The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-03-21
WITH UTAH LAwMAKss'

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the bills abolishing the On uue b
trict attorney were killed Of
The appropriations hin A.,
s1,765, 5,745.43 for state purnosaV s,sV1
the years 1907 and 1908 s y
House bill No. 255. by Roh,.
viding for the appointment ~ Y,
judges, was killed in the sena,e ee
Two measures providing TO-
signation of depository banks ~. ~
county and city funds went ,o,
defeat in the house. uO'l
The Ripper bill providing fo,
pointment by the governor =,
and police commission for s.u,
was done to death in the g..
After having once been no.
amended form by the house tbs,, M n
finally put to sleep the bin s ois,
smelters the right of eminent S4 S,1
The house adopted senate ioi,, "
luton No. 2, proposing a constI%,
amendment fixing the the rate =, W
taxation based on valuation Of
erty.
A message from the governo, :.
that he had vetoed the famouo
pathy bill, No 2S, by Mr. JM' "
because he thought that one m,s "a
board was enough.
The State Mental hospital AT D.
Is to have a new bath bpi,ai,. r.
cost $1,000, and $105,320 is set '
for the maintenance of that ipstitr
for the next two years.
Next to the university the STATE
on is the most liberally 81
vided for, receiving s174,85O. M Nj
amount 100000 is for the new Il
house, which is badly needed
The appointments submltted
Governor Cutler of members d e
Deseret Agricultural and Mamma
ing society and state board of ma
examiners were approved by The =
ate.
A communication to the house
the Merchants & Manufacturers -
citation protesting against the pa,1
of senate bill No. 95, the raj,
bill, was laid on the table wifi
reading.
A good start was made toward f.
accumulation of funds for the j.
state capitol building when the NJ
passed a bill providing that VI
shall be set aside annually as A 4
ing fund. e
A large part of the money an
priated by the Legislature goes 10 e
various state institutions, the uni
sity faring best in that it reo
S230,000, while the Agricultural col
receives but $S5,OO0.
The senate passed the Benner
Smith bill granting to smelten n
right of eminent domain under resS
tions. The vote was IL to 4, Sent
Bullen, Gardner, Seely and Wa
voting In the negative.
M
The bill allowing the district N;
ney their actual and travelling r
penses in the performance of their 81
cial duties and their contingent i
ce expenses, failed to pass the hp
by a vote Of 81 ayes, IA nays s
sent. M
The fifty-ninth session of the sgs
was devoted almost exclusively 10 &
passing of bills. Twenty-one bills v
passed at the forenoon and aften5
sessions. Most of the bills that ~
passed were amendatory of eSla
statutes.
The house on the 18th passed
providing for a board of horse
missioners; relating to experin5
and demonstrations in arid land #
ming; for education of deaf, dumb IS
blind, and several measures OF na
much Importance.
S. b. No. 1853, prohibiting raNa
transportation or other common b
riers from issuing free transports
except to certain persons, was
upon its final passage in the sg
and failed to pass on roll call
vote of 8 to 8.
There was warm debate IN
house over bill 206, by Clegg, VI
related to the sale of liquor on
day and during certain hours Is
other days. The measure was hli
passed fixing the hours OF closing
midnight to a. m. h
The consolidation of the Agrcuif
al college and the University oil
problem, was definitely settled @ Il
senate when Senator HollingswofW W
bill, providing for a Joint board
regents for the university and Agf
tural college was laid on the table
The Sunday Amusement bill, y
is a house measure. was LOADED
with amendments until grown o@
all proportions, upon roll call
passed by the senate by n vote
to 8. Senator Seely voted no on
measure, IL is said because his ans
ment making it illegal to bran' =
stray calf was voted down. M
One of the most important measu
passed was senate b.l No. SO, by
lingsworth, establishing the IG
system of transferring land uue
Senate bill No. 1893. by Hol.
worth, appropriating. 900 for al
hibit at the National Irrigation
gress to be held in Sacramento "
this summer was passed II
Because Senator Charles X