The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-02-15
UTAH LEGISLATURE.

'ANNNA hAA ''f' AAN'Ni. VIZ NAA' "NAA /
To make gambling felony IS the
purpose OF a bill introduced In the
house by MIR Mccks.
H. y. No. 8. by Dean. changing law
for advertising sale of trogpassing ami.
mails. met les death In the house.
Fifteen new bills wore introduced
In the house on February o. making
the number Of measures introduced |
up 10 that dato IFS.
Representative TAFT has introduced |
a bill providing for the compulsory /
use Of broad tires ON wagon wheels /
after the year 1915.
Ncphl United States Centennial Jen.
sens bill making Il n crime a publish /
false statements regarding a corpora
tlon, has passed the house.
Mr.. Hone has introduced a measure |
by which Il is proposed TO tax all cor. |
poratlons In the state by providing a
license fee for each one.
The house has slaughtered the bill |
offered by Nephl Jensen, providing for |
the exemption Of pumping plants foi |
irrigation purposes from taxation.
In the senate "a bills had been In
/ troduced on the 9TH. OF this mum
! Der II have passed the upper housc.
as also two concurrent resolutions.
Senator Sam Park has introduced
/ bill to regulate the stamping OF arti'
/ Giles or merchandise made Of gold or
/ alloys OF gold. and providing a penalty
/ for violation thereof
H. II. No. l. by Ncphl u. s. G
Jensen, making taxes n lien on real
property as Of the second Monday In
January each year, has been signed
by the speaker OF the house.
II. D. 1876 by Dyrlng, provides for
medal OF honor for each Of the Indian
War veterans for actual service In sup
pressing Indian hostilitics In Utah dur
ing the years 1850 to 1872 inclusive.
The Calllstor bill. No. %. providing
for the loanlng of tho reservoir land
grant fund to individuals and corpor.
atlons. which caused 80 much discus.
sion Thursday, was passed unanimous.
ly on Friday.
H.B. No. ~. by Clcgg, making itahn.
lawful for any person TO require the
giving OF surety bonds In corporations
not authorized 20 transact business In
the state Of Utah, and providing pen
atty therefor, has been killed.
II. u. 7. by Peterson. prohibiting
tho marriage Of persons subject TO
chronic opilcptlc nts. persons who arc
first cousins and persons within but
not including the NTH degree OF con
sangulnity. has been passed.
II. H. iO5, by Critchlow. ia q bill
) creating n commission 10 provide for
| the display OF utah's resources at the
A Jamestown exposition at Norfolk Va,
. IN 1907, aud apprOprlating $4,000 70
a DO expended by the commission.
Tho senate has rejected wesphal'a
1 bill requiring owners Of traction en-
glnes 10 pay for damages 10 county
roads while the engine was being
moved. and the bill has been sent back
! TO conference committee from tho two
/ houses.
II the Galyoston idea Of governing
! municipality by three trustees IN
D adopted by the legislature for Salt
Lake, II will be necessary for the
weekly. three In the daytime aud two
. ] IN AHN NN'hiHks
The senate has passed the Gardner
usury bill The bill provides that the
. legal rate OF interest shall be per
} cent: that the parties 10 any contract
, may agree In writing for the payment
\ OF interest upon loans, not 10 exceed
~ per cent per annum.
, A bill, which II passed will practical.
ly put poddlers and iunerant vendors
out OF business and which is aimed 10
b protect home industries, has been In.
I troduced In the senate by Senator
3 Hollingsworth OF ogden. The meas.
ure prohibits pcddlers from selling
? their goods without FIRST paying a
. license fee.
a now fish and game bill has been
introduced In the house by Mr., Croft,
chairman OF the committee on fish ana
I game. The Croft bin provides for
j. state supervision OF fish and game. UNI
n der the direction Of a state warden, nj
> salary OF $500 a year with not
more than six chief game wardens at
X a salary OF not more tnnn 5000 year
zach.
= The house last week passed bills
Nos. rs and 49, by Robinson the first
increasing the powers Of the state
o board OF equalization 80 that II may
q assess the property ana franchises OF
IL electric light power and express com
panies doing business In more than
: one county. and the second increasing
" the salaries OF the members OF the
board from $500 to $500 year each
a Senator Hulaniskis measure. No. o.
a deciding 40 acres OF land 20 the federal
II government for post cemetery at
Fort Crittenden Senate bill No. o.
by seeloy making It misdomeanor
D. TO sell less than sixteen ounces OF but
II ter for pound, and three bills by Hol
d lingsworth, Nos 5s, 90 and n, tho
- first two slightly changing the law no
n garding the service OF summons, and
i, the last changing the name Of the
n State School for the Deaf were
passed by the senate last week.
r. Two so.called "antiI.uke" bills werC
r. passed by the senate last week. The
r. measures were fathered by Bonner X
In Smith aud are aimed TO correct Ger
Ie tain evils which are said 10 exist In
r. the methods OF the justice court al
r.. Murray presided over by Justice Du
rand.
At The senate on the Sth had passed
IA twenty.four OF the eighty eight bin
~ which have been introduced. Tho
q work OF clearing the calendar for the
]. more impOrtant measures rs progress