The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-02-09
WITH uTAH's LEGISLATORS,

Representative Clegg has introduced,
bill to provide depositaries for
state money.
The office OF mailing clerk has been
created In the house and ]. w. Kelly
OF Pinto appointed to the position.
Senate bill No. 6, by Hollingsworth.
defines powers and duties OF state
board of equalization in relation to
taxation.
Both the senate and the house adj
journed on Friday until Monday thus
observing Saturday and Sunday as
days of rest.
House bill 81, by Robinson, would
regulate ore purchases and guard
against the appropriation and sales
Of high.grade ores.
Representative George Hone, OF
Utah county, will again introduce his
eight.hour labor law, defeated at the
last session of the legislature.
Senate bill 10, by Rasbandh provide,
that all mines in the state of Utah
shall provide for emergency cages IL
case Of accident and providing a pen
atty therefor.
The senate had n short and unevent
full session Friday afternoon. but II
minutes elapsing from the call to or
der to the motion to adjourn until
Monday at 2 o'clock.
House bill No. 80, introduced by Rep
resentative Nephi Jensen, is intended
| to correct the evils complained OF In
connection with the operation OF the
Justices court at Murray.
House bill No II, by Clegg, makes
1t unlawful for any person To require
the giving of surety bonds in corpor.
atoms not authorized to transact bust
ness in the state of Utah.
| Senator Hulaniski, of Weber county,
has introduced a measure which pro
vides that the name of a candidate
shall only appear once on ballot and
under only one party designation,
House bill 90, by Meeks, is a meas
ure to reimburse Mt. Carmel school
district No. 2, Kane county, for In
debtedness incurred in maintaining Q
school In county. Appropriation $3.50
The house on Friday passed resolu.
ton, offered by Mr.. Kuchler, inviting
the Trans Mississippi congress, which
meets in Denver next summer, to hold
Its annual convention in 1908 In Salt
Lake.
Senate bill No. 4, passed last week.
provides that any person serving life
sentence at the penitentiary upon con-
viction of assault with intent to kill
or do great bodily injury shall suffer
death.
House bill No. IA, by Jackson, would
create a commission to ascertain the
feasibility Of procuring subterranean
water in dry land farming and appro-
priating money for the expenses
Their Of
| The district attorneys ONCE IL prob
ably doomed, at least 30 far as the
house is concerned. A measure Is In
preparation which proses the imme.
diate abolition of the Office OF district
attorney.
Senate bill No. IL. by Hulaniski,
provides that salaries of county on.
GERS shall be full compensation FOR
all service rendered, and providing
for the compensation Of deputy coun'
ty officers.
| The deficits incurred by the various
state boards, amounting to aprOxi-
mately $1,000, will be Investigated by
| the senate and their authority to ex-
coed their appropriations will be
brought into question.
An unfavorable report from the com.
nittee on agriculture and horticulture
IN House Bill No. 4, by Dean, authorlz.
ing the county commissioners to en-
| ploy agents to exterminate perniciOus
weeds, was concurred In, killing the
| bill.
Representative Barnett OF Juab
county, in bill introduced last week.
| proposes to put stop to the alleged
practice Of railroads of appropriating
| % their own use coal and other fuel
designed for public or private use.
while in transit.
Representative Giles has offered In
| he house a bill providing for the
manner of creating new counties. II
| nas no reference to the proposed new
county of Bingham, which Is to be
sliced from Salt Lake county, in case
The plans of the promoters go through.
The railroad commission bill Is now
before the lawmakers. The bill is
voluminous one, and provides for the
creation of board of three railroad
commissioners, to be. appointed by the
| governor, not more than two OF whom
shall be of the same political party,
! The salary of the three commissioners
is placed at $4,000 a year each, and
they may appoint secretary, whose
salary shall be $500 year. The act
Is made to apply to railroads engaged
in the transportation OF freight and
passengers within this state, and TIC
express companies, but not to street
and electric railroads engaged In
transporting passengers alone.
President Love last week advised
he senators to inspect the various
state institutions at as early date
as possible, as the last few weeks or
the session would be so filled with
work that II would be difficult to ac-
complish much in the "junketing'
| line.