The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-01-31
WITH uTAH's LEGISLATORS.

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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 Hollngsworth.
defines powers and duties of state
board of equalization in relation to
| taxation.
Both the senate and the house ad-
lourned on Friday until Monday, thus
observing Saturday and Sunday as
| days of rest.
| House bill q, 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 Rasband, provide,
that all mines in the state of Utah
| shall provide for emergency cages in
| case of accident and providing pen
! atty therefor.
The senate had a short and unevent
| full session Friday afternoon but IL
| minutes elapsing from the call to or
der to the motion to adjourn until
Monday at o'clock.
| House bill No 35. 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. ~, by Clegg. makes
| ii unlawful for any person to require
| the giving Of surety bonds in corpor'
| allons not authorized to transact bust
| ness in the state of Utah.
Senator HulanisSi, of Weber county,
| has introduced measure which pro
vides that the name of candidate
| shall only appear once on a ballot and
under only one party designation.
House bill 23, by Meeks, is meas
ure to reimburse Mt. Carmel school
district No. 2, Kane county, for In
debtedness incurred in maintaining
school in county. Appropriation $3.50
The house on Friday passed a resolu.
ton, offered by Mr.. Kuchler, inviting
the Trans-M 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 commission to ascertain the
feasibility of procuring subterranean
water in dry land farming and appro-
priating money for the expenses
thereof.
The district attorneys Office is prob
ably doomed, at least so far as the
house is concerned. A measure Is in
preparation which proses the imme-
date abolition Of the Office of district
attorney.
Senate bill No. 10, by Hulaniski.
provides that salaries of county Off.
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-
sceed their appropriations will be
brought into question.
An unfavorable report from the com.
nittee on agriculture and horticulture
On House Bill No. 4, by Dean, authoriz-
ing the county commissioners to en-
ploy agents to exterminate perE,c,ols
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
20 their own use coal and other fuel
designed for public or private use.
while in transit.
Representative Giles has offered in
The house bill providing for the
manner of creating new counties. 1t
aas 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 a
voluminous one, and provides for the
creation of board of three rafiroad
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 to
express companies. but not to stree,
and electric railroads engaged Ia
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 Of
the session would be so Allied with
work that it would be difficult to ac-
complish much in the "junketinE''
line. htl.l
The present legislature will be called
upon to provide means for the payment