Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-21
CARBON COUNTY
|NvESTIGAT ION.
Special Committee Inquiring Into
The Trouble in the Strike
Regions
ALSO CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
House Passes Fiscal Year, State Park
And Other Measures Petitions
Received.

During the early part Of the session
Representative Joseph introduced in the
house D resolution calling for the APP
pointment Of a special committee to
Investigate the affairs OF the various
state boards and commissions with the
object I'm view Of getting at the real
facts. Yesterday, true to the trust re-
posed in him, Mr. Joseph inquired what
this committee was doing and In reply
Representative Marks, chairman, stated
that the committee was now investigat-
ing the Carbon county affair and IN
connection herewith the contingent eX-
penses Of the governor, The commit
tee, said Mr. Marks, had been extremely
busy since its appointment, but 1t had
been hmdered somewhat I'm It's work
because Of certain data which was not
at present forthcoming. However such
information had been promised and
would be received, he said, In due sea-
son.
rs the explanation satisfactory"
asked the speaker.
with doubtful nod OF the head the
gentleman indicated that II was ana
the incident closed.
A petition was read from numerous
citizens of Sanpete asking for the pas
sage Of S. b. 80, concerning fiscal af-
fairs and gambling legislationi
also one from a. l.. Porter and 100 resi-
dents Of Juab county pleading for the
passage of the initiative and referen-
dun bill. The former was referred to
the committee on manufactures and
commerce and the latter to the COM
mittec ON judiciary,
on motion Of Miller a conference COM
mittee was appointed to confer with
the senate on n. b. So and S. b. %,
the two land board bills The speaker
named Miller, Roberts and Painter as
such committee.
SEVERAL BILLS PASSED.
S. B. 40, providing that the fiscal
year shall end on Nov 30 was passed
by vote Of % ayes and IL nays.
on motion of FAINTER S, b. 49,, Great
ing state board of sheep commission
ers, was recommitted to the committee
on livestock
II. j. NJ No. A. Austins measure
asking that the Strawberry valley be
granted to the state for a state park,
was passed by a vote Of 81 ayes,
H. p, SO, relating 10 court stenog-
raphers and fees 20 be collected,
and providing that such Ftenog-
raphers shall receive no fees in con-
tested probate cases, passed by unani-
nous vote as did also S, B. 80, cedins
to the United states jurisdiction over
the military reservations Of Fort Doug
las and Fort Duchesne.
II. 3. CT, relating to fees of clerks
of the district courts and county clerks,
came W for third reading, but as the
bill contained numerous provisions of
an important character, McCrea moved
that 1t be referred TO the committee on
judiciary, and It was so ordered,
NEW HOUSE BILLS.
The new bills and their reference are
as follows
Il. b. H. by lHawey provides that
any person who obtains goods by false
representations as TO his responsibility,
wealth or assets, shall be guilty OF
swmdliug and may be fined $1,000 and
/ imprisoned I'm the county jail six
months, II Is made the duty Of every
person whose financial responsibility
shall be lessened within one year after
he has made or caused TO be made
representations as to his wealth to give
notice Of the change to the persons 10
whom the original report was made.
judiciary,
II. b. l72, by Miller abolishes the arid
land reclamation fund commission and
requires the duties 60 be performed By
pensation, Public lands,