Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-24

following the reading OF the record.
and seemingly Withholding much fell
lowship from the others. Captain HUI
ltniski Is almost as much ut home as
walton. the old line leader, and with
Benner X. Smith, who started off with
a jump, he leads the new members In
point OF aggressive activity. John Y. =
the other Smith, came so well prepared
In acauantanceship that lie Is fairly
much at home.
seely is a good deal like former Sem
ator Ed. Loose in that he sees nothing
to fear in the senate. He has killed big
ger game in his time, and looks as
much at home In his seat as " he had
been there all his life. Mailer prom
ises to develop into the philosopher OF
the body. He talks in a slow, deib-.
crate. kindly and earnest way that
shows no sharp points on which friend
ships may be rebuffed. He Is sure to be
much liked.
The professional politician of course Is
one who makes II n business to keep in
Office, and his views on living Issues
are liable to be pretty well colored by
what he hears when his ear is 10 the
ground. But the missionary in politics
is the man who comes into Office, after
having lived through certain exper-
ienoe which he wants to embody into
law. These men live or die on the is
sues they represent; and fight for them
In and out of season. Bullen is cutting
out his future for such course, and
John Y. Smith declares he Is concen-
trhting his efforts on new tax law.
which will raise the valuations of the
big corporations.
Certain ones are exploiting the forma-
tlon of new county by cutting the
Salt T.nka Cnunty In tWn md
rechristening the southern portion
thereof bingham county" Efforts to
have n bill introduced into the house
with such an object In view Will prob
ably be made this session. II Is arr
gued that the organization OF such
county would reduce the taxes of the
smelters and mines. besides creating
another bunch of places to be sought
after by politicians. In fact, many al
legged public benefits would follow the
division of the county as 1t now stands.
which is claimed to be unwieldy by
the projectors of the new scheme
Representative Hone of Utah county
viii try again to have his eight-hour
law adopted by the present legislature.
The measure was defeated at the last
session, but Mr.. Hone is not at all dis
couraged on that account, and will
make another attempt to get the bill
through.
Speaker Joseph proposes to compel
the house committees to get down to
business. Yesterday he served notice
upon the judiciary committee that they
were expected to report on Monday
next on bills which they now have in
hand. Several times the house has
been urged by the speaker to get down
10 business. and he now proposes 10
force results.
The smelter smoke problem Will be
dealt with this session in bill to be
introduced in the house embodying the
ideas OF Speaker Joseph on the sub
ject. 1t is proposed to enable the
shelters TO condemn and purchase
land injured by the smoke poisons.
and to authorize the county commits
sioners to appoint experts to determine
the extent of damages done to lands.
same to be subjected to review by the
courts.
A measure is said TO be under pro-
cess of formation having in view the
adjustment of the Office of district
attorney throughout the state. 1t IS
claimed the work of the district attor-
neys could be better done by the coun-
ty attorneys, and thus effect saving
of some $4,000 a year to the state