Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-02

f+ AAlt lOl 80.
The house yesterday ununinoitsIv de-
clded to accept the invitation stibp,ttted
ny The women Of Salt Lake to attend
p big mass meeting lu the salt lake
.heater az 3 O'Clock this afternoon for
lne purpose Of listening to addresses on
plVIlbiton. Among those scheduled 10
e,teuNel talks are Mr. Nephl J. Morris.
Mis. Ruth VI. Fox. Mrs Peter Simptip
Rev. L. $. Fuller. with musical MN,
pets by prominent local talent THE
house met at I o'clock this afternoon I'M
order 20 get through with the regular
business in time 20 allow the members
90 attend
Consideration of II. b. II. bv Russell.
Whlch was special order for yesterday
AFTERNOON. was deferred until today on
request OF the father Of the bin. The
measure makes it a felony 10 keen. re-
side ln, or resort to q house OF in-fame.
House bill No. 30, relating 10 the
method OF serving summons was read
ior the third time. and referred back
TO tho committee.
House bin No Q, presented by G.. l..
Junk relating TO the impoundinr and
T'sppsal OF estrays was referred back
to the livestock committee.
The committee Go which was referred
the matter of completing arrangements
tor visiting the Agricultural college at
Logan. reported that Saturday. Feb g.
mao been decided upon as the date for
the visit To was also announced that
ordinary tickets and passes would not
be hnnnred on the train carrying the
legislators TO Logan, and special cards
would Zoe issued 90 those entitled TO the
transportation Every member and Of
hcer OF the senate and house, and every
newspaper representative In either
house, with one guest. viii De- entitled
90 cards An effort was made IN have
the list extended t0 two guests for each
member, but no action was taken and
The matter was left 20 the committee
in charge
An invitation was received from Prof.
FRANK NJ. briggs superintendent of the
school for the deaf and blind. inviting
the Legislators To visit that institution.
The communication was read and filed
u. 3. Cromar state fish and game
warden, extended am invitation 10 the
house 90 Visit the state fish hatchery
above Murray ON motion the invita-
ton was accepted, for the members and
me press representative and the party
VIII start for the hatchery Wednesday
morning az o'clock from the corner
ut Second South ana Main streets.
PUBLIC ELECTION RETURNS.
state Senator T.. r. Hulaniski has
made Q direct bid for Immortality al
least with members OF the press. BIZ his
senate bill on the matter Of election re-
turns only political reporters know
me iull SORROW OF nights Of vigil and
days of long distance telephoning that
must follow an election I'm the hereto
fore always fruitless efforts to let the
public know just how an election went
IL may be recalled that I'm 1905 tho
November elections returns were not
F"'"1 -@--t.s until iato in December
when the official canvass was complet-
ed and lis results were announced.
From the night Of election until that
time AN Information was made impos-
sibie On receive on account OF the fact
that all records We're under seal IN
transit 20 OF in the custody OF officials
designated 10 receive them.
This bill viii do away with an that.
Election judges under its provisions.
must make returns In duplicate. and
one OF these copies will be accessible 90
the public at the center where the
sealed copy is kept for the canvassing
board. Newspaper men. after the law
Is 90 force, viii merely have % tele-
graph the county clerk of any county.
To gct uu official statement OF the vote
In that county a rule which win also
hold for each town clerk and city re-
corder The bin had lbs origin among
newspaper men, who called It's virtues
10 'ha attention of the senator Boz such
a manner that Doe has decided 20 make