The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-01-26
WITH urAH's LAWMAKERS.

10 per cent interest.
House bill No. 1, by Jensen. makes
taxes upon real estate lien upOn
property after January Of each year.
House bill No. 4, by Dean, author
ICES boards OF commissioners to en-
pioy agents to exterminate permit
cious weeds.
Wesley X. Walton Is the olAest
member In point of service IN the
senate. Mr.. Walton Is the senator
from Rich county.
Robinson. of Bingham, has intro
duced bill apropriating $500 to
Lafayette Cidester for injuries re-
ceived In discharge OF his duty as m
officer.
The senate passed the FIRST bin of
the session on the 18th, II being Sem
ate Bill No. 1, making an appropriation
Of $4,000 for the contingent expenses
Of the session.
The Democratic members of Tho
house showed their mettle by naming
q list Of nominees for practically all
the ofiices. The Democrats OF the
house number 8.
Frederick Rasband Ia the hold-Over
senator from Summit county, and for
the last twenty years a resident Of
Park City. Senator Rasband is ana
tive Utahn. having been born In Pro-
vo in 1858. '4f
Senator Smith has introduced BIN
providing for the revision, annexation,
and printing OF the laws of Utnh,
I'M n tlaA
appointments. of commissions and
making an Appropriation therefor.
Speaker Joseph announced 1t tiAe
opening Of the house session on Tues
day Of last week. that each n1emDor
would be expected to be in his seat
promptly at roll call, as prOmptMeeb
would be one Of the rules OF the
house. .
Upon motion Of Mr.. Marks, Demo
cratic members Of the last honse NAO
are members Of the present bOdy
were allowed frst choice Of seat6,
and Republican members of the 'sast
house second choice. the remaining
members to have choice by lot.
]. F. Tolton, the Democratic leader
OF the house, discussing the COVER
uor's message, said he found many per-
tincnt suggestions In Il. The cover
nor, he thought, had made his messa9o
Of too great length and had incorp0ratr
ed In 1t much unnecessary matter.
Nurserymen want the Legislature 10
enact q bill. making II necessary for
tree growers to secure licenses beforp
they can sell their wares In the staAe.
1t ID believed such . bill would, great
ly benefit the nursery industry Of the
state, especially II . clause Were In
serted making Q state inspection OBJ
ligatory for all nurseries.
Neither the house nor the seAHAs
we're In session to exceed thirty ~
utes on the 10th. The adoption Of IT,
report Of the rules Of committee ~
the first reading Of a bill est&6lisA1ng
a state insurance department, sAnA
providing for the appointment Of an
insurance commissioner, consumed
most Of the time Of the senate.
The time for introducing bills he's
been limited to the first thirty days
Of the session. Heretofore bills could
be introduced up to the last day, nah
Ing the work at the close of the sesL
sion exceedingly hurried. The only
way In which bill can now be intfD-
duced after the thirty-day limit expires
Is upon recommendation of q COM
mittee.
Secretary Of State Tingey has sont
To the senate q communication accom-
panied by three reports made BY the
commission appointed by the last leg.
islature to investigate and repose lup
on the question of the proposed mer.
ger of the Agricultural college with
the University Of Utah. Three reports
were made. one majority and two min
GRITTY reports.
It Is said that Representative ,Kuch-
Ter, Of Ogden, will at an early date In
troduce a measure that will require
that when complaint of malfeasance
or misfeasance In ONCE, or 0th0y
charge Of criminal nature shah he
brought against any oficiai Of the
state. before It shall be considered by
Q court, shall be signed by at least
twenty citizens. ....t.
For the avowed purpose of bringing
about an equalization OF the tau A.
sessments In this state and for the
Pu PopS VI tuc OWucIb VI
the great mining and smelling corpor.
atoms In Utah to bear their Just bur.
den Of the expense of maintaining the
government of the state, a Joint rev.
enue committee will be appointed by
the senate and house Of the present
legislature.
Representative Orvn Thompson, OF
Willard county, who has served in two
legislatures prior to this, says he win
probably have few bills to offer during
the present session. Mr.. Thompson
was a member Of the first legislature,
but went down with other Republicans
In the Bryan landslide which swept
Utah In 1896. He was a member OF
the last house and was reelected to
the present assembly. <
A bin is said to be In the process Of
preparation by a member of the legis-
lature providing that sheriffs who are
made defendants in civil suits rising
out OF the performance of their duty
shall be Unidentified for their attor-
ney's fees by the state. The bill will