The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-01-27
CONVENTIONAL PROCEEDINGS.



Tho important feature Of tht legis
,ature was the passage by the senate
pf bill repeating the present law au.
thorizing the payment Of bounties for
the killing Of wild animals
The bill IL now In the hands OF the
house. and II Il believed the house bill
covering the same provisions will be
Withdrawn and the senate bill passed
a. II came from the senate.
Senator Johnson requested that n
subcommittee Of the senate commit
tee on appropriations and claims in
vestigate the accounts OF the Worlds
Fair commission.
II Il said by some that a sensation
will follow this investigation
Representative Miller IL preparing a
memorial to congress asking that
land once be established at Price
Senator Lawrence introduced a bill
TO secure registration Of plumbers. and
for the surervislon ~ plumbing In cit
les Of the first and second class
January 20.
BY vote Of - TO rs. three mem.
bers not voting. the house refused TO
repeal the bounty law under which
$40 600 or more has been stolen by
grafters. The majority is willing that
the old law shall be altered. but will
take no chances on having the bounty
measure abolished.
The house also adopted the senate
Joint resolution against the purchase
Of pen knives and fountain pens. and
the petit larceny " waste baskets and
cuspidors.
a subcommittee will act with n spc.
81 N.aH IN
to investigate the expenditure OF funds
by the Louisiana Purchase exposition
commission.
Senator Rasband has introduced
two bills to reorganize the state land
board and the board Of equalization.
In the house bills we're introduced
by Dean, establishing a poultry com.
mission and providing for annual poul.
try shows. by Miller. increasing the
exemption NJ heads Of families from
$50 to SEQ by Fishburn. providing for
the holding Of municipal elections on
even numbered years.
Both houses adjourned until 2
o'clock Monday afternoon.
January 20.
The Joint committee on bounties
was commissioned 10 draw n uniform
bounty law 10 replace that which has
caused such scandal In many coun.
ties In the house Mr. kidneys Joint
resolution for constitutional amend
ment abollshing the tax on mortgages
was passed on second reading.
The senate passed a memorial 10
congress indorslng President RoOse-
yelt's recommendation In regard 10
railroad rates.
The special committee TO look
into the expenditure OF the Louisiana
Purchase exposition fund IN getting
down TO work, and report Is expect
ed soon. The committee has not yet
succeeded In getting a detailed imam
cial statement from the commission.
The president OF the Utah Press as
ISOLATION. with committee OF editors
visited the house In the interest OF
some legislation desired by the coun.
try newspaper men.
Five new measures were introduced
In the house and three In the senate
Joseph. OF Salt Lake. introduced
measure TO prevent usury. Thompson
I'm n new measure introduced. ask
that when stock IN killed by reason OF
the fact that steam or electric rail
way has not been fenced as required
by law. the killing or injury OF the
stock shall be prima facle evidence o.
negligence on the part OF the railroad
Janaury "a.
Representative Roberts Of Cache
county presented bill which. II u
becomes a law. will dismiss the gov
ornor as member OF the state lane
board, the board will be reduced L
three members and the bond Of tho
secretary will be increased from $40.
600 90 100000. In addition to this pre-
caution, each member OF the board viii
be required TO give bond OF $4,000
Under Mr.. Roberts law. most OF tho
duties now devolying on the boaTc
members will be imposed on the sec
rotary, For assuming this responsl
bility his salary will be raised from
$500 to $4,000 per year.
Eight more bills were introduced IL
the house, raising the total number In
troduced at this session to Sc. Only
two bills have passed at this session.
One In the legislative appropriation bill
and the other IL the national guard
expense bill. The latter was signed
Tuesday by the governor. II appro
PIRATES S25, 625 TO pay the cost OF send
ing the troops 10 Carbon county dur.
ing the miners strike last winter.
One OF the bills introduced was pre-
pared by the Utah Press association.
Among other things It requires the
state board OF examiners to provide
for the publication Of laws passed at
each session OF the Legislature An.
other section OF the bill requires the
proceedings OF county commissioners
to be published In newspaper OF the
county.
Among the new officers proposed In
new mpnsures an far trtroa,,,a, a., Tho