The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-01-28
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Janaury 10.

JdUdbIy To-
The important feature of tht legis
lature was the passage by the senate
bf a bill repeating the present law au'
thorizing the payment of bounties lot
the killing of wild animals.
The bill is now in the hands OF the
house. and it is believed the house Dill
covering the same provisions VIII pc
withdrawn and the senate bill passed
as II came from the senate
Senator Johnson requested that
subcommittee Of the senate commit
tee on appropriations and claims In
vestipate the accounts Of the Worlds
Fair commission.
II is said by some that sensation
will follow this Investigation.
Representative Miller is preparing a
memorial TO congress asking that a
land Office be established at Price.
Senator Lawrence introduced bill
TO secure registration Of plumbers, and
for the supervision of plumbing in cit
les of the first and second class.
January 20.
BY vote of q TO IS, three mem
bers not voting, the house refused 10
repeal the bounty law under which
$40 coo or more has been stolen by
grafters. The majority is willing that
Che old law shall be altered but VIII
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 Of waste baskets and
| cuspdOrs.
A subcommittee will act with spe.
cial committee named by the senate
to investigate the expenditure of funds
by the Louisiana Purchase exposition
commission.
Senator Rasband has introduced
two bills to reOrganize the state lana
board and the board of equalization.
In the house bills were introduced
by Dean, establishing a poultry com
mission and providing for annual poul'
try shows. BY Miller. increasing the
exemption of heads of families from
$50 to $50. BY Fishburn, providing for
the holding of municipal elections on
even numbered years.
Both houses adjourned until
o'clock Monday afternoon.
January %.
The Joint committee on buunties
was commissioned to draw uniform
bounty law to replace that which has
caused such a scandal i'm many COun
| ties. In the house Mr.. Kinney's joint
resolution for a constitutional amend
mont abolishing the tax on mortgages
was passed on second reading.
The senate passed a memorial to
congress indorsing President ROCsCN
vclt's recommendation in regard tc
railroad rates.
The special committee to lool
| into the expenditure of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition fund is getting
! down to work, and a report is expect
ed soon The committee has not yet
succeeded in getting detailed finan
| cial statement from the commission
The president of the Utah Press as
! sociation, with a 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
| in a new measure introduced. ask
| that when stock is killed by reason o
| the fact that a steam or electric rail
way has not been fenced as required
| by law, the killing or injury of the
stock shall be prima facie evidence o
negligence on the part of the railroad
Janaury "a.
Representative Roberts Of Cache
county presented a bill which, if II
| becomes a law, will dismiss the gov
ornor as a member of the state lanC
board, the board will he reduced tC
| three members and the bond Of the
| secretary will be increased from so.
! 0OO to 500, 1000. In addition to this pre-
be required to give a bond of $4,000
Under Mr. Roberts law most of the
! duties now deYoIying on the board