The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-02-07
UTAH LEGISLATURE.


ty-six bills had been introduced.
Representative Dean has introduced
4 measure to prohibit bucket shops
and bucket shopping within the
state.
Representative Kuchler wants all
goods made in the state prison and
offered for sale to be plainly marked
as prison-made goods.
House bill No q, Robinson, regu-
lating ore purchases and prohibiting
the making and publishing of false as
says, has passed the house.
Senate bill No. 10, by Rasband pro-
viding for emergency cages in case
Of accident in mines, was passed unan-
imously by the senate last week.
II. B. No. So, by Randall, provides
that all stockholders in mining com
panles shall have the right to inspect
the property in which they are inter
ested.
President Love appointed Senators
Lawrence, Clegg, Hollingsworth, John
son and Bullen as the senate portion
of the joint coal shortage investiga
ton committee.
Senator Rasband has introduced a
measure prohibiting the use of the
devices known as the slot machine"
in this state and providing a penalty
for the violation of this act.
At the session of the house on the
Goth, resolution introduced by Rep
resentative Taft was adopted, inviting
William j. Bryan to address the house
during his sojourn In Salt Lake City.
Senator Benner X. Smiths bill in
flicting the death penalty upon con-
victs in the state prison, after hav-
ing committed an assault with dead
ly weapon, has been killed in the
house.
A measure has been introduced by
Representative Larson, making an APP
preparation for the improvement of
existing roads and bridges and the
construction of new roads and bridges
In Emery county.
H. B. No. 5S, by Martin Jensen, re-
peals chapter 30 of the law of Utah,
1899, which provides for the creation
Of state Institution of art and pre-
scribes its manner Of appointment,
powers and duties.
H. b. No. "a, by Westphal, making
owners of traction engines liable for
all damages done by such engines to
bridges or culverts, has received the
approval of the members of the house
and will probably become law.
H. B. No. Is, by Kuchler, amending
section 1867 revised statutes 1896,
relating to judgment and penalties in
contempt of court, has passed the
house. This changes the law so as to
read three months, instead of five
days.
A bill has been introduced by Rep
resentative Wastphal to encourage
the destruction of certain wild ami.
mails; providing bounties for the kill
ing thereof, and providing the manner
In which such bounties may be pro-
vided.
A committee from the house COM
posed of Robinson, Hone and Tolton,
has been appointed, in accordance
with resolution introduced by Rob-
inson, to investigate the shortage of
cars in relation to the transportation
OF coal.
II. B. As, by Croft, changing the
time of taking the school census in
counties, and II. B. AZ, changing the
time of taking the school census in
cities. were passed by the house last
week. The bills change the time of
the census from summer to spring.
| The senate observed the last day of
its work for the Sd week of the session
| by passing senate bill No. Is, by HUI
laniski, making it misdemeanor for
any person to violate any of the laws
Of the state or any of the counties
regulating the use of public highways.
Senate bill No. 2S by Johnson, reg.
ulating the practice of osteopathy in
the state of Utah and to provide for
state board of examiners. ana to
| license osteopaths to practice in this
state, and punish violating the provis-
ions of this act, has passed the senate.
Representative Westphal. in a bill
introduced in the house last week, pro-
poses to amend the fish and game
laws, one provision allowing the ship
ping of carp mullets. suckers and
club, which is now prohibited, under
the supervision of the county game
dluSu, WIlHlu tile SedSOu pEONlueu
for fishing.
Twelve bills fell into the house hop
per on the 1st, including one pro-
posing a constitution amendment A
thirteenth bill was offered but Speak.
err Joseph evidently being of super
stitious turn OF mind, found a techni-
cal objection to it and thus saved the
house from a horrible fate from the
unlucky thirteen.
The Kuchler resolution providing
for the prosecution of former Off.
Gals and their bondsmen, to recover
the amount of warrants illegally is.
sued, hRs passed the house This
measure is the beginning of an at.
tempt of the state to recover the mon
ey lost in the bounty frauds, for
which some of the perpetrators are
serving terms in the state prison.
The senate on the 31st passed three
bills. They are senate bill No. 9, by
Lawrence, providing for the payment