The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-03-23
WITH UTAH LAWMAKERS.

trict attorney were killed.
The appropriations bill distributes
$1,765,745.43 for state purposes during
the years 1907 and 1908.
House bill No. 255, by Robinson, pro-
viding for the appointment Of election
judges, was killed in the senate.
Two measures providing for the de
signation of depository banks for state,
county and city funds went down to
defeat In the house.
The Ripper bill providing for the ap-
pointment by the governor of fire
and police commission for Salt Lake,
was done to death In the senate.
After having once been passed in
amended form by the house. that body
finally put to sleep the bill giving to
shelters the right OF eminent domain.
The house adopted senate Joint reso.
luton No. 2, proposing constitutional
amendment fixing the the rate OF state
taxation based on valuation Of prop
erty.
A message from the governor stated
that he had vetoed the famous osteo-
patty bill, No. 20. by Mr.. Johnson,
because he thought that one medical
board was enough.
The State Mental hospital at Provo
Is to have a new bath building to
cost 900, and s105,320 is set aside
for the maintenance of that institution
for the next two years.
Next to the university the state pris.
on is the most literally pro-
vided for. receiving $174,S50. or this
amount 100000 is for the new cell
house, which is BADLY needed.
The appointments submitted BY
Governor Cutler OF members Of the
Deseret Agricultural and Manufacture.
examiners were approved by the sen.
ate.
A communication to the house from
the Merchants & Manufacturers asso.
citation protesting against the passage
of senate bill No. IS. the railroad
bill, was laid on the table without
reading.
A good start was made toward the
accumulation of funds for the new
state capitol building when the house
passed bill providing that $4,000
shall be set aside annually as sink
ing fund.
A large part OF the money appro-
priated by the legislature goes to the
various state institutions, the univer.
sity faring best In that 1t receives
S230.000, while the Agricultural college
receives but $4,000.
The senate passed the Benner X.
Smith bill granting to shelters the
right Of eminent domain under restric
tons. The vote was IL to 4, Senators
Bullen. Gardner, Seely and Walton
voting in the negative.
The bill allowing the district attor.
ney their actual and travelling ex-
penses in the performance OF their ON
cial duties and their contingent on
ce expenses, failed to pass the house
by a vote OF 81 ayes, II nays. 8 alb.
sent.
The fifty ninth session OF the senate
was devoted almost exclusively to the
passing Of bills. Twenty-one bills were
passed at the forenoon and afternoon
sessions. Most OF the bills that were
passed we're amendatory of existing
statutes.
The house on the 18th passed bills
providing for board OF horse com.
missioners; relating to experiments
and demonstrations In arid land far
ming; for education OF deaf. dumb and
blind, and several measures OF not so
much importance.
S. b. No. 1853, prohibiting railroad
transportation or other common car.
riers from issuing free transportation
except to certain persons, was put
upon Its final passage in the senate
and failed to pass on roll call ty a
vote of to 8.
There was warm debate In the
house over bill FOG, by Clegg, which
related to the sale of liquor on Sun.
day and during certain hours on
other days The measure was finally
passed fixing the hours of closing from
midnight to 8 a. m.
The consolidation of the Agricultur-
nj college and the University of Utah
problem, was definitely settled by the
senate when Senator Hollingsworth's
bill, providing for a joint board OF
regents for the university and Agricul.
tural college was laid on the table.
The Sunday Amusement bill, which
is house measure. was. loaded up
with amendments until grown out OF
all proportions, upon roll call was
passed by the senate by vote of 10
70 8. Senator Seely voted no on the
measure, IL Is said, because his amend.
ment making it illegal to brand a
stray calf was voted down.
One of the most important measures
passed was senate bal No. SO, by Hol.
lingsworth, establishing the Torens
system OF transferring land titles.
Senate bill No. 1919, by Hollings.
worth, appropriating $4,000 for an ex-
hibit at the National Irrigation con.
gress to be held in Sacramento, Cal,
this summer was passed.
Because Senator Charles II. Hol.
lingsworth of Ogden persisted in read.
ing long and complex amendments to
the Benner X. Smith measure regu-
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