Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-04
HONE IS AFTER
UTAH GAMBLERS
Representative From Benjamin
Would Put the Ban on
Games of Chance.
INCLUSIVE AND COMPLETE.
Proposed Law Would Take in Pool.
rooms and Playing the Races as
Well as Common Faro Games.

Representative Hone, who halls from
Benjamin. Utah county. has introduced
his anti-gamblng bill into the house
II Is very comprehensive. and contem-
plates the doing away with not only
the common forms OF gambling carried
on In the saloons and resorts of the
cities aud towns, but prohibits the
selling of pools on horse races and
similar forms OF gambling. Tho text
Of the bill provides that every per-
son who deals. plays or carries on,
opens or causes to be opened or who
conducts either as owner on employe.
whether for hire or not. any game Of
faro. monte, roulette poker or any
game played with cards. dice or any
oaher device for money, checks, credit,
or every person or corporation who
carries OH. opens or causes to be opened
or who conducts either as owner or EN-
ploye, whether for hire or not. any
betting game on horses or who oX-
hibits In any place OF business pools to
be placed upon horse racing; and
every person Who plays. bets at on
against any OF said prohibited games
or frequents places where such prohih-
ited games are conducted is guilty
of a nlisdemeauor."
DRY FARM WATER.
Although there was an agreement 10
postpone the special order for . o'clock
until today. Jaokson's II. r. IA, which
was killed by parliamentary tactics
Friday, came up for conslderat ton and
was acted upon Saturday afternoon.
on account OF number OF members
being absent who We're vitality inter-
ested in the bill, the decision to post
pone was arrived at; but number of
these came in before the session adj
journed and the special order of the
day was therefore taken from the ia
BILE.
THE COAL PRoBERS
A message from the senate an
nounced that President Love OF that
body had appointed Senators Lawrence,
Clegg, Hollingsworth. Johnson and
Bullen as members of the joint COM
mittee to act with five members from
the house to probe into the cause OF the
existing coal famine.
Another communication from the
senate announced the passage of ;. h.
Is. by Hulaniski. providing penalty
for the violation by any person OF
county ordinances enacted in harmony
with the laws OF the state relating to
the regulation, control and use OF any
public roads or highways In this state
judiciary.
Representative Croft of Morgan
asked for the speakers Interpretation
of rule 10. providing that the title
of every bill and joint concurrent
resolution shall express the subject TO
which the same relates, and II the
bill proposes any amendment 10 eN-
listing laws, its title shall also con-
ny chanteTS
and title If possible. of the law which
the Bill proposes to amend The
speaker said the rule meant Just what
II said; whereupon Mr.. Croft was al
lowed 10 withdraw his II. b. 4S'relat-
ing to census matters. as he explain
ed that II was not framed in accord
ance with the rule In question,
VISITED STATE SCHOOL
The committee on the state Schoal
for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind SUBJ
mitted their report, after having visit
ed tho institution at Ogden. The com
mittoe praised the work of the school.
and embodied in its report state
incnt OF the superintendent. recon-
mending that the sum Of sso,4h be
appropriated TO cerrv on this institu-
ton for the coming two years.
The committee on private corpora
tons. which had under consideration
II. Il. 81, by Jensen. TelatinB 20 cor
porations doing business under the
laws of this state and not organized
IN accordance with the laws thereof,
reported favorably.
The same committee also recon-
mended that a new and more appro-
pirate title be given TO II. Il. 81, also
by Jensen. making II a crime 10 pub
fish false or exaggerated statements
concerning the affairs Of corporations.
and fixing the penalty therefor. Tho
report was adopted
NEW BILLS
Bills were introduced as follows:
H. B. ab, by Hone, proposing
amendment 10 section II. article 10
OF tho Constitution OF Utah. Relating
to the state ana county board OF
equalization Committee on judiciary.
II. 8. s6. by Hone, prohibiting gam
ing and providing penalty therefor.
Committee on judiciary.
H. r. 81. by Clegg. relating 70 the
sale of real estate for taxes and the
distribution of proceeds. Committee
on judiciary.
II. Il. 9S, by Robinson, by request.
recurring all property 10 DO assessed
for general taxes and preventing the
Introduction of evidence 10 recover
for property not assessed. Committee
on judiciary.
II. p. IL PASSED