The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-01-30
PROHIBITION BILL
BEFORE LEGISLATURE
Measure Introduced by Joseph j.
Cannon Has the Support Of the
Anti-saloon League.

ol prOhlDltlOn VIII probably be dis
oussed from every point of view by
the gentlemen now assembled in Salt
Lake City with a view to amending
and improving the laws of the state of
Utah. On Saturday, January 2S, Rep
resentatlve Joseph j. Cannon intro
cuced bill which marks the initial
steps of the temperance advocates to-
bar the sale or manufacture OF intoXi-
cants in the state of Utah. Another
bill was introduced in the house last
week bearing on prohibition, but the
measure introduced Saturday is the
official bill of the Anti-saloon league,
endorsed by the leaders of the move.
ment.
The series of bills prepared by the
special committee and approved by
the convention having to do with good
roads in Utah, held recently in Salt
Lake, have found their way Officially
TO the legislature. The bills number
seven, and cover the various points
suggested at the convention.
House Joint memorial No. 2, asking
for land grant of 100000 ceres for
capitol purposes was introduced in
the house by Parmley of Carbon. The
memorial is similar tn that intro
duced in the senate.
Holman of Salt Lake county has in.
troduced a bill providing for the
punishment of persons furnishing
false information to newspapers.
Senator Rudolph Kuchler champions
the cause of the women's clubs OF
the state in a bill providing for the
state control of the travelling libraries
of the state, which are now being cir
culated at the expense of the womens
clubs of the state.
bill introduced by Senator Bullen
of Cache provides for the reduction,
or rather equalizing, of the entrance
fee at the agricultural college. The
fee for nonresident students is low
cred from S25 to SO, while that Of
residents is raised from S. to So
OF especial importance is senate
joint memoris! No. l, introduced in
the senate by Senator James b. Dill
son. The memorial petitions congress
for a grant of 100000 acres of arid
land, to be sold to provide funds to
be equally divided between the cree.
ton of a capitol for Utah and the i'm
nroyement of the roads throughout
the state II is estimated that the
sale of this land would briig So an
acre, or s6,000,000.
Aside from selecting United
States senator, the house on January
10 listened to the reading OF five pc
titions, from various points in the
state. praying for the passage OF q
prohibltory law.
Three bills were introduced, provid
ing for fine of 800 to $1,000 against
any person who sells a position to an
employee providing for an appropria.
ton for highways and bridges in
Wayne county; and to amend the
laws relating to punishment, provld
ing for issuance and service of writs
CT garnishment in certain cases and
repeating sections of law in conflict
Herewith.
At joint session of the house and
senate, held on Wednesday, January
20, President Gardner of the senate
presiding the reelection OF Senator
Reed Smoot to the United States sen
ate was formally ratified. The senate
journal showed that the vote fol
Smoot was unanimous, while the
house journal showed Smoot 43, Kinl
9, making Reed Smoot the choice by
vote Of 81 to 2. With great solemn
fly President Gardner announced the
election of Reed Smoot as United
States senator for term of six years
dating from March A. 1909.
Two petitions were received by tn,
senate, one introduced by Senate
Brinkerhoff was prayer for prohi
biton from 240 residents OF Emer!
county, the other introduced by Sen
ator Miller was petition from Fred
erick Blake of st. George, asking tina
he be given 100000 said to be tn,
amount of damages sustained on &C
count of alleged cruelties inflicted Of
him during twenty years confinement
In the state mental hospital. Senate
Albert e. Miller of Washington cour
ty introduced senate bill No. 13 Wed
nesday, providing that the health Of
fcers Of each city, county and distric
CT the state shall attend the state cor
vention of health officers, the e,
penses involved In such attendance I
be paid by the city, county or distric
from which each health officer hold
his appointment.
In the house on Janaury 20 Ashto
of Salt Lake introduced four bill
which are designed to cover the Juv,
nile court system requirements.
White of Utah county was added I
the committee on fish and game b
Speaker Robinson. The fish and gam
committee consists now Of nine men
bers.
Two petitions for prohibition wer
received, both from Salt Lake count!
Representative Cannon of Salt LAX
county introduced resolution proviC
ing that the University of Utah shoul
Ex-Governor West Dead.