The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-02-13
CAPITOL BUILDING
FOR STATE OF UTAH
Legislature Asks for Grant Of 5000,
900 Acres OF the Public Domain
In Utah for That Purpose.

In the house on Thursday. February
4, Senate Joint Memorial No. 1 was
passed. The memorial is the one ask
Ing for a grant OF 100000 acres OF
the public domain in Utah for the pur-
pose OF building a state capitol and
establishing a system OF highways.
other bills passed we're: II. b. No.
IS. an act defining robbery; H. b. No.
s.. recommended by the committee on
the State Mental hospital. enlarging
the object and scope OF the State
Mental hospital; II. b. No. Sc, relat-
ing to the issuing of worthless checks;
II. B. No. 20, relating to state aid for
public schools.
After a long discussion, house bill
IS, providing for an amendment to
the present law relating to estrays.
was lost by striking out the enacting
clause.
Mr.. Bower OF Utah introduced bill.
NO. 80. providing for an act for state
horticultural commission, providing
FOR the publication and distribution Of
its reports, for the appointment OF a
state horticultural inspector and as
sistant inspectors, and is wide in scope
with reference to the inspection OF
trees and the eradication OF fruit
pests.
An amendment was introduced. max
ing section $40 read that no teacher
shall be employed or dismissed In any
district without the concurrence OF the
county superintendent OF schools.
Senator Herschel Bullen. Jr., intro
duced bill amending the present law
relating to the composition of the
| state board of land commissioners.
| Under the terms of his bill the gov.
ernor is made a member of the land
board and its president. The bill also
provides that the secretary shall APP
point all clerical help. making the APP
proval OF the land board unnecessary.
Senate bill 80. providing for an as
sistant district attorney for the Third
| judicial district. passed the senate by
| q unanimous vote.
A new inheritance tax law. intro
duced by Mr.. Nelson. provides: THAT
II there be living a wife or issue OF
the deceased, then the tax herein pro
vided for shall be paid only upon the
market value OF the property In ex
cess OF $4,000 for such surviving wife
and $500 for each surviving child
| The bill introduced in the senate by
Benner X. Smith. providing for what
| appears to be continuous course for
legal actions from the lowest to the
highest tribunals, by means of appeal
is an amendatory measure. which
makes 1t possible to appeal from the
final decision of the city courts, di
rect to the district courts.
A great portion Of the session Of the
house on Friday, February s, was TAX
en- up with discussion of the prohibi
tion bill, the Cannon bill being up fol
discussion and finally being referred
back to committee. In addition tc
seven PETITIONS presented to the house
in favor OF prohibition at this session
the first protest against the passage
OF prohibition law was filed. The
protest was signed by large number
OF representative taxpayers. business
men and heavy property owners Of
Salt Lake City.
| Nine new bills were introduced, one
bill was Withdrawn and another meas
ure was killed during the session.
| Representative Brigham Cleg,
asked that II. b. No. go, which relates
TO the prosecution of persons wht
overdraw their accounts at banks. b,
reconsidered. This was permitted ant
motion was made to strike out tn,
enactment clause. This was done b,
q practically unanimous vote after 4
had been explained that such meas
ure would be Unconstitutional.
One bill was passed, II. B. No. 81
by Thompson, which provides for tn,
establishment of an engineering ex
pertinent station In connection will
the state school OF mines. proyidin,
Tor It's organization and control. de
inning Its duties and powers, an,
making an appropriation therefor
When the house adjourned, IL wal
decided to take holiday on Saturda,
and meet on Monday afternoon a
$3.50.
-Four bills, which have beeen In tn,
hands OF committees since their intro
duction, were passed by the senat,
Friday. The first three of these ar,
bills ~, 20 and "a, all by Senator Bad
ger, and providing for the amendment
OF the election laws In such a way a,
to make 1t compulsory for all parties
to carry but one ticket during cleo
ton campaigns. to provide for the nam
Ing OF candidates by petition, and pro
viding the manner OF their declinin,
nominations at the hands of conven
tons or petitioners.
s. b. No. SO, by Senator Kuchler
provides for the return OF election fig
ures Immediately after the close o
the polls, to county clerks. The oh
Ject OF the bill is to make complet,
election returns available before sucl
time as an official count takes place
and should II become law will al
longfelt want, especially for news
papers.
An unusually large number OF new
bills were introduced in the senat,
Woman Gave Up Her Life to Save
Others.
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