised Statutes and
chapter 81. session laws of 1899. Ju-
dietary.
Senate Bill No. IS, by Larsen-Cre-
ating and establishing preparatory
trodes schools as branches of the Agri- |
cultural College. Education.
Senate Bill No. 80, by CIegg (by re-
quesD-Amending section 972 Revised !
Statutes, changing fees of clerks or |
courts and county clerks. Judiciary
Senate Bill No. 40. by. Hollingsworth
-EixiDcr tho fiscal wear of