Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-20
ASHTON WORKING
FOR THE CHILD
Several Measures introduced by
Him Seeking Perfection Of
Juvenile Courts.
ADULTS ARE PROVIDED FOR
Jury Trials May be Had iu Cases
Wherein Contributury Delinquency
l. Charged against Them.

In the house this afternoon. Rep's-
sentative Ashton is standing as spou-
sor for several bills which seek 90
make the Juvenile court system of the
state ldcal Tho measures arc the roe
suits OF several meetings OF the Juvenile
court commission and other vorkcrs
FOR Juvenile bcttcrmcut held FOB the off
nee ot former Gov. cutler and later
Gov Spry and in other sessions OF tAe
members Of the conferences. The bills
are tho expressions of the scntimo1.
Of these meetings and their hackers say
that their passage would greatly adj
70 the efficiency OF the present system
Among the matters referred 10 boz tha
proposed laws is 20 be found the pro-
vision for jurisdiction in regard tl
adults. Matters involving The cases
wherein adults have been charged with
c0ntributory delinquency have always
been troublesome problems before the
court and this legislation socks to
remedy this state of affairs. Among
other things provided for are jury trials
OF adult delnquonts. in the past
request for jury trial iu such cases
has meant only the dismissal OF the
cases. for no such procedure was pro-
Vided for On former legislation along
similar lines.
INTRODUCED TODAY.
Among the measures introduced to-
day were the following.
h. b. "a. by Archibald. providing for
the selection and use Of text books ia
public schools
II. b. %. by Ashton, relating to ju-
Nnnilc courts
IT. y. %. by Ashton. on curfew law.
II. H. "a. by Ashton. relating 10 the
establishment Of detention schools
IT, p. o. by Ashton. relating 10 the
protection and supervision Of depend
cnt children.
McMillin. H.. asked unanimous con-
sent 10 withdraw IT, y. 10. am act
establishing uniform standard OF
weights ana measures. on motion OF
Thompson tho request was granted
and the bill was Withdrawn.
Speaker Robinson named as addi-
tional members OF the FISH and game
committee Of the house Representa-
lives White OF Utah and Fuller Of
Weber.
representative Cannon OF salt Lake
introduced "a resolution. which was
read and referred 10 the committee on |
education. The resolution was as fol- |
lows:
WHEREAS, The trustees Of the |
Carnegie Foundation for the Advance |
ment Of Teaching. have included the /
state universities in the list OF benefci. |
aries Of the Honorable Andrew Cor |
negie's generous gift FOR the advance
ment of teaching, and
WHEREAS. the University OF Utah
u entitled TO become "a beneficiary, be-
cause IL Is state university. and be-
cause IL meets the requirements set |
forth by the trustees Of tho Founda- /
ton. therefore be Il
RESOLVED, BY the senate and |
house Of representatives OF the state 1
OF Utah that the legislature Of Utah /
hereby heartily approves the applica-
tion made by the regents Of the Uni
Nersity OF Utah TO the trustees Of the
Foundation, for the University OF Utah
TO be Included with the educational
institutions that are 10 share in the re-
firing allowance system OF the Car
negie Foundation for the Advancement /
of Teaching