The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-05

The house Yesterday adopted the old
rule that if committee report be FAVOR
able it be considered adopted unless there
be objection. without going through the
machinery of putting to vote each com
mittee report. Adverse reports do not
come under this rule
The Joint resolutions on the death Of
former Governor Caleb W. West were
adopted by the house- They are those
presented in and adopted by the senate.
After a long discussion. house bill 80,
providing for an amendment to the pres
ent law relating to estrays, was lost by
striking out the enacting clause. The bill
provided that the shsriffs should be noti-
fled BY the poundmaster of each precinct
of the taking up of roaming stock as well
as the county clerk and recorder.
An invitation was received in the house
yesterday from the officers of the State
Wool Growers association. which will
meet ct the Commercial club at O clock
this afternoon.
House bill IS. relating to the duties Of
county surveyors in fixing boundaries
and erecting monuments to designate
such boundaries, was introduced yester-
day by Mr. King of Wayne. The only ad-
dition to the present law is that if the
services of the state engineer are re-
guired. such services shall be paid for by
each OF the counties in equal division.
Senator Benner Y. Smith yesterday in
trOduced bill providing for the settle
ment Of controversies arising as to the
prosecution and completion of public
works by contractors and arranging for
a more binding contract. The bill went
to the committee on labor.
A bill was introduced in the senate yes
terday by Senator Benner n Smith
amending the Law relative to procedure in
justice courts so that all cases in which
! the question Of the constitutionaiity of g
law or the validity Of an ordinance IS con-
/ cerued an appeal may be taken whether
sioe not me amount in'0i'so ''S' 'nan
The senate committee on elections yes
/ terdsy reported favOTably senate bills 25
| p and 2. prohibiting the duplication OF
/ tickets on the official ballots and senate
/ bill IS. facilitating the work of gathering
| election returns.
Senate bill .. providing for an assist
| ant district attorney for the Third Judi
eiai district passed the senate by unan-
imous vote yesterday. The bill was
| amerded to make the appointment of ar
I assistant district attorney for district:
[ having population greater than 1000. a.
/ indicated by the last preceding fedora
| census. The bill as originally drawn. pro
viding for an assistant in districts having
| 4 population greater than 75,o00, makes nj
! provision as to the manner of determin
ing the population
House bill No. i3. providing for the Sun.
| day closing Of all places of amusement
| which passed the house on Wednesday
/ reached the senate yesterday. and was re
| ferred 10 the committee on judiciary.
AIR Bower Of Utah yesterday introduced
I a bill. No. q. providing for an act for
/ state horticultural commission. providinf
/ for the publication and distribution of IL
| reports. for the appointment OF a stat.
| Horticultural inspector and assistant in
| spectors. and i wide in scope with refer
encs to the inspection Of trees and tn
/ eradication Of fruit pests.