The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-03
LEGISLATIVE BRIEFS.


raised yesterday in the house, jurors
who are summoned TO attend justice
courts are TO receive their per diem at
the rate of $50 and - cents mile one
way. whether they are sworn in as Ju-
rors or not.
House bill No no. changing the name
OF an offense was killed by striking out
the enacting clause.
House bill 1s5. relating to the creation
OF school districts. was passed.
The house yesterday passed house bill
No. 210, making the discharge of firearms
a misdemeanOr when the offense is COM
mltted on private property. tt enlarges
the scope Of the present statute relating
to disturbances of the peace. 1t is di-
rected against careless hunters who tres
pass.
BY vote of "a to 6. the house BILL No.
81. was passed yesterday. The bill pro-
vides that district judges shall keep up
to the work on their calendars.
Senate bill No. 4. providing for an appro-
priation of g. 800 for Margaret Clark. the
widow of Deputy Sheriff Clark of Weber
county. was passed by the house yester-
day. Clark was murdered by a desperate
whom he was attempting to arrest
The eternal fight against the series of
bills introduced by Russell with reference
to giving peace officers greater powers
resulted in another defeat for the sher-
ifs office. This bill is No. IS. a bill max
ing the minimum penalty for highway rob-
berry fifteen years was tabled after a
long Reconsideration an amendment was
tabled. which carried with it the death Of
the bill.
The committee on elections reported IN
favorably on house bill No. f34. the pri-
mary election law. Action on this bill
was deferred.
The insurance committee of the house
will meet at 10 o'clock Thursday morning
The house yesterday passed house bill
No. 159 relating to the conclusion Of the
affairs of corporations whose franchises
have expired.
The indecent assault bill. by Badger.
was passed IN the house with amend
ments. The measure is designed TO pro-
tect girls and boys
That an indictment shall charge but
one offense, but with enlarged scope. is
the provision of a senate bill by Badger
passed by the house yesterday.
Senate bill No. IS. relating to exposure
of indecent pictures, was passed by the
house yesterday
Burton's senate bill No. 81, relating To-
passed in the house.
Senate bill No. s., providing for tire
Strengthening out of tangles in the ac-
ceptance of lands by the state under the
Carey land act, which has been fire.
quently amended, was passed by the
house yesterday
The word "bigamy'' is substituted for
the word '.polygamy' in the present laws
by the passage of house bill No. I49 IN
the house. if the senate accepts and the
governor approves.
After the sessions of both houses were
over yesterday the Salt Lake delegation
met with the governor and discussed the
public service commission bill.
Senator Badger yesterday introduced
bill in the senate compelling proprietors
of hotels and lodging houses TO provide
fire escapes
A bill appropriating $4,000 TO settle out
standing bounty claims was introduced in
the senate yesterday. Tt was referred TO
the committee on appropriations and
claims.
The committee on capitol building and
grounds in the senate yesterday reported
favOTably on the measure which provides
for immediate construction Of a new state
house Senator Marks asked that the
rules be suspended and they be placed on
their final passage There was some oh
lection to this, and the bills went over
to come up in their Regular order.