The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-03-30
LEGISLATIVE AFTERMATH.

LEGISLATIVE AFTERMATH.
Silent Sundays, early closing for
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 oil
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 Gre
alton of a police and fire commission
in cities of the first class. This meas
ure early was designated the ripper
bill.
Senators j. Fl. Seeley and Peter
Clegg banqueted the members OF the
third house-the newspaper men-or
Wednesday evening before the close
of the session.
February q was the fatal day foi
the railroad commission bill, a meas
ure regarded as one of the big ones
of the session. It was defeated by
vote OF "a to in the house.
One Of the notable laws passed BY
the legislature, and one which has re
ceived but little public notice, was the
bill providing for the introduction Of
the Torrens system of transferring
land title in Utah.
Randalls bill providing for the
granting of permission to cities o,
more than 10000 TO create park com
missions Is designated particularly to
benefit Ogden. That city has already
fairly good system of. beautiful
parks.
The legislature convened January
IA and Its constitutional limit of sixty
days expired March IA, 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 At, 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
nd Of W. anto lot IN hn
| case of delinquent children. The bills
which survived of number that were
introduced on the subject provide for
the appointment for first and second.
class cities of juvenile judges by a
commission consisting of the COVER
nor, attorney general and state super
intendent Of public instruction.
Provision is made for experiments
| in subterranean explorations with a
view to discovering flows of water
| that may be used for both land
| reclamation purposes and domestic
uses. Generous appropriations have
| been made for systematic borings and
| demonstrations,
The governor has signed the bill al.
lowing the Salt Lake school board to
| levy tax of 61a mills instead of
5h mills, the limit now allowed by
| law. This means that the teachers
| will he allowed an increase In salary
at the beginning of the next school
| year,
AS a result of the bounty bill passed
at this session, sheepmen are to be
assessed a tax Of three mills for the
purpose of destroying wild animals.
| Certificates are not TO be issued after
the fund Is exhausted, which means
that there will be no back claims In
the future.
House bill No. 70, relating to the
collection of polltax, was disapproved
| by the governor on the ground that
| the title was defective in material
ways and that corporations and EN-,
| ployers were made collectors OF the
tax without compensation. The veto
was sustained,
The governor sent in his veto of
house bill No 26G, providing for the
| organization of mutual fire insurance
| companies, The executive said that
| eighty per cent of mutual fire insur-
ance companies have failed and that
the history of such organizations Is a
History of disaster.
Just at the close of the senate SEES
sion on the 10Th, Chaplain p. A. Simp.
kin received a handsome gold fob
from the senators in appreciation of
his efficient praying" as President
Love, who made the presentation
speech, put 1t. The AFFAIR was a com.
plete surprise to the "parson."