The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-28
Legislative Notes.

An amendment TO the bounty law was
introduced yesterday by Senator Brink
erhoff providing bounty of so on bears.
% on mountain lions and gray wolves and
$3.50 on coyotes. lynx and wildcats and
providing that One-half the expense for
such bounty come from taxing all cat
tie. horses and sheep mill. The pres
ent law makes one-half the expense come
from a 3-mill tax on sheep. The bill
went to the livestock committee
Senate bill No. 10. correcting an am
biguous technicality in the law providing
for the bonding of cities, was unanimous
~ passed by the senate yesterday. Sen
ator John Y. Smith is the author of the
measure.
The house yesterday passed senate bill
No. ,. creating q series of holidays The
bill adds LincOln's birthday to the list.
The bill failed in the house Tuesday. but
was adopted yesterday on reconsideration.
The vote yesterday was 80 to 4.
The house joint resolution providing for
the painting and hanging in the executive
chamber Of a portrait of former Governor
John c. Cutler passed the house yester-
day.
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The majority of the judiciary commits
tee reported favorably house bill No. II.
by McCracken. making it felony to re-
sort to or live in houses of ill-fsme. The
bill VIII therefore soon be posted for
third reading and passage.
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House bill No g. by Murdoch. fixing
fees and mileage for jurors. passed the
house yesterday. after having been ia
vorably reported by the committee on sal
aries and fees.
Petitions from Box Elder, Weber. Salt
Lake and Sanpete counties on prohibition
were received in the house yesterday.
They went to the Judiciary committee.
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was withdrawn yesterday. 1t provides for
the fixing Of a system Of standard weights
and measures. and was a substitute for
house bill No. l3,
Senator Williams of Salt Lake yesterday
introduced in the senate a bill to sp-
propriate $500 to William Forsberg of
Salt Lake whose arm was crippled nv
an electric shock received while in charge /
Of an X-ray machine exhibited at the state |
fair by the University of Utah in 1904 |
The bill went &c the committee on ap-
preparations and claims
House bills Nos. IA and g. which passsi 4
the house on Tuesday. were transmitted /
10 the senate and referred to the judi /
,IaTy committee. The first refers to the /
fees Of sheriffs and the second has ref
arence to the holding of inquests by jus 4
ices of the peace.
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Senate bill No. s., introduced Yesterday |
Dy Senator Badger is duplicate of /
house bill No. 20. nv Representative Han
sen. II prohibits the use of the name or
portrait of any public officer or the name
. picture Of any public institution, for
advertising purposes or purposes of trade.
The bill went to the judiciary commit
zee.
BY bill introduced yesterday by Sen
itor Badger a bill of $50 5 of the Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone company against
he superintendent OF schools of Salt Lake !
is Qrd mai nv he at I
ill went TO the committee on sppropri-
itions and claims.
A senate bill introduced yesterday by
senator Badger creates the office OF as
istant district attorney. at a salary of
SEQ year. for districts containing more
han 75.e0o inhabitants. The Third ju-
icial district. which includes Salt Lake
ounty. is the only one affected by the
ill.
Senator stoekey introduced in the sen
te Yesterday bill similar to house bill
20. %. by Mr.. Fuller creating the office
state veterinarian.
The statute with reference to the print
lg and distribution of obscene literature ,
corrected BY senate bill No. IS. intro
uced by Mr.. Badger making it include
he exhibiting. offering for sale or dis
-i0ution of obscene : pictures
Miss sadie Foss. official stenographer
the senate. has the gigantic task of
7pewriting all OF the names signed TO
anatof Seeley's monster temperance Pc
ton
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A bill by Senator Wilson of Wasateh {
rovides protection for cages in the shafts 7
mines. and a penalty for failing to :
rovide such protection. The bill was re- I
FRED to the committee on mines and min
g.
An invitation was received Yesterday by
le legislature from A. II. Baber. man
ger of the Arctic show at the salt Pal :
re. inviting the members of the legisia- Q
ire 10 see the ESkimos who are to 4
'rm a part of the Alaska Yukon Pacific
Sposition. to be held next summer at
cattle
President Nidtsoe Of the Agricultural il
,llege has invited joint committee from D
e senate and the house to visit the Ag- {
cultural College Of Utah. The senate D
lmmittee on education will name the 4
majors to serve on this committed D
rom the house. Allen. Mcmillan ana c