The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1907-03-16
UTAH'S LAWMAKERS,

| The osteopath bill has passed the
house by a vote of "a to 10, seven
members absent.
The first forenoon session OF the
house during the present assembly
was held on the 18th
The various committees OF the
house are losing no time in pressing
heir work as the closing days grow
fewer
The senate has passed bill appro-
priating $1,000 TO be expended in
building bridges over the Rio Virgin
river in Washington county.
Ellwood Ortiz of ogden. engrossing
clerk of the house, is regarded as
one of the most skillful artists with
a steel pen In the whole west.
The members of the Utah leglsla.
ture were the special guests OF the
state university GA the 5th. About 40
of the solons composed the party.
Senate joint memorial No. 2. urging
congress TO pass Legislation favorable
| to the teaching of the art of agri.
culture in common and normal
| schools was adopted by the house.
| s. D. 1871, fixes the annual salaries
| Of state officers as follows: Governor.
$4,000. state treasurer. 81 800; state
auditor, $4,000; encouragement, 81.
| 900, state superintendent of public in.
struction, $2i0O
There was no session of the house
on the 9Th. owing To the fact that
the greater number of the members
had taken "A trip To Logan and failed
To get back to the capital city In time
for the days work
II II. No 30. providing for the cleo.
| tion of state superintendent of public
| instruction; presenting his qualifica.
| tons, and providing for the appoint
mcnt and compensation of a deputy,
has passed the senate
| House bill No 90 by Richards
! hNinE the per cent Of bonded indebt.
edncSs In school districts, increasing
| the rate from . To I per cent, failed
by IA vote Of IL ayes to II noes. Mo.
tlon for reconsideration was an.
nounced.
Thyrc was reception In honor OF
| the Democratic members of the legis
| lature on the evening of the 9th at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. James II
Moyle, Salt Lake, the AFFAIR being
given under the auspices of the Wo-
mans Democratic club.
Senate bill No 10. by Rasband pro.
| yiding that mining companies shall
have In readiness stretchers and first
aid To the injured" To be used I'm
case OF emergency. was passed by
the house. The measure applies to
mines employing ten men or more.
Robinson's house bin No. II. which
passed the house Friday, makes II un.
lawful la make or have In ones DOS
session tools Of n burglarious charac.
ter, or deadly weapons. II the inten.
ton be To use such implements To
break into any house. The offense Is
| me-" - wisdcmcnnor
House bill No. 20 provides that
whuI, an entire county IL constituted
Into one school district II shall be a
county school district Of the first class
Heretofore In order that count,
might be district of this class IL was
necessary that II should have 5000
children Of school age.
Marks house bill which failed on
Thursday was passed by the house on
Friday. The measure In designed TO
Increase the revenue for school pur
poses In Salt Lake City and fixes the
rate or tax levy. As passed by the
house its provisions include n clause
To provide more money for teachers
salaries.
I Inc senate has approved OF the
claim 81 T. 7. Farnsworth. tr for
/ s2.l2b for services performed as Az
NHthnt attorney general from August
7. 1905, To December ~, 1906. n an
pears that the Legislature two yenrs
ngo made no appropriation for the
pay of the assistant In that office.
and hence the claim.
In order To establish uniform Avs.
tenn Of weights and measures. tho In.
dietary committee of the house has
introduced ", II, No POS This hin
nNes the number OF pounds that shall
ne contained In n bushel and other.
wise defines means OF measuring
commodities. AvolrduDols mounds
shall bear Ia troy pounds the relation
~ 1000 10 $3.50.
Tho principal argument made bv
Mr. Park In the college consolidation
debate, was that the Agricultural
college Is merely "A high school for the
people Of Cache county and main.
tanned M state expense. He showed
ny statistics that there only nine ag.
riculturnl students NJ Logan and that
w" seNoniN'ono In the college depart.
m"ni are being educated AT an ex.
pens" Of $4,000 a year.
by a vote al ~ 10 tho state
senate passed the Park BIN consol,
dating the University at Titan ana
the Agricultural college nj Logan. The
vote was For eonsolidntlon-Se na.
tors Brinkerhoff Callister, Clepp
Gardner, H0llingsworth, Lawrence
Miller, Park, Rasband Bennor X
smith, Williams and President Love
-l2. Against consolidation: Sena.
TORS Bnllen, lirlanisH, Johnson.
seely' John Y. Smith and Walton-G.
Benson sheep bill has passed the
house, with an amendment fixing IL
days for time for band of sheen 10
pass through county. The present
law Is 20 days. Unless they do this
the ilockmasters will have To pay tax.
IS on the band In the county where
found
by the terms Of bill introduced
by Senator Buuen, the courses At the
Agricultural college at Logan shall