The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-03-06
WITH uTAH's LAWMAKERS.

pass the house.
Claims of various newspapers OF the
state. aggregating $1,97S, were al
lowed by the house last week.
The senate on March list killed and
buried the Croft anti-cigarette bill,
, hich passed the house week ago
Every cour y in Utah presently viii,
have a juvenile court. II a bin intro
duced by Marks OF Salt Lake becomes
law.
The conference committed report fN-
ing the appropriation for a. H. East
man. former sheriff OF Rich county,
Injured in a fight with an insane man.
at $3.50 was adopted.
II the Legislature of Utah can have
its way, national department OF
mines and mining will he created and
the president will appoint another
member TO his Official family, the cab
inet.
House bill 176. regulating the use
of barbed wire within the state, which
failed TO pass. was called up TOR recon
sideration last week and referred to
the committee on highways and
bridges.
A Joint memorial session OF tho two
houses was held on the 26th IN honor
of the memories of Representative
Taft and Clint b. Leigh, who lost their
lives in the lamentable accident at
Bingham.
A bill introduced by Representative
Kuchler amends the present statute
relating to the Utah scheel for the
blind so that II will not be mandatory
upon the institution TO receive pupils
from other states.
Senate bill No. 90 has been APP
proved by the house. II increases the
work of assessors by competing them
TO visit every section OF the county
in which they reside and personally
inspect the property assessed
A bill providing that officers and
members of the police and fire depart
ments in all Utah cities shan hold their
positions during good behavior, ant
cannot be removed except for cause,
has been introduced In the senate by
Senator Hulaniski.
The senate has passed the bill rails
ing the salaries of the members of tho
state board of equalization from $500
20 81 800, after amending n 80 as to
make the number OF commissioners
three instead of four, as the board has
always been constituted.
House bill No. lis, passed last week.
is by the late Representative Taft and
requires flags TO be raised on school
houses on legal holidays. It was
passed after adding Lincolns birthday
and flag day to the list of days on
which the flag should be raised.
The business OF dairying is defined
In II. b. No. 279. introduced by Robin
son. The measure requires that every
person engaged in the dairyinB bust
ness shall first obtain license. The
state dairy and food commissioner In
10 inspect the cows and the premises
of the applicant FOR the license men
toned
There. was nothing indecistve about
the way the members OF the house
sent the railroad commission bill t.
its doom. The count showed a total
OF 80 against the bill and 2 IN favor OF
II. Two OF those who cast tAeir votes
favorably, however, changed them be-
fore the poll was announced by the
speaker
Six more anti.Luke bills were intro
duced In the senate last week by the
judiciary committee. All Of them are
aimed TO correct abuses Incidental to
the practice in justice oOuFts and es-
pecially the notorious Murray court
presided over by Judge DaFand and
which is used by Francis q. Like as a
collection agency.
Senate bill 1877 by Lawrence, pro
yiding that contractors on pubic i'm
provements shall give bonds for tho
NJ al nj nj m
tractors and laborers, and No. 1873, by
Johnson. granting a railroad Company
power TO sell It's lines lying wholly
in a foreign country, have been ap.
proved by the senate.
Inspection OF cattle, sheep swine
and goats before being slaughtered II
the burden of a bill, ii. u. No. 2z7.
introduced by Robinson. The fnspec.
ton shall be made by the stase dairy
and food commissioner. Post norton
examinations are TO be made; whole.
some meat is to he desigHsted I'm.
spected and passed"
Two OF the most important measures
Affecting the retail trade are slated TO
come before the house the iisst OF the
week. They are Marks house bills
Nos. 15l and 1862. The object OF the
proposed Legislation is TO protect the
retail merchants against dead beats"
The governor has sent u snn house
his message OF disapproval OF house
bill No. 81, providing for an Increase
In the salary of the state superlntend.
ent OF schools OF S20e year-from
1880 TO $4,000. The govexROr's veto
was based on the meageTneas of the
Increase.
| A bill providing an annual license
for corporations and described by
| Speaker Joseph as one of tho most
important measures OF the present
session, has passed the house. II
! the measure becomes a law, II Is es..
umated II will provide an nAaal rev
enue of 100000.
Following the recommendation of
Governor Cutler, Senator MiIsoy, chair.
man of the WAYS and mnaD.s ,,pu1 uaittea