The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-15

mltted to the Senate.
II. B. No. 102, acknowledgements
structing screens in Powell slough
channel.
II. C. r. No. 4, Robinson Relating
to the compensation Of certain State
officers, making same effective upon and
from the time of its approval by the
Governor. This is in reality an emcr-
gcncy clause to Fl. B, No. 10.
icultural-Proposing amendment to
constitution relating to drainage dis
tricts.
S. B. No. 1919, by Mr.. Hollingsworth,
which was made the special order for
4 clock, was passed with little op-
position. The bill follows:
An act making an appropriation for
the purpose of representing Utahs agri1
the Fifteenth National Irrigation Con
gress. TO be held in the year 1907, at
Sacramento, Cal.
cd the sum OF $4,000 or so much thereof
g may be necessary for the purpose OF
advertising the agricultural and horticui-
tural products OF this State, grown un,
der irrigation, at the Fifteenth National
Irrigation Congress, TO be held during
September. 1907. at Sacramento. Cal,
and the making Of p6epeT said dNn1
to be drawn In favor OF the presldehI
of the State Board OF Horticulture, and
shall be paid out on the order OF the
secretary or said board, couhtersiSHeu
by the president.
Sec. .. The State Board OF Horticul-
ture shall have complete charge oil saia
exhibit shall provide for Its expenses ana
do everything and all that may be neces-
sary to carry the exhibit into effect
Sec. 3. The president and secretary OF
said Board OF Horticulture shall make
a full report to the State Auditor OF
the expenditures of said appropriation,
properly vouchered, within ninety Gays
after said congress adjourn adjo9rhs of Abs my
said appropriation shall De cohNe'Ieu
into the State treasury.
Senate Bills Passed by House.
The House passed the following Sen
ate bills which had passed the upper
s. b. No. 81, Park-Relating to terms
Of office and organization or military
staff
S. B. No. 70, Benner X. Smith, by re-
auest-Providing for the sale, mortgage
or lease of the estates of persons under
guardianships.
II. B. No. 50, HOllingswoTthmRolat-
S. B. No. 102, Walton-Relatlng TO
the registration of voters.
S. B. No. ia, Benner X Smith-Re-
lating to instruments of writing IN
formally executed, and validating all
of the same, which were OF record PRIOR
TO Jan. !, 1907.
S. b. No. l53, Park-Relating to the
appointment and pay OF Company Ar"
morers,
S. B. No, 154, Parks-Relating to the
organization of companies Of the Ma
tional Guard of Utah, the retirement of
officers, courts of inquiry, and provid-
log penalty in cases where members
of tho enrolled militia or members Of
the National Guard Of Utah refuse to
answer the call of the commandcr-ln"
chief TO perform military duty.
;. 3. No. l65, by Judiciary commit
tee-To punish champerty and mainte-
nance III Justices courts and providing
a penalty therefor, and providing an
attorneys fee to be taxed as costs In
SucL cases.
S. B. No. l6S; Honingsworth-Req
ing every County Clerk TO forward a
certified statement of the names of Ger.
tain county officers of his county to the
Secretary of State, and requiring the
Secretary 1I state to prepare and fur.
n,sh the necessary tArk forms for such
reports. to receive md file c1i state
ments and keep suitable record there.
of
S. 3. No. l73, Bullen-Providing
that instruction in the Agricultural co.,
lege shall be FREQ to residents, and pro-
Vi ling IN entrance foe to residents anl
Ion-rcslents.
s. B. No, 1Sl-FiSing the salaries of
certain State officers, viz, the annual
salaries of the following State officers
are hereby fixed as follows: Governor,
$4,000; State Treasurer, $500; State Au-
ditor, $1,000; Attorney General, $1,000;
StaGe Superintendent of Public Instruc.
ton. S2400.
Report Oh Agricultural College.
The Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds submitted the following,
which was approved and place ed on the
files:
Your Committee on Public Grounds
and Buildings beg leave TO report that
the Agricultural college OF Utah was Wis
ited by the members of the committee
on January %, 1907 and the different
buildings were inspected and found TO
be In good condition. At the time the
committee visited the college patches OF
couple OF rooms, caused by some acci-
dent TO water pipes on the floors above
but arrangements had already been
made by the college authorities for nee
cssary repairs,
The floors In the library and reading
room. the auditorium. and the corridors
OF the main building are oiled as a mat
ter OF cleanliness and protection against
excessive wear from constant use The
roofs and most of the exterior wood
work OF the different buildings have
been painted during the past two years
and are in good condition.
The mechanic arts buildings, con-
structed In place of the ones destroyed
by fire in September, 1905, are attractive.
substantial, and exceptionally well
adapted to the needs OF the departments
of mechanic arts. All buildings clean
and In good repair,
The Agricultural college is not request
ing any appropriation for buildings dur
Ing the next two years. though small
amount is needed for feeding sheds and
yards, a slo, and an incubator, cellar.
required in the experimental work in ag
rlCulture. as explained in the trustees
report for 1905-l907 For miscellaneous
improvements. including a boiler for the
doTmltory, the extension OF water pipes
and the sewer system. and the construc-
tlon of an addition to the smokestack. Ii
is estimated that S6225 VIII he required.
And we recommend that these amounts
be appropriated,
WHAT SENATE IS DOING.
Upper House Acts Upon Appointments
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