The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-01-21
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
January 12.

Despite the announcement made by
members of the Legislature that few
new laws are needed, new Ills o.
various kind are being submitted
Those submitted at today's session
were:
BY Joseph, extending the statute de
fnlng housebreaking to the entering
pr rooms, apartments and tenements
10 tax the output of coal. coke ant
minerals not taxed at present.
BY Austin. making II a msdemeanoi
10 threaten or intimidate employees
bf any individual or corporation
BY Kuchler, providing that munich
| pal judges may call in judges pro tenn
| pore, appointed from the bar. when
] reason exists for a change Of venue
to authorize the services OF civil pro
| cess from municipal courts by city
officers; extending the jurisdiction OF
municipal judges in civil matters to
the county in which the court Is sit.
uated.
BY Carroll, providing for the ap.
pointment of fire inspectors in coun.
ties outside Of incorporated towns.
BY Thompson, to establish expert.
mental farms to demonstrate the best
method of retaining dry or arid
lands.
II. y. No. 16.-To prohibit the use
of explosive oileand to regulate the
use Of powder in coal and hydrocar.
bon mines
At 3 o'clock the senate went into
executive session to consider the ap.
pointments that had been made by the
governor since the close OF the last
session. The long list was read and
the action of the governor was in.
dorsed In every particular.
January 10.
Only about one-half of the members
OF the senate were present. the absent
ones having gone to their homes, and
but little business was transacted Sen.
ator Lewis introduced senate Joint me.
mortal No. !, which has in view the
memorialiZing of congress to sustain
President Roosevelt in his efforts to
Increase the effectiveness of the in.
terstate commerce commission.
The flood of bills in the house con.
tinues. eleven being introduced at Fri.
days session, making the total for five
days just twenty.eight. A committee
clerk appointed from Ogden caused the
sensation of the day in the house IL
Is alleged that his ignorance of short.
hand and typewriting make him use.
less as n committee clerk An attempt
was made to have him appointed read.
ing clerk. This met with opposition
and a molten was made TO discharge
him from further attendance on the
house.
January 10.
In both houses OF the legislature
much attention was given to the
bounty fraud cases which have been
unearthed in Salt Lake county, Gov.
ernor Cutler presenting a message re.
garding the matter. committee of
three members from house and a like
number from the senate was appointed
TO investigate the frauds. bill was
in the house by Mr.. Thomp.
son which would repeal the bounty law.
The crop of bills aggregated twelve
three In the senate and nine in the
house Joseph came in with three
measures. including one for
the inspection of metallferous mines
CrOmar introduced a measure Great |
ing the office of boiler inspector. Sen.
atOr Lewis introduced a measure an |
$4,000 to pay back money
borrowed to defray expenses of main |
tanning the National Guard in Carbon |
county during the coal strike.
January II.
The election of a senator to succeed |
Senator Kearns was the first business
before the house, Mr. Sutherland re.
ceiving AZ votes and Judge King g.
The bill appropriating $25,625 for
the purpose of defraying the expenses
Of the National Guard in Carbon coun.
ty in 1908 and 1904, was passed in the
house.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Fish,
burn Of Box Elder, changing time for
taking school census in cites and
also one by Edward. provid.
ing for the establishment of schools of
agriculture and domestic science IN
The voting for a successor to Unit.
ed States Senator Thomas Kearns and
preliminary steps to scalp the bounty
law occupied the major part of the
time of the senate.
bill was introduced by johnson &c
meet outstanding Indebtedness OF
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