The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-24

, introduced bill to the effect that any
school district In the state contain
Ing moro than 1000 persons. may.
upon vote Of the taxpayers. erect
high school for the education Of
tbo young, children under eighteen
years OF age
House bill 9S came up on a special
order of business in the house yes
terday. The bill provides for the
establishment Of a state school for
the feebleminded and the out-of-state
epileptics. The bill carries an appro-
priation OF $4,000, or such part of
this as may be necessary, for the es-
tablishment of the institution.
Representative Hayes OF Utah county
spoke In favor of the BILL and advo-
waited the location of the school in con-
nection with the state mental hospital
at Provo. He spoke of the CRYING
needs along these lines of large num-
Der OF people. many Of whom had al
ready made application for admittance
, into the state mental hospital. where,
under present conditions, there was
no provision for them. Representa-
tive Porter also endorsed the bill, as
did number Of other members OF
the house, including two of the men,
bers from Salt Lake. Representative
Claud Y. Russell gave It as his opin-
ion that $4,000 was little enough, con-
sidering the importance Of the pro-
posed legislation. Upon roll call the
| bill passed by a unanimous vote Of
thirty-elght members present
House Joint memorial No. 8. memo
-fo1t toly a. a. -
Of Utah 100000 acres Of land for
! the benefit Of the Indian war veterans,
then came up for action. Representa-
tive Morris. from Dixie, told of the
needs Of the 1,600 odd survivors OF
| those who had done military duties
| against the Indians without pay In the
troublous times around 1850 to 80
and urgently urged the passage Of
the bill. After good deal of fur
ther discussion, the bill passed by a
vote Of 81 to l.
Senate bill 25, revived from COM
mittee with one OF two minor amond-
ments. The act has TO do with the
regulation Of employment agencies,
making the licensing and filing of
| bond by the agency owners necessary,
| Representative Holman spoke Of the
! necessity for the action contemplated
In the bill. to protect employees from
unscrupulous people who do not hes
itate to pose az employment agents
and play upon the cupidity Of the ig-
norant foreigner. and often shamefully
cheat him out of his hard earned
money. If the bill passes, 1t will go
far towards preventing tho importa-
ton of foreign labor Of the ignorant
kind, and generarY raise the standard
Of the laboring| people In Utah. At
| the end Of few further remarks, the
| bill passed by q vote Of 80 to I.
House bill 15 then came up for It's
third reading. This bill relates to
offices at county seats, the hours they
shall open and close, and makes pro-
vision for these. Some minor amend
ments were recommended by the COM
mittee, Claud Y. Russell spoke briefly
in favor Of half holiday on Satur.
day for county officers, as In the case
of state and city officials. Reprcsen-
tative Holman also said q few words,
but the measure failed to strike a
responsive chord In the breasts of a
majority of the members, and a mo-
ton to strike out the enacting clause
went through with only one dissent.
ing voice.
House bill IS, providing for the pro-
lection of employees from the financial
demands Of INSCRIPTIONS employers,
came up for the third reading. In
this connection Representative Hol.
man gave some interesting facts as
to how this works at Bingham Can.
yon. He told how man was fire.
quently forced to pay his employer
n portion Of his pay. and any attempt
to evade this payment usually, sooner
OF later, resulted In death among the
foreign population. Others among the
members had various views. but In the
long run tho bill was passed.
House Bills introduced.
House bin 202-An act relating to
the sale Of goods, being an act to en-
act a law uniform with the laws OF
certain other states on this subject
and repeating all acts inconsistent
with this. BY Mr.. Randolph
House bill 203-An act relating tc
warehouse receipts, to enact a law uni
form with the laws OF certain other
states on this subject. and repeating
section 1903 Of the Compiled Laws oil
Utah. 1907, and all acts and parts Of
acts inconsistent herewith. BY Mr.
Eardley.
House bill 2o4-An act enacting 2
new section Of the Compiled Laws OF
Utah. 1907. relating to and fixing the
time within which bank shall be
liable to depositor for the paymen
for forged or raised check. BY Rep
resentative Fuller.
House bill 205-An act to create
new section Of chapter SO. entitled
miscellaneous offenses. OF the Com
piled Laws OF Utah. 1907, making 1