The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-15
FIVE NAMED
TO S|FT BILL
Senate Names Committee t.
Pick Out important
Measures.
BUSY DAY FOR S0LONs
LARGE AMOUNT OF BUSINESS
TRANSACTED.

The senate now has sitting commit
tee to consider all bills submitted and
give them a place on the calendar in
accordance with their Importance. The
committee was appointed yesterday. on
motion of Senator Lawrence, and con-
sists of Lawrence. chairman: Benner Y.
Smith, Hollingsworth, johnson and Wal
ton.
1t began its work last evening when
large batch of measures were consid-
cred
The senate had busy day yesterday
and managed to clear the calendar of a
big batch of bills, most of which are of
minor Importance. The morning session
began at 10 o'clock and lasted until near
Iy / i'm the afternoon. After a recess Of
two hours the solons worked until near
ly in the evening.
One of the most important measures
passed was senate bill No. SO, by Hol-
lingsworth, establishing the Torrens sys-
tenn of transferring land titles. There was
no opposite
Senate bill No. 1879, by Hollingsworth,
appropriating s4.vO0 for an exhibit at the
National Irrigation congress to be held
in Sacramento, Cal, this summer was also
PASSED
Other measures approved of during the
morning were: House bill No. 226. by
Dyreng. providing that towns and cities
of the third and fourth classes may levy
a tax for library purposes; No. 203 by
Robinson. relating to construction of the
statutes; M. 2S6, by Downs. relating to
personal rights. and No. 100. by Clegg,
preventing the issuance of scrip by cit
les of the first class for public i'm
provements before the improvements are
made.
Civil Service Measure.
Senator Hulaniski's bill No. 49, provid-
ing for civil service in fire and police
departments in cities of the first and
er the federal gang got busy the vote
was reconsidered. Senate bills Nos. 1875
and 1876, by Benner Y. Smith. relating to
the conduct of school elections, were ap-
proved of without debate.
The first bill passed in the afternoon
was house bill No. 22s, by Dyreng. re-
garding the fixing of county boundary
lines. House bills. No. 1853. by Richards
relating to the retirement of teachers on
pensions and the creation of a pension
fund; No. 2l1, by Dean. relating to drain
age; No. PIP. by Dean. relating to the
bonds of water commissioner; No 10, by
ToltOn. regarding financial statements Of
cities: No IS. by Robinson. directing as
SCISSORS to do certain work; No. 90. by
Richards, fixing the per cent of bonded
Indebtedness in school districts, and No
y. by the house committee on roads and
bridges providing for a road tax, were
also passed
Senate Bills Passed.
The following senate bills were passed:
No. So. by Hollingsworth. providing that
when assessments are to he made for
public improvements. one-third of the
property owners must ask for them, No
1874. by Benner Y. Smith. appropriating
$500 for the Improvement of the roads
around the state capitol grounds on Cap
itol hill. No. 3S. by Walton, apportion-
ing among the various counties of The
state s.. G03 received from the federal gov
eminent for the sale Of timber from for
est reserves.
Veto From Governor.
A message from the governor was re-
ceived stating that he had vetoed the ia
nous osteopathy bill, No. g, by Mr.
johnson, because he thought that one
medical board was enough. He asked
that the medical bill now before the SEN
ate be so revised as to conform to his
ideas and allow one of the members of
the state medical board to be an osteo-
path This was accordingly done by a
conference committee Of both houses. The
confirmation of the governors appointees
to the medical board will not be post
poned any longer. since the squabble has
been amcabiy settled by the present
arrangement
Two road appropriation bills were laid
on the table. They were Senate bills,
No 1872 by johnson, and No. 1911, by
Walton, appropriating 1850 and 2.0oo re-
spectively for roads in Piute and Rich
counties.