The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-03-09
WITH uTAH's LAWMAKERS.

Claims Of various newspapers OF the
state. aggregating $1,97S, were al
lowed by the house last week.
The senate on March LIST killed and
buried the Croft anti.cigarette bill,
which passed the house week ago.
Every coup y in Utah presently will,
have a Juvenile court, II a bill intro
duced by Marks of Salt Lake becomes
a law.
The conference committee report fix.
ing the appropriation for A. l.. East
man, former sheriff of Rich county,
injured In fight with an insane man,
at 81 $50 was adopted.
II the legislature OF Utah can have
its way. a national department Of
mines and mining will be created and
the president will appoint another
member to his official family, the cab.
met.
House bin 176, regulating the use
of barbed wire within the state. which
failed to pass, was called up for recon.
sideration last week and referred to
the committee on highways and
bridges.
A joint memorial session of tho two
houses was held on the Goth I'm honor
of the memories of Representative
Taft and Clint b. Leigh. who lost their
lives in the lamentable accident at
Bingham.
A bill introduced by Representative
Kuchler amends the present statute
relating to the Utah school for the
blind so that II will not be mandatory
t,,p t.... 20
from other states.
Senate bill No. 81 has been ap.
proved by the house. II increases the
work of assessors by compelling them
to visit every section of the county
In which they reside and personally
inspect the property assessed.
A bill providing that officers and
members Of the police and fire depart
ments In all Utah cities shall hold their
positions during good behavior, ant
cannot be removed except for cause,
has been introduced in the senate by
Senator Hulaniski.
The senate has passed the bill rails.
ing the salaries OF the members of the
state board OF equalization from $500
to $1,000, after amending IL so as to
make the number of commissioners
three instead of four, as the board has
always been constituted.
House bill No. lis, passed last week.
IL by the late Representative Taft and
requires flags to be raised on school
houses on legal holidays. II was
passed after adding Lincoln's birthday
and flag day to the list OF days on
which the flag should be raised.
The business OF dairying is defined
in ii. b. No. 279, introduced by Robin
son. The measure requires that ever,
person engaged in the dairying bust
ness shall first obtain a license. The
state dairy and food commissioner is
to inspect the cows and the premises
OF the applicant for the license men.
toned.
There was nothing indecisive about
the way the members of the house
sent the railroad commission bill to
its doom. The count showed total
of 80 against the bill and in favor OF
II. Two of those who cast their votes
favorably, however, changed them be-
fore the poll was announced by the
speaker.
Six more anti-Luke bills were intro.
duced in the senate last week by the
judiciary committee. AL, of them are
aimed to correct abuses incidental to
the practice in justice courts and es
pecially the notorious Murray court
presided over by Judge Durand and
which is used by Francis G.. Luke as a
collection agency
Senate bill 1877, by Lawrence, pro
viding that contractors on public i'm.
provements shall give bonds for the
prompt and full payment of sub-con.
tractors and laborers, and No. 1873, by
Johnson, granting a railroad company
power to sell its lines lying wholly
In a foreign country, have been ap.
proved by the senate.
Inspection of cattle, sheep swine
and goats before being slaughtered H.
the burden of bill, II. b. No. 227,
introduced by Robinson. The inspec.
ton shall be made by the state dairy
and food commissioner. Post norton
examinations are to be made; whole
some meat is to be designated lin.
spected and passed.
Two of the most important measures
affecting the retail trade are slated to
come before the house the first OF the
week. They are Marks house bills
Nos. ISL and 1862. The object of the
proposed legislation is to protect the
retail merchants against dead beats.
The governor has sent to the houst
his message OF disapproval of house
bill No. 81 providing for an increase
In the salary OF the state superintend
ent of schools of 5000 a year-fron
81 800 to $4,000. The governors veto
was based on the meagerness of the
increase.
A bill providing an annual license
for corporations and described by
Speaker Joseph as one of the mos
important measures of the present
session, has passed the house. II
the measure becomes law, 1t Is es
timated it will provide an annual rev
enue of 100000
Following the recommendation o.
Governor Cutler, Senator Miller, chair
man OF the ways and means committee
Of the INNER hOuSa has introducpd :