The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-24
NEW COMMISSION
Is NOW PROPOSED
Latest Move in Arid Land Reclama-
ton Matter.
ONE MORE TRIAL FOR SILK
THE EXPERIMENT STATION MAY
HAVE A CHANCE AT 1T.

Another shot at the present Arid
Land Reclamation commission was
fired i'm the senate yesterday when
Gardner presented senate bill No. 12O.
repeating the law creating the pres
ent commission and providing for a
new commission of three members. The
present commission consists OF five
members. a. +. Doremus of Salt Lake.
William f. White of Marysvale. Sen
ator Harden Rennion of Vernal, J.. r.
Anderson of Manti and Joseph A. West
of ogden.
Gardner's bin provides that the three
commissioners shall constitute the
Reclamation Commission" and shall
be appointed by the governor for two
gear terms. The commission is di-
TeCted to acI in cooperation with the
federal government, the secretary of
the interior and the reclamation serv-
ice of the United States geological sur
Ney for the purpose of deriving the
benefits Of the national irrigation law.
Ito create an interest in feasible pro-
jcCts contemplated in the above act
10 disseminate information in regard
TO the same and to secure preliminary
and final action by the people in exc
cutting and carrying into effect the ma
tional irrigation law.
The attorney general is to act as
legal adviser of the commission by the
terms of the new measure, and the
commission is authorized to incur no
expense other than for the service of
q secretary and a stenographer. Mem
hers are to receive an annual salary of
5000 each and travelling expenses.
Members Of the present commission
serve without compensation.
An appropriation of $4,000 is pro-
vided.
High Trading Stamp Tax.
Lawrence introduced a bill. en-
dOrsed by the Butchers and Grocers'
association. placing a license tax on
y trading stamp companies of 1000 per
aS1num in each county where the COM
Iany does business in addition to a
state tax of $3.50 for each place of
business operated by the company. A
penalty to 500 to $500 and not to ex-
coed six months in the county iai is
provided for violation OF the act
Senator Mckay introduced a bill des-
ignated to give silk culture I'm Utah
one more chance in an effort to deter
mine if il is practicable. The measure
places the Investigations and expert
rnents in the hands of the experiment
station of the Agricultural college, pro-
Nides for the turning over to the ex-
pertinent station af all property of the
Utah silk commission, appropriates
$1,000 and repeats all existing silk Gull
ture laws.
Another bill offered by Senator Nc
Kay Is by request of the State His
1ortcal society and calls for an appro-
Irlation of $4,000 for the erection of a
building to house historical and arch
geological records and relics The So
ciety hopes to erect what will be a
suitable wing to a more pretentious
building of the future.
Senate bill No 124 by Hollingsworth
amends section 3421, revised statutes
by providing that subpoenas from dis
trict courts compelling the attendance
OF witnesses shall run anywhere in the
state. Under the existing law sub-
poenas are good only for thirty miles
from the court, except for Doipts
within the same county as the ono
where the subpoena is issued. The law
i not amended in respect to the lower
courts.
Protection From PeddIers.
Another bill presented by Holdings
worth is aimed at persons who Deddle
o. canvass for farm implements and
19achlnery, sewing machines, clocks,
musical instruments. wagons, buggies
stoves, washing machines churns. etc.
all of whom must pay an annual Ii
cense tax of $500. The bill is the result
OF the practice of peddlers and canvas
SerS OF selling goods to farmers ON
1otes and discounting the notes at To-
cal banks. The matter is said to have
worked hardships on many persons in
the country districts. 1t is suggested
that the bill may be amended later to
widen ITS scope to include many large
foreign merchandising concerns that
maintain offices in the state
Senate bill No 126 by CaIIister
amends section 253, revised statutes
by eXempting from municiDal taxes
property situated without the inn,
proved and plated portions of the CITY
ana receiving no benefits from local
government or police regulations.
senator Callister proved he was ever
interests n 10
ency by introducing senate Joint me-
mortal No. 4, asking congress to
speedily enact legislation to proteof the
production of alfalfa seed in the
United States
Senate bill No. 81. by Walton. reIat-
Ing to fees for consta bles, was PASSED
by unanimous vote.
School Bills Killed.
Fishburn's house bills Nos. 81 and IS
changing the time of school census to
October, were both killed by the SEN
ate. The first one failed bv a vote, of
: 10 9. Lewis. who had Just returned
from his eastern trip. voting six couD-
try members against No. 81 The neg
atves were Barber. Cailister. Clegg.
Gardner. Lewis. Rasband and Walton.
Loose and Johnson were absent No.
81, "A twin TO 81. was also killed bv a
vote of TO s. Bennion voted with
the nays on this measure and imue-
diately gave notice Of reconsideration
The fish and game measure senate
bill No. 80, by Callister. was a special
order for yesterday, but on request of
Callister was made a special order for
3;45 today in order to allow time for
amendment
In the absence of Senator johnson.
who has sickness in his home at Circle
Vile, his bill. No. SIS. prohibiting the
carrying OF concealed weapons was
made special order for Monday at