The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-02-25

slaughtered In the senate n motion
prevailing that the senate be request
cd to retul, the petitions to the house.
-Four new measures three of which
were recommended by the commits
sioners on uniform state laws, were.
introduced
The only ripple of excitement in the
senate occurred when Senator Burton,
at the request of Senator Wilson,
moved the reconsideration OF the adop-
zion of the report Of the manufacturers
and commerce committee, recommend
ing that the Cannon prohibition bill,
otherwise known TO fame as senate
bill No 81 be not passed The mi
nority was able 10 muster but four
votes, however.
When McMilllns bill providing for
n commission to revise the laws per
tanning to revenue and taxation, and
appropriated $4,000 for the purpose
came up In the house for final action
on Thursday, February IS, 1t met
/ with a hostile reception. being finally
Killed by striking out the enacting
clause, the vote being an overwhelm-
ing one.
Bills were passed providing for the
furnishing of the governors Office and
making appropriation therefor. For
bidding the sale of pools on horse
races and providing penalty there
for Amending Section 1S91-X3, Com
piled Laws of Utah, 1897, relating to
the election of the members of the
board of education. Amending Sec
ton 2050, Compiled Laws of Utah,
1907, and fixing the salary of the
clerk of the supreme court the re-
porter of the decisions of the supreme
court, the adjutant-general, the assist
ant acknowledgement, and the state
hank examiner. And an amendment
TO the laws relating TO the incorporate
ing of towns. Fourteen new meas
ures were introduced, the last bill
resented being numbered 1877
The senate was not so liberal In
proposing new laws or approving the
large batch of the pet measures of
different members of the Legislature
already introduced. and Senate Bill
No. 60, relating to transient stock,
was passed The rumor is being
freely circulated, in the senate cham
Der and on the streets, that at least
twelve senators have decided that the
Cannon prohibition bill should not be-
come law, and that when the meas
ure is taken from the committee it
will be slaughtered.
A ttc in tho
house Thursday, upon the introduction
o. Representative Hansen, which pro
vides for local county insurance asso-
Citations. The proposed measure pro
vides that such associations. who shall
insure against loss by fire, shall be
formed by not less than twenty-five
members, who shall own an aggre-
gate of property 70 the value of $780,
900, and further provides the terms
under which they may incorporate and
carry on business.
Wednesday, February II, was a
very busy day for the members of
the present session of the state legis-
lature of Utah. While n veritable
flood of new measures were intro
duced in both the house and senate,
the house set it's seal of approval
upon eight bills while three bills
were passed by the senate, as fol
lows: Relating to the building of
county school houses; providing for
their erection under the superintend-
ency of an architect. and providing
ing $4,000 for the entertainment of
the G, A. X. during it's national en-
campment in Salt Lake City: appro-
priating $4,000. to be paid to William
Forsberg for injuries sustained while
in the discharge of his duty as state
employee.
Bills passed by the house: Amend
ing laws relative to the assessment
of property; to punish certain con-
victs for committing assaults upon
others by means of force or other
wise; amending the laws relating to
the duties of judges of election;
amending the laws relating to the re-
quirements of certificates OF teachers;
relative to the competency Of hus-
Land or wife to testify in certain
cases; amending Compiled Laws of
Utah relating to the name of the
State Normal school, its relation to
the state university, courses OF study,
normal scholarships, certificates and
diplomas; amending Section 1S91-X20,
Compiled Laws of Utah, 1907, relat-
ing to the powers of the board OF ed
ucation; amending Section 3414, Com
Filled Laws of Utah, 1907, relating to
privileged communications and the
rights of witnesses
To provide permanent fund for
the general maintenance of the Uni
versity of Utah, including the branch
normal school and the Agricultural
college of Utah. Senator Stookey has
introduced bill in the senate.
Senator Carl Badger submitted a
resolution providing for the submis-
sion of constitutional amendment