The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-03-28
LEGISLATIVE AFTERMATH.

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saloons and anti-cigarette legislation
went by the board.
The report of the coal investigation
committee were ordered spread on the
minutes of the house.
First aid to the injured hence
forth must be rendered by all mining
companies employing more than ten
men.
After struggle that may be classed
as remarkable, the act extending the
right of eminent domain to smelling
companies was successful.
Hereafter any one found guilty OF
burglary in the first degree will serve
a sentence of from twenty-five to for
ty years in the penitentiary.
Death overlook the bill for the ere
alton of police and fire commission
in cities of the first class. This meas
ure early was designated the ripper
bill.
Senators j. II. Seeley and Peter
Clegg banQueted the members of the
third house-the newspaper men-or
Wednesday evening before the close
of the session.
February 27 was the fatal day TO,
the railroad commission bill, a meas
ure regarded as one of the big onei
of the session. 1t was defeated by Q
vote of 34 to in the house.
One of the notable laws passed BY
the Legislature, and one which has re
ceived but little public notice, was thu
bill providing for the introduction Of
the Torrens system of transferring
land title in Utah.
Randall's bill providing for the
granting of permission to cities OF
more than 10000 to create park com
missions Is designated particularly tc
benefit Ogden. That city has already
a fairly good system of beautiful.
parks.
The legislature convened January
IA and its constitutional limit of sixty
days expired March ID, but by stop
ping the clock the solons were able
to continue their labors for one week
although they had ceased drawing
their per diem.
State, county and city treasurers
! are to care for the public money in
their keeping as they see fit, deposit
ing the funds in banks not designated
by law. Two bills requiring designa
tion of depositaries for state and city
funds were killed in the house.
The vexing problem Of juvenile
courts seems to have been solved by
adoption of two acts relating to the
case of delinquent children. The bills
which survived of a number that were
introduced on the subject provide fol
the appointment for first and second
class cities of juvenile judges by q
commission consisting of the cover
nor, attorney general and state super
intendent of public instruction.
Provision is made for experiments
in subterranean explorations with {
view to discovering flows of water
that may be used for both lane
reclamation purposes and domesti,
uses. Generous appropriations have
been made for systematic borings ant
demonstrations.
The governor has signed the bill al
lowing the Salt Lake school board IL
levy a tax of 6h mills instead o
bh mills, the limit now allowed b!
law. This means that the teacher
Will be allowed an increase in salar,
at the beginning of the next schoo
year.
AS a result of the bounty bill passe,
at this session, sheepmen are to b
assessed tax of three mills for tn
purpose OF destroying wild animals
Certificates are not to be issued afte
the fund Is exhausted, which mean
that there will be no back claims Il
the future.
House bill No, 70, relating to tn
collection of polltax, was disapprove
by the governor on the ground tina
the title was defective in materia
ways and that corporations and en-
ployers We're made collectors Of th
TAX without compensation. The vet
was sustained.
The governor sent in his veto q
house bill No. 2GG, providing for IN
organization of mutual fire insuranc
companies The executive said tha
eighty per cent Of mutual fire insu,
ance companies have failed and tha
the history of such organizations is
history of disaster.
Just at the close of the senate 90,
sion on the 10Th, Chaplain p. A. Sim,
KIN received a handsome gold TO
from the senators in appreciation {
MS efficient praying" as Presider
Love- who made the presentatIo
| speech put 1t, The affair was a con
plete surprise to the "parson -"