The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-14


again. was all consideration or the IL
quor bills postponed in the house
yesterday. The bills were to have
come up at 1890 In the morning as
a special order and al that hour 1t
was deemed advisable to postpone con-
sideratioD Of the measures until go
in the afternoon. AT that hour Speak
er E. w. Robinson briefly explained
In that the session was drawing to a
close. 1t would save time II both
houses and the governor could be got
ten 10 agree on liquor bill. Speaker
Robinson said:
Gentlemen OF the House:
The special order for this hour Is
what is known as the liquor bills. In
view that fro lack OF .!me from now on
1t Will be useless TO pass any mea-
sures that are not satisfactory to the
governor, while the governor as the
executive Is likewise part OF the
legislature, indeed, he is big factor
In legislation. Hence. as ] have said,
IL Will be useless for the house OF
senate to pass legislation that Will
not meet With executive approval In
view OF this that matter should not
be called up, have to suggest that IN
order to facilitate the business OF the
session the four bills relating TO the
liquor question be referred 10 q Spe-
cial committee of six, who with like
committee OF the senate, shall confer
with the governor and that from
these several bills, a new bill. one
that will be satisfactory TO house ana
senate. be formulated and that the
same be presented to this house on
Monday. Therefore, = request that
authority to name this committee be
given me. We must not adjourn with
out having enacted some good law on
the liquor question,
The speaker then named as COM
mittee Messrs. Davis, Clegg. Hansen.
Wootton, Barnettc and Pope.
The balance of the days business
was small and Insignificant In both
house and senate. A number of minor
measures came up and the majority
we're passed in record time. An even
ing session was held last night, but
little was accomplished.
Bills Passed.
House bill S2-Crcating the Office
Of state veterinary anc assistants. J.
r. Porter: committee on livestock
House bill Officiating to the ap-
pointment of notaries public. Judici.
ary committee; conference commit
tee .prrr
House bill 70-uCreating firemens
relief fund. Brigham Clegg; commit
tee on municipalities.
House DILL 133-Relating to the
classification and taxation OF trans,-
ent livestock D p. Dyreng; commit
tee on livestock.
House joint resolution I5-Petition-
ing congress TO enact certain laws IN
relation to land ,grants in Utah Com
mittee on lands.
House bill 209-Relating tosthc en-
ployment of working men in mines
and smelters. ]. H. Wootton com.
mittee on labor.
Bills Killed.
Senate bill 42-Providing for a
state veterinarian and prescribing
duties S ]. Stookey.
House bill 235-Punishing inmates
attempting to escape or escaping from
the State Industrial school. Com
mittee on judiciary.
House bill 112-Making all hydro
carbon mines amenaple 10 existing
laws and violating the safety OF om-
ployes Committee on mining and
smelling.
Reported for Passage.
House bill 16l-CrcatIne A state
bounty fund. providing for tax on GER
tain livestock. providing for destruc-
tion of certain wild animals, }. ~
Henie.
House bill l90-Relatlng 10 term or
Office and bond Of sheriff and county
clerk providing for four year terms |
instead OF two. ], b. McCracken; ma !
jority and minority reports presented; |
placed on calendar
Senate bill 93-Amending laws re-
lating to canvass OF ballots at bond |
elections. issuing bonds and providing !
tax for interest and limiting amount
of bonds to be issued. w, N VIII
liams. bill amended
Senate joint resolution 3-Resolu-
tion proposing amendment TO const,-
tuition of state by enacting new sec
tion, prohibiting manufacture. sale
and gift of intoxicating liquors. Carl
a. Badger.
Senate bill 202-MaklnS appropria-
tionS for conducting state government
and institutions for years 1909 and /
1910. w. n. Williams; placed on car
endar subject to call of author
House bill 12i-Amending laws re-
garding the abatement OF actions L.
l.. Baker; bill amended.
House bill S1-RelatiDg to owning
and renting houses for immoral pur-
poses. c. Y. RUSSELL two reports
presented. the majority recommending
that the bill be not passed. placed on
calendar
Bills Introduced.
Senate bill 209-Act creating annual
license taxes, payable by all domestic
and foreign corporations In this state
with certain exceptions; substitute for
senate bill 81. Carl A. Badger, placed
on calendar
Bills Passed.
House bill o5-Creating state road
a system of state roads.
and state road building fund, By John !
y, Henrie
House bill 56-Establishing stand
ard system OF construction OF public
roads In state and It's various countes'
By J. n. HenrIe.
House bill 57-Deiining power OF
county commissioners as 10 ROADS, ap-
county road commissioner.
providing annual road poll tax. BY ].
y. Henrie.
House bill 5S-Dchning powers OF
county commissioners relative To spe-
,lal road district tax for the construc-
ion of gravel, macadam and paved
'oads. BY J. ~ Henrie.
Senate bill l9G-Authorlzing COVER"
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