The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-03-06
new PROHIBITION
BILL INTRODUCED
Bill Presented In the House Provides
for Submission Of Question to the
People at Special Election.

Another prohibition measure was
introduced in the lower house of the
Utah legislature on Saturday, Febru-
airy 81 1t provides for strict proht
bition, as the former bill did, and adds
the provision for a dispensary sys-
tem one In each county, where, on
prescription by physician, liquor may
lie had.
The question of prohibition, or so
much of 1t as is provided in the bill,
is to be put up to the people at a spe'
cial election on June, the date decid-
I'd upon for calling the special cleo
ton In connection with the capitol
matter
A petition has been presented In
the legislature for the creation OF
new county out of portions of Uintah
end Wasatch counties Three
towns are candidates for the honor
of becoming the county seat--Theo-
dore, Myton and Roosevelt.
A bill by Russell makes II obliga-
tory upon the state and municipalities
10 give the preference of employment
to citizens of the United States, or
those who have declared their inten-
lion of becoming citizens.
Ten bills were passed by the SEN
ate, three were killed and one went
over till later date. or the bills
passed. seven were senate bills. The
three house bills passed by the senate
now lack only the approval OF the
governor before becoming laws.
One of the important bills passed
was house bill No 142, by Ashton,
authorizing cities and counties OF the
state to appropriate money for the
entertainment of the c. A r. visitors
to the encampment next summer to
be held in Salt Lake.
A measure aimed at the carrying
OF concealed weapons by the foreign
crs in Salt Lake county mining camps
mas passed both houses.
AS compensation for the loss OF the
state engineering experiment station
| the senate voted an appropriation OF
$4,000 to the University OF Utah for
carrying on archaeological and his
torical investigation and exploration
In the regions in southern Utah for
merly occupied by cliff jewellers.
When the house convened on Fri
day, February 26, there were twent,
bills upon the calendar and two more
were favorably reported from commit
tee. After four hours OF the session
four bills had been disposed OF. There
was a lengthy debate over House BIZ
No. 101, relating to annual corpora
ton license, in which nearly ever,
member took hand. The bill wal
finally passed by a vote of % ayes
IL nays. senate bill was passed
authorizing the district attorney II
judicial districts having population
of $4,000 or more inhabitants to ap
point an assistant and providing tn
qualifications, salary and duties o
said assistant.
The bill prohibiting the unauthoi
ICED use of the name or picture O
any public institution in this state, o
any public officer or private person TO
the purpose of advertising, was ais
passed.
Friday was the first day since yer
early In the present session of tn
senate that no new bill madB its in
tial bow, and the entire day was de
voted to the consideration of meas
ures already before the house, c
which there are a great demand.
The greater part of the session wa
taken up by the reading of the bulk
production of Senator Williams an
the military authorities providing fc
the enactment of set Of laws for tn
governing of the state militia, II
, maintenance, and conforming to Tin
! provisions of the "Dick BILL" which
|, necessary in order that the depar
ment may benefit by the appropri,
tiops made to the states b
the federal government. The bi
finally passed. other measures a
proved were: s. r. 1872. providing IL
= the erection of bridges in Emery, Sa
Juan and Uintah counties, and ma
ing an appropriation therefor. s.
q TO- prohibiting the circulation of d
[ roeatory statements concerning banl
{ and trusts. III. b. q providing for IL
n exercise of the right of eminent d
, main by foreign corporations.
/, At joint session OF the senate ar
n the house of representatives he
Thursday afternoon, February 20,
1880 o'clock, Governor William Spl
read a special message to the legisl
}. ture. urging the ACCESSIBILITY of pas
(, ing legislation which would have 4
'. it's object the immediate commenc
.. ment of work on the new state capt.
5, building. The governor went into d
5 tail on the bills to be introduced
II this subject, and Immediately aft
k the dissolving of the joint session TO
II bills were introduced in each hous
5 in which the points taken up in Il
If message of the governor were
IS cluded.
1t Almost the entire regular session
lc the house was taken up In the co
- sideration of the state horticultur
commission bill, which was final
passed by vote of "a to- 1.